Women

Today I plan on catching up on the Grand Illusion 

 TODAY or BUST !

I decided to take a break from it and write a post about other blocks I've been making.

I hadn't realized until I started writing that two of my SAL's are about women. 

Farmer's Wife and Women of the Bible. 

Even though the Farmers Wife isn't one of my favorite SAL's, I'm doing it and keeping up pretty good. I thought I would show them to you since I always enjoy when Colette shows her's on her blog, so why not !

 Steak of Lightning 

 Grape Basket

 Single Wedding Star (that seems like an oxymoron)

Rosebud 

 Friendship Block

Star Gardener

While visiting Cindy @ Daisy Days during a recent blog hop, I noticed she was doing some blocks called "Women of the Bible".  So I followed her link to Little Quilts. 

This is a FREE  pattern series that will introduce you to the Women of the Bible through individual quilt blocks. Each pattern begins with historical references and devotional reflection.

 I missed blocks 1 & 2, but I'l get them from Doniene  later.

I'm using Edyta Sitar's Jelly Bean fabric which I love with a purple passion ! 

 

Block 3: Sarah

 Block 4:Noah's Wife

 Block 5: Hagar

 Block 6: Jezebel

 Block 7: Rebekah

 Block 8: Ruth

I downloaded blocks 9 & 10 last night.

Now, back to the GI ! 

God bless you. 

Ranch Monday

Good Monday to you !

One evening last week, the Ranch Patrol was barking like crazy ! 

So I looked out the window and what did I see....A bunch of feral hogs looking back at me. 

There is never a dull moment in the country !

This picture is only 100 yards away from the house. Nasty looking aren't they !

Texas is over run by wild hogs and let me tell you......You cannot imagine the damage these animals do !

This link,  Texas Parks and Wildlife  video on you-tube, explains the problems Texas has with them. 

In addition to wild feral hogs...Ranchman (my hero) killed another copper head behind the dog house, the armadillo is back, digging in my front flowerbed from time to time, and the coyotes are waking us up in the middle of the night...bating the Ranch Patrol. I pen my dogs up at night for that reason....the coyotes howl trying to get the dogs to come after them, then they attack and kill, then eat the dogs. 

The Ranch Patrol never barks back...

They know what the coyotes are trying to do and understand the danger.

I  love living where I do and I thank God all the time. I wouldn't live anywhere else. 

"Keep Manhattan just give me the country side " (Anybody know where that saying comes from ? )

Hint : It was a TV show that had a pig in it.

Framers Wife update :

I was 17 blocks behind ------ I know, that's scandalous ! 

 I'm caught up now and ready for my Wednesday club meeting this week----Yay ! 

These were the first 5 blocks, and frankly I thought they were boring.Probably why I was procrastinating.  

I got some good advice from Kelly @ Pinkadot Quilts and put in fabrics that I really like and TA-DA !

I was trying to keep it all Midwinter Reds,

but, I really wanted it scrappier, so, I dug around in my stash, and added browns, pinks, golds and

 text fabric (love those).

 Let's see who all can guess the name of the TV show I referred too.
I want to give you something if you answer the question correctly.
Your name will go into a drawing for a package of

I use these in making the Farmers Wife blocks...they are the coolest thing !
You layer two pieces of fabric right sides together, sew on the dotted lines, cut apart on the solid lines, and you have 4- half square triangle units !
Example: the picture above, bottom row, second block, those little bitty half square triangles were made using 1" Star Singles.
I'll mail anywhere, be sure I have an email address if your a no-reply blogger so I can contact you.
Winner will be drawn Sunday on Mother's Day.

  Have a blessed day.