My Yellow Farmhouse

Hello On Thursday

How is everyone doing out there.  Man the weeks sure are going fast in the new year aren't they.  February will be here next week already.  January was a good month but I'm not sure what I accomplished and really where it even went lol.

Yesterday a wonderful group of ladies came for their annual sewing day up in the nest.  They've been coming for well over a year and a half - the last Wednesday of each month.  They are always such an inspiration with what they are working on and just sweet ladies to spend the day with.  I always make them lunch and treats and they are always so appreciative of it all. 

This month we had those yummy Hawaiian Ham Sandwiches - lordy there good.  Just check out Pintrest or google it and you'll get a ton of recipes

also a little Lemon Dessert - a recipe from one of the peeps - yup that was really good to - I need to give you the recipe next time - it's light and very refreshing - big hit with the ones who had dessert.  Some of those girls are strong - I could use a little bit of restraint lol.

 

Here's a little show and tell from them - I know I missed a few projects yesterday but here's a few I did snap quick - I don't know any information about them - but I do know the star quilt was on the cover of Fons and Porter Love of Quilting early 2015.

 

Yup love this star quilt

So we watched the littles over the weekend and had a great time.  Boy they sure keep us hopping.  I loved this picture of Mr. Farmhouse and the little one - guys in their bibs getting ready to head out for some fun in the snow.  I was sorry that it turned out blurry

They took care of freshing up the snowmen while they were outside.  The oldestlittle was down for a nap she really needed.

We have a little kids teapot that makes a loud pouring sound when you tip it like your pouring in the cup.  The youngestlittlest loves to carry it around, drop it on the floor where it's always in the pouring position and it just keeps making this pouring noise until someone goes over and picks it up.  Apparently Mr. Farmhouse wasn't interested in listening to it anymore - this is what I saw the next day - not sure how I missed it earlier.  That sure made me laugh.  This shelf sits on the wall and I have to climb onto the couch to reach the top of it for a point of reference on the top.

Next weekend is the annual winter retreat the peeps go on.  Really looking forward to it - so I've been working on some prepping of projects to take with me.  First up - this fun little summer wallhanging which is from the same designer as the heart one I showed in the last post - Cottage Creek Designs called Sweet Liberty

I've also jumped on the bandwagon of the Bloom Sew Along with Bee In My Bonnet/Lori Holt.  Such fun fabrics and colors - totally out of this girls box and so much fun.  I'm almost done appliqueing it down.  Then to add the borders.  Every week there is a new block to make - need to work on the one for this week - this weekend and get caught up.

Last I worked on getting this pulled together today  - Rabbits Prefer Embroidery is a darling pattern from Bunny Hill Designs.  I've had the embroidery for this done for ohhhhh close to two years lol.  So it's been moved to the top of the UFO pile so that I can get it done by spring decorating time.  It's my big project for retreat so hopefully it will come home close or completely finished and ready for the quilter

I couldn't resist and had to put together the first block today - I'm loving it

So that's about it around here.  I need to start working on some projects around the house - spring is going to be here before we know it and then who wants to be inside.  But first up prep for retreat.

Have a great week and will see you back here next Wednesday or Thursday .

Until Next Time

Did I Miss Wednesday

I think I did - oops but now I'm here.  Thank you for all the nice comments on the last post.  I appreciate all of your visits and plan on getting back to you over the next couple of days.

Boy last weekend was a chilly one here in our neck of the woods - double digit below zero with a nasty windchill.  So we stayed put in the house for the majority of it.  We did run up to Fargo on Sunday evening tho for a nice family celebration for the oldestfarmhousesons birthday.  He turned 34 on Tuesday.  This day 34 years ago he was brought home from the hospital in between 2 major blizzards to hit the Minneapolis area - the day he was born and the day he came home.  I remember the hospital calling Mr. Farmhouse at work to either come get me and the babe right now or I would be staying another day or two.  Because of the snow there would be no leaving later in the day as planned - go in the morning or stay put.  He came and got me and we all snuggled in at home totally oblivious about taking care of a baby and trapped at home lol.   We did have to head to my Mom's house the next day tho because we lost power.  Do you remember that Mother Tother?  Ahhhhh the memories of those early years.  Now here he is 34 years old with a beautiful family of his own and making their own journey through life.   We couldn't be more proud

So one of my goals is to get some UFO's finished up and I DID IT - yahoooo.  This project was halfway done last year and this past weekend I finished it up and it's officially at the quilters as of today.  This is a pattern by Cottage Creek Designs called Kindness Matters.

I also snapped a quick picture of a project that was completed last fall and headed to the quilters with the above quilt.  This is a design by Lori Smith/From My Heart to Your Hands.  A mixture of cottons and wool - my favorite.  Eye and buttons will be added after the quilting

Stacy from Buttermilk Basin is offering a darling new free block of the month on her website.  It will spell out Let It Snow and the first block was released last Friday.  I didn't take a picture of it all stitched - but here it is before the stitching happened.  Head over to her website and check it out if your a stitcher. 

I also started on my journey for the Stonefield quilt.  This is a very long term applique project with no deadline - slow and steady that I hope someday will give me a finished quilt

I'm getting ready to bring out some hearts for the day of LOVE and thought I would share a few pics from around the house with the snowman before I take them down.  Love that snowman hooked rug I bought online from a talented rug hooker on the big round board

A few of my many Willie Raye snowman along with my favorite Christmas decoration from this year - the gingerbread house we built with our granddaughter - just can't get rid of that one yet

Another hooked rug bought online from a talented rug hooker

So there ya go a few little snippets around the house of some snowmen and a few projects I've been working on.  What have you been up to.  See you back here next week - Wednesday or Thursday lol.

Until Next Time

 

Finally

Yup it finally happened - my computer finally took it's last breath and retired officially.  Soooo there is a new one in the house and I'm limping along trying to figure it out waiting for my techy guy who is so patient with me as I learn the ropes of a new computer to help me out. Hopefully next week things will make so much more sense to me.   I like to think I'm a person who doesn't mind change - but when it comes to this techy stuff - not a fan of change lol.   Plus there's a new phone looming on the horizon as well - between the two that should put me over the techy edge.

So on to more pleasant more things.  A few of you asked in the comments about this quilt

That quilt is from a pattern called Christmas Sampler by Farmhouse Threads.  I know the person I purchased it from tweaked a few things from the pattern but I can't tell you what she changed.  Hope that helps those out who were interested.  I was going to answer all the comments back to you - but with the passing of my computer I'm going to pass on that from last week and will be better this week.

So here we are in the second week of 2016 already - what do I hope to accomplish this year.  Well first off I like to think of 2016 as the year of the finish - those UFO's lurking in the closet that I still like so much and just need to get finished up.   I did end 2015 with a finish so that was a good way to end the year.  This one is called Merry Christmas Garden by Gail Pan Designs

Not the best picture and as you can see the binding wasn't handstitched down yet - but I decided to hang it while it was waiting for me to finish it up.  I choose to only do four of the six applique blocks and not add the borders so that it would fit on a specific wall.  Oh the joys of open concept living - very few walls for hanging things.  It was a fun piece to stitch - lots of applique in both wool and cotton - it's what makes my heart go pitty pat.  Other quilt on the finish it up list is one called Comfort and Joy by Silver Thimble Quilt Co.  What a joy it was to pull it out of the box and have more blocks completed than I thought.  This will be done for next Christmas

Over the weekend I spent some time writing down some goals for 2016 that I hope to accomplish in different areas around the farmhouse and in personal growth.  One of them is of course the UFO's lurking in the closet.  I look forward to having lots of show and tell with you all this year.  I laid out a plan for each room in the house to tweak and do somethings that I want to finish up certain areas - I plan on sharing that with you as well.  Simplfying seems like such an overused word - but there's lots of stuff around here that could go live in other homes.  I swore no more sales but I might have one more left in me lol, time will tell. The rest of the plan you'll just have to pop in to see during the rest of the year.  Easier not to put it out there - although pressure can certainly be a motivator can't it lol. 

Have you noticed the bold letter word.  That's my word for the year - ACCOMPLISH - to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish:  I think that speaks for what I hope to do in 2016.  I'm excited about this year and the promise it holds.

Do you have a word for 2016 to help guide you for this year.  I hope you join me in the journey and have success in reaching your goals.

See you next Wednesday and have a great week.

 

Happy First Wednesday of 2016

Happy first Wednesday of 2016.  How has the new year been treating you so far?  So far so good here - nice and quiet after a busy holiday season.  Mr. Farmhouse and I actually went out to a movie and dinner last night - that was fun and relaxing.  Most of the Christmas decorations are put away and the snowmen have made an appearance.  I still need to do a bit of rearranging and tweaking here and there but overall it's done.  There's been a little sewing happening as well - that feels so good.  Plus a little organizing/purging - not a lot but it's a start - right?   

So anywhooo this post is about the Christmas decorating around here.  So in no particular order here are the pictures - the good, the ok and the poorly lit lol. 

 

A few weeks before Christmas I popped over to one of the peeps house and before I left I had to take a picture of her beautiful living room all ready for the holidays.  It looks so warm and inviting

See you back here next Wednesday - have a wonderful week.