Wool Hats and a Big Horn

I made this hat last year.  Several in fact, same style with different applique and embellishments.

I'm going to use black for this hat with the plaid and other wool bits for embellishment for this new one.

And then a huge Ram in the lower meadow.  He doesn't look cold, he should be since it's frigid as in below zero, once it gets that cold, it's just cold.  At least for now there isn't much snow to blow around.  He seems to have lost his herd.

Stitching on a Kenmore

I decided to move my old Kenmore sewing machine that I've had stashed in the closet for years downstairs to Jim's bedroom or my bedroom now as I make that transition.  Thought it would keep me from running up and down the stairs. So I get the machine all set up, runs, but I couldn't remember how to fill the bobbin with new thread.  Stared at the machine for a few days, thinking I would have that light bulb moment and remember.  Of course I didn't have a clue where the directions for the machine were.

Finally broke down when the light bulb didn't go off and as always, the internet to the rescue.  As I read how to rewind the bobbin, why didn't I remember that.

So now, I can stitch a few quick seams when I need to without going upstairs, or having to take a quilt off my Bernina, a great time saver.

Another view from my window, the big horns in the lower meadow at the salt lick.

More Big Horns

The Big Horns come up to the house when they hear me pouring water into the pail.  The females are more skittish when they have their babies with them, but once they realize, water, I don't seem to be a problem to them.  The babies are so cute.

Christmas Mittens and Big Horns

 I started stitching some wool mittens for Christmas.  An easy pattern to stitch and add applique and then add a rusty tin hanger.  The pattern is an easy one to draw out, just a mitten with a contrasting colored wool for the top edging. 

The first big herd of Big Horns were down today, all females with three new babies.  The little ones got a kick from Mom when it was Mom's turn to get to the salt, an early lesson in who comes first. They are trying to lick salt from the dirt in that spot, need to buy a new salt lick for them and the elk that move thru. 

Thanks for all the nice comments on Jim's quilt, will hand applique it this winter, which is here already, with an off white crewel thread that I have.

Progress on Jim's Cross Quilt

Three rows of the Cross quilt completed, going to add two more rows and then a border, hope I have enough of the muslin border left over, but I did see that Primitive Gatherings carries bolts of it in all the prim colors. The fabric is from Moda and is not your usual muslin, love the feel and the shade variations.

Had to take a pic thru the window of a few of the female big horns. They look a little rough with shedding their winter coats, but they are loving all the green grass.

Another snowed in day

Isn't there a movie called Ground Hog Day where things keep happening over and over. Another snowed in day before New Year's, just now got the truck shoveled out and out to the gate. Hovering around 10 degrees, warmed up some.

So, a pic of a quilt since this is suppose to be about quilting, made this one a long time ago, maybe two years, needle turn applique.

And then a cold cat, my crazy Burmese, Bailey.

And a Big Horn taken from the living room window this morning.

Let Your Life Speak

A pic of The Family Quilt started that will have lots of pictures from my provider's family as a gift for her Mother, from the latest Whimsical book, If Quilts Could Talk, and used her fabrics which ended up just perfect for the color scheme of the home it's going to. Plus I loved the words on some of the fabric, Let Your Life Speak, seems to be something most quilters do as a way of expressing themselves. This is not my usual style of quilting, sitting behind a sewing machine and matching seams, and certainly not prim, but it will have some needle turn applique with the wording, just need to get to that stage and then transfer a zillion pics to fabric.

And then of course, the Big Horns, had the biggest herd ever today, 21 with four Rams, they have all joined up together for whatever reason. You can see our snow has blown away so they can get to the grass now. Still pretty cold.

Yellowstone purse and more Big Horns

We are in the midst of a winter storm weather warning, we have four feet drifts here on the property and can not drive out until we get someone to plow the road. Even the roads in and around Livingston are closed as is the interstate, emergency travel only, so I was relieved to hear the clinic was closed tomorrow so I wouldn't have to beg off. So I was able to take more pics of the Big Horns who are staying close to the house and even the Rams are getting use to me going out and shoveling now and then. They are beyond gorgeous. Should see the little ones trying to make their way thru the snow. So I also had time to start a new purse, the Yellowstone purse, made from an old army blanket with holes and penny circles appliqued and then an old pic of a campsite in the park on the back side. Need to add a few more pennies to the back of the purse. And then a brushed cotton fabric lining that matches the strap. Isn't it odd that those two pics were taken in the same light, yet looks like different color wool, the correct color is army green as in the first picture.

Square roots purse, big horns and more snow

Completed the Square Roots purse, that was my goal today. Love how it turned out, I could keep this one, more me, the colors that is. Then get the truck out of the snow, which I did and since we were running out of stuff, made a slow run on the snow and ice to Gardiner. Pics of all the snow, the three pics of the big horns are from my upstairs window this morning and one is from the highway, our house is actually up there, I can see it, but it's like a dot to anyone else and the driveway to the house, behind the beautiful snow covered trees.