April 2024

Busy, busy, busy . . .

isn't that the way this time of the year goes?

I've started this quilt,

I'm making it from scraps and sewing it with

the quilt as you go method. 

There are so many other jobs

that this quilt might just

be a full summer project,

but you can see a little progress.

When it's done, I plan on trying

to count how many different

fabrics I've used :) 

Here I'm cleaning out all 

the dead from my blackberries.

And moving my "Big Boy"

scarecrow over to the blackberries

hoping to keep the birds away. 

 

After painting the barn,

I started painting the back fence.

You can see Beulah's tail 

in this photo.  She is a farm dog

and loves to help, but she sure 

gets dirty doing it.

Here's another photo 

of the fence. 

This is one of my favorite canning books.

I didn't have time to put up

rhubarb this year.

So; I gave it away to a friend

with this recipe from the book.

It's a great book,

they don't overwrite their recipes,

they just make them very simple 

to understand.

I bought it on Amazon. 

a few years ago. 

This is my other big chore . . .

Trying to keep this sweet girl

clean.  She loves the dirt 

and has so much fun frolicking

outside.

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Thanks for stopping by

have a lovely weekend.

&

God Bless you all

***❤***

Your blogging sister,

Connie :) 

Too Busy Too Blog

 

I've been so busy lately.

Two new quilts done and given as gifts.

Plus painting the barn red ☺

One of the quilts was done in fabric 

for my "Bee Loving Friend".

  

This is it on the design board 

before quilting or adding the binding.

I didn't take finished photos of

 

either quilt.

  

I guess that I was in too big 

of a hurry to give them away.

Anyway; the binding was done

 

in the darkest yellow. 

The second quilt was done 

for a dear friend that loves chickens.

I did it's boarder is the red

chicken wire fabric. 

Then it was time to paint

 

the barn!

This photo was when it was 

first delivered ten years ago.  

It was stained in a golden cedar.

In the past ten years it has faded 

and needed a face lift.

I decided to stain it with 

redwood stain this time. 

I stained half of it one day.

Then a sweet friend came over

and she helped me finish it

 

the next day.

All except the peak . . .

I didn't feel safe climbing the 

ladder that high, so one of

my wonderful nephews 

came after work one evening

and did the peak for me. 

I took this photo before 

the peak was stained,

but you get a good look

at how it looks now. 

Oh, my goodness, it feels 

so good to have it finished.

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Now you know why 

I haven't been blogging.

Life is busy around here in the spring :)

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Tomorrow is Good Friday

followed by Easter.

I pray that you will have 

a blessed weekend

filled with love  

and the fellowship of 

friends and family.

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Until my next post,

God bless you all,

your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Sewing Extension On The Cheap

Latest Project

Spending . . . 

Pennies instead of Dollars

If you sew, you may have seen

these wonderful extensions

that you can purchase to 

custom fit your sewing machine.

One of my best friends just 

purchased one for around $300.

Those of you that know me

also know that I'm cheap.

Therefore; my thought was 

why can't I build my own?

Not only did I not buy lumber

(all came from Steve's old scrape pile)

this wood was saved from an 

old unwanted bookshelf.

After I made it,

I covered it with Pioneer Woman

brand contact paper.

That was my only cost in

this project. 

 $6.97 at Walmart

I have never done a 

contact paper project 

without a gummed up mess.

I guess it's not my favorite

thing to work with, but it does

have some very good functions.

In this case it's nice and smooth

so that the fabric glides easily over it.

"And it's pretty" 😊 

I hope this inspires you to

try a new project.

Especially if it saves

you some money :)

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Have a wonderful week

and remember to put

God first.

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Your blogging sister,

Connie :)