It’s been a very productive Monday, and I’ll post more about that later, but first…this quilt was started 15 years ago and it is getting finished TONIGHT!! Oh my gosh, finally!
A Finish is On The Way!
Author: Wild Rose Quilter
I’m a simple woman…at least that what my DH (Dear Husband) used to say about me…I was a wife, I am now a widow, mother, step-mother & step-grandmother, quilter, and have a full time job in criminal justice. I lost my DH on May 22nd, 2011. I live in a small town in Texas. I love piecing quilts, I love quilting quilts. I have a serious addiction to fabric. I’ve been quilting since 1998, and purchased my first longarm, a Gammill Premier, in 2004. I upgraded to an A-1 Elite, named Corky, in March, 2007. I am in the process of rebuilding my life after losing my spouse. All photos and content in this blog are my own, and I request that you not download, copy or otherwise use anything here without my permission. I hope you enjoy visiting my blog and would love to hear your comments. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday Funday Sewing!
I finally finished up the intense custom quilting job I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks. So, today I treated myself to some personal quilting time. I added borders to this cute little dinosaur quilt I’m making for my one of my little great nephews. I’ll be making another one for his baby brother. The pattern is called Strip Mirage, by Sew Yeah quilt shop in Las Vegas. They have a YouTube channel and there’s a tutorial, plus a link to a printable pattern for free. It uses one jelly roll, almost completely. I think there were two blocks left over. It finishes out at 45X60, but I decided to add borders to make it larger. The Moda jelly roll I chose was Stomp Stomp Roar, from Stacy Lest Hsu, and a coordinating Bella solid for the borders, backing and binding.
After I finished the borders and made the backing, I got it loaded on the longarm, and just finished the quilting this evening. I’ll post pics again once I get the binding finished.
I also did a bit of chain piecing and pressing on a two color quilt I’m making for our guild challenge in October. I hope I make the deadline, but I never have yet 😂. I love how cute the block backs look when you open that center up to flatten the intersection.
Before and in between all that quilting fun, I did manage to squeeze in some housework and laundry, so I’m giving myself a bit pat on the back.😊 And, I cooked dinner. I cooked some elk backstrap by searing it in some spicy garlic butter on the stovetop, and then finishing it in the oven. Turned out quite good! Hope y’all had a great Sunday!
Two Days in a Row
Popping in real quick to keep this posting momentum going. I’m finishing my coffee while watching a quilting podcast on YouTube, getting ready to start my work day in my quilting studio. I’m about to cross the finish line on an intense custom job that will be entered in a local quilt show. I’m so anxious to get finished. It’s really challenged me and I hope my client is pleased when she gets it back. I’ll share photos of it after the show starts. My custom bookings have really been filling up this year. I had a lot of fun working on the last one, and I have a really fun one mermaid one coming up after I finish this one. Before I start it, I will be running through all my edge to edge jobs that have come in between the customs. I have a commission to finish up, just needs a label and binding, plus I am working on a very special commission project for a local family that lost a loved one in the devastating tornado that ripped through our community last June. I also have some new personal quilts going, in various stages, plus, I want to keep making progress on finishing up my old UFO’s. Today, I’ll share some pics of the last custom I worked on. This was a lot of fun!
Long Time No Post
Wow, a little over 4 years has passed since I have blogged. Life has been busy, and between Facebook and Instagram, I just let this slip away to the side. I’m going to try to get back in a more regular posting groove and see if anyone is still out there that cares to follow along with me. A lot has happened in the past 4 years. Lots of time spent enjoying my grandsons, as I kept them during the week days, either full or partial days depending on their school enrollment. Time so well spent! What a gift life gave me in allowing me to be a “stay at home grandmother”. My longarm quilting business has steadily been getting busier, as well, and now that all the boys are in school full time, I have more time to devote to my business and personal quilting, as well. I look forward to sharing more with you all again, and catching up with those of you that are still blogging that I used to follow along with, and hoping to find new blogging friends, too! The quilt below is one I made in 2009, quilted in January 2010, and shared here on the blog at that time. That was just shortly before my mom was diagnosed with lymphoma, and we began her treatment journey, and shortly after the conclusion of that, my late husband was diagnosed with his brain tumor. Every project I was working on at the time was just set aside, and I have so many UFO’s to finish from that time period. It is one of my goals to get them all completed. I am currently working on the hand stitching of the binding on this one. I will get this done! If you are reading this, thanks for the visit, and I hope you will come back!
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
I had this adorable, cheerful client quilt under my needle to brighten the cloudy, cold, wet day we had. 
We were supposed to get 4″ or more of snow overnight and into the afternoon, but we ended up with only a dusting.
I spent the rest of my quilting time today working on more star blocks for the commissioned quilt I’m making. I’m keeping my little grandsons the rest of the week. I didn’t have them today, however I did have lunch with them, my son and hubby. So, I had some “son-shine” in my day, as well. 😍
Good Day
Today was just a good day. I had my two youngest grandsons and they were a blast today. A client dropped off a quilt for me to longarm quilt for her. And, I got a nice squishy in the mail from Missouri Star Quilt Company. In addition to the two lovely quilt backs I bought, they threw in two extra goodies for free! A sweet little pattern and cute pin set. Gotta love that! Thank you, MSQC!
Yesterday I didn’t have my littles and got quite a bit more work done on the commissioned memorial quilt I’m making for a recently widowed client. I laid a few blocks out on the floor to see how they look mixed together.
There will be 49 blocks altogether. These blocks are made from several of his shirts and even some swimming trunks he wore on their vacation trips to Mexico. I hope it brings her much comfort when it’s finished. I purchased the pattern several years ago from Quiltin’ Tia Quiltworks called Gracie’s Star. I’ve really enjoyed this pattern. This is one of my own quilts and the first one I made using this pattern. I love this quilt. ❤️
And, this is a cute cowboy themed baby quilt I made with it.
Have good night and a fantastic Friday tomorrow! Thanks for visiting me.
Wordless Wednesday
Sunday Scenery, Part 2
It was a busy day taking care of grandsons. I feel so blessed to have been able to take my retirement at my earliest eligibility from my job in criminal justice, and be able to be so involved in their lives while they are still so young. I never got to be a stay at home mom with my son when he was growing up. Being able to step away from outside employment has also finally given me the freedom to pursue my career as a longarm quilter, a job I love and am passionate about it. Finally. I also do all the administrative duties for my husband’s and my small oilfield service company, so I’m retired, but not retired, if that makes sense. Anyway, I mostly popped in here tonight to finish posting pictures from my hike at the family farm yesterday. I’m certainly not a real photographer. I’m fully aware of that, but I enjoy looking for things that catch my eye and taking pictures anyway. Maybe someday I’ll be able to take a class and learn how to take better photos. For now, I’ll just keep having fun with it. I do have a fairly nice digital camera, but these were all taken with my iPhone.
Sunday Scenery, Part 1
Today, I thought I’d share some pictures I took while my mister and I were doing a little hiking on some family farm & ranch land I share with my brother and my cousin Dee. It belonged to our grandparents on Mom’s side. Someday soon I’ll try to write a longer post about it, but for tonight it’s a quick post with some of my favorite shots from our day. We went to move some game cameras and change batteries in them, but I can never resist exploring when I’m there. ❤️
This tree hanging on to the inside edge of a pretty deep ravine by its roots.
There wasn’t enough time today to follow this little trail down into the ravine, but I’m looking forward to the first opportunity to follow it down.
I have more to share, but it’s getting late and I’m tired. If you enjoyed these, be checking back for part 2. I’ll try to get the rest posted soon! Thanks for stopping by!
Frozen to Melting
The day dawned dreary and frozen here.
Noon-time has brought sunshine breaking through and the ice is releasing its hold on the captives it has encased in its frosty, glistening coating. Some is simply dripping away, and from time to time I hear large chunks crash onto the patio out back. It’s pretty to look at, but treacherous for travel so I’m glad it isn’t sticking around long.
It is a good day to get some sewing done!
Ramblings From Randi, The Wild Rose Quilter 