Rag rug!

Use every piece of fabric :).... Hopefully it will be big enough.

Mama Said Sew

Piecing together the squares for the
rag quilt

Deciding how i wanted to lay it out..
Random but with a pattern....

In the last couple of months I have pick quilting back up.  I have decided though I like to make modern rag quilts the best.  I also love using the trendy hip fabric, like Amy Butler, Heather Bailey, or Michael Miller.  There is a place in Fort Collins that has the most amazing fabrics. It’s called Mama Said Sew, and I am luck y I don’t currently live there or I would be spending a lot of money.  Casper doesn’t have ANY selection of “modern” fabrics so that kind of angers me.  Plenty selections of grandmother fabric though… if that makes sense.   Lol

Jelly-Roll quilt scene in previous posts

I do have a problem finishing things…I still need to complete the binding on my original quilt and I am also currently doing a “jelly-roll” quilt that I need to finish the piecing on the front side.  Piecing is my favorite part… I also started a purse (that is not finished) This is probably why I like rag quilts the best because I do the batting front and back pretty much all at the same time.  I think once I get better I would really like to sell them… Maybe I should finish something 1^st…

The purse...

Lennah's fabrics

Yet, I did finish a rag quilt just recently for Lennah, my beautiful baby of my friends Nicole and Trevor…I was also on a time limit.

Strips of rag quit

Finished Lennah's blanket all...instragramed...

Piecing together the squares...

Here are some of the things I have finished and have been working on :)

A-Z Things I Love

Inspired by Lisa O (Lisa's Blog) who fills things like this all the time I though I would try one.  So here ya go A-Z of all the favorite things I love.

A-Alcohol beverages—I love a good tasting beer or a nice fruity mix drink after a long day at work or a night out with friends.

B- Bunnies—I love seeing baby bunnies grow and helping caring for them.  It is sad to see when they don’t make it.  Didn’t realize how touchy newborn babies are.

C-Concerts—I love seeing a great band/performer live with a nice cold beer in hand. And of course, what Lisa said: Country all the way!

D-Dining out—Probably the reason why I need to loose 30 pounds but I love to eat at different restaurants.  I like to cook too but just need to do it more and someone to cook for.

E-Education—I love school, I know sounds weird.  It has been 2 yrs since I graduated from nursing school and I miss it!  I would love to go to grad school but I don’t to be in debt anymore then I already am.

F-Family/Friends—I couldn’t ask for more then great friends and a supportive family that I can always rely on.

 

G-Garden—I love planting vegetables and watching them grow and then enjoying the finished product I do have say that my garden at this time is pretty over grown with weeds. 

H-Hospital—I know this is a weird but it is the one place that I’m able to feel like a true nurse, challenge my mind and interact with friends and coworkers.

I-I Phone—It’s amazing how important one little handy device is so important with connecting you with your friends/family and the world.

J-Jeep—I love driving my jeep especially with the roof off, windows down, subwoofer blasting listening to great music.

K-Knitting—this goes about with Q but I do love to knit even though it has been awhile since I made anything.

L-License—My Registered Nurse license that is. J

M-Music—I love listening to music mostly country, top 20, alternative and pop/rock. Especially as loud as I can.  I’m going to be deaf by the time I’m 60 but ooh well.

N-Netflix—I watch Netflix all the time especially while lying in bed.

O-Oops—I’m blonde, enough said.

P-Pedicures—The one this that I truly do a lot that is girly and makes my feet feel wonderful.

Q-Quilting—My new found hobby that I did mostly last winter when it was cold and dreary outside.  I know it makes me sound about 70 yrs old but its fun to pick out different fabrics and see what goes together.

R-Rascal—My crazy anorexic geriatric 17 year old cat that I can’t imagine living with out.

 

S-Single—Being single again is bittersweet.  I am happy that I’m not in a relationship anymore that causes he hurt but wish I would meet that special person someday.

T-Television—I love vegging out and lying on the couch watching nothing-important thinking about being productive.  As I type this I’m laying here.

U-Underwood—As in Carrie, love her music!  As well as the other pop country singers like Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, etc.

 

V-Vegetables—I love eating fresh vegetables and fruit it is delicious and healthy all in one.

W-Wyoming—As much as I would like to move back to Colorado Wyoming is actually a pretty good place.

X-XOXO—Hugs and kisses how everyone needs them.

Y-You—I know this is a long stretch but the few numbers of people that actually read my blog and are involved in my life.

Z-Zzzz—As in sleeping and cuddling all warm and comfy. 

My Next Creation

So now that I pretty much finished my other quilt besides the binding, I have been researching for future quilts.... so this is what I decided....

The strips came precut

Rascal will even think it's comfy

For Baby Nora!

So one of my good friends, Rebecca just had her 1st baby a couple days ago!  I couldn't be happier for her...So for a supriseI made her something special.... I didnt really want to post it till now.....

Congrats again REBECCA and JEFF!!

Patch work Salad Quilt

Finally done with the patch work on my quilt.  only took me 4 months...:) (really only 1 true month of hard work)  Now I just need to sew the back on and stuffing and then actually quilt it :)  Then I will probably never use it...just look at it from a distance..

I Did It

I actually did it.  In my last blog I talked about needing a new hobby…. Well Ladies and Gentlemen…. I now am the proud parent of 2 additional rabbits as well as started piecing together my own quilt…

Abigail

So this is Abigail (white bunny) she was more August 30^th so that makes her 2 months old today. She pretty quite.  She is considered a Sable Mini Rex.  She doesn’t have the correct markings on her face to be a show rabbit, but can produce babies that can be.

Bonnie is the black bunny born August 7^th she is a Black Mini Rex.  She doesn’t seem as tame as Abigail but is actually show quality.

Bonnie

Lastly, Cole who is my original rabbit.  He is 2 years old and has been in multiple shows and his last owner didn’t want him any more because he is starting to develop white spots.  He is by far the tamest and will let me hold him anyway.  He does seem a little more manic now since the girls are here. 

Cole and Abby

I have done a lot of research on these kinds of rabbits and breeding.  All 3 rabbits are in the same breeding class.   And it is a lot more complicated and it amazes me how much inbreeding is in rabbits.  All my rabbit are pedigreed which means their heritage is traced back and are able to be shown in rabbit shows…. Yep it kind of a big deal in the rabbit world.

Cole

Abby

I can’t breed the bunnies till at least February they have to be at least 6 months old and they are only pregnant for 28-32 days and are pretty much ovulating all the time so that makes things easy… All I have to do is put Cole is their cage and watch the magic happen J.

More to come on the bunnies…

All my colors

Next I wanted to design a quilt.  So Rebekah and I went to the store the other day got a book with some patterns I like and started.  I really like the bright modern colors and then randomness of the pattern I chosen.  So far it is a lot of fun and a lot of hard thinking to decide what patch looks good to the next.  I am almost done with the patchwork.

Deciding what goes together

1st part sewing together

I know with these 2 hobbies I’m probably seem like I’m not taking my medications but whatever I like them both…  Jay said to me the other day I’m a little young to quilt.  Oh well.

Crazy Hobby Ideas

The last year I have been really needing a hobby to do that will keep my interest for a long period of time.  After doing some very brief sewing with Rebekah and her mom I think it would be really fun to learn how to quilt.  (Yea Yea I know it sounds like a 60 year old hobby) but I really like creating things and would love to have quilts that I have made 40 years ago passed on to my family and possibly children if I ever have some.  I have a quilt my grandma made 20 years ago and I think it is beautiful and so full of love.

This also is a way to learn something this is important to know.  It seems like sewing is becoming a lost art and would like to be able to have the skill for the future.  There is a quilting place in Casper that has classes I’m going check out when I get home and see but Rebekah also knows how to quilt.  I would really like to go someplace and do it where I have designated time allotted. We’ll see what happens.

Now my next hobby you might think I’m a little off my rocker…but I want to become a rabbit breeder… Pause for laughter…..I know what you are think what has Wyoming done to her… And this is pretty extreme and I really don’t know what I am doing but I would like to learn.  I have been doing so research and it doesn’t seem too hard.   Of course these are going to have to be pedigree rabbits so I found some places in Northern Colorado (Because there are NONE in Wyoming) that have the right kind of rabbit (Doe) I need since my current rabbit, Cole, is a Buck….Yep crazy.  So we see if anything comes of this.  Plus where am I going to hold this operation in my Garage like where my current rabbit lives…I don’t know we’ll see.

J

This a video of my current Rabbit Cole and my lazy cat Rascal.