February Days!

 

February Days have been cold and windy but the sunshine is bright and so that does make for signs of spring!  The above applique pattern is by Wooden Spool Designs.

 

We are on the finishing up phase of the retreat barn.  My store is complete just moving lots and lots of goods over.  Patterns, wool, hand dyed yarns, applique kits, needle punch kits, supplies for hooking, punching, applique. 

 

We will be meeting this Saturday February 13th at the house but I hope to have everything ready for the Farm Chick Day on March 12th in the big red barn. 

 

If you are in the area of central Oklahoma  and would like to attend,  we meet each month on a Saturday around 9 am and you are welcome to stay as long as you would like.  Bring a project to work on and enjoy visiting with all the gals.  We have lunch and dessert, too!

 

 

You can email me at prairiemoonprimitives@yahoo.com for directions and dates.

 

Happy Trails....Ginger

 

 

Big Red Barn... A Dream Coming True

(photo found on pinterest)

 

Danny and I both like BIG RED BARNS and a dream is looking like it will be coming true.

 

For a very long time I have wanted a shop to sell my wares, supplies, and to teach handmade crafts of all kinds.  For the most part I just enjoy being around folks that have a desire to make things.  I have always kept busy making something even from a very young age. 

 

So we have talked and planned and drawn sketches of plans and we have come up with a  BIG RED BARN that will be here at our farm.  It will have a store for me to offer my handmade goods and also, supplies of wool, punchneedles, yarns, rug hooking supplies, and much more.

 

There will be two porches with rocking chairs and tables to gather around for visiting and relaxing outside, then a big, bright room with plenty of workspace for quilting, rug hooking,  punching, and wool applique workshops or retreats.

 

 

A place to gather around the tables inside  to enjoy some good ole' home cooking and a bunkhouse built in for 16 gals to spend a night or two. 

 

I want this to be a place that everyone that comes can enjoy a taste of the country life,  make new friends, and leave feeling refreshed and wanting to return again. 

 

 

 

 

We have already  measured off where it will go....next is the dirt work to level everything up. 

 

 

In the waiting process I am still planning on several workshops in the big gathering room we have now. 

 

Check back soon for some upcoming workshops on Crazy Clutch, Shirred Rugs, Needle Punch, Oxford Punch, Beginning Rug Hooking and A YEAR IN STITCHES Block of the Month.

 

I will post the dates soon with more details.

 

If you are in the area we also have a Prairie Chicks day once a month.

This month we will meet Saturday, January 10th from 9:30 to late afternoon.

Just bring something to work on and I will provide the lunch....no charge just a good old fashion day of visiting and stitchin', hookin', and punchin'

 

 

Happy Trails......Ginger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dyeing & Farmgirls

This evening I spent a few hours dyeing some 3 ply and 4 ply wool yarns....More yarn is soaking so tomorrow will be another day of dyeing.  The day was pretty windy so it didn't take long for them to dry!

Yesterday we had 17 gals come over for a farmgirl day of hooking, punching and sewing.

We had bbq ribs, brisket, and pulled pork with hot rolls, baked potatoes, salad, and coleslaw....oh and don't forget dessert.  Teresa made lemon tarts and mom made brownies.....yum!

Back to work on some fun projects.

Teresa likes the whimsical brights and was working on some needle punch.

Carolyn was working on oxford punch and Christine was doing some wool applique.

Nancy and Diane joined us for the first time and brought some quilts they were working on.

Carol is hooking on a rug and Dee is busy with a needle punch piece.

Karan has really been improving as a rug hooker she is working on a Proverbs 31 rug and it is looking great.

These ladies were busy locker hooking, making penny rugs, needle punching, and hooking.

Lots of fun and inspiration each month we meet!

Happy Trails.....Ginger

January Farm Girls Day

For the last few years about 15 to 20 of us gals gather out here at the farm for a day of rug hooking, needle punch, and stitching....just about any kind of craft goes!

Kay made the above rug it is a pattern by Linda Brannock and is available through  Wooley Woolen.

Ann made this rug it is a bodkin rug and is about 3 inches thick and reversible.

Laura was working on binding this rug that she made of all her scrappy worms.

Kay got some binding done on this rug....it is a pattern my Star Rug Company.

WE had postponed our December dirty santa due to bad weather so we had a great time playing yesterday.  Below is what each person went home with after lots of stealing!  The theme this year was something with a heart and hand.

Ann went home with Karan's heart and hand apron.

Kathy went home with tin ornaments with a heart and hand on the inside as well as little heart and hands that hold threads  they were made by Carol W.

Teresa went home with a vintage platter painted by Kathy.

Carol W. went home with a needle punch by Carolyn P.

Dee went home with a heart and hand penny rug made by Sue (my mom)

Karan went home with a needle punched book cover by me.

Carolyn P. went home with a stuffed heart and hand pinkeep by Dee.

Veronica went home with an appliqued box made by Teresa.

Sue (mom) went home with a notepad and scrapbook covered clipboard.

I got this needle punch heart and hand that holds a battery operated candle made by Ann.

WE had a great day with a buffet style lunch and lots of visiting and of course lots of laughter!

We have already planned our next dirty santa and will be doing a house and heart so lots of time to be deciding what to make for the end of 2014.

Those farm girl days are always one of my favorite days of the month!   I hope you enjoyed seeing what a simple little pattern of a heart and hand can be made into so many different and fun things.

Happy Trails....Ginger