I February 2011 BOM Farmhouse pictures.
03-28-2011, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by karenkrafts
Finally got new batteries for my camera. Here is a larger picture of by February Farmhouse. Still haven't started the barn yet. Hopefully by December my lines will match up! Love this board and my fellow posters!
03-29-2011, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Millstream Mom
K-Rigby I love the embellishments on your house! Mine looks so plain. I love the idea of a tiny little quilt on the front porch!
I have a question: when you come to the final step and are ready to assemble all the blocks together - do you take the paper off prior to sewing? I'm having trouble matching up seams when the paper is still on, but was sure someone had told me it stays there until everything is sewn. ( I'm using very thin wash-away paper made for paper piecing )
I have a question: when you come to the final step and are ready to assemble all the blocks together - do you take the paper off prior to sewing? I'm having trouble matching up seams when the paper is still on, but was sure someone had told me it stays there until everything is sewn. ( I'm using very thin wash-away paper made for paper piecing )
04-19-2011, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by hooked
Finally posting my Farmhouse.
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04-21-2011, 06:18 PM
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Okay Mary, I finally got up the nerve to post a couple pictures of your farmhouse block. I pray that you will find it pleasing. I tried to include a few things that perhaps would remind you of your childhood home. I included lots and lots of flowers (even some "violets" in the upstairs windows) and a few quilts for your mother. The yellow "roses" are in remembrance of your loved ones who have passed, and the flag is a nod to the courage your brother exhibited by his service in the armed forces. There is an apple tree and a watermelon because your father farmed. I thought the little kitty cat that's peeking from behind the watermelon looked just a little bit like your kitty in your avatar. I changed the posts on the porch because your home had wrought iron railings. I even put the driveway at the bottom of the block -- just like in the photograph you sent to me. The squirrel is to represent the little furry baby, Bushy Tail, that you all nursed after it fell from its nest. I added a small lilac bush in front of the photo of your family since you mentioned that you had lilacs on the homestead. The vining flowers are "morning glories," and they have just about overtaken the house!! After all, your daddy said that "if [you] could just sell them [you] would be rich." There was so-o-o-o much more I wanted to include, but there was only so much room in the block. Thank you so very much for letting me do this for you. ;-) It was a blessing to me.
The red "border" is just the edge of the surface where I took the picture.
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Bushy Tail sitting on the edge of the porch roof
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I thought the kitty resembled your kitty!
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I will probably redo the "family" -- make it a bit larger and make sure the edges are neater, too. I will be adding a few more yellow "roses" around the flag pole and maybe more lilacs.
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04-21-2011, 06:47 PM
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Patty, you will never know what this means to me. I only wish Mama, Daddy, and Earl could see this. Maybe they do!
Daddy would love the watermelon. Bushy Tail will be with us forever. Mama loved her violets. You are so creative to have put all of this in one block and it look so great. Wow!
It is perfect. No wonder you have been busy. I can't believe a person who has never seen me would do something so kind for me. Thanks does not do justice for what you have done.
But know that I am eternally thankful for what you have done for me. A treasure that will keep memories alive.
Thanks,
Your friend,
Mary
Daddy would love the watermelon. Bushy Tail will be with us forever. Mama loved her violets. You are so creative to have put all of this in one block and it look so great. Wow!
It is perfect. No wonder you have been busy. I can't believe a person who has never seen me would do something so kind for me. Thanks does not do justice for what you have done.
But know that I am eternally thankful for what you have done for me. A treasure that will keep memories alive.
Thanks,
Your friend,
Mary
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