Another Deer Hunting Weekend has come to an End...

This weekend we traveled up north to Shawano for another Deer Hunting Weekend.  Mom and friend Judy headed up on Thursday to open up the house and turn up the heat, and Karen and I were planning on heading up Friday after work.  However, surprise, surprise what the weather man predicted as some flurries, turned into quite the snow storm.  I was worried that morning that Karen and I were not going to be able to travel up to Shawano, but the man upstairs was listening to our prayers and cleared the snow in time for Karen and I to leave.

We arrived in Shawano at 8:30pm and quickly unpacked the car in the chilly temperatures...the temperature had dropped to 4 degrees by this point!

Saturday morning dawned sunny but cold.  Time to get sewing!  I was able to finish sewing together dad's rag quilt on Saturday.  If you remember this was supposed to be a Christmas present and it did not get done in time!  So, he got a bag of fabric for Christmas with the promise I would finished the quilt soon!  While here we are in February and I just go it sewn together.  Now to snip it and wash it so it rags!

After sewing together the rag quilt, I wanted to have some fun.  So I pulled out my red and white fabric and put together this little wall hanging.

I am going to use the twister tool on it, so it is not quite finished yet, but I think it looks so cute already!!

Sunday morning came and there was only a little time to sew.  I had some flowers that needed to be appliqued and so I grabbed 2 of the 4 and did some applique.  They turned out quite cute I think.  Only two more to applique and then I can sew together my wall hanging!

Another successful Deer Hunting weekend has come to a close!  Sad to see it end...too much quilting to do, not enough time to get it all done!  Time to unpack and get things put away!!!

Until the next quilting adventure!!!

The Bargello

Last weekend my mom and I ventured to Shawano, WI for another "Deer Hunting" Weekend.  We go with a bunch of ladies my mom works with and one of the husbands asked where we where going one weekend in November when we first started going.  Jokingly the wife responded Deer Hunting and now no matter what time of year we go we say we are going Deer Hunting! :)

So, on a previous Deer Hunting weekend I stated working on my bargello quilt.  Well I am happy to report that I have finished piecing the main top of the quilt.  There are still two boarders (a 2" and 5" boarder) and some piping that needs to be added and then it has to be machine quilted, but I am so proud of it already that I must show it off!!!  Working on it took about 3 full (about 10-12 hours) days of quilting!  My friend Jen has now told me that I need to enter it in a quilt show in April, so I need to get my rear in gear and get the boarders and piping done so it can be quilted!  Here are some pictures...

Rows 1-8

Rows 1-16

Rows 1-24

Rows 25-39

The Finished Product!

Also on this weekend I was able to put together one of the flannel rag quilts that I gave my sister Rachel and her husband Jay and my dad for Christmas.  It still needs to be snipped so that it rags when I wash it, but I am excited to get at least one of them done!  Now onto the second one!

Rachel and Jay's Rag Quilt

I wish there where more hours it the day to quilt!!!  Now off to prepare the bindings for my bargello!!!