Whew! It's fixed....

Hi all, I was having problems with my camera software. Soooo glad it's fixed!! I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't put my pictures up.

So here's a few pictures of the snow we had last weekend.
This is in our front yard. Under that snow is some rock pathways and flower/herb beds.

Here is our garden area, we still have some Kale, spinach, swiss chard, and maybe some lettuce growing! They don't mind the snow it seems....at least for a few days.

And as the name of my blog implies, we do live on a ridge. LOL. This is the view of the canyon/ridge on other side, that is on the other side of our house.

And now....back to sewing! Our favorite hobby...

Here is a sneak peek of the table runner I am making as a tutorial, you'll get to see all of it in Dec.

I've been on a prairie point kick lately. Put some on my bag from the last post, and this runner. They are fun and easy to make, and just give your project a little extra.

If you don't know how to make them, I do have a tutorial in my tutorial section, here is the direct link to the prairie points.

You would think with all the time I've had with no computer last weekend, that I would of been sewing up a storm! But other than the bag, runner and secret C gift, that's all the sewing I've been doing.

I've got an idea for a boy quilt though...so am going to start on that today, as it's a rainy day, so a great time to spend in front of the sewing machine.

OH, and a BIG THANKS to  Jera, from Quilting in the Rain. I've won a $20 gc from her brand NEW online store. Go check it out!! She has some lovely fabric, great prices, and give aways!

Have a great day all!!

More snow pictures.

 You would think with all the snow we've been getting, that I would have some projects done to show you. But...I don't :)

 We got up to a foot of snow by Friday afternoon! That's the most snow we've seen at our place. It isn't supposed to stay long, we'll have some sun for a few days, then some rain. But it's fun while it's here.

 Here is the tree on our back porch.

Isn't it beautiful!! Spock was having a fantastic time searching for snowballs in it. LOL

And look at these icycles in the fruit tree!

I did pull these out to work on.

This is part of some donated fabric that I have to use in our charity quilts. The woman was making simple 9-patches, three different sizes.  At least...I have one 9-patch she made, so I am guessing that's what she was doing with them all.

I've decided to do an Irish chain. I love Irish Chains! I will have to trim the smaller squares just a little, so that I can use the larger ones in the quilt too. I'll be doing a triple Irish Chain, so will only be using 4 of the colors. I think I'll keep the whites aside for something else.

But I didn't get very far. Got the note paper out and my colors place where I want them (on my paper). So maybe today I'll do some trimming and sewing.

I have a new tutorial up, it's on squaring the bottom of your bag. You can find it here and here.

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by, Dorian

Snow, snow, beautiful snow!!!

I am a snow lover. It's so pretty coming down, so much fun to walk thru and play in. 

One of the many Oaks out here

Mt Lassen on the left, Mt Brokeoff on theh right

part of the canyon

along the ridge

my dog Spock LOVES the snow

Mother Nature dumped another inch or two on us over night, so there is even more out there this morning.

So I spent much of yesterday working on my jelly roll quilt. I don't have anything to show you right now though.

Have a great day.


Thanks for stopping by, Dorian

Winter has returned

Well Old Man Winter has decided we needed some more cold. On Sunday we had a storm start blowing in...it blew all thru Monday and Tuesday. The wind was so strong, it blew over our little wood shed!!

Remember this post, with the pictures of blossoms on our fruit tree. Here is what the wind did to it.

All the blossoms have lost their petals. Or most of them anyways.

Here is what is outside right now. Just a smattering of hail/snow. The forecast calls for rain/snow showers on and off till Monday.

I love the snow, my arthritis doesn't, but I do. One of my favorite things to do is have a pot of something going on the wood stove. Monday it was  a big pot of hamburger/veggie soup. MMM! Yesterday I had a nice beef roast cooking. I cook with cast iron, right on top of the wood stove. Makes things taste so good. Tomorrow I will have a pot of beans and leftover roast going.

Hope you've had a good day.


Thanks for stopping by, Dorian