Crochet-Giant Granny Square Afghan finished!

Yes, I have finished it!  Started July 4th weekend and it was here and there, whenver I had some time.

I used wool and an H hook size. 

Now it is resting in the family room on the wing chair ready for snuggling up this winter.

  I wasn't sure what border I wanted to trim it with, so that took me a while to decide on.  I'm crocheting away and not sure if the border was exactly growing on me, it was curling up...but once I was done and blocked it, I am very happy with the way it turned out. 
I took some photos outside on the porch so I could get the natural light, and after all this work, yes I took every possible angle I could think of to photograph it.

Please disregard the pinecones that were not swept up, I've been crocheting, not cleaning.

And you thought I was kidding when I said I photographed every possible way I could think of...but when you have had something on your lap for that many months...you want some mileage out of it.

I just love the scrappy colors each row is a different color and yes I have lots of yarn left over for more probjects to follow.

This is the book I found my border out of, it's #127.  This is an awesome book, great diagrams and instructions and a fantastic reference book

ok, I'm done, hope that wasn't too painful for you, thanks for letting me obsess a little over this. 

Blessings, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays-the number 2

Texture Tuesdays, be sure to stop over to Kim's blog and check out all the fantastic links.

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe
today the these from Kim was the #2 and use one of her textures, I used shades of november.
I have two photos with two barns in each, both red too, how cool is that.

Loving the fall weather this year in western new york, I don't take it for granted.  Have a terriffic Tuesday.
Hugs, Michelle

Mosaic Monday-Fall Bounty

Be sure to check out Mary's blog and view the other links for Mosaic Monday

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

This apple farm is about 20 minutes from my house and I missed going apple picking this year, but did buy the ones already picked along with some squash and flavored apple butter's.  I am so in love with the country lately, wishing I could make a huge transition in my life, but probably not in the cards right now.

Hugs, Michelle

Praise God-His Beauty Reflected All Around Us

1000 Gifts continues....

#229  lunch with girlfriend, sister in Christ

#230  reflections in pond backyard

#231  alpaca farm

#232  red barns, white barns, beauty in the countryside

#233  "Everyone who conquers will be clothed in whlite, and I will not erase his name from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that he is mine"  Revelation 3:5

#234 apple pie

#235  finished giant granny square afgan

#236  "...I have opened a door to you that no one can shut"  Revelation 3:8

#237  "...I will protection you from the time of Great Tribulation and temptation

#238  "...pillar in the temple...secure...God's Name on him...citizen in the city...new name inscribed upon him"  Revelation 3:12

#239  "...fellowship with him and he with me.  sit beside me on my throne"  Revelation 3:20-21

#240  bike ride

#241  warmth of sunshine on face

Blessings, have an awesome LORD'S day!, Michelle

Alpaca Farm and Red Barns

Beautiful, sunny day in November, they are numbered for sure.  Country drive stumbled upon a another red barn and a few cows.

A new Alpac Farm and Country Store has opened up near where we live, they have a beautiful herd.  They are starting up a fiber mill and also carry my very faviorite soy candles from swan creek.  You can visit them here http://www.kindredkreekalpacas.com/index.cfm virtually if you are not in the western new york area.

Home now, candles lit and reflecting on my day...a pure joy to have caught a glimpse of the alpacas playing in the field running around in a circle.  Hope you are having a great day, what are you doing to enjoy the weekend?  Hugs, Michelle

Praise God-Worship Wednesday

Blessings, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe

I have a Japense Maple in my backyard that unfortunately looks like it's slowly dying with some kind of fungus on the bark and part of it is split in half now, but I did manage to get a few photos of some of the leaves left.  I've used Kim's texture "and then some" on all of the images.

The 2nd, 4th and 5th pics have artistic filter on them also, the last two you reallycan't make out the texture layers with the filter effects on them, but I was just palying around, and enjoying God's leaf beauty.  Have a terrific tuesday.  Hugs, Michelle

Monday Mosaics

Be sure to check out Mary's blog and view the other links for Mosaic Monday

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

Every year my sister and her husband have a huge party with everyone dressing up in costumes, they rent a jump house have a haunted barn and lots of fun food, crafts for the kids.  Every year I struggle with if I should attend or not, I HATE Halloween and as a Christian I wonder if I should be going to the party or not, I do a lot of praying  and I go, I talk with family, eat and leave.  Next year, I will not be attending, I feel as though I am offending my heavely Father, if he was to return at that moment what would I want him to see my doing, saying, not that I think.  So next year there will be no photos like this, as fun as they may be, I just can't no longer participant at any level.

Quilter's Fall Festival

Amy's Fall Quilt Festival, be sure to visit all the marvelous quilter's for this fun on-line show, need a little inspiration, you'll find it, want to be awed, you will be, want to find new techniques, you will, have FUN creative artist!  http://amyscreativeside.com/

I did a very simpe piecing of a one patch, but I used some of my favorite rose prints from Kaffe Fasset, Amy Butler, Heather Baily and Robin Pandolph. Then I quilted on the white solid squares in a pink thread several designs of roses form "One Song Needle" on my statler. This is for my bed, it's a queen size and I just love the way it came out, it was exactly what I wanted to showcase my favorite flower, the Rose.  I'm disappointed with the photos, the stitching looks funky in the pics, but we have had mostly rain for two weeks and I was lucky to get a sunshine day at all so that is what I was stuck with and of course the lighting was wrong time of the day, but sometimes you can only do what you can do.

I just pieced some three large pieces of fabric I had on hand for the backing.

I wanted fluffy white clouds in the sky and not bright sun, didn't get that, but I did get a couple of fall trees reflecting in the pond.

Thank you for visiting, enjoy the quilt show, hugs, Michelle