CHARM SQUARES

I have opened a store on etsy.com The name of my store is FABRICFROG

If you love fabric, super easy kits and all things country...visit my store. Here is a photo of a box with 100 five inch fabric squares...beautiful quilt shop quality fabric...go check it out...

We have been very busy at Frog Hill Farm...ice, snow, more ice and then more snow topped off with wind and sleet....OH JOY... I cannot wait for Spring......

Set up your sewing machine...and start a tote bag or throw with pretty flowers on it......

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, COLD WINTER.....

We have several inches of snow on the ground...some melted, then turned to a crust of ice. The wind always blows at Frog Hill Farm, and when it gets going it drops the temp. 'way down. It has been below 0 for about a week. It is so hard on the animals. We carry their water out to them in 5 gallon buckets, because their pumps are frozen. We give the pig his feed, but the sheep sneek in and steal it. The poor roosters.....they broke their heat lamp one night, and by the morning, they had frostbite on their bright red combs.... Our chicken book says it is not painful to them...but it still looks sad.....

I am having problems with not going "cabin crazy".....OH, there is plenty to do here...always cooking and washing to do, and alot of fabric to play with....it's just that I cannot get out and drive around like I am used to......the cold, the ice, the wind, and the price of gas..... Well...I've just got to remember.....Spring cannot be far away.........

This is ANGUS the pot bellied pig. We adopted him two weeks ago. He has made a "pig nest" in the sheeps straw pile. He has a banana and a bowl of oats every morning...gotta watch his cholesterol, don't ya know! He grunts, and actually barks, and seems to laugh too. SOME PIG....

ONE COLD DAY.....

The wind blew all day, and we got about 4 or 5 inches of snow last night. The poor criters ...the chickens cannot go outside, must be contet to eat, drink, chase each other around and lay eggs. The sheep are still afraid of the pot bellied pig. He just eats their food, and laughs.....

The cat is the smart one...he stays inside, and sleeps on a heated blanket...Not spoiled much.....

Well, time for this ol' gal to go to bed......Stay warm..all y'all......

This is a raggy quilt, but can you see the difference? Instead of sewing an X in the center of each square, I sewed a SWIRL .... since one of the flannel fabrics features snowmen.....why not ??

This quilt took a little longer to make, because I did all the fringing by hand....clip, clip. clip..

All the fabrics are flannel, and in the middle of each square is a smaller square of batting....it is sooo warm and cuddlie.... One of my favorites....but the next one I make will be cut out with the Accucut machine....

If you want to learn alot about quilting and raggy quilting, you should check into some of the ebay quilting groups.... I'll just mention my favorites here...

RAG QUEEN QUILTERS RQQ

QUILTERS CORNER GROUP QCG

Quilters cottage

RAGGY QUILT QUILTERS

and AQWWG which stands for A QUILTING WE WILL GO. When you do your searching on ebay...try putting in one of these group names.... like ..... RQQ or QCG you will discover so many beautiful handmade things and wonderful fabrics...... go see........!

OTHER QUILTS ... still fast....and easy......

Here is another quilt that I made. Can you tell I love the fast and easy quilts? This one is made of strips of quilt shop quality fabric, featuring ducks. 100% cotton and cotton flannel, with a thin batting. I believe it took me longer to add the bias tape around the edge, than it did to make the whole quilt! If you love my quilts, you can visit my sales on ebay ...... just search for friday-frog to see what I am selling this week...You can be sure it is quick and easy !

VALENTINES QUILT ... so easy ...

I must admit, I enjoy cutting out the quilts more than sewing them. But, this Valentines quilt was so much fun to design and sew....that I may just have to sew up another one... I used red and pink valentines fabrics and flannels for the squares and vintage chenille bedspreads for the raggy hearts. I have a huge machine, which is called an Accucut Grand Mark, which I use to cut the squares and shapes. It's wonderful...It cuts the squares and fringes the edges all at once. All you have to do then.....is sew it together. You run it thru your washing machine and dryer....and TA DA..... it starts the ragging process. So..... what do you think??