Beginning Again

Beginning a winter scene.  Quilting on the trees right now.  This will take a while.

In the meantime we are having summertime weather.  So went for a drive to take some photos including these beautiful Wisconsin Dairyland Happy Cows. 

"Hanging On"

 "Hanging On"

22" X 28 1/2"

Rawedged Fused Applique

Fabric Paint

Machine Quilted

 "Hanging On" is my tribute to the small farmer who it losing ground to the large corporate farmer who is buying up all the land around.

 He struggles to keep up with his farm but he is growing old and his equipment and barns are too.

 His herd of dairy cows is dwindling and he can't compete with the large herds that are now his neighbors knocking on his door.

However he still has his pride and his farm has been in the family for over 150 years.  It is hard to let go and he will fight as long as he is able.

This is part of Americana.   We will miss this when it is gone.  Our grandchildren may not know
this life existed.  Will the splendid wooden post and beam barns that sprinkle our landscape disappear and be replaced by the more economical metal barns that can be built in a few days but have no beauty onto themselves?    It happens so slowly that we better wake up and before it is too late. 

Farm under the Needle

Besides Christmas preparations for both my Mom's Christmas and Ours I have been quilting the
Farm.  There are a lot of thread changes and it is slow going but I am getting there.  Just have to take an hour here and an hour there when I can.

It is now snowless here and dark and dreary with some rain.  However they are talking about snow on either Wed. Thurs. or Friday this week.  So perhaps there still is a chance of a white Christmas!

"Hanging On"

I assembled a rock fence directly on my teflon sheet.  Then I fused it in place on my background adding in rocks where needed. Now I will quilt them.

Once I was finished with that I added my farmer.   Are you putting it together yet?  My title (which is a big hint) is "Hanging On".