The finishing instructions for the Harvest Mystery Quilt are here!!  Click on the link below to get the pattern:

Harvest Mystery Quilt Finishing Instructions

ARE YOU READY TO HOP? Farmhouse Threads and Friends Harvest Mystery Quilt Blog Hop

Our Christmas Mystery Quilt Blog Hop was so popular last year - we are doing it again!!  For 12 weeks, beginning June 17th we will share with you free patterns from some of our favorite designers to complete a Harvest Mystery Quilt just in time for the season.  Each week, one designer will post the pattern to make a harvest themed quilt block using wool appliqué on cotton fabric.  The patterns are free for you to download and print, and kits will be for sale individually by the designers.  Week 12 will include the instructions to put all of these blocks together with some fun borders to complete your quilt.  Finishing kits will be available from Farmhouse Threads.  Make sure you sign up for each designer's blog/website (below) to receive the free patterns.     Week 1 Block Revealed:  by Rhonda McCray, Farmhouse Threads CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE FREE PATTERN CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE KIT Watch for future blocks to post: Week 2, June 24 - Jeni Gaston, Woolen Willow Designs http://jenifromthewillow.blogspot.com Week 3, July 1 Lisa Bongean, Primitive Gatherings  http://lisabongean.com Week 4, July 8 - Joan Grenke, Bits and Pieces by Joan  http://bitsandpiecesbyjoan.com Week 5, July 15 - Joyce Weeks, Geoff's Mom Pattern Co. http://geoffsmom.blogspot.com Week 6, July 22 - Kathi and Taylor, The Cottage at Cardiff Farms  http://thecottageatcardifffarms.com/blog Week 7 July 29 - Kathy Campbell, Heart to Hand http://www.hearttohand.com Week 8, August 5- Shawn York, Rusty Crow Quilt Shop  http://shawn-rustycrow.blogspot.com Week 9, August 12 - Debbie Busby, Wooden Spool Designs http://woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com Week 10, August 19 - Gloria Parsons,  Olde Green Cupboard Designs http://oldegreencupboard.blogspot.com Week 11, August 26 - Linda and Donna, My Red Door Designs http://myreddoordesignsblog.blogspot.com Week 12, September 2 - Finishing Instructions from Farmhouse Threads http://farmhousethreads.blogspot.com

Please share our Blog Hop with your friends so they can follow along.  Have fun hopping!!!

Join us for Farmhouse Threads and Friends Harvest Mystery Quilt Blog Hop

Our Christmas Mystery Quilt Blog Hop was so popular last year - we are doing it again!!  For 12 weeks, beginning June 17th we will share with you free patterns from some of our favorite designers to complete a Harvest Mystery Quilt just in time for the season.  Each week, one designer will post the pattern to make a harvest themed quilt block using wool appliqué on cotton fabric.  The patterns are free for you to download and print, and kits will be for sale individually by the designers.  Week 12 will include the instructions to put all of these blocks together with some fun borders to complete your quilt.  Finishing kits will be available from Farmhouse Threads.  Make sure you sign up for each designer's blog/website (below) to receive the free patterns.     Week 1, June 17 - Rhonda McCray, Farmhouse Threads  http://farmhousethreads.blogspot.com Week 2, June 24 - Jeni Gaston, Woolen Willow Designs http://jenifromthewillow.blogspot.com Week 3, July 1 Lisa Bongean, Primitive Gatherings  http://lisabongean.com Week 4, July 8 - Joan Grenke, Bits and Pieces by Joan  http://bitsandpiecesbyjoan.com Week 5, July 15 - Joyce Weeks, Geoff's Mom Pattern Co. http://geoffsmom.blogspot.com Week 6, July 22 - Kathi and Taylor, The Cottage at Cardiff Farms  http://thecottageatcardifffarms.com/blog Week 7 July 29 - Kathy Campbell, Heart to Hand http://www.hearttohand.com Week 8, August 5- Shawn York, Rusty Crow Quilt Shop  http://shawn-rustycrow.blogspot.com Week 9, August 12 - Debbie Busby, Wooden Spool Designs http://woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com Week 10, August 19 - Gloria Parsons,  Olde Green Cupboard Designs http://oldegreencupboard.blogspot.com Week 11, August 26 - Linda and Donna, My Red Door Designs http://myreddoordesignsblog.blogspot.com Week 12, September 2 - Finishing Instructions from Farmhouse Threads http://farmhousethreads.blogspot.com

Please share our Blog Hop with your friends so they can follow along.  Have fun hopping!!!

We are busy getting ready for ROAD TO CALIFORNIA!

The show opens on Thursday and runs through Sunday.  Come see us in the Ballroom, Booth #1709

click here for show information

WE HAVE TONS OF KITS AND LOTS OF NEW DESIGNS

 Here's a sneak peak:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!

for our semi-annual WAREHOUSE SALE

This weekend
STARTS TOMORROW - January 8th and 9th

Friday and Saturday

10am to 4pm

FARMHOUSE THREADS

27630 Commerce Center Drive #C, Temecula, California

We need to make room for new fabric and our stockroom is overflowing!!!

We have tons of fabric on sale - 25% off bolt cuts

All precut 1/2 yards and charm packs - BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!

All fat quarters - BUY 1 GET 2 FREE

Select kits up to 50% off

$2.00 patterns

Half price patterns

Select notions up to 50% off

25% off regular priced merchandise

.......... and more!

Here is a sneak peak:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!

for our semi-annual WAREHOUSE SALE

This weekend - January 8th and 9th

Friday and Saturday

10am to 4pm

FARMHOUSE THREADS

27630 Commerce Center Drive #C, Temecula, California

We need to make room for new fabric and our stockroom is overflowing!!!

We have tons of fabric on sale - 25% off bolt cuts

All precut 1/2 yards, charm packs and fat quarters - BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!

Select kits up to 50% off

$2.00 patterns

Half price patterns

Select notions up to 50% off

20% off regular priced merchandise

.......... and more!

Here is a sneak peak:

This is not a retail store - we are only open to the public during our sale

January 8-9

And the winner is . . . . . . . . . .

Barbara Beauregard - you have won the Christmas Mystery Quilt!!
I will contact you via email for your shipping address - CONGRATULATIONS!

It's still not too late to make this great quilt.  Kits and patterns are still available from most of the designers - see below.  The quilt will be discontinued after Christmas so get your orders placed!!

We had so much fun with this quilt, we are going to do it again next year with a FALL Mystery Quilt.  Look for our posts sometime next summer.

HERE IT IS!!!!!! I want to thank all the designers for providing such wonderful block designs to make this great Christmas quilt.  I love how they all look together!

Now this picture is just of the quilt top, I have not quilted it yet and the black binding is not on it yet.
Remember, for each kit you purchase you are entered into a drawing to WIN the finished quilt.

To print the pattern click here

To order the finishing kit ($39.95 plus shipping) click here

If you are following our Mystery Quilt Blog Hop,

We have exciting news!!!

The designers are sending me their finished blocks and they are fabulous!  I am working on sewing them all into a quilt that

is turning out pretty darn cute.  The finished quilt will be

revealed on December 5th along with instructions to make it.

Each time you purchase a block kit from any of the designers

you will be entered into a drawing to win the finished quilt. 

If you have previously purchased kits, you have been

entered into the drawing - you don't need to do anything.

Kits are still available from many of the designers. 

Visit their blog/website (shown below) to purchase their kits.

The winner will be announced on December 12th

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Kits are still available for my block on mywebsite farmhousethreads.com

Let the Blog Hop Begin!

Here is block #1, designed by Rhonda McCray "Christmas Candle"

 

This is a 9" finished block.  Kits are available on our website farmhousethreads.com  for $10.95 each which includes shipping.  Kit includes background fabric and wool.
 

 

Click here for pattern
 

HAVE FUN BLOG HOPPING!!!



 

Christmas Mystery Quilt Blog Hop

Join us for

Farmhouse Threads

Christmas Mystery Quilt

Blog Hop! 

For 10 weeks, beginning October 3^rd we will share with you free patterns from some of our favorite designers to complete a Christmas Quilt just in time for Christmas.  Each week, one designer will post the pattern to make a Christmas block using wool appliqué and embroidery on cotton.  Week 10 will include the instructions to put all of these blocks together with some fun borders to complete your Christmas quilt.  Finishing kits will be available from Farmhouse Threads.  

Make sure you sign up for each designer’s blog/website to receive the free patterns.

  Please share our blog hop with your friends and have them follow along! 

Week 1, October 3rd – Rhonda McCray, Farmhouse Threads

http://farmhousethreads.blogspot.com

Week 2, October 10^{th –}  Shawn York, Rusty Crow Quilt Shop

 http://shawn-rustycrow.blogspot.com

Week 3, October 17^th -  Debbie Busby, Wooden Spool Designs

http://woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com

Week 4, October 24^th – Joyce Weeks, Geoff’s Mom Pattern Co.

http://geoffsmom.blogspot.com

Week 5, October 30^th  – Gloria Parsons, Olde Green Cupboard Designs

http://oldegreencupboard.blogspot.com

Week 6, November 7^th – Joan Grenke, Bits and Pieces by Joan

http://bitsandpiecesbyjoan.com

Week 7 November 14^th – Kathy Campbell, Heart to Hand

http://www.hearttohand.com

Week 8, November 21^st  – Jeni Gaston, Woolen Willow Designs

http://jenifromthewillow.blogspot.com

Week 9, November 28^th – Lisa Bongean, Primitive Gatherings

http://lisa.bongean.com

Week 10, December 5^th – Finishing Instructions from Farmhouse Threads

http://farmhousethreads.blogspot.com

MY "UFO" LIST

If you don't already follow Gloria Parsons blog "Old Green Cupboard Designs", you should!  She is a crack-up and really nice, not to mention her great ideas and that she likes the same things I do.  Here is a link to her blog:  http://oldegreencupboard.blogspot.com/

Recently she challenged her followers to finish 5 UFO's "unfinished projects" in 5 months - that is 1 project a month.  I think I can do that - so I am up for the challenge.  Here is my list:

1.        “Ohio Star Crossing” by Country Threads.  I started this 2 years ago, got busy with something else and never went back.  I love this quilt and everything else by Country Threads.

 

2.        “In the Woods” designed by me “Farmhouse Threads”.  I designed this quilt for Diamond Textiles and made it with their fabric for Spring Market.  I think I need one for myself so I want to make another one.

 

 

3.        I signed up for “Primitive Gatherings” Summer Block of the Week – WHAT WAS I THINKING???????  I love it – but time is not on my side these days.

I am going to do it anyway!      

 

4.        I want to make this quilt by Country Threads “Line Up”.  I just love it and maybe now I will get it made.

 

5.       I promised my son-in-law’s sister I would make her this quilt a long time ago.  Another one of my designs – it has family pictures in it printed on inkjet fabric sheets. 

 

So that is my list. By posting this, hopefully it will get my butt in gear to get these done!!!

Rhonda

 

Spring Quilt Market

Still recovering from Spring Quilt Market 2013.  We had a great time in Portland and took lots of orders.  Here are some pictures of our booth.  New designs will be posted on the website soon.

 

This is what we started with:

 

 

And here is the finished booth:

 

 

One of my new designs "Pumpkin Garden", made entirely from wool.

 

More booth pictures.....

 

 

 

Another new design "Veggie Mats" was very popular at Market

 

Fall Quilt Market and Festival 2012

 

Well, we are finally getting caught up since arriving home from Houston Market and Festival - both shows were great, thank goodness since we had so much trouble getting there.  Mike and I drove with all of our displays and merchandise in our 5th wheel. We allowed 5 days to get to Houston even though we can do it in 4 days (my idea - and I had to fight for it).   We took our little dog Bailey because she can't handle it when we leave her.

 

 

First 2 days went great - third day, we were driving through El Paso and had a blowout on the 5th wheel. Called AAA to come out and change the tire - only a 2 hour setback, no big deal.  Fourth day, we started out in Fort Stockton, TX with half a tank of gas - no gas station for 100 miles - we found one 13 miles out of our way in Iraan TX and ran out of gas in the driveway of the gas station (yes, blocking traffic). Mike had to go to 3 places to find a gas can, $25 later (which he is still complaining about) we put the gas in and the truck won't start - found out that when you run out of diesel you have to pump the gas through the line before you can start the engine, so Mike is covered with gas as it is splashing all over him while he is pumping the gas line in the engine (still blocking traffic).

 

Ok, we are back on the road (Mike reeks of gasoline) - still OK with time.  After about 2 hours we hear a loud explosion of air - another blowout?  No, a compressed air line in the engine blew.  Great!  call AAA again and wait 2 hours for them to get to us - we are literally in the middle of nowhere sitting on the side of the freeway with our little dog Bailey.  He finally arrives, brings the wrong tow truck for our truck and 5th wheel so it takes him over an hour just to hitch us up. 

 

 

 

 

We get towed to a service station in Junction, TX (after turning the wrong way off the freeway and having to make a u-turn in the middle of a 4 lane highway and getting stuck (blocking traffic).  Another hour.  Finally get to the service station and they have to order a part to fix the hose.  Closest part is 100 miles away in San Antonio.  It is 5:00 pm.  We have to camp in the parking lot of this service station and pay one of his employees to drive to San Antonio for the part the next morning.  Finally got back on the road about 2:00 the next day.

 

 

Ok, it is our last day of travel and we have to get to Houston so we can set up our booth the next morning.  We made it - 9:00 pm and the RV park office is closed - we camp in the parking lot. 

But, hey we made it!  Our booth turned out really cute and we had a great show.

 

 

 

We introduced some of our new designs - which did very well: 

Here is our new "Christmas Village" block of the month

 

 

"Gingerbread" candle mat

 

"Christmas Chain"

 

"First Snow" little quilt and snowman in a jar.

 

Our new designs can be found on the website:  www.farmhousethreads.com

 

The drive home was pretty uneventful except for another tire blowout on the 5th wheel and losing a hubcap on our truck.  Thank God for AAA.  We might try a different route to Houston next year.

 

 

 



 

 

 

The dust has finally settled from Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA.  It was a great show for us - we met so many nice people and had a great time, even though Rhonda tripped over an empty bin during setup and tried to save her fall by grabbing a table on wheels - doesn't work - worse than the sprained ankle was the embarrasment, Mike was talking to Nick and Lisa from Primitive Gatherings and they saw the whole thing - don't you just hate to fall? 

Then there was Debbie's trip to the restroom to fill our vase with water for the beautiful daisies she brought from her garden.  As she was trying to fill the vase from those darned faucets with the sensors instead of handles, a man walked in.  She looked up and saw the wall of urinals and was horrified to realize she was in the men's room - the man didn't seem to mind and went about his business.  Typical.  We sure got a good laugh though.

We introduced some new projects in Long Beach, like our new book "Words With Wool". 

And our new candle mats "Trick or Treat" and "Crazy Christmas Tree"

And we started a new monthly project "Little Quilt Club", you can sign up to receive a complete kit for a little quilt each month.  Here is our first "Little Quilt Club" project "Harvest Pinwheels". 

Don't you just love all the fall colors?

And our new quilt "Christmas Memories" that did'nt get finished, but we took it anyway - it will be on the website when we get the center block embroidered.





Our next show is in San Diego at the convention center September 13 - 15, then we are off to Houston Quilt Festival - November 1 - 4.  More details to follow.

Spring Quilt Market 2012

Just returned from Quilt Market in Kansas City, Missouri.  It was a great show for us and we had several new quilt shops place orders for our patterns - yeah!!!!

We camped in our 5th wheel at Lake Jacomo in Missouri while at market - it was so pretty and peaceful. 

On the drive home we found some great old screen doors in Nebraska to use for display in our booth.

Fall Quilt Festival

We have finally settled after attending the Fall Quilt Festival in Houston. It was a great show - here are some pictures of our booth: