Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm,

Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some cows,

Ee i ee i oh!

With a moo-moo here,

And a moo-moo there

Here a moo, there a moo,

Everywhere a moo-ooo

Old MacDonald had a farm,

Ee i ee i oh!

Okay - what's that all about?  Well a cow of course! I do not know why I'm letting a cow intimidate me but I am.  Remember my chair pads I'm making, well the order is for 8 of them.  I have posted pics of four of them.  This week I've been working on the last four.  I have 2 more done (a cat and another house) and halfway thru a version of the a quilt pattern "Tulip Cross".  The cow will be the last one! 

Heck I've grown up surrounded by farms - even have ridden my sled under a cow before (My grandmother's house was built in hill and my Mom's cousin's farm was across the street and down a hill - we would have someone hold open the wire fence and toboggan and sled from my Grandmothers hill all the way down to the creek - often there were cows in the way so we would duck and go between their legs!  They would just stand there!  So why am I afraid of hooking this cow?

Who knows? Let's just hope I find some inspiration soon!

Several people have left comments and emailed me about my Snowballs. Thanks for all your comments. 

Here is how I assembled them.

After hooking the snowman I put modpodge around the last row of hooking (You can use any type of glue or fray check - just something to hold the backing .

After it is dry - cut the backing away as close to the last row of hooking as you can.

I then took twine and threaded it with a needle into the backing of the snowball to make a hanger.

Then I cut (with my pinking shears) a piece of wool slightly larger than the snowball.

Glue the backing on and let dry - and then trim away extra wool if needed.

Done!

This is basically how I made my magnets too and have made pins like this before.  Easy peasy

Have a great week!