Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I'm not sure if I'm boring you with another zucchini recipe or if you are like me and have an abundance of them that you are desperate for many way to use them up beside sharing them with others  So again I went online in search of a cookie that I hadn't made yet and I could send to "the little dudes". So after the Grandpa test, which by the way got 2 thumbs up, I packed them up and sent them priority mail. They should get them Friday along with the kaleidoscopes and Thomas the train cars. Here is the link to the recipe I used. They are moist and not overly sweet, perfect for the boys. Plus I was able to sneak in a little vegetable. I am loving this break from the heat and humidity. We had a cold front move in with some rain. Its 12:00 right now and only 67 outside. Just wonderful. After it stops raining I'm going to spend as much time as I can outside as possible. But until then I'm working on getting more done on the Red Stri

I had written a post yesterday with the intentions of cleaning it up and adding some photos, but my day was so busy I never got around to it. So it's a new day and I will start all over again. I arrived home Sunday evening from the quilt show. I had a lot of fun, I enjoyed it, but from a vendor's point of view it was not a good show. I was inspired by so many beautiful quilt and things I saw. Plus what the other vendors had in their booths, that I was ready to come home and just put the pedal to the metal. But after being gone for almost a week, I had plenty to do around the house before I could get any sewing time. What's up on my design wall is what I left up there from last week which is my red string quilt. I would've liked to of added a block or two yesterday but that didn't happen. I  was out in the garden a little, I needed to pick veggies... seeing how no one had gone out there all week to pick.  And I c

Yes I know it Saturaday morn but I was so tired by the time we got back to the hotel room that after a shower I just went to bed.  So here are five favorites (not all) from the quilt show.  This is such a good design to use up your stash.  This is a pattern from Sew Vintage, which I love the saying.  Such a cute design, which I ended up buy the book.  This was one of the Hoffman's challenge entries.  And at the end of the day on the way back to our room we had this to admire. Such a gorgeous rainbow. 

I have had an abundant of zucchini this year So I've been looking up recipes that are made with zucchini. I have a great bread recipe that is in the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that I have had for over 30 years. But I needed more recipes so off to the internet to find some and I came across a few good ones. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_muffins/ I made these for the retreat and they were a big hit. And last week for the 30's I made these cookies. Which again were big hits. http://www.cookingclassy.com/2014/07/zucchini-cookies-cream-cheese-frosting/ http://www.chef-in-training.com/2015/07/chocolate-zucchini-cookies/ One thing thou is I'm a very messy cook. I will need to find more recipes cause I have a pile of them waiting for me when I get back. Hope you enjoy these.

We finished setting up.the booth for the show and it looks pretty good if you ask me.  The best set up yet.   After dinner and a little shopping at "Juke Box" quilt shop in Fort Collins we went back to our room where I got busy cutting out the pieces for more of the flower blocks for "Tree of Temptation".  The flower blocks finish out to be 2"   That is why I can use empty Altoid tins.  It's been a long day and I'm tired  so till tomorrow

Before I left, yesterday I finished one of next month set of blocks for the 30's club Here is April and was hoping to do another one but I needed to pick veggies and put them up. Had 20 lbs. of tomatoes to do. Cleaned and packed my bag. Downloaded a book to listen to, another Donis Casey's book. Bringing some knitting and a new project of hand piecing. Found this quilt at a antique shop a few years ago. Loved it but it was in pretty bad shape so I didn't purchase the quilt. After playing around on EQ, I came up with a pattern. Then some time after that I had seen a post on Tim's blog about a pattern he purchase that was published in 1929. It was the same pattern, called Tree of Temptation. Have a few blocks cut out and I will work on those. 

Over the weekend I put up on the wall was the Strip Quilt I took to the retreat and figure I could try to get a little done but I was too busy going to the laundromat cause my washer of 6 years need a new part and I'm in limbo waiting.Went to the one in the little town near me and to my surprise it was the cleanest, modern (machines ) and so cutely decorated I ever had to use. Pretty cool....... Back to the wall I'm liking the look.  Beside.... now and then I see a fabric from over 30 years ago when I had made some piece of clothing using that same fabric. This one will be a keeper cause of those memories. No way would I part with it. It will have to wait thou to get finished. I'm leaving tomorrow for Loveland, Colorado for a show. We need to be there by Weds. to set up.... so I'll be posting via my phone this week because we have to pack light and the laptop is staying home. linking up with http://lovelaughquilt.