Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Well tomorrow is November and that means Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is a time to remember all we are thankful for. But it can also be a time of giving back to someone else, that is what Tie One On Day is all about. From EllynAnne Geisel website; " Women clad in aprons have traditionally prepared the Thanksgiving meal, and it is within our historical linkage to share our bounty." EllynAnne Geisel Four years ago, I noticed that Thanksgiving was talked about in terms more commonly associated with stress, than joy. I remembered my mother’s absolute love of Thanksgiving, as a day more than anything else of sharing and gratefulness. So I created National Tie One On Day™ as an annual opportunity to return the "give" to Thanksgiving by sharing our good fortune with someone in need of a kind gesture National Tie One On Day™ has nothing to do with purchasing anything special or even driving! Participation is simple. On the day befo...

I was walking this morning thinking about the things I'm blessed with, then I read my daughter's blog and she had this posted and I though how right this quote is. One of the blessing I have is I'm going to be a Grandma for the first time and not just one child but twins. It's a double blessing. Just think of all the quilts, knitted items and other things I can come up with to make. Till next time Kat =^..^=

I was not blogging when the Blogger's Quilt Festival was last spring so I'm entering one of my quilts for the first time in the Blogger Quilt Festival Fall 2011. This is exciting to enter a quilt and not have to take or ship it and have to put a label and sleeve on either. This could be habit forming. Since I was not on top of things, I do not have pictures of this quilt being made. The pattern is a Winding Way, which intrigued me. All those curves was a learning experience. I love two color quilts and especially blue and white. I'm a quilt maker more than I am a collector but I do have a few antique blue and whites and I'm always looking for more. But I do love making my own. My good friend Pam and shop owner of Sager Creek  quilted it for me and did what I love, just a traditional pattern. I love the look, perfect. I hope you like my quilt enough that maybe you'll try making one of your own. The curves were not that bad and especi...

Boy, can't believe that this was the last day, I was just getting into the hang of it. Had a very nice room and comfy bed so being ready by 7 am was easy today. We have 3 shops today and then back to Sager Creek . Our first stop was the Quilt Sampler in Springfield, Missouri. Yes, it is owned by the same person as the one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and this time I did get pictures. This  I believe is Newman, their shop dog. Pam and Cliff at Sager Creek have a shop dog too. I get pictures of Bentley to post. Love this Log Cabin variation by Kaye England My friend Linda H. is making this quilt, really sweet one. They have a big shop, so their displays were very photogenic. This shop is the only one we visited that had such a large selection of quilting stencils. Now we are on to our next stop and lunch at Block by Block in Carthage, Missouri. The color of the fall foliage was just starting to turn but at the courthouse square in downtown Carthage it was lovel...

We had to get up early and be on the bus at 7 am so we could be at the first shop by 8:30. We had 4 shops to hit and our first was at Prairie Pieces Quilt Shop in Emporia, Kansas. It was a fun shop, the owner Sue (on left) and employees had these aprons on. And they were really into the decorating for the Halloween We were told the the bathroom had been acting up, and to tell a bus load of women that, can be an issue, seeing how that was always the first place to go for most of us. They said they had lost their plumber, They had a good selection of embroidery items and patterns From here we on back on the bus to  Stitch On in Lawrence Kansas, (home of Barbara Brackman) didn't see her. Did see a group of protesters for 99.9%. This shop had gift items in front with the fabric and patterns in the back of shop. Reminded me of what the shop in Rogers, Arkansas use to be a few years back. Had a great selection of cross stitch patterns and thread. Then we we...

Look what came in the mail today from Deborah at dandelion house . I won a giveaway a couple of  weeks ago and these are the cards I won. These are very lovely, Thank you. I just love fall and I'm not sure if I can part with these Till next time Kat =^..^=

Well I tried to send a post from my phone and it did not work so now I'm home, rested for a day and I'm rearing to go. It was a lot of fun and wonderful to see so many quilt shops I have never been to. I was what they called the bus "mom" and there was 33 of us on our bus. I was able to get pictures of most of the 11 shops we went to. Friday was our first day, and we left Sager Creek Quilt Shop in Siloam Spring, Arkansas at 6:45am and had 4 shops to go to from Tulsa Oklahoma up to Witcha Kansas Our first stop was the Quilt Sampler in Tulsa. I was not awake enough to be thinking because I had forgotten I wanted to take photos of all the shop to show, so I have none of this shop. Then we drove on to Guthrie, Oklahoma to Sooner Quilts. They had a very large flannel, 30's and western sections. I apologize for the pictures, sometimes the fluorescent lightening interfered and then sometimes it just wasn't big enough to get a good shot. Knowing w...