Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

At the Wichita Show I just fell in love with this one quilt made by Mary Ann Moore. As she wrote in her description that she took her love for cross stitch with her love for quilting and put the two together and boy is it spectacular.  I wish I could of took better pictures, I used my I-Phone and wished I had a nice camera. But I think you can get the idea of how stunning this quilt was. I wished I could of met Mary Ann and ask her the questions racing through my mind.   This picture dose not show half of how pretty it was. Just in case you are interested in the pattern she used you can find the pattern she used at Amazon Hope you like this one as much as I did. Kat =^..^=

This is my first Yarn Along  and why I hadn't seen this sooner I just can't figure out. The concept is sharing with others two of some of my favorite things.  I have been sharing what I have made but not too much what I am working on or what I have been reading lately.  So this is my latest knitting project now since I'm finish with the Chicken Hats and the Little Kitty Purse . I decided to start something for me. I'm trying the Color Affection Shawl by Veera Valimaki I saw on Raverly. There were so many beautiful combinations of colors they have pictures of, so I figured I couldn't go wrong. Easy-peasey. . Then as to what I've been reading, it's a book I have on my Kindle, its "The Feast Nearby" by Robin Mather. In the front page of the book is this written by her, "How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, harvesting, and eating locally (all on forty dollars a week). D

I really do not have to say much other than I enjoy the show a lot and came home inspired. So many lovelies and could not get pictures of them all but I did make a good attempt at it. I do want to say that it was hot and thank goodness the air conditioner was on but it also made the quilts sway and some pictures are slightly blurred. ( If you click on the picture you can view them bigger and in a slide show mode) This won Best of Show This won Best Professional  Machine Quilting \ Till next time Kat =^..^=

When I went online to find a mayo recipe I came across basically the same recipe with slight variations by adding lemon juice or vinegar or both, then there was the addition of mustard. could be Dijon or dry powder. Then there was the oil, some said straight canola, vegetable or olive oil but could be a combo. Then on the incredible egg  website you'll find a recipe for cooked blender mayonnaise. I think I'll try that next. There is also a very informative article written on The Guardian   about all the ingredients and what they do in the recipe. Homemade Mayonnaise . Ingredients *2 egg yolks 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard or 1 tsp dry mustard Kosher salt 1 1/2 cups neutrally flavored oil (vegetable, canola) Preparation: Let all your ingredients come to room temperature before you begin. Using my cute  separato r Using an electric hand mixer, stand mixer, blender or a wire whisk, whip the egg yolks for a

This is what's up on my wall for me to work on this week, it's my Civil War Blocks from Barbara Brackman's blog she did last year. Need to finish quickly before the site goes down. I'm home again and it seems like I have been saying that a lot these past few months. Beside telling myself I have so much  to catch up on. I was out in the veggie garden just feeling overwhelmed with the weeds doing so  much better than the veggies I have growing. I usually mulch very heavily but did not have the straw or the time to get it done between trips. That is why the weeds have over taken some of the beds. There will be some gardening on my list for this week. With the temp being in the triple digits this week I will only be able to spend a couple hours in the morning outside. I have been indoor way too much lately so I am just not use to this heat. What a woos. I plan on trying to get my list shorten. I did get a couple of the things from my last list done, whic