Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

This is such a sweet story. Last Monday at a quilt group I belong to, at the end of the meeting there is always a time for show and tell. I look forward to see what everyone has been up too. We have such an eclectic group of talented ladies. A member named Sandy told as the story behind this quilt.  (I hope I get this right Sandy) While Sandy was visiting family she offered to make her young niece a quilt.  Her niece went and drew a picture of the quilt she would like that included her in the bed with her cat.   It included a short note;  Hi aunt Sandy i just wanted to thank you for offering to make me a quilt. Love Stella But she also went a little further and painted a picture of the quilt. I like the detail in the fabric strips. Polka dots, stars and stripes So Sandy had a good idea of what her niece would like. But then Sandy received an email with a picture of this quilt stated she like this one too So Sandy got busy and finished Stella a

  Yea it's done. It has been a few years since I started this quilt. It was a BOM at Sager Creek Quilt Shop . Pam's (the owner) friend Marilyn McSpadden designed this quilt and Pam quilted it. Marilyn  used a lot of different techniques in appliqued designs.I just loved the weaving of fabric in the center of this blocks.   What beautiful quilting she did. I favor hand quilting but for machine quilting this is top notch.  As you can see Marilyn had design some of the blocks in 3 dimensional    And the rouging in the center of this sunflower was fun. Love the details in the quilting. This quilt measures 64 x 82 and was a fun challenge. This quilt will go in my dining room. 

Last week on my way back from stitch I stopped at  Ranalli Farms  on the west end of Tontitown, Arkansas, on Hwy. 412. I always find good fruits, produce and plants there. Well this time I came home with a bushel of apples and 1/2 bushel of Mars grapes.  They are a seedless grape,  color like concord but smaller. Which are very tasty. I also did not realize that a 1/2 bushel of grapes equal 18 lbs. That means I was searching for more than just a jam recipe. I first made Grape Catchup, this recipe is from one of my favorite blog, Foods In Jars. It is a sauce that is really nothing related to tomato catchup. It's more in the way of a plum sauce.  It is sweet and tangy with a kick of spice, very good. Suggested that it could be used as a dipping sauce, or a cooking sauce to put on chicken or pork. I think that is what I'll try first. http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/05/grape-catchup/ I have so many grapes I decided to make a double batch, boy I believe I have en

My prize came in the mail from Patrick Loose. And to be honest it is quite a coincident that I would win a book on baby quilts and I just happen to be becoming a grandmother for the first time.       Since my daughter is having boys I was looking for boyish quilts and I like these 3  And I have had this book for a couple of years with plans on making a couple of the quilts for what was my Grandbaby hope chest. Now they can actually go to the boys now  This Darcy Ashton" Bunnies and More" book Oh course we have to have cowboys, this is Oklahoma till next time Kat =^..^=

I wanted to talk a little about hand quilting. I love to quilt and for some reason I have always gravitated toward quilts that are hand quilted. Do you too. I would  think about all those stitches taken by some women and wonder what was going on in her life while she was stitching. Then think about the love felt while laying under a hand quilted quilt. I am pleased to know I'm not alone, thank goodness there are others with this passion also and who are keeping it vital part of the quilting world. There are two blogs dedicated to hand quilting and the quilters. Caron has two blogs, first one is Michigan Quilts  and the other one that just started celebrate hand quilting . So part of the reason for this post is that I can join in with other hand quilters and share all things hand quilted. I have so many more tops that I has finish then quilts I have quilted, but here are a few I have done. The quilt pictured at the top is the one I'm currently working on. This was la

This day has so many recognitions attached to it 11/11/11 U.S. Veteran's Day and National Corduroy Day First and for most Thank a Veteran for their time served to our country. Then I want to show my corduroy quilt. This is a quilt that came from "the of the place" family. Not sure who made it since his mother past away and that is when we received it. There was no label or anything to say who made it. (we need to label our quilts!!!) It is so soft. I'm guessing used and washed many times. I love the simple bar pattern used. Batting is very thick, probably a Poly bat. Tied with red acrylic yarn about every 4". The back is done in flannel, again so soft. The colors are not what I would of expected to see from "the man of the place" family. You see it was a house of men except his mom. I became aware of this day from reading Deb Rowden"s Blog . I just love her blog. And that is where I saw this link. Now

 Before Do you ever plan on doing something and only get to do a part of it, well that is how today went. I really tried to stay on task but somehow I find myself doing something else. So I get off to a slow start because I write my post this morning and than I figure, oh I'll just check on some of the others I follow and before I know it I have been on the computer for over an hour. OK, I can just get to sewing right after I eat something, hadn't had anything yet and it's close to 11:00 o'clock. I eat lunch. Now you see I have had this conditions since I was a child and that is after I eat lunch I get very sleeping and can find myself napping before I know it. Guess what, I did. Now it's 1:00 o'clock and I still have not sewn a stitch, so finally I am in there sewing. But I had to stop a couple of hours later because I had to run to the post office, pharmacy, feed store and then the grocery store. Get back home and realize I hadn't feed

Snowman quilt as it looks right now at 9:30 am Intention, put a fire under my @&$? and finish it. Heaven knows I have been having such a time at either being motivated,  making time or just being home this past month. Today I'm here and same with tomorrow. Now if I can stay on track and not distract myself, I should be as good as gold. Goal by the end of day will post what I was able to accomplish. I'm making this post as short as possible so I can get in my sewing room and get busy. Till later today 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