Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

We are half way through 2020 and personally I hope the second half is better than the first but right now in the United States and here in Oklahoma it's not. I'm remaining to stay home, no eating out or any indoor crowds and wearing my mask every time I go out.  The good thing about spending more time home I have to say is I've gotten my creative mojo back this past month.  And also has given me time to think about how I can blog more and improve what I'm trying to share. So I'm going to be adding videos here on the blog that I will also post on my new YouTube channel. I want to be able to show more of what goes on here whether it's a project I'm working on, the garden, cooking or just daily life. Knowing that writing is not my best asset, maybe videos will help. It will be at the bottom, so if all works right just click on the video and it should play for you. My channel is called Rose Prairie Farm I dropped the quilts because I didn't want it to be con...

At the retreat that I attended a couple of weekends ago I was sitting next to a friend of mine, Liz E. She was working on a small quilt, which is not unusual for her because that is what she mainly make. If you have never made a small quilt don't let anyone tell you it doesn't take as long as a large quilt. It can and sometimes longer. So this is the quilt she was working on that weekend.  I asked Liz to tell about her quilt and this is what she has to say about it.  The United We Stand is a small quilt probably made in response to 9-11. The pattern was from Miniature Quilt Magazine from their Miniature of the Heart contest that the magazine ran each year. It was in #65 issue-May 2003 and was made by Susan Holman. The block is 1.5 inch by 2 inch. It will measure about 16 inches by 16 inches square. Now I not sure if you can see from this picture that in between the people blocks she used fabric that has the Pledge of  Allegia...