Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I have been so busy putting up apples, okra, tomatoes, green beans and eggplant that I have not  been in the sewing room much, but doesn't all these jars look beautiful.                       I have been trying to getting some piecework ready to take with me on the 3 days shop hop bus trip I'll be going on. So I'll take some knitting and these applique blocks. The pattern is from this book and I know mine looks like theirs. Sometimes I see something that I just love and I cannot think outside the box. I have seen example of this pattern in antique quilts in different colors but I just love the black. You do not see much done in 30's black. There is this one that has yellow points http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?kid=4C-83-402 and then there are ones like this one that have red points http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?kid=57-90-724 And this one has a neat use of changing the the whole look on this pattern http://www.quiltindex.org/bas

This post is in response to a challenge by Amy over at homesteadrevival.blogspot.com She would like anyone to come up with a meal that you can prepare in case of emergency and where you do not have power or water. That's not far fetch for us here. We have well water and when the power goes we have no pump for water. We have been caught off guard before, so we try have water saved. She wrote about how the first 72 hours are the hardest because most people will be in shock and thinking about fixing meals is not thought of. So we should put together enough meals for this time span in a box or container. Meals where it takes no water or heat. Unless you have a wood stove or campfire. I went for no heat even thou I do have a wood stove so that is what I can use if needed. So the meal I thought of was for breakfast for 2, since that's what we have just "the man of the place" and I. 1 cup of instant oatmeal some walnuts (this is a good snack food) raisins (also a goo

I love to embroider.  Embroidery was one of the needlework's that my mother did and she taught me how, oh so many years ago. The fact that I can put the two things I love to do together, quilting and embroidery is a must. So I pulled out a few things I've done or I am working on to share.  a White Birches pattern  This a Bareroot pattern   What I love do also is to put embroidery with my applique pieces This is a P3 Design So if this is your thing too, I think you would like what I came across. It's this website called Needle n Thread and she has made some very well done videos to show you how to make a large variety of stitches. If you do embroider or want to learn how, this is a must see site. I like it so much that I'm going to keep a link to on my blog, so if you like to go back to anytime, you'll find it here.    http://www.needlenthread.com/videos Till next time Kat =^.

I do not usually do this but I thought this one is just something I needed to pass along. Perri over at stitches from the bush The giveaway prize ... - 'I'm Charmed, I'm Sure' Table Runner pattern - Rouenneries Deux Charm Pack (new FG range due out in January next year) - 70cm of Oyster FG fabric (for stitching on) - 30cm of Rouge FG fabric (for binding) - and 1 reel of Cosmo Multi Work Thread (88m of 2 stranded threads ... no having to devise skeins)   So check it out and put yourself in the pool to win. Wish you luck Kat

These past few days "the man of the place" has been taking care of the end of the year lawn care, having the lawn mowed; the bovine way This is our new young Angus bull, isn't he handsome. Now I would not reccomend this way for just anyone, you need to have a couple of well natured bovines, fenced in yard and patience, they are not fast. And they just don't mow the yard but also fertilized at the same time. Now I can not say that they do as well as the lawn mower, but it is environmentally friendly. I would imagine that the carbon footprint on this would be very low. The only thing now to be done is the "the man of the place" needs to figure out how is going to spread the fertilizer around. Till next time Kat =^..^= Go here  to check out more.

Why is it that when I  work on these crumb blocks, my room  looks like my scrap basket exploded. I mean it, exploded. It has looked like this every time and I thought I would just share it. I was wondering, does your space end up like this or am I just a very messy quilter. I was able to get quite a few  blocks done this afternoon. I really liked making these log cabin blocks the best so far. I like how I do not have to worry about the seams being a perfect 1/4 inch or that they will match up on each strip. Can just slap it together and it looks great. LOVING IT And then I got crazy and continue to make a few more filler blocks. Look at how big my pile is getting. WHOO - HOO This is just way too much fun for one person, enjoying the process. Till next time, Kat =^..^=

 I am going to make another true confession here and that is I'm a Laura fan and have been since I was a young  teenager. My first introduction to her story was through the TV show but once I read the books that was it. I wanted from then on to live off of the earth. Now being that this was the early 70's and I did live in northern California it wasn't a big leap to take. To give you an idea of how much I loved Laura's story, my middle daughter is named after her I grew up some in downtown Sacramento and then the suburbs of Sac., so I did all my learning and growing of  my own food in small spaces. Which, by the way,  has turned out to be a benefit. That was about all I could do besides raise a few chickens, until now. So when it was Laura's turn to be the person of interest in our 30's group/club, I can say I have just been elated. Learning about her (more) is just pure heaven for me. Last year "the man of the place" and I went to Mansflei