Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I had seen this process done on Pinterest and knew I had to try it because I have so many canning jars.  I thought this would be a great way to use them so they are not just sitting on a shelf.  I had read the story "The Christmas Jar" which is about the gift of change that had been collected in a pickle jar. So I thought to paint the jars and give them to the ladies in our 30's group with the challenge to collect their change and find someone who could use the gift at Christmas.  These jars are my finished product. Very few ingredients are needed:  Mod Podge - 1 Tablespoon and food coloring - several drops, depends on the color.  I used a 2-to-1 ratio of blue - green and 1 teaspoon of water.   Now the first set of instructions I found said to pour the mixture into the jar and coat the inside.   After it dried this is how they turned out.  As you can see,  not good - they are unevenly colored with streaks. I had to try again, but this time I p

This is a very easy and fast dish, plus  it's one the kids could make and maybe serve to mom on Mother's day. They have a couple of weeks to practice before that special day. Eggs in a Hole Ingredients 1 1/2 teaspoons bacon grease or a tsp. of butter 1 slice bread 1 egg salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Melt the bacon grease in a non-stick pan over low heat. Cut a 1 1/2 to 2-inch hole from the center of the bread slice; lay in the hot skillet. When the side facing down is lightly toasted, about 2 minutes,   flip and crack the egg into the hole; season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the egg is cooked and mostly firm.   Flip again and cook 1 minute more to assure doneness on both sides. Serve immediately.

Sorry I haven't written much lately, I have been getting the house in order so I can fly out to my daughter's today. I'll get caught up on my posts when I get there.  Till next time (in California) Kat =^..^=

I have had taken these pictures back at the Dallas show last month and had meant to post these photos. I do not know about you but something I see quilts that just put me in ah. These two do it for me. This first one definitely deserved the first placed ribbon it has. The detail is amazing and her theme is so "sweet". Just love it. This one I just thought was so perfect. The thread work is so realistic and lifelike. I hope you enjoy seeing these as much as I did and someday I hope I will see works of these quilters/artists in the future. Kat

Its Monday again, boy time goes by way too quickly. This week I have so much to get done around the place before I go to California to be with my daughter. She is having twins and had been in the hospital the past couple of weeks and thought she would have to stay until the boys were born but they let her go home this past weekend. Now I am needed more now to help because she is ordered to stay in bed. So on my wall are projects I have to get done before I go.  This was this months block for the 30's club at Sager Creek. It is a row of the new BOM quilt for the 30's club. The pattern is one of Pam's, owner of the shop. Here is a link to the  shop Plus I have some blanket stitching to do on the bottom two block, left Morris Garden and right is Sisters in Scripture, the block is for the anointed woman and is a picture of a spilled bottle of perfume.  Then it's not up on the wall but on my list, is to make the boys a swaddling blanket.

This is not a traditional chili relleno recipe because I had to use what I had in my pantry and I did not have  chile poblano but I did have cans a green chilies. CHILI RELLENO CASSEROLE 2 (4 oz.) cans green chili 1/3 lb. longhorn or Jack cheese 4 eggs 1/3 c. milk 1/2 c. flour (I used whole wheat white) 1/2 tsp. baking powder Layer chili and cheese in greased 9 inch pan. Put eggs in blender until foamy, add milk, flour and baking powder; mix and pour over chili and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until knife comes out clean. My opinion of this dish, (seeing how this is also a new recipe for me and "the man of the place",) is that  I found it to not be the same as if made with the Poblano chili but tasty in its own right and reminded me of a tamale pie. "The man of the place" can not handle spicy or hot foods and he did not like it. But you know if want something a little spicy and have these ingredients why not make it. This di

I had started out yesterday afternoon working on the Christmas Quilt A-Long and with full intentions of just finishing part 3 in  a couple of hours of sewing. Things were going along just smoothly until I started to feel a little odd. Now if any of you have food allergies or have had an allergic reactions to something, you know what I was feeling. It was the onset of a food reaction and mine starts with tingling/itchy feeling. Needless to say that just blew the rest of my evening. Hives and a couple of Benadryl pills later it was " good night " for me. Plus I not much good for a while the next day either but I did get them done today, all 20 sets.  I have a few of Deb Tucker's trimmers and the one I use the most is the "Trucker Trimmer"  I love the simplicity of it and it works so well for trimming up these hour glass blocks. You get the center perfectly in the center and the sides lined upped just right  After that they go together so