Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I made these for our 30's club that meets tomorrow. We are having a cookie exchange and I thought these were more of a Christmas cookie than the orange meringues.  I going to pack them in egg cartons.  I'll have it in the next post here in a while. Peppermint Meringues Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Ready In: 5 Hours Servings: 48 INGREDIENTS: 2 egg whites 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar A few drops of peppermint extract 1/2 cup white sugar 2 peppermint candy canes, crushed DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil. 2. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar to soft peaks. Gradually add sugar, and a few drops of peppermint extract,  continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks. Drop by spoonfuls 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle crushed peppermint candy over the cookies. 3. Bake for 1

I am so behind I feel like it not what's up but what's upside down, me. I keep telling myself that I will get it all done, no worries. And really it's true, we put on our self more than we need to so if I wanted  I could just say no, I have gotten better at it too. This time of year it seems like it all just piles up, no matter how well we  plan. But I can say I did accomplish some of the projects I have.  I did get the "little dudes" stockings done yesterday    and they are now on there way to California. The poor little ones have come down with their first cold. Thank goodness their mom is a nurse and Grandma needn't worry. I've been working on Bonnie Hunter's mystery  "Easy Street"  and so far I have been able to keep up This is clue 3.  I had changed my colorway and so far I'm liking what I see. I am using Deb Tucker's trimmers when making my units instead of the easy angler like she does. The m

It is Wednesday which means that Ginny  at Small Things is having a link up for lovers of books and things made by knitting or crocheting. I do not get a chance to post every week but I try as much as I can to go there each week to see what others are reading and making. I have come across new  books to read and new projects to make or put on my " things to do in the future list "  (me and my lists) So the book I am listening to now is a true story that takes place during the Great Depression here in the States. From Amazon a Book Description Release Date:  October 25, 2011 "A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering but can also foster compassion and community." - The Boston Globe In hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling author Ted Gup's unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a suitcase kept in his mother's attic, Gup discovered letters written to his grandfather in respon

I have not been meeting my goal I started back in the beginning of the year. I thought I would post an egg recipe a week and end up with 52 recipes. Well I learn a few things from this, first thing a new recipe a week for me was too much. You see I did not want to post a recipe I hadn't tried  But there have been times this year I have not been home to cook or I just didn't get around to it. Second was there are some I wanted to eat again or would and than just did not feel like another egg dish.  So I have decided that there a few recipes I have still that I want to share, so I'm going to break one of my rule, I'm going to post recipes that I haven't tried yet but plan to. Also I realize I will not meet my goal of 52 but I can live with that. So with that said, this is one I have been wanting to make since May but had no occasion to make them.     Martha Stewart's Meringue Swirls Martha Stewart Living, May 2012 Prep Time  20 minutes

I had been working on getting caught up since I started late, but I did made a dent in it. So far I'm liking my color choices. One thing about a mystery is that your not sure if what you pick out will work but seeing how I'm going scraping I have a better chance Last weeks clue was to make 192 - 4 patches (I have a 1/3 done) This weeks clue is to make 128  flying geese ( again about 1/3 done) And if you had time or just wanted to like me, you could get a head start on next week by cutting 64 rectangles from the background fabric - done (that was a no brainier for me) So what I did for what Bonnie had chosen as the colors I changed. For lime green I changed out to Cheddar. Now out of all the changes this is the one I am curious about. You can have too much of a bright/contrasting color that your eye could focus only on those colors, so will see. Then for the Turquoise I just went with another shade of blue, mainly Cadet blue. Then for the purple I went with a M

Merry Christmas to you all and yes I know it's a little early for that but not if you are going to be participating in Quilting Tutorials blog Quilt Show. I would like to tell you about my entry. I first seen this book when on my anniversary trip, I went to a quilt shop near where we were staying and fell in love with it.     Ruby Red Dots: Fanciful Circle-Inspired Designs  Sheri Howard (Author) I have a passion for applique and knew I had to make this one.  I do not believe this quilt is represented as a Chistmas quilt but the colors to me just scream Christmas. So here is mine, it is a large quilt (fits my king size bed) which is hand appliqued, machine pieced and hand quilted. I appologize for my picture, the quilt stand I have is missing a piece and I was unable to use it. So it's a floor shot. It's now time to vote for Viewer's Choice.  You will need to go here and leave a comment with your favorite quilt ( hopefully mine # 6

I guess I am just that.  (Update here, I making this my  November NewFO . Click on link to see the others)  Bonnie Hunter is doing another mystery and I hadn't joined in before and glad I didn't because they were a little to busy of a pattern but this time she saids "First off – this mystery will NOT be as intense as the last two years have been.  You can rest a bit easier on that factor alone.  I’ve worked really hard the past couple of years and so have you.  I thought we needed a fun break that will still use up a lot of stash in a very fun and beautiful quilt.  And that is how we find ourselves on EASY STREET!" On my side bar I put her button, so if you wish to join in too. Now I am not following her color choices because I just don't have a stash large enough in those colors but I do have a great deal of 1800's reproduction fabrics. Here is my choices The reds look more brown than red. The first clue is to make 4 patch