Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

PICKLED EGGS   Ingredients 12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled 1 large empty sterilized glass jar 4 cups vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 2 medium onions, sliced 1/3cup sugar 1 tablespoon pickling spices 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds  1 teaspoon celery seeds 1 clove garlic Directions Put the peeled hardboiled eggs in the large jar. Boil the remaining ingredients together for 5 minutes. Pour over the eggs in the jar. Cover; leave on counter overnight. Keeps in refrigerator for weeks, in theory. In reality, if you love pickled eggs, these will disappear. Learn to dye eggs naturally at Mother Earth News I thought that Easter will be here in a couple of weeks that I would give recipes using hard boiled eggs.  This recipe and Recipe #11 used hard boiled eggs, plus the next two will also.  I remember when my kids were young we would have a lot of eggs and at that time I did not know that many dished to use the eggs, we ate the majority of them as just eggs, so hopeful

Look how green and pretty it is starting to look, the temp. is 70 and calm, plus it is sunny. And what am I doing. Sitting in the house, feeling sorry for myself cause I would rather be outside in the garden then here near the phone because I do not want to miss a call from the satellite repair person. They were schedule between 8-12 this morning but here it is 1:15 and I'm still waiting. Did call twice to let me know they are running behind. Your saying, that's to be expected. So I'm having a little pity party. Well I've cleaned, and cleaned and just tried of cleaning so I thought I would look up a few things on the computer. And lo and behold I came across a couple of sites on how to make a bag from an old T-shirt. You might of have seen this before but it's new to me. I like it. I had cleaned out part of my closet and had come across some old T-shirts. Perfect. This is what I made in less than 20 minutes.  This is from a child size small. This i

Karen from Sew Many Ways  is hosting a linky party as a way to meet new friends. If you are here for the first time I want to welcome you and invite you look around. Maybe you'll become a new friend. I would love that. Thank you for stopping by Kat =^..^=

I have had a couple of good and productive days here on the farm but they had little sewing involved. More in the way of getting ready for when the rain stops and I can get back out there in the garden  So I started my sweet potatoes, I have wrote about how to start your own plants last year  here .  I did not plant my potatoes last weekend because I figure the weatherman could be right about the rain  we're to receive and they were right. We have had 8.5" in the past few days. So I'm getting my potatoes ready by laying them out in the light, this is called "chitting" or "greening". This will lead to a stronger plant, earlier harvest and heavier yield. What you do is a week or two before planting, spread  your seed potatoes in a shallow, open top box or I just used newspaper. Lay them in a warm spot that has bright light but not direct sun. The warmth will cause the eyes to sprout while the light keeps them stubby and less prone to breakage.

I have lived in my home here for over 10 yrs and these little Iris's have been here. The previous owner loved Iris's and they are everywhere, so I assume she planted these.   Now in the time I have been here they have never bloomed but for some reason they did this year  and they are beautiful. Now to look at the first picture you would think that they are just an average iris but pictures can be misleading. So I went in the house and retrieved a yard stick. Now you can see how small they are. That's right, only 5 inches tall anf that is with the bloom.With just the leaf blades they are 4 inches. I am so pleased with them but the area they are growing in is a spot I want to redo this spring. The thought of digging them up is scaring me. I do not want to lose them and the best time for me to of transplant them would of been a couple of months ago. I had not given them a thought then. I'm going to have to give this some serious consideratio

Seeing how I am stuck inside  (we have had 6.5" of rain in 24 hrs) and spring fever had hit me this past week, it's hard thinking about anything else and what I am going to do next out in the veggie patch. So beside trying to sew today, I have been going through a few of my favorite garden books to satisfy that urge. Now this book was my first garden book I bought beside a subscription to Organic Gardening back in the 70's.  Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew This book was first publish in 1981 and that was the year I purchase mine and has been updated a couple of years ago. I used this method and in a way still do. But back in California I lived in the suburbs and did not have much space. This book is perfect  for backyard gardening  The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith is an excellent resource on almost all the veggie you will plant. Gives info on planting requirements, companion plants good and bad, what to expect when growing an

I have been trying to play catch up lately so this is  what's up on my wall and on my cutting table. I know I have a lot that I am posting about and I realize I will not get them all done today but I am going to work hard on these.  Today is the start of a 3 - 4 day rainy spell we are predicted to have here and that will keep me out of the garden and in the sewing room.  This is this months  Stash Bee  block exchange, I'm in Hive 1 It is a very pretty block and I will get this one done today   This is next months BOM at  Sager Creek  I am so in love with William Morris style. All I plan to do is just prepare the blocks for appliqueing. These are this months UFO Challenge    #8  And I'm only a 1/3 done and I am trying to have this done by the end of the month. I do not believe I will make it. I work on this while watching TV. Looks like I need to watch more TV.  :} And then there is Takes 2, boy looks what month can to, I have 10 b