Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Yes I know it Saturaday morn but I was so tired by the time we got back to the hotel room that after a shower I just went to bed.  So here are five favorites (not all) from the quilt show.  This is such a good design to use up your stash.  This is a pattern from Sew Vintage, which I love the saying.  Such a cute design, which I ended up buy the book.  This was one of the Hoffman's challenge entries.  And at the end of the day on the way back to our room we had this to admire. Such a gorgeous rainbow. 

I have had an abundant of zucchini this year So I've been looking up recipes that are made with zucchini. I have a great bread recipe that is in the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that I have had for over 30 years. But I needed more recipes so off to the internet to find some and I came across a few good ones. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_muffins/ I made these for the retreat and they were a big hit. And last week for the 30's I made these cookies. Which again were big hits. http://www.cookingclassy.com/2014/07/zucchini-cookies-cream-cheese-frosting/ http://www.chef-in-training.com/2015/07/chocolate-zucchini-cookies/ One thing thou is I'm a very messy cook. I will need to find more recipes cause I have a pile of them waiting for me when I get back. Hope you enjoy these.

We finished setting up.the booth for the show and it looks pretty good if you ask me.  The best set up yet.   After dinner and a little shopping at "Juke Box" quilt shop in Fort Collins we went back to our room where I got busy cutting out the pieces for more of the flower blocks for "Tree of Temptation".  The flower blocks finish out to be 2"   That is why I can use empty Altoid tins.  It's been a long day and I'm tired  so till tomorrow

Before I left, yesterday I finished one of next month set of blocks for the 30's club Here is April and was hoping to do another one but I needed to pick veggies and put them up. Had 20 lbs. of tomatoes to do. Cleaned and packed my bag. Downloaded a book to listen to, another Donis Casey's book. Bringing some knitting and a new project of hand piecing. Found this quilt at a antique shop a few years ago. Loved it but it was in pretty bad shape so I didn't purchase the quilt. After playing around on EQ, I came up with a pattern. Then some time after that I had seen a post on Tim's blog about a pattern he purchase that was published in 1929. It was the same pattern, called Tree of Temptation. Have a few blocks cut out and I will work on those. 

Over the weekend I put up on the wall was the Strip Quilt I took to the retreat and figure I could try to get a little done but I was too busy going to the laundromat cause my washer of 6 years need a new part and I'm in limbo waiting.Went to the one in the little town near me and to my surprise it was the cleanest, modern (machines ) and so cutely decorated I ever had to use. Pretty cool....... Back to the wall I'm liking the look.  Beside.... now and then I see a fabric from over 30 years ago when I had made some piece of clothing using that same fabric. This one will be a keeper cause of those memories. No way would I part with it. It will have to wait thou to get finished. I'm leaving tomorrow for Loveland, Colorado for a show. We need to be there by Weds. to set up.... so I'll be posting via my phone this week because we have to pack light and the laptop is staying home. linking up with http://lovelaughquilt.

I'm linking up with Kathy sharing what I'm slowly working on and I mean slowly. I wish I could say I'm a fast quilter but that would be a fib. I love hand quilting, I love the calm process, I love the look and the softness of a hand quilted quilt. Have made a little progress and could do better if I would just spend more time at it  Finished this portion and now I'm working on this part Bob is helping of course.  I just think he wanted to photo bomb my pic. Here is another angle. Then while relocating the hoop I noticed this spot. Not sure when or how it happen. I don't even know what it is. I do not remember having a prick or cut while quilting. It could be a drop of coffee, that I have had.  Not sure how to handle it.  Should I try to remove now even thou I don't know long its been there or just wait. And what should I use. As you can tell this is the first time I have had this happen to a quilt I'm wo

Last Tuesday was the 30's club at Sager Creek Quilt Shop and was the first meeting where we are starting   Laurie Aaron Hird's Farmers Wife 1930 Sampler and here is our fist 5 blocks We had twice as many attending, then we had before and it was wonderful.  The ones who's been attending this year were ready with their RSC15 blocks they made for the past months.  This quilt is one of our past 30's quilt. Eiko made it like just the pattern. Very beautiful isn't it.  Now I have finished mine and it is almost finished quilted but I changed it a little. Instead of the floral basket and went with a row of cottages. I going to add clouds and I'm thinking of clumps of grass beneath the the houses and in-between. Then it will be done. I just love the look of hand quilting...... especially on the back. linking up to  so scrappy