Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

It was a great day for baking and sewing. My daughter-in-law had texted me yesterday with this picture saying what it was. It's Redbud and Lemon Cornbread Loaf Cake http://www.ful-filled.com/2017/03/25/redbud-lemon-cornmeal-loaf-cake/ Now I was intrigued by it because it was using Redbud flowers.  And here on the place we have lots of Redbud trees and have been wanting to make something. Here is some info on Redbud trees and what parts are edible So I gave it a try today. Now I did not go all out prepping for my pictures like they did over at the website Ful-filled  , their photos are gorgeous.  That is where you'll find the recipe too.  It calls for 1 3/4 cups of flowers which didn't take long to pick. Mine does look pretty and it taste is good, it's a lemon cake. I enjoyed making this. Up on the wall today is another project I had started many years ago, like over 20 years.  It is do

I'm going to do a little catch-up on this post since I haven't written since Monday.  I was able to finish machine quilting and putting binding on 2 baby quilts. These for RSC quilts that I had started a couple years ago. Nothing like UFO's. Does feel good to finally get them completed. Now they are ready for a new home.  This one had leftover blocks from a quilt I made my oldest daughter Quilting was done with my walking foot and did it all in the ditch.  Did the same with the next one.  Also used a sheet from Walmart for the backing and binding. And still have enough leftover to back at least another small quilt. I also put the binding on two large quilt that I have had finished and waiting for their turn.  That is what I'm going to stitch on this evening while watching TV with "the man of the place". I had also finish putting the top together that I had posted about Monday that w

Here it is the first day of spring and here in Oklahoma the predicted temperature for today is 90. That is just too early for being this hot, I'm not ready for summer heat, it's just the first day of spring. It's been a couple weeks since I last wrote and some good and bad events have happened. Right now I'm just going to focus on the good. Last week I was able to go on a mission trip with my church to Kansas City. I was able to help out in a Community Kitchen   and it was a great experience. If you live near Kansas City they are always in need of volunteers and the link tells you about their mission and how to contact them. Seeing how I've been gone I have done very little sewing. Up on the wall is the blocks I started back in 2015 for the RSC that year.  The pattern is Thimble Blossoms by  Red Letter Day These are the color choices I picked for the last blocks I'm making 16 blocks and have 5 left to do. All the prints are

It's hard to believe it's been two weeks since I last wrote.  I have been very productive tho. I was able to complete my string quilt and love how it turned out.  Can't say that it made a dent in the strips. I also machine quilted the turquoise baby quilt. Nothing fancy just some straight lines and waves around the outer border. Now it's ready to be given away. Now I can say Yeah!!!!! The Farmer's Wife 1930 quilt is done. I did a different setting than the book and didn't use all the blocks I made. I'll have to find something else to use the remaining ones. Turned out OK Measures out to be 86 x 93.  So now on the design wall is my OMG for this month  it is one of the RSC I started in 2015 Have 10 blocks but I'll need six more to go.  Linking up with elm street quilts

Hard to believe it is  February with the temperatures in the 80's. Will be again tomorrow. Worked outside some but not as much as I should of been doing.  Today I had to wait for servicemen to come and check out the new dishwasher. It hadn't worked like it should so I called them to check on it. I thought it might of been off balance but actually it has a faulty door and control panel. Now I have to wait for another to replace it. Thank goodness I didn't have surgery. Yesterday I did make a few more Retro Air-Ship Propeller blocks. Slowly I'm getting that one done. I don't remember how many I'll need but do know I have quite a few left to make. Check this out............... 14 eggs today, the girls are liking this warm weather. Today I started on the string quilt Made large and small pieces to cut out the 4 1/2" squares from. Now I do not use a foundation, just sew the strips together.  Now the strips are not s

The wall started out this morning looking like this and ended up looking like that. Finished the back for the baby top using the scraps leftover from the top. Tried my best to make it look ok. I don't do pieced back often... next will be to get batting and sandwich it. Before I did that I had started on pressing, trimming and organizing this tub of scraps. I'm going to start a string quilt and had some strings already but while doing the scraps I was able to add some more.  I think I have a good amount now. I like this pattern I found in a Fons and Porter magazine.  Fons and Porter and Quiltmania are the only magazines I get and I can find something I want to make in each issue. Out of curiosity, what if any magazines you like?  patchwork times love laugh quilt cooking up quilts