The Country Register of Indiana May-June 2018

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The Country Register of Indiana

Editors’ Corner

May, more than any other month of the year, –Fennel Hudson wants us to feel most alive.

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The snow is gone. (We hope!) The sun on our faces does really make us feel alive.

This is the perfect time of year to explore! Tuck your copy of The Country Register under your arm and head out for a day of local-business retail therapy. The shops and events advertising within our publication can certainly help you find that special item that will make your home say: “Spring is here!”

Everyone should get out to visit our advertisers and to enjoy the events they have planned. Check the Events Listing and ads in this edition and call your friends. Road trip! In this edition we have featured many shops with articles. Read about the shops and plan trips to those that are of interest to you.

Did someone say “Spruce up for Spring?” Our advertisers offer furniture, curtains, linens, wallpaper, collectibles, and everything else you need for any redecorating project.

Don’t forget to honor your parents in May and June! Our advertisers have loads of great gift ideas for both moms and dads.

Plan your shopping trip and be sure to check the ads for their new spring hours or call ahead to verify. Visit our facebook page for updates on our advertisers also.

Let’s Go ShoppingAND THE GR ANDKIDS! GRANDKIDS!

Prescription for Adventure

by Naomi Gaede Penner

Decorate with History, Happiness, and Hugs “What do we do with mom and dad’s old stuff ?” asks the younger generation.

It seems that vintage chic is out of vogue and Crate and Barrel, IKEA, Target and other look-alike furniture is where decorating takes place. Does it matter?

“In happy and long-lived cultures, people often display items from their families’ past,” says The Blue Zones of Happiness author Dan Buettner. “We find that in happier cultures around the world, folks feel like part of a continuum.”

In The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living, author Meik Wiking attributes the Danes’ happiness to living out “Hygge,” a word characterized by coziness/hominess/sense of well-being.

One way that is created is by surrounding oneself with objects from the past that hold emotional significance.

It is with immense pleasure I have tea at Diane’s house. Her Danish ancestry is displayed through plates, paintings of a family house from the old country and more. A small wooden secretary comes to life when she says, “I remember when….”

I’m both a historian and a daydreaming nostalgic. Inside my house, a plant sits in a pickle crock, the old farm door hangs horizontally from my kitchen ceiling, a moose rack looms above my living room and reminds me of tasty roasts my mother prepared; and then there’s a heavy ceramic cup and saucer from my grandmother that came out of an oatmeal box. Outside I see my grandparents’ red farm pump and wagon wheels. I can almost hear them talking in Low German. My heart is warmed.

There’s more.

“When I was growing up, my daddy and I had our differences,” my mom explained.

“Farm families needed a lot of kids, preferably boys. I was his ‘boy’ because my folks had three girls before a boy came along. He worked me hard, and I often resented it.” That was growing up on the Peabody, Kan., farm. Decades later, after my parents moved to Alaska and homesteaded, my mom’s parents went up to help, taking along a little green wooden ice cream freezer. Mom and grandpa made

homemade ice cream. Mom told me, “That was the freezer we used on the farm.” She smiled. “We’ve made peace.

I understand things better as an adult.”

The green freezer now graces my fireplace mantel and is stuffed seasonally with floral décor.

There’s more.

“Why do I keep that?”

I ask myself.

My m o t h e r - i n - l aw ’s pinecone china dinnerware sits high above my head on a kitchen shelf. Every Thanksgiving, I set my table with those plates, bowls and ser ving pieces. I imagine the repeated stories around past holiday tables; many evoked by my husband and his two brothers as children. Laughter. Teasing. Arguing?

The tug of a pant leg from under the table by the largest wiener dog in history?

That’s where the peas ended up from the middle brother. Now my children, grand boys, and even a sly dog, gather around a table set with pinecone china.

After my husband died, I kept his cowboy boots and hats. The loud tap of his boots on the hardwood floor had annoyed me to no end. When I’d say something, he’d look perplexed, as if to say, “Who would want to sleep any later?” Now those boots and hats adorn my house. One hat hangs on a fence picket from my great-great grandfather Abraham Gaede’s farmhouse that was near Ebenfeld, Kan. To my delight, my son has artfully tied together past and present: IKEA furniture and a reel-to-reel tape player.

Old cameras are displayed on a corner shelf and modern LED lights are suspended over his kitchen bar. He treasures his father’s tools and enjoys a contemporary standing desk. He, too, has warmed his house into a home. He keeps the stories going.

I’ve decorated with history, not just anyone’s, but mine. My lineage of Kansas farm and Alaska homestead hug me and bring me happiness. © 2018 Find and purchase Naomi’s Prescription for Adventure books, at www.prescriptionforadventure.com

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Advertiser Index

Events Listing

Shops are listed alphabetically by location.

See shop & show ads for complete details.

Cities & Shops

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Bedford ................................ 17 Indiana Quilt Depot Bloomington ....................... 15 Fancy Works Simply Primitive The Tailored Fit Bremen ................................ 10 Country Quilt Creations Brookville ............................ 12 Franklin County Quilt Show Brownstown ......................... 16 Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Crawfordsville ........................ 6 Harvest Inn Interior Decor/Gifts Decatur .................................. 9 The Homeplace Ft Wayne ................................ 9 Sacred Images Franklin ............................... 13 Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival Georgetown ........................... 4 The Quilting Bee Greensburg .......................... 21 Tree City Stitches Greenwood ............................ 7 Back Door Quilts Kokomo ............................... 24 One Stop Quilt Shop Hop Lawrenceburg...................... 12 Tri-State Antique Market Liberty ................................. 13 Pohlar Fabrics Madison ................................. 4 Fabric Shop Marion ................................... 8 Quilters Hall of Fame Metamora ............................ 12 Strawberry Days Monroeville............................ 9 Red Barn Quiltery Mooresville ............................ 6 Breezy Manor Farm Nashville .............................. 14 Pioneer Women Quilt Show

Salvage Style

Cities & Shops

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The Story Inn Wishful Thinking Nineveh ............................... 14 The Farmhouse Cafe Tea Room North Vernon ...................... 19 Sharynn’s Quilt Box Plainfield ............................... 7 Porhouse Primitives Plymouth ............................. 10 Boonee’s Rustic Shoppe Simply Thymes 2 Richmond ............................ 13 Heartland Antique Show Rome City ............................ 11 Caroline’s Cottage Cottons Rushville .............................. 20 Elizabeth’s Keepsakes In Stitches Salem ................................... 16 Piecemakers Quilt Show St Paul .................................. 21 Olde Barn Primitives Seymour ............................... 18 Primitive Crow Small Town Stitches Shipshewana ........................ 11 Shipshewana Quilt Festival Yoder Department Store Spencer ................................ 15 Relics Antiques & More Unraveled Quilt and Fabric Store Versailles .............................. 12 The Quilter’s Nook Wabash .................................. 8 Heaven on Earth Nancy J’s Fabrics Washington ............................ 5 The Stitching Post

Not Classified by T own Town and Out of State Out of State ........................ 22, 23 Shop Hop .............................. 5, 24 Tour Towns .................................. 5

by Marla Wilson

Springtime Chair Bench

If you are a junker or re-purposer, you have no doubt seen benches made from chairs. They have been around for years.

I have made a number of these and they have all been fun and very different from each other.

You can use two or three chairs. They can be matching or all different. You may choose to paint them all one color or use many colors. The seat is plywood and can also be painted or upholstered, using any durable fabric. I have used upholstery fabric, burlap, blankets and vintage quilts.

Your bench can be as plain or as fancy as you want to make it.

For this particular bench, I used two matching chairs. I removed the seats and cut a piece of plywood the correct size to go over both with about a half inch overhang. I lightly sanded, primed and painted the chairs green and white. It took three coats of paint before I was happy with the finish. Since these chairs were a little plain, I wanted to add an embellishment. I cut six flowers out of thin plywood, painted, glued and nailed them to the chairs. I chose an old quilt for the seat covering. I cut it the size of the seat plus three inches all the way around. I laid the plywood on the back

side of the quilt and used a staple gun to attach it to the plywood. I screwed the seat to the chairs and it was done!!

This bench will be a great addition to the front porch when spring weather finally gets here.

–Marla Wilson is the owner of The Rusty Wheel, a gift boutique in Scandia, KS. The shop features her floral designs and repurposed "junk," as well as home decor . Follow The Rusty Wheel on Facebook, or www.therustywheel.vpweb.comor contact her at stumpy1954@hotmail.com

May

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Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, Franklin ........................................................... 13 Pioneer Women’s Club Quilt Show, Nashville ............................................. 14 Heartland Antique Show, Richmond ............................................................ 13 Grand Opening - Indiana Quilt Depot, Bedford ....................................... 17 Strawberry Days, Metamora ........................................................................... 12 Tri-State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ..................................................... 12 Spring Into Summer Tour, Various Towns .....................................................5 Piecemaker Guild Quilt Show, Salem ............................................................ 16 Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ....................................................................... 23 Mid Summer Sale - Caroline’s Cottage Cottons, Rome City ..................... 11 Shipshewana Quilt Festival, Shipshewana .................................................... 11 Southern Indiana Shop Hop, Various Towns .................................................5

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Tri - State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ................................................... 12 Celebration 2018 Opens- Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion ...........................8 Franklin County Quilt Show .......................................................................... 12 Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ....................................................................... 23

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1 Tri-State Antique Market, Lawrenceburg ...................................................... 12 7, 8 Tiffin Flea Market, Tiffin, OH ........................................................................ 23 27, 28 One Stop Quilt Shop Hop, Kokomo ............................................................. 24

Become Inspired

by Annice Bradley Rockwell

Decorating, Entertaining and Living in the Early American Style A Pure Part of Our Past As we approach the month of May in New England it is often with a sense of deep appreciation. Gone are the days of wind and cold and now we are divinely blessed with longer days that often beckon us to linger outside just a little longer. Gardening chores that await us give us the opportunity to focus on something pure that was an important part of our collective past.

Preparing the soil for our perennials and planting them with an eye for aesthetics is an investment of time that will yield abundant pleasure in the years to come. Looking upon the fragrant blooms of lavender or smelling the wafting scent of lemon balm as we brush up against it on an early summer’s morning we are indeed reminded that from our hard work always comes reward. Seeing these springlike signs of the season appear year after year reinforces the wonder of nature to restore and renew.

Creating a Colonial Kitchen Garden Creating raised garden beds in which to grow vegetables and herbs is an efficient way to garden and it is one that is steeped in tradition. Raised beds typically make lighter work of gardening tasks such as planting, weeding and watering and their design conjures up memories of colonial kitchen gardens.

Kitchen gardens were often planned to be just off of the kitchen of the home for culinary and medicinal use. Having the herbs virtually right at hand was a planned convenience that also served to add

beauty to the homestead’s landscape.

Some of the herbs used in a kitchen garden include thyme, mint, rosemary, lavender, basil and chives. Each with its very own distinctive look and flavor, they added a fresh taste to colonial dishes.

Today having your own kitchen “clipping garden” offers similar culinary and aesthetic joy. Using rock, brick or wooden timbers to define the space, garden herbs can be planted where they can be readily used and enjoyed. Typically hardy, these perennials can be used fresh or preserved dry to be enjoyed in the winter months when the herb garden is in its seemingly sleeping state.

Returning to a Simpler Time As warmer days begin to become more common, take the time to create spaces in your yard that can be enjoyed and used to create a look centuries earlier. Feel the pleasure of connecting to a simpler time by going out to the herb garden on a June morning to gather a fresh bouquet of herbs just after they have dried from the morning dew. See the work of gardening not as a chore but as a peaceful delight.

And as you seek to shift to the season of summer the hard yet happy work of your gardening efforts will provide you with blessings beyond what you had ever planned – Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques in Connecticut. She is currently working on her book, New England Girl.

NewEnglandGirl2012@hotmail.com

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Why Tools are Important...

by Susan Baldani

and Other Things My Father Taught Me Fathers sometimes get the short end of the stick. There is always a lot of fanfare around motherhood and Mother’s Day (as there should be). After all, like many of us, I would be totally lost without my mother.

But fathers matter equally as much; they just usually keep a lower profile. How often do we hear “she was like a mama bear” or how often do people on television shout out “Hi Mom”? Well, what about Dad? Mothers are wonderful. They comfort us after bad dreams, take care of us when we’re sick, and soothe our broken hearts when people hurt our feelings. But what about knowing how to change a tire, or what kind of screwdriver to use, or how to install a car radio? I learned all these things from my father. I didn’t want to be one of those women who always had to hire someone to install a new porch light, or spackle and paint a room. And my father made sure I wasn’t one of those either. Besides, as well as being handy he is also frugal, and his philosophy is “why hire someone if you can do it yourself ?” Even though as a kid I didn’t get a kick out of holding the flashlight or handing him tools while he fixed something, I was forced to learn things that my mother did not have the time or inclination to teach me. And I learned a lot about tools, more than I probably ever wanted to know.

Years later, when I rented my first apartment and then bought my own house, I worked right alongside the males in the family doing what had to be done.

Men and women alike were always somewhat amazed at the things I could fix, or how I could solve a myriad of household problems. I even knew my way around a car and could often diagnose what the trouble was.

Granted, I couldn’t always fix it, but I usually knew what was wrong.

My father and I didn’t always agree on things while I was growing up, which is natural.

However, he taught me things that I will never forget and often need to know. I’m lucky to still have my father, even after some health scares over the last few months, and for that I am very thankful.

I have more things to learn from him yet, and maybe he can learn some things from me too.

Happy Father’s Day Dad, from your handy and “not afraid to get her hands dirty” daughter. Thank you for all you have taught me –Susan Baldani has an MA in Education and a BA in Psychology. She enjoys writing and in addition to writing articles about small town life, is currently working on her second book. You can contact her at suebaldani@yahoo.com or through her website at www.mywritingwall.com

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The Quilting Bee Quilt Shop

Quilting with Barbara Spring, you say? Bring it on! Winters in northern climes like ours can be long and miserable, so for temporary relief in March we spent a few days on Vancouver Island where spring enters Canada in February or March, rather than April or May as in the rest of the country.

My winter-induced lassitude disappeared as soon as I saw the first green grass and a few crocuses shortly after we deplaned, and in a day or two I decided to stop at a few quilt shops to add to my stash. The welcome and enthusiasm from staff at two stores in particular, Kismet in Port Alberni and Kaleidoscope near Duncan, reinforced my stash-building tendencies, and I was lucky enough to find several useful pieces to add to my collection in just a few minutes at each store. As all quilters know, time is of the essence when someone who doesn’t quilt is waiting for someone who does. So how could I be quick and efficient and keep peace in the family?

Upon reflection, I realized my search which on the surface seemed random really conformed to a few personal unwritten principles and procedures which I had unconsciously developed over the years and would like to share.

First, check out the marked-down fabrics, even the ugly ones. They too need a home and you may find them surprisingly useful. Case in point: a few years ago, I bought several metres of a fabric I considered ugly (I didn’t like the colors) because the price -- but not the quality – was extremely low. I assume other shoppers shared my attitude because there was so much left on the bolt. This fabric lived in my stash until this past winter when I hauled it off the shelf. Because I had bought a sizeable quantity it made perfect backing for a single quilt, a lap quilt and a wall hanging!

by Barbara Conquest

Ugly no longer, it was a perfect complement to the tops, and inexpensive too. Win-win.

Try for variety in your stash – dark, medium, light, bright, pastel, large prints, small prints, abstracts, florals… We tend to buy our favourite colors over and over, which narrows variety. The impact of a quilt depends greatly on contrast. In fact, some veteran quilters consider contrast more important than color. If you have an assortment of fabrics of different values and colors, there’s a good chance that you’ll find just what you need in your stash, avoiding an emergency trip to a shop.

Look for neutrals – greys, tans, creams, tone-on-tones – especially if they are on sale. Neutrals are needed in most projects, so buy as much as your budget allows.

You’ll use them.

Avoid directional fabrics unless you have a concrete plan for them. They must be cut and placed carefully; your options will be limited and fabric wasted if they can be used in only one orientation.

Avoid theme fabrics if buying for your stash. Even if the colors are perfect, an inappropriate print may destroy the intended mood of the quilt. Exception: when you are collecting them for future use in a theme quilt. (Ask me how many pieces of cat fabric I have).

The most important guideline? When you see a fabric that you simply must have, buy some, no matter the cost (within reason). If you have diligently accumulated a varied group of fabrics, it is very likely something you already have in your stash cupboard will complement this special purchase, and you will be well on your way to starting a new project.

Happy hunting!

–© Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB.

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The Stitching P ost Post “Your Country Quilt Store”

We are a unique gathering of like-minded country folks, bonding together to unveil our wares and creations. Grab your family and friends for a tour of our home-based businesses in southern Indiana... Come for a visit and make a day of it in the country visiting our 13 hidden gems.

Blessings friends ~the Neighbors r u o y Future Tours: M ar k n d a r s !

• Reap the Harvest Tour – Sept 7th & 8th Cale • Home for the Holidays Tour – Nov 8th, 9th, 10th

A friendly country store with lots of MODA, Riley Blake, Andover and Quilting Treasures.

Also 1930’s and Civil War reproduction fabrics, flannels, batiks and solids.

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For a map & list of all participating shops visit: www.picturetrail.com/countryneighbors For more info: (812) 834-5529

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Wanted: Budding Writers Interested in Visting Shops Like Those Seen in TCR The Country Register is in search of folks who love shopping at just the type of shops and events advertised here on our pages.

If you are a budding writer, or even one with lots of experience, we want your help!

We need folks throughout the state who are available to visit shops in their spare time and write about their experience.

Send an email with where you live and, if available, a sample of your writing. We will get right back to you. Email samples in a text file or MS Word doc to in@countryregisteronline.com.

HELPING HANDS SHOP HOP

13TH ANNUAL 2018 SOUTHERN INDIANA Featuring: Helping Hands by Kim Diehl for Henry Glass Fabrics FOUR D AYS ONL Y! Wed., June 20 - Sat., June 23 DA ONLY Shop Hop Hours: Wed THROUGH Sat 9am-6pm Shop Hop Quilt – Hoppers with passports may purchase a block kit from each shop visited. EACH BLOCK KIT FEE: $5.00 Each shop has a unique way of putting the quilt together.

Finishing patterns and finishing kits available.

For info contact The Stitching Post at 812-254-6063 or other participating shops. For directions, please contact each shop. Carpool — it’s a great adventure with friends!

11 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

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SEWING MACHINE, FAT QUARTERS & GIFT CERTIFICATES • Gift Basket valued at $100 awarded to a visiting hopper at each Shop • Passport holders receive shop hop pin as well as future coupons • Passports available through June 19th for $5 (during shop hop: $6)

Participating Shops BOONVILLE: THE VILLAGE MERCANTILE, 123 S. Second St – 812-897-5687* BROWNSTOWN: SCRAPPY PATCHES QUILT SHOP, 408 West Spring St – 812-358-1734 CHARLESTOWN: QUILTERS CORNER COTTAGE, 263 Madison St – 502-939-9743 EDWARDSVILLE: THE QUILTING BEE, 4904 Old Georgetown Rd – 812-542-1236 EVANSVILLE: LET’S SEW, 4406 E. Morgan Avenue – 812-471-7945* MADISON: MARGIE'S COUNTRY STORE, 721 W. Main St – 877-395-6263 MADISON: L & L YARD GOODS, 1814 Taylor St – 812-273-1041 N VERNON: SHARYNN'S QUILT BOX, 890 South State St – 812-346-4731 WASHINGTON: THE STITCHING POST, 401 E Main St – 812-254-6063 *central time

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The Country Register of Indiana

CRAWFORDSVILLE - MOORESVILLE 1521 South Washington Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (across from Applebee's on 231 S.)

765-376-5802 • Open at 10am Tuesday - Saturday

Harvest Inn Interior Décor & Gifts We are all about You and Your Home!

Spring is always a busy time – getting everything freshened, inside and out.

Stop in and let us help!

• Curtains, rugs, lamps and shades • Bedding, bed skirts, pillow shams • Garden flags, Sassafras Door Mats • Solar lanterns and garden stones • Lanterns, Luminera & Luxurylite Candles • Scarves, jewelry and purses • Rabbit Creek dips, cheese balls and Slushy drink mixes for upcoming parties • Candleberry, Crossroads, Warm Glow and Thompson Candles and crumbles

Breezy Manor Farm Wool Shed

Handmade Woolen Goodies from my sheep, goats and bunnies.

Shop us at:

HOOSIER HILLS FIBER FESTIVAL JUNE 1 & 2 - FRANKLIN, IN

Check our social media for specials in May & June to honor your Moms and Dads!

Har Harvvest Inn

Additional Locations We post on Facebook , • Trader Bakers in Jasper (Booth #911) • Gilleys, Plainfield

Instagram (harvestinn1) and on our website:

www.harvestinn.webs.com

5803 E Watson Rd., Mooresville, IN • 317-260-0571 Friday - Sunday 11-4 or by appt.

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The Knitting Savant

By Andrea Springer

Welcome to the Neighborhood!

We’re a more mobile society than we’ve ever been in history, picking up and moving for any number of good reasons.

However practiced we are at relocating, sometimes starting over in a new community has its challenges. We need to search out where to pay our utilities, locate the library, grocery store, or any of a long list of other places that were part of the natural rhythm of our lives in our previous home.

I’ve always thought knitters had an advantage when it came to finding a toe-hold in a new place. All we had to do was find a local yarn shop and learn the times and places other knitters gathered together to work on their projects. In my mind, it was a sure-fire way to connect with like-minded people.

So, color me surprised when we received a message recently from a friend who relocated to another state. Before leaving town, she and I met for a cup of coffee, and we’d discussed how lucky she was. Not only were knitting groups a great way to make new friends, but her new location had two cool yarn stores to patronize!

However, her message back to her “knitting tribe” made me sad. She stopped at the first of the shops and inquired about the times for their “open” knitting group. When she showed up for her first visit, she took advantage of the empty chair at the table. The shop owner didn’t introduce her. No one spoke to her or welcomed her. The group simply continued their conversation like the chair

was still empty. Fortunately, my friend is made of stern stuff, and she simply worked on her project and left before the group session was over.

Her visit to the other shop was a different story – the owner was warm and welcoming, and the knitting group was full, but they eagerly pulled up another chair and welcomed her. She ended by saying, “There’s no question who will be getting my business!”

Her story is a challenge to me as someone who likes to meet up with friends and work on projects. We were all new to this craft, a shop or group, or community at some point in our lives. There were people who invited us to join in and mentored us as we took on projects. Knitting groups have introduced me to so many people I might never had crossed paths with. Our craft has never been about excluding others, but rather, passing on what we’ve learned over the years to a new group of eager learners.

If you’re a knitter – or you want to be – and find yourself in a new community, try out the knitting groups and find one that fits your interests and personality. If you’re a knitter in one of those groups, please remember what it was like to be “new to the neighborhood.” Pull up another chair to the table, and make this person feel welcome. You might have just met a new friend. –Andrea Springer blogs at www.knittingsavant.com andrea@knittingsavant.com or follow Knitting Savant on Facebook and Twitter.

Green Thumb

by Gayle Cranford

Some Have It and Some Do Not As I write this at the end of February in central Pennsylvania, my daffodils have sprouted six inches. Other plants are pushing up despite the fact that it’s still winter here in Pennsylvania.

My thoughts happily turn once again to the promise of spring and planting.

And, to my brother David.

During David’s youth, he showed an aptitude for successful gardening. Early on, his green thumb became obvious. And, as he matured, his talent for growing things expanded.

As a fourteen-year old, he worked in a local greenhouse, quickly becoming the owner’s most proficient potter. He seldom lost a plant.

At our home, he delighted in his own small patch of flowers in Dad’s large vegetable garden. It didn’t take long before his green thumb further developed as he helped to care for the garden and his own flowers.

Following high school graduation, a couple of attempts at higher education, and a short Florida vacation, Dave’s allergies and asthma compelled him to move to the south where his health improved and his planting interests continued?albeit with much different kinds of plants and, thus, different growing dilemmas.

He worked as a bellman at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach before he was able to purchase a home and until he experienced a very serious illness, forcing him to eventually find other employment. Having his own home encouraged his experimenting with more exotic plants. Before moving to his next

purchased home, he would fill his available land with a profusion of southern plants, the envy of all his neighbors.

In time, Dave further developed his green thumb to include starting a wide variety of palms, some native and many rare ones from abroad. He joined the Miami Fairchild Gardens, a resource. He sold many of his palms at various stages of development. Not only did he know the familiar names of these palms, he knew all the Latin names as well. Along the way, he developed his own potting soil.

A few more recent years ago, his interests changed to crotons. A Thailand contact provided him with Asian croton cuttings, and, soon, his yard was again filled with many varieties of this colorful plant.

His reputation in the croton world grew until he was interviewed for an article in the Miami Sun Sentinel as having developed one of the largest collections of crotons (especially Thai) in all of Florida.

David has now reached the ripe old age of eighty, and, despite having several health set-backs, he still putts around his beloved flowers.

And, his thumb is still very green.

–Gayle Cranford writes from her home in central Pennsylvania. Her age often surprises new friends because her family often compares her to the Energizer Bunny. Besides golf, she also enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, writing letters to the editor, and working with her church groups.

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Short Stories by a Mystery Book Author The Making of a Cozy Mystery I’m a cozy mystery author. When researching for my debut novel, A Vase of Mistaken Identity, I found a favorite cozy definition: “Cats, quilts, and not a lot of blood.” So clear, I understood the recipe right away. So clever, I can still remember it. But could I plot a mystery that included all the angles?

Cats: According to the definition, I needed a cat for my story. But not just any ole momma cat, snoring on the sunwarmed carpet. I wanted an interesting animal. So I closed my eyes and sent out an inner casting call. Soon Betty padded into my brain and meowed a hello. Here was a freedom-loving calico with golden eyes and a crooked whisker.

Perfect. She even had a habit of slipping through the smallest door opening, darting across the lawn, and springing over the fence onto the neighbor’s yard. Betty often chose to hang out with the wrong crowd - the strays next door. Last count – eleven mousers making mischief all over that dilapidated house. The bad habit got Betty into more than one scrape. Even so, my heroine, Thea James, adored her furry feline. In fact, I grew quite fond of Betty myself.

And crossed “cats” off the list.

Quilts: The Log Cabin quilt has always been my favorite pattern. Maybe it's because the colors can be arranged in so many ways, yet the result is always gorgeous. Or maybe because it was the first quilt I ever made. Since I needed a quilt for my cozy mystery, I designed a small Log Cabin quilt for my rookiequilter-heroine, Thea, to sew. I named it "Kitty in the Cabin." As the book progressed, her work on the quilt did, too.

My design featured a center block fashioned into the shape of a kitty's head.

I used a variation on a nine-patch to give it a little twist and some extra personality.

Pictured is the prototype created by my

by Cathy Elliott

cousin, Linda Gholson, quilter extraordinaire. She chose the 1930's reproduction fabric and hand-quilted it with lovely details like French knot eyes, whiskers, and little fish stitched around the border. Quilts? Check.

Not a lot of blood: This idea agreed with my Care Bear’s preference in books and movies. If blood had to be spilt, I

didn’t want to be there when it happened.

In a cozy mystery, the crime happens behind the curtain. Or, off stage. Then the reader doesn’t have to live through a nightmare-making, murder scene. In my story, the crime happened years ago, the body recently discovered by happenchance. Our heroine, a bit more clumsy than usual, stumbled smack into the mess. Poor Thea. But hurray for me!

Now I could paste an imaginary, gold star by the last requirement for a proper cozy.

All done.

Then, I had only to write the book. But then, that was the fun part.

–Cathy Elliott is a writer living in northern CA whose mysteries reflect her personal interests of crafting and collecting. Her plot-twisting works include A Vase of Mistaken Identity, Medals in the Attic, and A Stitch in Crime.

Website www.cathyelliottbooks.com

A Mother’s Gifts

by Kerri Habben

“All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother.”

One Mother’s Day about 30 years ago I gave my mother a coffee mug. The vessel is adorned with a cottage and garden, and at the bottom of it is a quote from Abraham Lincoln. It says, “All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother.”

My mother has given me many gifts over the course of our life together since I was born 45 years ago. Perhaps the most important one is that for as long as I can remember she told me that she would always love me. She said that she may not always approve of what I did, but that she would always love me. Because of this assurance I never doubted her devotion to me. It made me want to be a better person and to make good choices.

She encouraged me to always come to her because, “Communication is everything. If you cannot communicate, you don’t have anything.” Is it any wonder that we became best friends?

I learned from my mother how to love with a whole heart. She gives fully of herself, even as she maintains her own identity. She has always been genuine, never pretending to be something she isn’t. She never hides a part of herself because someone may or may not approve. She may cloak it in a way to suit the environment, but she is always beautifully authentic.

For all of these reasons and more she is one of the bravest, strongest people I know.

Three years ago Mom had a mastectomy. Not from breast cancer with the traditional markers; after some analysis and pondering, the tumor board’s best guess was squamous skin cancer.

Before she went to the hospital, I sat in the living room one night as she rested.

My packed bag was ready. For as long as she was there, I would be there.

I came to the chair to pray, believing that when I sat down I would beg for her

to live. However, I found that I was flooded with gratitude. My prayer was something like this: “Thank you, God, for all of the years You have given me with Mom. You know that I want more time.

But she is Your child, and I know that You will not let her down. You know what is best for her. Therefore, I humbly pray, ‘Thy Will Be Done.’”

In 2015 God answered my prayer with a healing and a cure.

Between then and these last months, we had two and a half years of joy and sheer thankfulness. We returned to the rhythm of our lives, cooking and knitting together, sitting on the porch and enjoying the garden. We laughed, did our errands, and watched hockey and baseball. We sang hymns and praised God for each new day.

It is now spring-time 2018, and I find that my unexpected prayer has lived close to the surface once for six months now.

For whatever the cancer was then, it metastasized to the brain.

On March 13th my mother passed away in our home with myself and a dear friend at her side.

Through the sadness these truths I know: my mother loves me, and I will always love her.

God, whose she is, holds her in the palm of His hand. She is now in a place of peace I cannot begin to fathom.

As her coffee mug from 30 years ago says, “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother.”

–Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer, and crochet instructor living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she learned these skills from her grandmother and mother. She donates many of her yarn creations to those in need. Kerry has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish and can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com.

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Flag Day – June 14 Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. America made the Stars and Stripes her national flag on June 14, 1777.

The idea of honoring the flag on the day of its adoption is believed to have begun in Wisconsin where a schoolteacher, named Bernard J. Cigrand, arranged for his students to celebrate what he called “Flag Birthday.”

Throughout the years, many other schools and

by Jo Branham eventually different cities began to hold Flag Day celebrations.

On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a Proclamation establishing June 14 as Flag Day. However, it wasn’t until August 3, 1949 that President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress that designated June14 as a national holiday.

Many cities have parades and festivities to celebrate our glorious flag! God bless America!

–Deb Heatherly who writes the regular column named “Obervations & Confessions” is a designer for Creative Grids® rulers and tools. When not in her studio, she is on the road doing Creative Grids® lectures and workshops for guilds and shops across the country. She is the designer of the Creative Grids Cat’s Cradle tool, Strippy Stars tool, Turbo 4 Patch and the Ultimate Flying Geese tool, and the author of the books ‘Cat’itude, Strippy Stars, and 4-Patch Panache. Visit her website at www.Debscatsnquilts.com Creative Grids® fans are invited to join her new Facebook group—Grids Girls.

Warmer days have finally arrived and many will take to the road on vacations to various locations. Whether it’s trips to the mountains, the beach or to visit friends and relatives, if you’re like me, they are an excuse to explore interesting places along the way.

I’m always on the look out for quilt shops, antique stores and businesses that repurpose older items into new uses. My daughter once described it as an adult treasure hunt and I think she is right. I love the thrill of finding things to bring home, as well as the unexpected memories triggered by spying something from my past.

Many times, it’s a game or a toy that brings back special memories. I vividly remember sitting and playing Chinese Checkers with my cousins on summer nights after a long day at the beach. I had a round metal set that opened so that you could store the marbles inside. When I recently ran across a similar set, I felt myself smiling. I swear I could almost hear my cousins laughing and smell the Coppertone my mom would slather on my sunburnt shoulders.

Sometimes it’s the excitement of finding new additions for a collection or seeing a friend do the same. My friend Cacia is constantly on the lookout for lavender transfer ware and it was exciting for us both when she found a piece on a recent trip. She had explained to me earlier that the pieces she looks for are getting harder and harder to find. She loves to use the pretty plates on special occasions and now, even though it’s not something I collect, I find myself searching for pieces for her.

Plates, games, dolls—almost anything vintage appeals to me—but my favorite things to look for are vintage sewing machines and sewing collectibles. I love to imagine the people who used them and what they created. Was it a grandmother who was teaching her granddaughter to sew her first seams? Was it an expectant mom making tiny layettes for the baby that was soon to enter the world? Or was it a quilter like myself piecing scraps together to create quilts to keep her family warm? Pin cushions, darning eggs, needle cases—no matter what it is—each piece holds a childlike wonder to me and I will

by Deb Heatherly

have to admit that many of those finds end up following me home.

One of my all-time favorites is a red metal thread holder. Its paint is peeling in places and its center pincushion was lost long before this treasure came to live with me but I love it all the same. I’d like to know its history and how it ended up in a second-hand store.

I’m sure it was once a prized piece for some lucky seamstress and I think this little beauty deserves a much better retirement than the shelf of miscellaneous goods that I found it abandoned on. It looked very out of place sitting between plastic flowers and a chipped cup and saucer. If inanimate objects had feelings, I’d almost say it was sad.

That’s why I just had to bring it home. It now sits in a place of honor in my sewing room.

While any sewing themed item makes me happy, I will have to admit that by far my biggest weakness is old metal toy sewing machines. I collect the tiny machines, the boxes they came in and even advertisements about toy sewing machines. I’ve almost run out of places for my hubby to put up shelves to hold them but that does not stop the search.

I blame this obsession on my upbringing and it happened like this. You see, I learned to sew at a very young age on my mother's Kenmore. She was a very accomplished seamstress and after seeing my serious interest, she bought me a ‘real’ machine of my very own. I fondly remember making my clothes and, by the age of ten, proudly wearing my self-made fashions to school. I loved that machine and it was one of my most prized possessions but I’ve often wondered if my never having a toy machine is what fuels my fascination with these little cuties. I like to tell my mother that my addiction to them is all her fault. She then reminds me that I would never have been able to make the things I made on a toy.

I’ll close by quoting the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Sometimes the most out of the way places yield the most fun rewards. My advice to you is to be on the lookout for adventure.

You never know what you will find. And, hey, if you spot a lonely toy machine, give me a shout. I know where it can find a good home.

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Stories of a Farm Wife

by Tammy Page

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Our Farm Dog Hank A farm dog’s life is pretty simple and easy. Just ask Hank, our Australian shepherd who we purchased from a small farm family. He was the last one available and we could not have been luckier. His deep brown-red and white fluffy coat and big brown eyes won us over. He was so adorable and well-behaved.

You know if you go and look at puppies, you’re going to end up bringing one home. In our case, after my husband and I decided we had to have him, we traveled to Franklin College to show Hank off to our son who then was a freshman.

Needless to say, he was the hit of the dorm that day.

From the beginning, Hank was a gentle, old soul. He was a quiet pup and minded well. He liked to be around people and would lay at our feet ready for a rub on his head and ears.

He was easy to train to go outside although he was not an exclusive indoor dog he never had any accidents in the house. His favorite time to be indoors was on cold, rainy nights where he could cuddle up in front of the fireplace. He wasn’t a finicky eater, eating any scrap you gave him, especially vegetables. I never knew a dog who loved vegetables like he did.

I have to admit that living among cattle, he had his fair share of cow patties and cow feed too. It was not unusual for him to also bring dead animals to the front yard to show off his finds. If you’ve never been around a farm dog, you might not know that they eat anything and, I mean anything fresh or rotten. During deer season it’s not unusual to see a part of a

deer out our back door. Those times, Hank was not allowed to come into the house and looked at us with those big brown eyes as if to wonder why we didn’t let him join us indoors. Oh, the smell!

As our grandchildren started coming along, Hank would allow them to lay all over him and they soon loved him as much as we did! He would run to greet them each time they drove into the driveway and stay close as long as they were visiting.

Every morning and night Hand would wait by the back door for my husband, Bud to go to the barn to feed. Bud would walk or get into the truck and Hank would run beside him all the way to the barn.

Once at the barn, Hank would not leave his side. I remember there was one cow that did not care for Hank and she would run after him if he came near her calf. It was comical to see him go out of his way to steer clear of her.

Just a few years ago, at age eleven, Hank started slowing down. At his annual summer shave (he would get so hot with his thick coat), our groomer found a lump on his rump. We had not noticed it under his thick coat. We took him to the vet and discovered it was cancer and fast growing. We were all devastated. We were told to take him home and try to make him comfortable. Only a few months later our dear, beloved Hank died. It was a very sad, sad time and we cried like babies. We buried Hank on the hill over-looking the barn, his favorite place to be. His grave is marked by a wooden cross that my dad made for him. Two years later we reminisce about him and still miss him.

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Ann’s Lovin’ Ewe

by Ann Stewart

Unplug and Reconnect My daughter came home from college for “lamb therapy.” She went out to the barn and sat on a hay bale. The lambs chewed on her shirt, jumped up on her lap, pawed at her knee, bleated their little meows, sucked on her fingers, and kissed her. It’s a moment not often found in a world fixating on phones, snapping selfies, or listening through ear buds.

We all need a place that helps us unplug and reconnect. Where’s your place?

The peepers sing a percussive song from the stream wrapping around our farm. Add another layer of birds calling in the trees, and the lambs skipping about the pasture have a call-andresponse with their mama ewes. It’s a symphony of spring. That’s what I hear outside when I listen.

Right now, what do you hear? Take off your earbuds and listen. Put away your cell phone, close your eyes and listen to your own surround sound. Even if it’s the swish of the dishwasher, the cat snoring, and the rumble of an old refrigerator, it’s a privilege that we can hear and differentiate so many intriguing noises.

For just for ten minutes, try to fully absorb everything around you. Set the timer on your phone. When it goes off, you’re done.

When you’ve started listening to sounds, listen to people. The other day I was on the phone going through the checkout at Costco. I was too busy texting with somebody far away to really talk with the person right in front of me. I wonder what that felt like to the clerk helping me? I was in my own little world and I kept her out of it.

It’s way more fun when I look at a name tag and say, “So Claire, what kind of a day are you having?”

Or compliment the singer in church, “You sounded wonderful on that last hymn!” or before class introduce myself to the person sitting nearby. Stretch yourself and try getting to know one person you don’t know.

You’ll find that the next time you’re in line at the grocery, or in church, or class, you’ll have one more connection.

The musical Dear Evan Hanson has a song that brings the audience to tears. The lyrics resonate with listeners and the title of the song suggests the reason: You are not Alone. It’s a simple reminder in a complicated world. You are not Alone.

And you won’t feel like it if you stop and listen and engage.

–©2018 Connect with Ann about her award-winning novel Stars in the Grass at www.AnnMarieStewart.com No reprint.

Country Quilt Creations

by Jo Branham

Come to Bremen for Quilts, Fabric and More!

In the Bremen countryside, amid beautiful Amish country, sets Country Quilt Creations, an authentic Amish quilt store. You are just as likely to find a horse and buggy in the parking lot as a car.

Homemade and custom quilts are a specialty at Country Quilt Creations.

Photos can not accurately depict the beautiful quilts on display. You are going to need to plan a day trip to the Bremen area with a stop at this shop top on your schedule.

One of the rooms in the shop is full of projects such as potholders, a variety of small purses, scarves, and quilted books for children.

There is a large selection of quilt panels available and many different styles of fabric to finish them off however your heart desires.

Another room has a bed display that is made up with layers of quilts for sale. A rack in the room holds handmade aprons and dresses.

Clearance items are located in a large room between the shop and her home.

The main room of the shop contains all the quilting and sewing notions you would expect to find: needles, thread, rotary cutters, scissors, stencils, quilt patterns and books to name a few. In addition, of course there are rows and rows of fabric by Marcus Brothers, Blank, Timeless Treasures, Moda, Quilting Treasures, Elizabeth’s Studio and flannels by AE Nathan Co. There are bargain shelves of fabric where if you buy 10 yards or more you will receive 30% off.

There’s also a nice selection of cross-stitch fabric, DMC floss, preprinted cross-stitch pillowcases and quilt squares.

Country Quilt Creations has sewing classes and retreats available at different times throughout the year.

And keep your eye on her ad in The Country Register for news.

Check out their Facebook page and her website: www.countryquiltcreationsin.com for more details.

–Jo Branham write from her home near Nashville, IN.

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Shipshewana Quilt Festival 10th anniversary–June 20 - 23 This is quite a special year for the Shipshewana Quilt Festival as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. This means two important things to all who come this delightful event. The organizers and volunteers truly know how to create a wonderful quilting experience, and there will also be a special exhibit in honor of this milestone.

However, the exhibit is so special, it is a secret. So, you shall have to come and be amazed for yourself.

The Shipshewana Quilt Festival will take place from June 2023, 2018 at different venues in Shipshewana. This is an event designed to offer many opportunities to quilters, however, there is truly something for the entire family within and surrounding this festival. You can appreciate the artistry of the quilts and also enjoy other venues in the area, including the Shipshewana Flea Market, an Antique Gallery, and the Classic Car Cruise-In. Being situated within one of the many hearts of Amish and Mennonite Country is another joy to experience together as well.

At the Shipshewana Quilt Festival there is a Quilt and Vendor Show, Lectures, Workshops, the Schoolhouse, and also the Backroads Shop Hop occurs simultaneously in shops in around Shipshewana. All of that effort requires sustenance, so of course, there is a concession stand located within the building at the show. Also, local restaurants with home cooking are in both Shipshewana and Middlebury.

Enrollment for this juried show began March 1 and is limited to about 200 quilts.

The Best of Show wins $5000 with all other categories offering a prize of $1000 each. These awards are sponsored by

quilting business you are familiar with: Moda, Windham Fabrics, Auriful, Timeless Treasures, APQS, Robert Kaufman Fabrics, and Accuquilt. The awards ceremony takes place on the evening of June 19.

There are a few simple rules, but they make sense given the hours of work and care involved to create beautiful quilts. Mainly, do not touch the quilts, and no smoking, food or drink allowed on the show floor. Also, no flash photography.

However, you will not simply be surrounded by amazing, award-winning quilts. The event also features different vendors from around the United States with the newest and best products. A quilt appraiser is available by appointment during show hours. As the website says, “whether entering a quilt to be judged or adding to your collection by shopping vendors, you are sure to have an enjoyable experience.”

Quilt and Vendor Show takes place at: Shipshewana Event Center, 760 S. Van Buren Street, Shipshewana, IN 46565 A Daily Pass is $8.00 and an Event Pass is $12.00. Children under 10 are free with adult admission.

There are lectures delivered by wellknown speakers, authors and most importantly expert quilters. These range in themes from creativity to memories to technique. These lectures are Quilting With Espresso, Free Expressions, Memoirs of a Quilter, and Color Theory.

Some are already sold out.

At the Schoolhouse quilters will learn three different aspects of their art: educational, technique, and product.

These will include, respectively, fundamentals, various techniques, and

how to use the latest notions and tools.

This valuable experience takes place on Thursday, June 21 from 10 am – 4 pm. A fee of $59.00 includes a gourmet lunch and entrance to over 100 sessions. These feature the skill and talents of Kaye England, Klaudeen Hansen, Penny Haren, and more. Attendance is limited to 450 “scholars” and enrollment is due

by June 10. Here you will both refresh your skills and learn so much more.

Workshops offer participating quilters an up-close sewing experience with wonderfully skilled instructors.

Workshops this year are Diamonds Galore (60-degree diamonds), Scrap Happy Trash Bag Quilts, Unmarked Free Motion Quilting, Blue Berries and Key

Lime Pie, Fusapalooza Mini, and Southwest Sunset. You can tell from the titles alone what a diverse area of skills these cover. Some of these are already sold out. fabric and supply costs are not included in the cost of the workshop.

Bernina machines are available for rent, supplied by The Cotton Corner in Shipshewana.

The Backroads Shop Hop occurs at the same time as the Shipshewana Quilt Festival and includes eight shops within a 25-mile radius of Shipshewana. The theme this year, appropriately enough, is “10 Years of Quilting Along The Backroads.” The Shop Hop runs June 20- June 22 from 8 am -8 pm, and June –Continued on Page 15

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The Quilter's Nook 812-689-0980 Your quilting and sewing center in Versailles We are your creative quilting and sewing center. You'll find a wide variety of fabrics and notions to complete your quilting and sewing projects.

Our friendly staff is always available to help in any way they can.

82 Hill Street, Versailles, IN 47042 (Hwy 421 S just past the Dairy Queen and Dollar General on the right) Hour s: Tues-Sa Hours: ues-Satt 9-5 and Sun 12-4 – Closed Mon

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Your creative quilting and sewing center

Metamora Strawberry Days June 2nd & 3rd

Live Music and Strawberry Shortcake

Franklin County Quilt Show Friday, May 18th, 10 to 7 Saturday, May 19th, 10 to 5 Old Brookville High School Gym 1010 Franklin Avenue Brookville, IN 47012

Quilts • Vendors • Door Prizes

Black & White with a Splash of Color Challenge Monetary awards given

Sponsored by: Franklin County Extension Homemakers And Quilt Batts Quilt Guild

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Situated just outside the city of Versailles, on US 421 S, you’ll find The Quilter’s Nook.

For eighteen years Chris Combs, the owner, worked at the Grand Victoria/ Rising Star casino in Rising Sun. As an avid quilter since 2000, Chris had dreamed of owning her own quilt shop for a number of years. In October 2014 she decided to take the plunge. She bought property and had the shop built and waved farewell to her work place by the sea.

The Quilter’s Nook is known for carrying fabric with a more modern look.

You won’t find kid’s prints or many floral fabrics like Kansas Troubles here.

Chris carries a lot of batiks

by Hoffman as well as Moda. There are also Bella Solids, along with fabrics by Benartex, Northcott, Quilting Treasures, and more.

Colorful, bright prints with bold designs on the bolt or as fat quarters, jelly rolls, layer cakes, charm packs, and mini charm packs are what you’ll find in this shop.

Another featue of Quilter’s Nook is paper piecing. Chris loves it. As a matter of fact, on May 11th, they will be having a trunk show with Rosie Lysinger, a Judy Niemeyer representative. A future paper piecing class will also be scheduled with her. Fun for everyone!

In mid-June or early July, The Quilter’s Nook will hold their annual Trunk Sale.

How does this work? Customers bring quilt “stuff ” they either don’t want

anymore or have decided they’ll never use and sell from the trunks of their cars in the shop’s parking lot. Chris says they have a blast doing this. Keep your eye on her ad here in The Country Register for that date.

The shop is participating in Row by Row over the summer and will be more than happy to help you with your fabric selection and ideas on putting your rows together.

They have a Sew Day on the fourth Saturday of each month. You can bring in your unfinished projects or work on a quilt for the shop’s charity project, Quilts For Kids.

Originally, they sent quilts only to Riley Hospital for Children, but they have expanded to include hospitals all over the state, their local fire stations and police cars.

Chris currently has a Block of the Month class going and she offers other classes.

What she really likes is working one on one with her customers.

Many shops ask that you get at least five people together before they’ll do a class. That’s not the way it works at The Quilter’s Nook. If you are having trouble with a project or there is something you’ve seen that you would like to learn, Chris is more than willing to help you.

That is her mission statement, I think: “I am here for the customer.”

Check out Chris’ ad for shop hours and special events. Please stop by and tell her you read about The Quilter’s Nook here.

Farm Recipes from Tammy Page Salmon Patties

A Page kids’ favorite. Please see my Creamed Potato Recipe also in this edition.

1 can of Salmon (be sure to debone) Couple dashes of salt and pepper 1 sleeve of saltine crackers (crushed) ¼ cup milk 1 egg Mix all together and form into biscuit-size patties. Fry in skillet in ¼ cup hot oil. You might have to add a little oil to keep just enough to cover the bottoms of the patties. Let patties get a good crisp on one side and then turn. My family likes them crispy.*Submitted by Tammy Page, whose “Stories of a Farm Wife” appears in this edition.

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FRANKLIN - LIBERTY - RICHMOND The 2018 Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival At the Johnson County Fairgrounds, Franklin, IN

Friday June 1st - 10:30 to 5:30 Saturday June 2nd – 9 to 4 Free Parking and Free Admission Workshops - Entertainment - Vendors

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Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival The History

Now in its 14th year, the Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival (HHFF) is a celebration of old time artisan skill related to the fiber arts world. The mission of Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, Inc., the non-profit group that organizes the festival, is to educate the general public on the work ethic and abilities of the individuals involved in keeping a part of history alive in our modern society.

Each year we work to bring together a diverse group of vendors that love to share their passion for, and knowledge of, fiber and heritage style arts including knitting, crochet, weaving, lace making, felting, pottery, spinning, jewelry making, bookmaking, and so much more. We also showcase fiber bearing animals such as sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas, along with animal care and shearing demonstrations.

Our marketplace includes over 60 vendors who offer a wide variety of goods and services. Patrons are able to purchase finished goods such as baskets, bags, hats and clothing, or they can purchase all the supplies needed to make these items.

For the crafter who is looking to buy straight from the creator, we have everything from hand-dyers to shepherds and tool makers to soap makers.

There definitely is something for everyone.

While a large focus each year is on our marketplace, we also work to provide family-friendly entertainment. In past years we have had herding

by Heather Robinson demonstrations, face painting, live music, competitions for all ages, and a petting zoo. Many of these fun activities will return this year and a full schedule can be found on our website.

We recommend starting your visit at our Welcome Center in Scott Hall.

There are several buildings in use during the festival and the Welcome Center will help you learn where everything is located. While there, you can enter for a chance to win a door prize donated by one of our generous vendors. .

When you get hungry at the festival, head to the concession booth in Scott Hall where you will meet the hardworking youth of the Johnson County 4-H Llama Club.

The concession booth is their annual fundraiser and all proceeds help pay for their 4-H enrollment fees, club shirts, and all fiber and animal activities.

We also offer a variety of workshops by skilled instructors. Beginner and advanced crafters should consider taking one of these workshops to expand their knowledge and skill set.

The HHFF, Inc. board is a collection of dedicated volunteers who enjoy bringing everyone together each year. They work tirelessly all year to develop and improve the festival. For more information on our festival and ways that you can participate, visit our website: www.hoosierhillsfiberfestival.com.

Heartland Antique Show

June 2 - Wayne County Fairgrounds

Quality country antiques and Americana have always been the hallmark of the Heartland Antique Show, which returns to the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, with 100 dealers on Saturday, June 2. While the variety of antiques offered at Heartland always varies, from Windsor chairs to folk art to cobalt-decorated stoneware, one popular item can be found in many booths – vintage signs.

Wooden signs in original paint have become a mainstay with collectors and decorators in recent years. Because signs can be found in all sizes and colors, they easily fit with the décor of most homes.

The simplicity of 19th- and 20-century signs adds to their appeal. Some are as basic as a piece of white-painted barn siding with "EGGS" in black letters. Harkening back to the days of selfsufficiency, such signs were often created from a scrap of wood and excess house paint. Others were crafted by professional sign painters and can be over-the-top elaborate, such as a highly decorated storekeeper's sign made to hang in front of a shop.

Painted-wood signs offered at Heartland in 2017 certainly ran the gamut.

There was one for "Pansies / 3 for 10¢" in four colors, offered by Rick and Becky Coffin of Country Folks Antiques, Ludington, Mich.; "Mighty Good!

Lemonade" in four colors, offered by Jim and Toni Stoma of Latcham House Antiques, Waterville, Ohio; "Appleton Pottery," yellow on a dark-blue ground, offered by Judi and Cy Stellmach of Blue Dog Antiques, Stafford Springs, Ct.; and "Cottage Cheese" in red on a white ground, "Success Coffee" in black on a white ground, "Tourists" in black on a white ground with a frame, and "Eggs Fresh Daily" in elaborate lettering, all offered by Tim and Charline Chambers of Missouri Plain Folk, Sikeston, Mo. (Top photo.)

Unusual signs always draw considerable interest. Selling at Heartland last year were these two examples offered by Connecticut Yankee Antiques of Berkley, Michigan.

(Bottom photo.)

Expect another good selection of antiques signs and so much more at the Heartland Antique Show on June 2.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact show manager Jennifer Sabin at (843) 812-0282 or by email at sabinmgmt@gmail.com. Visit www.HeartlandAntiqueShow.com or

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Gift Shop • Music • Vendors • Lunch Cafe: Sandwiches, Sides and Pies Demonstrations: Quilting, Weaving, Knitting and Spinning

Doors Open at 10am each day • Raffle Quilt & Treasure Baskets Drawing on Sunday at 3pm Admission: $5 • Applications at www.browncountyhistorycenter.org

Quilt Show in Nashville

Brown County's Pioneer Women's Club

The Pioneer Women also make a quilt each year to be sold at the Quilt Show in September.

Brown County's Pioneer Women's Club president Donna Fleming and artist/quilter Julia Crawley display the 2018 raffle quilt for the PWC quilt show in Nashville, Indiana June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The Brown County Historical Society and Pioneer Women's Quilt Show features over 100 quilts, demonstrations, exhibits, a lunch cafe with homemade goods, and daily entertainment by local musicians.

The Brown County Pioneer Women's Club follows the tradition of the Pioneer Woman: “A woman who goes before, preparing the way for others to follow.”

The Pioneer Women practice and teach the domestic frontier crafts: spinning, weaving, knitting, quilting and basketry to name only a few.

The Brown County Pioneer Women meet every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to noon for informal work sessions involving a variety of pioneer crafts.Every 2nd Wednesday is quilt block of the month day. If you want to learn more about quilting come by and visit with us on that day of the month. The 4th Wednesday is our monthly luncheon.

They also plan and implement demonstrations of pioneer crafts at the Pioneer Museum.

Mark your calendar for June 1st to 3rd.

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Shipshewana Quilt Festival

23 from 8 am- 4 pm. “Passports” go on sale May 1 and cost $5.00.

There is also a charity challenge. Each participant receives fabric and block instructions. When the completed blocks are returned, they are made into quilts and given to charities. So, in addition to adding to your stash, supporting your local businesses, you also have the opportunity to give of your talents to others. The eight shops are: Caroline’s Cottage Cottons, Lavender Patch, Pumpkinvine Quilting, Sara’s Attic, The Cotton Corner, The Quilt Shop at Essenhaus, Yoder

–Kerri Habben is a writer in Raleigh, NC. Department Store, and I Sell Fabrics.

Some of the accommodations in the area include the Blue Gate Inn, The Van Buren Hotel, and the Farmstead Inn. All of them offer a warm, welcoming place to call home while you and yours enjoy the Shipshewana Quilt Festival and more.

Whatever your experience as a quilter or even if you simply come with a quilter in your family, everyone will find something to enjoy at the 10th anniversary Shipshewana Quilt Festival.

For more information go to www.shipshewanaquiltfest.com.

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BROWNSTOWN - SALEM

Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Piecemakers Quilt Guild 37th Annual Quilt Show Friday, June 8, 10-4 DST Saturday, June 9, 10-3 DST

Judged Entries Accepted: June 5 10am -6pm

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located at: Southern Hills Church, 1645 S State Rd 135, Salem, IN 47167 Donation Quilt • Vendors • Demonstrations • Much More!

Local Shop Vending & Demos: Quilting Bee, Edwardsville & Scrappy Patches, Brownstown Featured Quilter: Mary Ruth Warman Special Quilt Display: Jackie Robinson’s Journal Admission $3.00 • For More information: (812) 820-8911

Piecemakers Quilt Guild

37th Annual Quilt Show Features the Quilts by Mary Ruth Warman

Each year at their annual quilt show, the Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Salem, Indiana, showcases the works of one of its members. At this year's show, there will be a special display of Mary Ruth Warman's quilts.

Mary Ruth joined the guild 12 years ago.

Her only sibling, Rose Ann Sullivan, a founding member of the guild, encouraged her to join. The sisters not only shared a love of quilting, but many times they shared patterns and even fabrics. Some of Mary Ruth's favorite quilts are ones that Rose Ann also made.

Mary Ruth and Rose Ann did sew when they were young girls growing up in Martinsburg, Indiana. The girls made clothes for their dogs. Then, they would push the dogs around in little buggies.

She and her husband stayed in Martinsburg to raise their family. That family consists of 3 daughters, 2 sons, 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren. Mary Ruth still lives in that tiny southern Indiana town. The close-knit community of family, friends, and church family recently helped Mary Ruth celebrate her 90th birthday with a party.

She worked outside the home, retiring after 30 years on the job. Throughout her life, she has had several hobbies. Many times, those hobbies such as gardening, preserving food, and helping family members repair and mend clothing were necessary when raising a family. But her favorite hobby is quilting, which she enjoys every day.

You can visit with Mary Ruth and see her quilts at the 37th annual Piecemakers Quilt Show. The quilts will be on display Friday, June 8 from 10 to 4 and Saturday, June 9 from 10 to 3 at Southern Hills Church, 1645 SO St Rd 135, Salem, Indiana. If you would like to have more information about the show or how you can enter a quilt, call 812-883-2203 Photo on the right are of some of the 2017 Quilt Show entries. Make plans now to attend the 2018 show to see even more beautiful quilts.

(Photographs by Kim Sounder. Used with permission.)

The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Carol Higdon won Judges' Choice

Kim Souder’s Sports Quilt

Life on Breezy Manor Farm Everchanging and Love

A farmeress can change her mind, can’t she? Especially when heart strings are plucked. I caved. I gave in. Bred bunnies-only two. With circumstances I only have 2 babies, both now with the experienced mom. And I have bred 3 additional does.

Am I nuts? Yes, probably. But most of the barn bunch is aging and if all goes well, I will have replacement angora bunnies and perhaps some income.

If you have baby bunnies why not add some baby chicks? I bought 6 Americana and 6 Black Australop pullets at the local feed store.

So now my back porch is jumping and peeping with joy! The really fun part is when one of my old Buff Orphington hens comes to the back door and pecks and clucks to the chicks. Now that the chicks are teenagers and no longer making sweet peeping noises, the hen doesn’t come around. Guess she doesn’t want to raise teenagers! Hens can change their minds too!

I do so love looking out my back door, watching all that new life and adventure!

Feeling blessed. Farm life, farmeress and end of winter/spring babies.

As the chicks are growing, I went out to clean the brooder house. To my dismay I found my 20-year-old A frame 2x4 and chicken wire building was really going away despite layers of blue tarps and plastic sheeting. Armed with a book from the library on chicken coop building I and 2 girlfriends are rebuilding. This time a 4x8 shed with enclosed ends and hardware cloth sides. That way it can be a multi-use shed. Keep your fingers crossed as none of us are carpenters, but I can swing a hammer!

May on this farm is a time for fresh turned earth, fragrant flowers nodding in the breezy sunshine, mending fences once the ground dries and fleece washing. The spring shear was wonderful and now the possibilities on hoof are on their way to reality once washed and spun. Rug patterns drawn during the grey snowy days of late winter are itching to be hooked!

by Donna Jo Copeland

I love opening all the windows in the house and barn blowing winter staleness out, welcoming freshening air redolent with lilac blossom fragrance. Of course, one of my favorite farm chores---barn cleaning—beckons. I really like mucking out the old straw and manure. Feeding the compost pile! Spreading lime on the floors. The sweet smell of cedar shavings in the bunny cage trays. Dusty work. Hard work. But good work.

In my realm, spring house cleaning usually makes the bottom of the list.

I had lunch with friends recently in a tourist town.

Overpriced food (needed to pay the rent I am sure), foreign imports and a sprinkling of wonderful locally made treasures. Heard some people say it was good to be out after the winter storms and bitter cold.

Sadly, didn’t see them carrying much in the way of purchases.

Here is a wild thought: instead of going to tourist traps and malls, why not venture out into the countryside and visit artist studios and farms? Adventure on those “roads not taken” (thank you Robert Frost for those words). Enjoy roughly paved and dirt roads. Meet these wonderful artists in their natural settings.

Buy a local treasure made with love and dedication. And not mass produced in foreign sweat shops.

After years of doing wool work, I am still thrilled when people “find” me for the first time—thank you Country Register! Small places are the best I think!

Speaking of wool work, after decades of knitting, my fiber soul has come home to rug hooking. I find great excitement in hooking my patterns with roving and yarn from my flock. Their talent in wool producing amazes me! And sheep do play a big part in my design work.

A farmeress and her flock! A good life!

(See Mom’s Pie recipe elsewhere in this edition of The Country Register.)

–Donna Jo Copeland, farmeress of Breezy Manor Farm, Mooresville, IN. Where she farms with sheep and goats and bunnies.

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BEDFORD

Celebrate the Grand Opening at:

IN Quilt Depot & Machine Sales

by Jo Branham

For ten years, the Bedford Sewing Center was located just off the square in downtown Bedford on J Street. When Gordon Bell bought the shop in November 2017, he changed both the location and name of the shop. Now known as Indiana Quilt Depot & Machine Ser vice, LLC, the shop sits just south of town at the intersection of Indiana State Road 37 and U.S. 50. The new location is not only more accessible and easier to find, there is ample parking, and the store itself is over twice the size of the old location.

In the short time owning the store, Gordon has doubled the inventory of Husqvarna Viking sewing machines the shop displays and carries an increasing selection of cabinets to house them. He has also doubled the amount of fabric the shop carries with more arriving all the time. With the shop Accuquilt, Gordon and Sharon Daugherty, his assistant who

has been with the shop for 11 years, process their own precut fabrics: 2-1/2inch strips, layer cakes, charm packs and a huge selection of fat quarters. They have started marketing a custom line of quilt kits. Having just reached an agreement with a group of local Amish ladies, they will have handmade Amish quilts on consignment.

From patterns and fabrics, to ready to assemble kits, to finished quilts, the Indiana Quilt Depot will have you covered.

A large classroom at the back of the shop has already been the site of numerous classes taught primarily by Sharon. Class focus rotates between quilting, embroider y, and sewing projects with something for everyone no matter the machine or experience level. Gordon and Sharon plan to eventually add a Block of the Month class, a Mystery Quilt class, and maybe even a retreat or two. Gordon plans to have an

owner’s sewing machine maintenance class every two or three months to teach sewists how to take care of their machines.

The old shop participated in Row by Row for the first-time last year with a design made to honor Gus Grissom and the crew of Apollo 1. The Quilt Depot is going to be carrying on that tradition of a local flavor with a design featuring the Wabash Cannonball. This year’s theme is “Sew Musical,” with distribution of patterns and kits beginning June 21 and ending September 4.

On the second Friday and Saturday of each month, the shop sponsors what they call “Open Sew” Days.

For a mere $10 you can come to the shop, set up your machine, bring one of your many unfinished projects, and spend the day sewing to your heart’s content. It seems like a great way to finish those projects, get started on your Christmas presents, and have a good time with your sewing buddies. In addition to comradery of other sewists and guidance of the staff, participants receive a 10 percent discount on purchases made the day of class.

Each shop I’ve visited has something in which they specialize. Gordon’s desire is to bring in a selection of different themed fabrics. Since Lawrence County is home to three astronauts, including

Gus Grissom, the shop carries a large selection of space themed fabrics. He also currently carries at least 30 bolts of train fabrics, and a number of bird and horse prints. My sister bought some John Deere fabric from a farm themed area of fabrics.

Gordon plans to expand his selections of themed fabrics.

As I entered the shop one gorgeous Friday in March, I was met at the door by Flirt. Gordon is a disabled veteran and his German Shepherd soon-tobe service dog is named Flirt. She is an absolute doll.

Customers often bring their children and grandchildren in just to meet and play with Flirt.

Gordon and Sharon keep on eye out when customers enter to make sure the dog does not make a n y o n e uncomfortable.

Gordon is not your average quilt store owner. He has been a businessman, owning and running his own surveying company, and a military man, but he did not grow up making quilts himself. He watched his mom quilting whenever she could find the time, but it just wasn’t something he was interested in.

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Farm Recipes from Tammy Page Creamed potatoes

I always made some sort of potato with the Salmon Patties.

Here’s one of Page kids’ favorites. (See other recipe.)

Peel 5 nice-sized potatoes, cut into 1-2-inch sizes (they don’t have to be perfect squares) Boil on stovetop just until they start to soften-not too much like mashed potatoes. Drain. Put back on stove on low heat and add: 1 ½ cup milk mixed with 1 heaping tablespoon of corn starch 4 pats of butter Salt and pepper to taste.

Pour all of the above in at once and stir gently over low heat. If milk mixture does not start to thicken, you can add a little more corn starch but you’ll need to mix it with a little milk to dissolve it first. I remember having these when I was growing up and my mom taught me how to make them. They are soooo yummy! *Submitted by Tammy Page, whose “Stories of a Farm Wife” appears in this edition.

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be Med’evacted out of theater. Due to his injuries, he was forced to retire from the military. On his return home, he faced a number of difficulties and began to fall into a depression.

One day his mom came to him and told him he was driving her to Quilt Week in Paducah, Kentucky. As he wandered around, looking over the exhibits, he saw a machine embroidery demonstration.

“I could do that,” he thought. “I could make and sell patches.”

Within six months, Gordon was teaching machine embroidery software classes. Then he started repairing sewing machines people brought in to the shop.

Within a short time, he became a certified Husqvarna and Singer repair technician.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

I spoke with one of the customers roaming the shop when I was there. Laura had nothing but praise for Gordon and Sharon. She said they fixed her sewing machine (and it wasn’t even the brand the shop carries), they special order items for her, and answer all of her sewing questions.

You can find Indiana Quilt Depot & Machine Service, LLC on Facebook and at their website: www.indianaquiltdepot.com. They do have an online store where all of the newest items are available for purchase.

Gordon is working on getting the older inventory uploaded into the web store.

Head South on Indiana State Highway 37, stop by the shop and tell Gordon, Sharon and Flirt you read about them here, Take a dog treat; make a friend!

Pack a Picnic and Enjoy The Great Outdoors

by Susan Baldani Warm weather is finally here, so let’s get outside and welcome the new season.

There are many fun activities to be enjoyed, and one of my favorites is having a picnic.

In this day and age when we can go to the finest restaurants or dine at home in comfortable surroundings, I’m always happy to see people eating outdoors.

Whether it be on a park bench, at the beach, or even in your own backyard, enjoying a meal while surrounded by nature makes it extra special.

Don’t have a fancy picnic basket? Don’t worry. Take a cooler, load it up with whatever it is you like to eat and drink, put in an ice pack, and you’re all set. Some of my favorites are cold fried chicken, turkey sandwiches, salads, fruit, and some refreshing drinks, like iced tea or lemonade. Of course, for those of you who like to really relax, toss in a bottle of wine (or two). Find a pretty spot, bring along a nice, thick blanket, some utensils and napkins, and you have an outdoor party all ready to go.

While enjoying your meal, remember to turn off and put away your electronic devices. Look around and appreciate nature, such as the full leafy trees, birds singing, or the vibrant flowers just in bloom. Spend time speaking with and listening to others and focus on what they

are feeling. In today’s world, where multitasking is as common as breathing, relax and open your senses to the world around you. Breathe in the fresh air, and let the sun warm your body and lift your spirits.

Besides food, have a frisbee on hand, or if it’s windy, a kite. You can even bring along a favorite board game to play with your friends and family. If you decide to have a picnic all by yourself, don’t forget to pack one of your favorite books. Find a quiet place, and if there is a pond or lake within sight, all the better. There is something about water that adds to a sense of tranquility.

Picnicking is an easy and fun activity you can do on a regular basis.

It can be fancy one day with expensive cheeses and wines, and then the next it can be casual with sandwiches and soda.

Discover some new favorite spots in the area to visit, and appreciate your surroundings while enjoying your feast.

The family favorite Picnic Cake recipe below, next page is easy to prepare and sure to be a hit at your picnic.

–Susan Baldani has an MA in Education and a BA in Psychology. She enjoys writing and in addition to writing articles about small town life, is currently working on her second book. You can contact her at suebaldani@yahoo.com or through her website at www.mywritingwall.com

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Town and Country Cooking

Brunch for lunch

The feeding of family and friends on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation day or any busy spring weekend may be simplified by offering brunch as an alternative to breakfast and lunch. Cooks are entitled to holidays, too!

Monte Cristo Bread Pudding is a cross between a breakfast casserole and the famous, batter-dipped ham, turkey and cheese sandwich of the same name. This dish is meaty and cheesy enough to satisfy those who might roll their eyes at the prospect of combining the morning and midday meals. Layered Brunch Casserole is a hearty meat-and-potatoes dish that also has the capacity to please hungry crowds.

Either dish pairs well with Orange Biscuit Pull-Aparts, which are best served warm from the oven. Then, after brunch, the rest of the day can be carefree, especially if someone has made reservations for dinner..

–A trained journalist, Janette Hess focuses her writing on interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her local Extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.

by Janette Hess

890 South State St (PO Box 1041), North Vernon, IN 47265

Orange Biscuit Pull-Aparts 1½ teaspoons zest of orange 1/3 cup sugar 1 10-count can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (7½ ounces) 2 tablespoons butter, melted Non-stick cooking spray 1 tablespoon soft cream cheese ½ cup powdered sugar 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract Combine orange zest and sugar in small bowl; stir to combine. Dip biscuits in butter and then in sugar mixture. Arrange in overlapping row on large baking sheet or dish that has been prepared with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 425 degrees for 13 to 16 minutes. Watch closely. If tops begin to brown too quickly, cover loosely with sheet of aluminum foil.

For icing, combine all remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.

Apply icing while pull-aparts still are slightly warm.

For an orange ring, double all ingredients and arrange biscuits in an overlapping ring

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Monte Cristo Bread Pudding Layered Brunch Casserole 3 medium russet potatoes, baked, peeled and grated Salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pound mild sausage, browned and drained 1 4½-ounce can diced green chilies 8 ounces Monterrey Jack cheese, grated 1 cup cottage cheese 2 cups milk 7 eggs, lightly beaten ½ teaspoon dry mustard Prepare 9- by 13-inch dish with butter or cooking spray. Spread potatoes in dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Spoon sausage over potatoes and cover with green chilies. Thoroughly combine remaining ingredients and pour over green chilies. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes.

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3 tablespoons butter, melted ½ loaf day-old French or Italian Bread (8 ounces), torn into pieces 8 ounces Swiss cheese, grated 8 ounces ham, diced 4 ounces thick-cut deli turkey, diced 6 eggs, lightly beaten 2½ cups milk ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Seedless raspberry jam, if desired Melt butter in 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Place bread, cheese, ham and turkey in dish and toss lightly. In separate bowl, beat eggs lightly and then whisk in milk, salt, pepper, onion powder and cayenne pepper. Pour over bread mixture. Using fingertips or spoon, work liquids into bread mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until top is nicely browned.

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Recipe Exchange

Grandma Charlotte's Picnic Cake

2018 Row by Row Experience

Coming to Shops June 21 – September 4 Quilters, get ready for Row by Row season! It’s that time of year when brick and mortar quilt shops say thank you to their traveling customers. Stop into any participating shop across the US, Canada and Europe while traveling on summer vacation and receive a free themed row pattern. “Sew Musical” is the new theme for 2018 but that’s not the only thing new this year. Four other terrific changes are sure to jazz up your RxR experience this summer.

First, are the new shape options shops can use to design row patterns. A big square, a chunky panel, and a long, skinny strip join the classic row for enhanced variety. It will be exciting to see how quilt makers put the new shapes together.

Second, is the extended pattern collection period.

This year, folks will be able to collect row patterns and purchase kits after Labor Day. The patterns won’t be free like they are June 21 through September

4 but you can still get them. Fall travelers will love this change.

Third, is a big, beautiful new RxR website to inspire and inform. It has a built-in Google map to locate participating shops and see their rows.

Use it as your go-to travel companion on any mobile device.

Fourth, is the addition of “CharmStamps” to the lineup of popular collectible “FabricPlates” designed by ZebraPattern. “Charm Stamps” are sweet 5” fabric squares personalized for shops. Look for them everywhere and have fun using them in sewing projects.

Read about our special programs, Row by Row Junior for kids age 6-14 elsewhere in the edition.

Early reports indicate Row by Row “Sew Musical” will be a chart topper at quilt shops this summer. We hope you tune in.

For more information, visit the official website: www.rowbyrowexperience.com.

The perfect ending to any picnic.

Mix together ahead of time: 1 egg 1 c. buttermilk 1 t. soda 1 t. vanilla

Then blend together separately: 1/2 c. butter 2 c. brown sugar 2 c. flour 1/4 t. salt 1/2 c. pecans - add to above

Then remove 1/2 c of the dry ingredients and set aside for topping. Add the dry ingredients to wet and mix well. Place into an 8" x 8" baking pan. Bake at 350.

After 5 minutes of baking, sprinkle the 1/2 c of topping you saved onto the cake.

Return to oven and bake until toothpick comes out clean.

Recipes From Breezy Manor Farm Mom’s Ice Cream Pie

Spring is very busy and we all need dessert Dissolve 1 small box lemon or lime Jell-O in 1 cup boiling water Using a stand mixer, slowly beat in 1 pint of vanilla ice cream, one spoon at a time. This takes a long time. Then pour the mixture into a graham cracker crust. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Yummy! from: Donna Jo Copeland, a farmeress/fiber artist and owner of Breezy Manor Farm

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• Fresh Croissant and Wheat Roll Sandwiches • Fresh Fruit Romaine Salads • Home-made Soups • Cappuccino • Desserts: Cheesecake, Pies, Cakes Oil lamps to old oil cans and everything in between!

Our specialty is panels. Lots of samples to inspire!

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Recipe Exchange

Potato Ham Soup

A favorite from the founder of The Country Register

1 medium onion chopped fine Cooked ham cut in bite size pieces 2 garlic cloves crushed 1 tsp. thyme 3 stalks of celery, chopped or sliced 1 tsp. rosemary (dry) or fresh Saute in olive oil or butter 1/2 tsp oregano Add two quarts of chicken broth Pepper to taste 3 large sliced carrots (You use left over baked potato, just cut them up with skins on and add after the carrots are soft.)

4 C. diced potatoes Directions: Bring to boil and simmer just until veggies are soft. Add 1 qt. half and half or part half and half and the other part whole milk. Just bring to hot temp but do not boil. Serves about 7 or 8 * Submitted by Barbara Floyd, Founder of The Country Register

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Primitive Fall Thyme Gathering Sept 1st Call us if you have unique, handmade items that you would like to sell.

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Row by Row Junior

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Free Pattern

“I learned to sew on a sewing machine and I made this!” That’s what hundreds of quilt shops across America and Canada hope to hear from kids age 6-14 in their communities this summer.

Local quilt shop proprietors are welcoming kids, June 21 through October 31, by participating in Row

by Row Junior. It’s the kids’ version of the widely popular summertime travel event for quilt making fans known as Row by Row Experience.

Kids visit shops in person, collect free sewing patterns designed just for them to make, and become inspired by the colorful, creative world of sewing right in their own hometown.

“We want to introduce kids to the intrinsic benefits of learning how to sew,” says Janet Lutz, creator of Row by Row Experience. “Making things on a sewing machine incorporates all the elements of STEM education in an artful way that builds perseverance and self-esteem.”

When offered for the first time in 2017, Row by Row Junior was the largest initiative of its kind ever attempted in the sewing industry. This year, six new patterns and project ideas designed around the theme “Sew Musical” will appeal to kids and their families.

“Fostering intergenerational relationships and learning to sew at home is important to the Row by Row Junior program,” says Lutz. Kids will enjoy the uniquely educational experience of visiting the shops. At home, families can find free tutorial support and activities online by visiting this website: www.rowbyrowexperience.com.

Row by Row Experience® is the popular, summertime travel event now entering its eighth successful year. Over 2800 brick and mortar quilt shops spanning the US, Canada, and Europe participated in 2017.

Please see ads for participating shops.

A Recipe to Start Your Collection

Stuffed Peppers

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6 cups tomato sauce 6 large green peppers, tops cut off 1 cup cooked white rice and seeds rinsed out 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 pound ground turkey or beef Salt and pepper to taste ½ chopped onion 1 chopped garlic clove Put rice on to cook.

While rice is cooking, cut off tops of peppers and rinse out seeds inside. Then cover peppers with water in a big pot and boil for 5 minutes; drain. Place each pepper upright in a baking dish.

Sauté onions and garlic in skillet and add ground meat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once lightly browned, add 1.5 cups of tomato sauce and rice and cook until heated. Then add in 1/2 cup of cheese and stir together.

Add a little sauce to the bottom of each pepper, and then spoon in meat, rice and cheese mixture. Once all the peppers are filled, add the rest of the sauce to the baking dish, spooning some over the peppers as well.

Bake covered at 350° for 45 minutes, then sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top of each pepper, and bake without lid for another 15 minutes.

(If prepared beforehand, and dish is cold, bake for 1.5 hours.)

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What has Barbara Floyd, the founder of The Country Register been doing in her ‘retirement’?

Certainly not what you might expect.

Rather than golfing, sewing or reading, she came up with a grand idea for her childrens’ farm in Washington state.

Barbara’s idea was a vintage event with good food, a great view of the Blue Mountains, lots of green grass, a large metal building, a red barn and plenty of parking, plus a camping area. Add to this a perfect blend of print ads in The Country Register nationwide, and the result is success for Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market.

Now in its 6th year, the accolades for Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market, keeps rolling in. This spring, it was listed in the top seven favorite shows by state in Flea Market Garden magazine. Last year, it was in the top nine on another site. This is significant acclaim since Washington has been a leader in the Vintage world, spawning some of the very first vintage shows that are now wellestablished all over the state.

This is significant acclaim since Washington has been a leader in the Vintage world, spawning some of the nation’s very first vintage shows.

So how did this new startup become so quickly known and move up through the ranks of the shows so longestablished? By tapping into network of

The Country Registers across the country! Ads running in most all of The Country Register’s editions since the show began was a tremendous jumpstart.

Advertising in The Country Registers had the added benefit of giving the new event a leg up in attracting the show's top-notch vintage vendors.

To the many readers alert for something fun and different to do with summer vacation time, this was it... with Walla Walla being a destination for its wineries, the historic Whitman Mission and a lavender farm nearby the Love of Junk farm, and the beautiful Blue Mountains as a backdrop for all of it, the area offers plenty of vacation entertainment.

This year the event will be June 15-16 and it is our 6th annual event. There will be over 70 outstanding vintage vendors, the best of food trucks, live music and lots of happy people coming to the farm. The show is held from 9-5 on Friday and 9-4 on Saturday.

The Country Register is a marvelous way to advertise our event. The targeted advertising is part of what has helped build this show’s success and your state’s Country Register can do the same for any event for which you want more traffic.

– Barbara Floyd is the founder of this publication. Glena Dunn is the publisher for The Country Register of Southern NV, and the photographer for Love of Junk.

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