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I see the teenager who Sat 10am-2pm sat with her friends as they learned Visit Iowa’s p! 515-836-4280 who they were and who they dreamed west Quilt Sho ne of becoming. I see the young woman Let’s Talk About YOUR Quilt! who emerged from these experiences and the dreams that did not come to fruition- Join Us June 25th from 9am-6pm for quilt appraisals day! C all for and those that blossomed in amazing and unexpected ways. Detail Join us this summer for the All Iowa Shop Hop s! I see a woman approaching middle age who both cannot comprehend where the and the Row-by-Row Experience! timewentand yetsavors thepower and beautyof all theyears graciously given. I see gratitude and joy. My feet travel well-worn paths and sense the energy of all that Find us on has been, all thatis,and all thatisyettobe, Facebook! Thus I offer a poem, an ode to the land—the land that has been a canvas upon which so much life has been lived. Land upon which lives are treasured, and always, love is growing. To all of the Footsteps in our Backyard In our backyard, ours now for nearly thirty-seven years once fell the footsteps of loved ones passed on. Some hands used hammers, pitchforks and rakes. Some moved knitting needles and crochet hooks as we sat. On the back porch, potatoes were peeled, beans were snapped and many repasts were enjoyed together. Sometimes we just held to each other, as the seasons evolved and time traveled on. Together we shared this patch of earth. Daddy mowed the lawn, and on the first full day of spring 2001, I inherited the job of tending a carpet of clover, violets and grass. Kidney Friendly Recipes Beside the stairs are the hawthorn bushes he planted. In the azalea garden is his rose bush. It took months of testing and blood work, and even a biopsy to get my diagnoses! He built up patches with timbers. I have been recently been diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, Idiopathic where we planted herbs and flowers. Membranous Nephropathy. What does this mean? It means that my kidney’s don’t There is always thyme somehow, function appropriately and could potentially lead to kidney failure! One of my withlemon balm, lamb’s ear and lavender. best options to combat this disease is to watch my diet! I have to watch my intake Savory, rosemary, chives, oregano and sage. of sodium as well as protein. I am now on a quest to find good tasting “kidney Along the porch grow zinnias, salvia and geraniums. friendly” recipes! I thought there are probably people out there that need these Beside the house, a marigold bed shares soil with candytuft, mint and yarrow. friendly recipes just like I do. So I thought I would start to share some of my favorites The middle patch is a menagerie of daisies, impatiens and purple coneflower I find along the way. Here is one for BBQ Chicken pita pizza. with amaryllis, chrysanthemums, verbena and petunias. In 2004, we planted a memory garden withroses, lantana and rosemary, 2 pita breads the path bordered by wood my dad cut over two decades ago, 3 tbs low-sodium bbq sauce old pieces cast off when new deck railings were set in. 3 tbs crumbled feta cheese Two summers later we added a plant for my grandmother 4 oz chicken, cooked when she died at the age of 99 years, 7 months and 4 days. 1/8 tsp garlic powder My grandparents’ benchsits near thelilac tree Poppy planted, 1/4 C purple onion, chopped not far from thenettle patchwitha silver maple tree. Preheat oven to 350˚. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. When I was a child, Uncle Henry tended tomatoes here. Place the pita bread on the cookie sheet. Spread 1/2 the bbq sauce on each pita. A few springs ago, I turned over two new patches along the path to the porch. Spread the chopped onion over the pitas followed by the chicken. Sprinkle the I sit in my chair, grateful for the footsteps of today, feta cheese and garlic powder over the pitas. Bake for 11-13 minutes. and for the ones that once fell in our backyard, ours now for nearly thirty-seven years. Calories: 320, Protein: 23g, Carbohydrates: 37g, Fat: 9g, Sodium: 523mg, Potassium: 255mg, Phosphorus: 221mg, Fiber: 2.4g Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer and historian 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. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at [email protected] Page 6 May/June 2015 Downsville, WI • Madison, WI • Tomah, WI

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Rush towns on California Route 49, passing through Mountains, New Pass Range, Shoshone Mountains, In 1964, a living tree was discovered in the Wheeler Angels Camp, made famous by Mark Twain’s “Jumping Toyabe Range, Simpson Park Range, Toquina Range, Peak grove which contained 4,844 annual growth rings.” Frog of Calaveras County” story, Jackson, and then up Monitor Range, Sulphur Springs Range, Diamond Lehman caves were first protected on January 24, into the Sierra Nevadas [very “Nevada” (snowy) then], via Mountains, White Pine Range, Butte Mountains, Egan 1922, when President Warren G. Harding established Route 88 to Silver Lake, almost 9,000 feet in elevation. Range, Schell Creek Range, and Snake Range—one by presidential proclamation Lehman Caves National Then down to a lake that ought to be on everyone’s after another like oncoming waves (most snow-capped) Monument. It took 43 more years to achieve national Bucket List–Lake Tahoe. Fond memories came back to we cruised through them. Very few automobiles and park status: Finally, on October 27, 1965, President Connie and me, for we honeymooned there. even fewer trucks—hence its name. Ronald Reagan signed the Great Basin National Park Act. Lake Tahoe holds enough water to cover the entire We stopped in Austin, desperately needed an ice Not surprisingly, given the sparse traffic on Highway state of California to a depth of fourteen inches. It is said cream fix. Also in the old mining town of Eureka, with 50, Great Basin is one of the least visited of all our that the water in Tahoe is 97% pure, nearly the same as its serpentine roads. Arrived in Ely late afternoon, and national parks, attracting only about 90,000 visitors a distilled water. The lake is 22 miles long and 12 miles checked in at Prospectors Hotel. Lodging pickings are year. Which isn’t at all a bad thing, for when we walked wide, about one-third lying in Nevada. Its average depth lean at best on the Loneliest Road in America. Especially into the visitor center, we were treated like long-lost is 989 feet, and deepest point is 1,645 feet, making Lake when you’ve just been spoiled rotten at the Ahwahnee! relatives; quite a change from the ho-hum oh, Lord, not Tahoe the third deepest lake in North America. The water Next morning, again those long long straight another one attitude of some weary attendants in parks is mighty cold: the first twelve feet below the surface can stretches of road, on into infinity. So quiet you could that are swamped by travelers. Connie, of course, made warm to a toasty 68° F in summer, while depths below hear each other breathe. Soon we turned south into sure to get them to stamp her national park passport. 700 feet remain a constant 39° F year-round. Great Basin National Park. The quiet winding road up to the base of Wheeler Peak The “lake in the sky” (elevation 6,229 feet) is ensconced (second highest peak in Nevada) was narrow, but scenic, in a valley between the often snowcapped Sierra Nevadas passing through many varieties of trees as we ascended. and the Carson Range. The Sierras tower more than 4,000 Other than the beauty of the land and snowcapped feet above the lake, contributing no little to its magic. peaks, the main roadside photo-op proved to be a rusty Immigrants and early miners did their utmost to old car, complete with a skeleton. destroy the lake’s environs; fortunately, just in time, the Then it was back to The Loneliest Road, sometimes decline of the Comstock Lode caused the miners to 30 miles without a curve—into Utah. Spectacular scenery turn their attention elsewhere. along Interstate 70.Then we pulled into our favorite oasis In winter, snow covers the lakeshore to an average stop in Green River, River Terrace Inn, shaded by verdant of 125 inches, but snow depth in the mountains can trees on the river side, and situated next to the very reach 300-500 inches, making the region a mecca for popular Tamarisk Restaurant, also on the river. But the real skiers (think Alpine Meadows, Diamond Peak, Squaw reason we always stay at River Terrace Inn is the comp Valley, and Heavenly Valley). to-die-for full breakfast prepared on the site by chefs who We’ve never seen the lake when it wasn’t beautiful, are either owners, relatives, or friends of the owners. Each Great Basin National Park but to see it on a clear winter day, offset by snowy guest orders a la carte—scrumptious omelets, decadent mountains the incredibly deep blue waters of the lake According to Michael L. Nicklas, “Although only a cinnamon rolls, and on and on. You either eat inside or can take your breath away. small part of this immense, wild land, Great Basin outside by the partly shaded pool. Needless to say, the We had dillydallied so long in Yosemite, it was evening National Park is undoubtedly the best example of the Inn is usually booked up—so get your reservation early! before we descended from Silver Lake to Tahoe. We drove entire Great Basin region. Its geologic diversity—from Next day our last day, after pigging out at breakfast,
along the west side of the lake to the north end, quieter windswept playas to mysterious caverns and icy summits we headed east through the Colorado Rockies, alongside
than the casino-generated hubub in the south end; —defines the hydrologic boundaries. Great Basin’s only swollen rivers, until late afternoon, we reached home;
there we stayed at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort. remaining glacier lies sheltered within the national park at 9,700 feet elevation, blessedly cool. Next day, after breakfasting at the Old Post Office, so in the cool shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, which After two years, we’d finally reached the end of the popular with locals, we crossed over the pass, then down also supports bristlecone pines, the oldest living trees on Great Circle! to Truckee, Reno, and Fallon, before abandoning boring earth. Precious water draining from the mountain ranges Interstate 80 for Highway 50, famously known as “The does not flow into the oceans. Rather, this priceless SOURCES: Northern California & Nevada Tour Book Loneliest Road in America” (gained a cult-following substance either percolates underground, accumulates in (Heathrow, Florida: AAA Publishing, 2010). [Source for Lake Tahoe information]. Nicklas, Michael L., Great Basin: the Story through commercials featuring pretty vagabonding girls bodies to form lakes, or evaporates into the atmosphere. in convertibles). For trivia-buffs, “Where in America is “Typically long winters grip the land above 10,000 feet Behind the Scenery (Las Vegas: K.C. Publications, 2008). concentrated the largest number of north/south mountain from November through June. Bristlecone pines cling Reprinted by permission of Joe Wheeler. ranges?” Answer: Here in Nevada—one after another: stubbornly to lofty slopes and windy ridges between Visit his blog at: http://joewheeler.wordpress.com/

Country Register Recipe Exchange COUNTRY REGISTER RECIPE EXCHANGE Aunt Eileen’s Cranberry Salad Heloise’s Baked Bean Recipe Submi0ed by Beverly Bo0in of Odin, MN From the kitchen of Margaret Guenther, Colorado Springs 3 strips of bacon 1 small onion, chopped 1Cwater 1 9oz can crushed pineapple 1 can pork and beans in tomato sauce (15-ounce) 1 pkg strawberry jello 1 C diced celery 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed 2 tablespoons ketchup 1 C whole cranberry sauce 1/2 C walnut pieces (chopped) In a medium to large frying pan, saute the bacon until almost crisp. Add chopped Heat water to boiling. Dissolve jello and cool. Add the rest of the ingredients onion and saute until the onion starts to brown. Pour off most of the grease and and refrigerate. add the remaining ingredients. Stir well and cover. Simmer until heated through. Page 8 May/June 2015 Hayward • Mankato • Rochester • Winona • Zumbrota Depression Glass by Len Waska After pressed glass replaced china and pottery for everyday table use in the mid - 1800s, glass making became an art form with artisans like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Steuben’s Frederick Carder developing new colors, shapes and techniques almost daily. Interest in Art Glass peaked in the early twentieth Century, but glassware was still very labor intensive, each piece being blown, etched and polished by hand with a 4th Annual lot of attention to detail. This of course was expensive and no problem Sizzlin’ Summer Shop Hop during the “roaring twenties” but became a huge problem when the Great Depression gripped the country. Like four small streams that merge to form a large river, four events merged to cause the June 19-27, 2015 upheaval in the glass industry during the 1920s. One factor was the evolution of national Hours: 9-5 Closed Father’s Day advertising in which a company could let housewives all across the country know about their products, much like the Internet has done for today’s small business. The second factor was the improvement in mechanization and automation that allowed glassware to be quickly Come and visit four great shops! Make a purchase at each shop and mass-produced and sold for a small fraction of the selling price of handmade glass. The third you will receive a set of Essential Gems Jet Set, jelly roll strips! factor was the Great Depression, which put everything but the cheapest goods out of reach of the average housewife, and the fourth factor was the fact that Americans were getting All in Stitches - Zumbrota • Calico Hutch - Hayward tired of everything being mostly black or white. They wanted color in their lives and Depression glass met that demand. Firefly Quilt Shop - Mankato • Pine Needles Quilt & Sew - Rochester As the Depression devastated the nation, thousands of companies fought to stay alive and, for many, Depression glass was the answer. Costing only pennies, hundreds of businesses Take a ride on our luxury coach for $35! Day trips leaving from: could afford to give away pieces of Depression glass as premiums for customer’s purchases. All in Stitches: Friday, June 19th · 507-732-4101 Motion picture theaters had “dish night,” and pieces of glass were included in boxes of products like soap powder, Pillsbury Flour and Mother’s Oats. It was better than Cracker Jack! The end Pine NeedlesQuilt & Sew: Saturday June 20th · 507-226-8480 result was that every household in the nation had at least one piece of Depression glass and, Hastings: Saturday, June 20th · 507-226-8480 even though money was tight, that extra dime could buy another piece to add to your table Calico Hutch: Friday June 26th · 507-377-1163 setting or as a gift for a hard working housewife. While many glass houses were making colored glassware in the late 1920s, most of them Firefly: Saturday, June 27th · 507-344-0441 weren’t fully automated until the early 1930s, and the vast majority of the patterns most popular Call the sponsoring shop to make your reservations! today came into being at that time. Depression glass comes in over three-dozen variations of pink, green, blue and yellow and has hundreds of complicated patterns, many of which were designed to imitate the hand-etched styles of earlier years, but were often used to hide the numerous imperfections in the glass itself. As a result of its inexpensive, automated, machine-driven, mass production, Depression glass is full of errors both major and minor. Many pieces will “wobble” instead of sitting flat on a surface; will lean to one side; have bubbles in the glass; blobs on the surface or lines called straw marks; and the color of two pieces in the same pattern may not match. This is “Depression glass” and none of these flaws detract from its value or appeal to collectors. Like all collectibles, Depression glass values are dependent on rarity and desirability. Many pieces are plentiful enough that prices are reasonably low, while other pieces are so rare that, when found, they command extremely high prices. An example of the former is Bubble, made by Hocking Glass Co. where a cup and saucer in crystal sells for $3. An example Featuring Handmade, One-of-a-Kind of the latter is Ruba Rhombic, which is so rare that it seldom even appears at glass shows and single pieces sell for hundreds of dollars. Items for Your Home A problem that beginning collectors need to be aware of are the reproductions on the marketplace. While most patterns have not been reproduced, some have been overrun with reproductions and, as a result, the concerns have driven down prices. One of the most widely reproduced patterns is Madrid, which was made in 49 pieces, twelve of which have been reproduced. Several pieces in the Madrid pattern were made for the 1976 United States Bicentennial and had a “76" embossed into the mold. These are easy to spot but most reproductions are not that easy to detect. Beginning collectors are advised to get one of the current price guides on depression glass, which concentrate on patterns that were available in a “basic setting,” consisting of cups, saucers and plates for everyday use and show exactly which pieces were reproduced in each pattern. Of all the things that people collect, Depression glass is the most thoroughly researched, with dozens of price guides written about it. While Hazel Marie Weatherman’s first two books, called Colored Glassware of the Depression Era covered nearly 1,000 patterns and Visit Us Online: the second volume is considered to be “the bible” of Depression glass and a “must have” for serious collectors, they are out of print and bring premium prices when located. www.etsy.com/shop/needlesnpinsstichery One of the most popular books on Depression glass is Warman’s Depression Glass Identification and Price Guide. It lists over 170 of the most popular patterns and helps collectors by pointing out which pieces have been reproduced. This book is readily available from the NDGA National Glass Museum, located at 117 S. Washington, in Wellington, Kan., or it can be ordered by Quilts • Pillows • Embroidery • Placemats • Towels • Pot Holders • Much More phone by calling Pam Meyer of the National Depression Glass Association, who wrote the forward to the price guide. Now Available: Stitchery Patterns! Pam’s phone number is 972-672-6213, or you can order a copy by email at [email protected] or [email protected]. With all the depression glass We Offer a Variety of Different Decors Including Primitive, Country, Folk Art, Lodge, etc. that was made, almost every home has a piece or two that grandma used. Look around and All the work is done by HAND! find that beautiful piece of colored glassware. You may decide to start your own collection! Good Luck! Follow Our Blog! needlesnpinsstitcheries.blogspot.com May/June 2015 Page 9 Lake City

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Quilts That Redeem Great Gifts and Fun Things! Open 7 by Sherry Osland days a Country Owatonna, MN week! “Velveteen Rabbit” Quilts Goods 507-451-5661 Since the beginning of the New Year, thoughts have been circling ‘round in my head; brought on Across the Freeway from Cabelas! by quilts passing through my shop that have been well-worn and well-loved. While not many in The Residents of Southern Minnesota Have Spoken! number, yet more than the usual, the quilts and the Country Goods receives the “Best Gift Shop of Southern thoughts surrounding them have seemed to line up as if Minnesota” award from demanding to be organized into a quilt story—this one! Scene Magazine of Southern Minnesota! While working with them, they’ve taken me back to the childhood story of The Velveteen Rabbit. For Jim Shore, Willow Tree, Flags and Chimes, etc. Thousands of items! all that the rabbit in the story was worn and tattered and, literally, loved to pieces, so were these quilts. One mother carried in such a quilt wondering if it could be salvaged. It’s particular “story” involved four maternal generations of her family. She hoped the quilt could be restored for the sake of the love and sentiment embodied within those tattered pieces. Urban Finds Over the years, I have seen many such quilts—loved beyond the hope of any further “use” except to be stored safely away somewhere. Thankfully, I didn’t say anything as I looked at the sad quilt in front of me. Knowing the hope in the & Bistro mother’s heart, I took a second look. First, I saw one block that looked to be fairly Two great experiences one great location! intact, then, a second; a third and so on. With closer examination, I found it was mostly the border fabric that was completely shredded. It came to me that there Urban Bistro: salads- pizzas- burgers- Urban Bistro: salads- pizzas- burgers- might be just enough intact blocks to make at least a wall quilt or possibly a small throw. The mother left it with me as I gave cautious assurance. sandwiches-wine-craft beer- soft seating sandwiches-wine-craft beer- soft seating Thankfully, several things fell into place. I have a collection of feed sacks including some used ones. As I auditioned some of them, the used ones actually Urban Finds: antiques- upscale gifts- Urban Finds: antiques- upscale gifts- looked best alongside the butterflies of worn and faded prints. The newer ones artisan soaps- scarves- jewelry- kitchen artisan soaps- scarves - jewelry- kitchen jumped out and screamed “I’m bright! I’m new!” By incorporating the worn feed sacks, they blended well and matched. Most of the thread of the embroidered accessories & more! bodies of the butterflies had long-since worn off, but they had been done in black floss, so they were easily re-stitched. When finished, the small throw was happily Located in the Medford Outlet Mall collected—with tears and a hug! Still fragile, but able to be handled gently and 507-446-0143 507-446-0143 hung for display...sentiments intact and able to be passed down to yet another generation, or possibly, two. www.facebook.com/urbanfindsecofunk www.facebook.com/urbanfindsecofunk With that, I thought I had pretty much worked through and encapsulated the whole Velveteen Rabbit/Velveteen Quilts thoughts and ideas. The story could soon be written. Then! I began reading the book Kisses From Katie while eating my lunch. In typical God-fashion, I had actually heard the author (Katie Davis) on Family Life—a Christian radio program I listen to daily. A friend mentioned she had read the book, and that prompted me to check it out. One day, I laid it down and just started crying. It wasn’t the first time. A young American girl (19 at the time!!) started out on a short-term mission trip to Africa. She returned to live there and began a ministry of taking in and caring for young girls. Some, but not all, were orphans. However, all had need of care: food, medical attention, education and LOVE. The day I laid the book down and cried was because she used the analogy Urban Bistro: salads- pizzas- burgers- Urban Bistro: salads- pizzas- burgers- of The Velveteen Rabbit in talking about these children. (Why am I always so blown sandwiches-wine-craft beer- soft seating sandwiches-wine-craft beer- soft seating away when God surprises me like this in His attention to details?!) However, she didn’t use the analogy of her girls being worn and tattered from being so loved. In UrbanCountry Finds: Register antiques- Recipe upscale Exchange gifts- Urban Finds: antiques- upscale gifts- the story of the rabbit, the young boy loves him so much that he loves all his whiskers off, the pink sateen lining to his ears turns grey, his brown spots fade, and artisan soaps-Linda’s scarves 3-in-1- jewelry- kitchen Cookie Bars artisan soaps- scarves - jewelry- kitchen he’s so misshapen he no longer looks like a rabbit. When the boy contracts scarlet fever, the rabbit is tossed out -- an infected old toy no longer able to be with the Submi7ed by Cathy Bannon from Willmar, MN boy. One day when well, the boy sees real rabbits playing together in the grass in the yard. One of them looks particularly familiar...it’s his old, worn out, stuffed rabbit 1 tube refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough 1 package oreo cookies (you need all but 6 for this recipe!) who has been made “real” by the nursery magic Fairy. Katie, the author, talks about 507-446-0143 507-446-0143 her girls who, with God’s love through her, become “real” through the process of 1 box brownie mix for 9x13 pan, plus ingredients www.facebook.com/urbanfindsecofunk www.facebook.com/urbanfindsecofunk becoming His. 1 1/2 C chocolate chips, optional That’s why it hit me so hard! How simple, yet profound. This is where God was Press cookie dough on the bo7om of a lightly greased 9x13 baking pan. Line up leading my many thoughts about The Velveteen Rabbit correlated with the oreo cookies on top of dough. Mix brownie mix according to package directions, Velveteen Quilts. Thoughts lined up in my mind so I could make sense of them in a way He’s wanted me to see. It’s the “becoming real” part...shedding new light on the and spoon on top of the oreo cookies. Bake in oven preheated to 350˚. Begin living Word and allowing me new insights of a verse He subsequently brought to checking for doneness with toothpick after 30 minutes. May take up to 50-55 mind: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the minutes! If desired, sprinkle chocolate chips on top of bars, place pan back in new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 oven (oven should be turned o6, but still warm) for a couple minutes to let Article by Sherry Osland, owner of Praise Works Quilting. In business and ministry for 14 years. Contact info: 1- chocolate melt. 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Quiltistry in New Ulm !"#$%%$%&!"#''()!* $( !" '#! !"#$!%&!'())*! ! *!' !$#! Quilting is big in New Ulm! Join us on Saturday, June 27 from 9AM to 5PM for the !!!!!!!!!!  !!!!#$! third bi-annual Quiltistry event! This day celebrates the artistic expression of quilts both ! past and present at various historic sites throughout the city. ')  ( !"#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!%!" !"##! ! The Wanda Gag House, located at 226 North Washington Street, will feature a Bed ( ! ! !'!* $( $%&!$ !* $( $) ! Turning at 11AM and 2PM. This restored 1894 Queen Anne style house is the home of $"!!%"(!!(& !!!'("!((!()! internationally acclaimed artist and printmaker, Wanda Gag. Exhibits within the home !)!()!!("*("!! ! ! include oil paintings by father, Anton and watercolors by sister, Flavia. " ! %!!!!! !#! ! Visit the Grand Center for Arts & Culture located in New Ulm’s first hotel, built in 1856. * $( ! $%%)' !" '#!!'#! (!"#$ &!#%!&# ! Located at 208 North Minnesota Street, this beautifully restored three-story building will ((!!!!(&!()!!( !%+! )!()!)! ) (' !!,") !-! host various quilting demonstrations and also have quilts available for viewing. ./)! 0 1! !!2"! !, !34!5 6!( &! 78,8!'(, ! (!(!!&!! )!)! )(& &! Your day in New Ulm would not be complete without a visit to each of the three unique ! quilt shops located within the city. Each shop will have on-site demonstrations, !! ! ! ! refreshments and door-prizes. New Ulm is proud to be home to Sewing Seeds Quilt Company, recently recognized as one of ten shops across the United States and Canada to be featured in the 2015 Quilt Sampler Magazine by Better Homes and Gardens. COUNTRY REGISTER RECIPE EXCHANGE Additional indoor and outdoor quilt displays will be at various sites throughout the city. Your detailed map will be available at Sewing Seeds Quilt Company, Spinning Spools Coconut-Honey Baked Scallops Quilt Shop, The Thimble Box and the New Ulm Chamber Office. Outdoor exhibits will Submitted by Ann Terrazas, El Paso, TX be weather permitting. 6 to 8 large scallops 1 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs The Quiltistry event is free and open to the public. We encourage you to experience New 1 cup sweet coconut, flaked 1/2 cup honey Ulm through its rich quilting heritage and historic beauty! This event is being sponsored salt and pepper by KNUJ Radio, New Ulm Chamber of Commerce, Sewing Seeds Quilt Company, Heat oven to 350° F. Line pan in foil. Pour honey in medium size bowl and Spinning Spools Quilt Shop and The Thimble Box. microXBWF
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The universal scarf pattern mentioned is included below. by Mary Dessoie “I was in the Paris Metro and a woman sat down next to me and took out her One of the most collected accessories from the Gilded Age knitting, which used the pattern of the scarf I sent you. She was visiting France in America is Nippon china (1891-1921). Nippon is the Japanese from another country and we had no common language, neither of us knowing word for Japan. It literally means “Land where the Sun Rises,” the ones we knew, however vaguely. So she showed me the pattern and I wrote it and in Chinese, it’s “Giapon,” where we get our word Japan. down. A few years later I was with a friend on a San Francisco cable car, making In 1891 the U.S. Congress passed a law requiring yet another scarf of this pattern at a friend's request. An elderly woman, tourist that all items imported into America had to be from China, kept watching and finally gestured for me to show her the pattern. marked with their country of origin. So the Japanese Once again we had no common language (beyond the universal one of knitting). marked their wares “Nippon.” In 1921, Congress She made notes on a scrap of paper using characters from her language. I love to changed the law to require items be marked “Made think that, someday, these two women (my teacher and student) will cross paths in in (country of origin in English).” another country, wearing the same scarf!” What makes Nippon collectible, however, is not only this small 30-year window but also the hands-on artistry of the designs and, remarkably, that those designs are REVERSIBLE SCARF PATTERN so European in style. The reason for this goes back to the mid 19th-century when an Because of the way it “drapes,” it is not a bulky scarf, but is very elegant if made isolated Japan was forced into global trade. with a very light-weight yarn. Use appropriate needle size for the yarn used. Back then, a couple of brothers named Morimura began studying Western-style P= purl K= knit design so they could more successfully sell to European and American consumers. Pattern: Multiple of 10 stitches, 10 row repeat Their back stamp was an “M” in a wreath and is often a sign of a quality piece. The Cast on a number of stitches divisible by 10. Repeat rows 1-10 for desired length. brothers went on to start Noritake China. Row 1: (K5, P5) repeat to end of row It has been suggested that the color of a Nippon mark is some indication of quality. Row 2: (K4, P1, K1, P4) repeat to end of row This is not so and the Noritake company has stated that they never participated in Row 3: (K3, P2, K2, P3) repeat to end of row any color-coding and know of no other Japanese company that has. Row 4: (K2, P3, K3, P2) repeat to end of row It is true that Nippon pieces have been reproduced. So, there are bogus Nippon marks out there. Membership in the International Nippon Collectors Club is a useful Row 5: (K1, P4, K4, P1) repeat to end of row resource for identifying pieces. Row 6: (P5, K5) repeat to end of row These days, the market for Nippon dinnerware, as with all dinnerware, is weak. Row 7: (K1, P4, K4, P1) repeat to end of row But decorative and cabinet pieces are still doing well among those who appreciate Row 8: (K2, P3, K3, P2) repeat to end of row hand painting and others who just enjoy that showy flash of gilding. Row 9: (K3, P2, K2, P3) repeat to end of row Row 10: (K4, P1, K1, P4) repeat to end of row Mary Dessoie covers a variety of topics in the field of antiques and collectibles. She founded the Butter Pat Patter Association for beginner and advanced collectors of butter pats. These miniature plates were introduced during Now fill a tote with the Reversible Scarf Pattern, yarn and needles and venture the mid-1800s for individual servings of butter. A subscription to The Patter newsletter is $22 and includes a mint-condition Royal Doulton butter pat. In addition, subscribers will receive ten issues of The Patter. Sample out to celebrate World-Wide Knit in Public events from June 13-21, wherever you copies are available by sending $4.00 and a LSSAE (70 cents) to Mary Dessoie, 7950 E. Keats Avenue, No. 178, might be. Perhaps, you, too, will experience knitting as a universal language. Mesa, AZ 85209-5025. For those who would like to start their subscriptions immediately and receive their pat by return mail, please send your $22 check or money order payable to Mary Dessoie. You will receive an additional I speak knitting, do you? butter pat with your paid membership when you mention this publication and the special double premium offer! © 2015 Sharon Greve Contact: [email protected] No reprint without permission.

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What was unusual about him was that he had stopped to look at a small stuffed camel being sold by one of the vendors in the crowded marketplace. Why? Was he thinking of buying it for a girlfriend, or for a new baby at home? I’ll never know, and I wonder still. Pass It On A few days and a plane trip later, stopping into the Greek equivalent of a 7-11, I by Nancy Hartley couldn’t help but notice a well-dressed woman with a little boy about nine years old Most probably you know how to do something that in line ahead of me. It was late afternoon. Her wrinkled linen suit and the way she someone else would really like to learn to do. You just might not know it yet—and slipped first one foot, then the other, in and out of the pumps she was wearing told they probably don’t either. Many of us are born teachers and seekers of knowledge. me she must have worked all day, then picked up her son. How about taking your knowledge and giving it to others. I couldn’t understand a word of the Greek she used, but I knew she was saying As a child, my little sister learned how to make mud pies, bridle a horse, sew an to the clerk, “What a day. I can’t believe I still have to go home and fix dinner.” I apron and even look pretty for a date from me. She appreciated my knowledge and also didn’t need a translator to know what she said to her son when he begged her I was thrilled to show her how to do things. to buy him a candy bar. All moms speak the same language. Now a mom, grandmother and great-grandmother, I see my family doing things I These are the vacation snapshots that stay with me—images of people caught in taught them how to do a long time ago. It fills me with pride knowing that what I the act of living their lives by a tourist too respectful of their privacy to take a learned from family and friends or by trial and error makes others lives better as I photo, but too touched by their humanity to ever forget their faces. pass these skills along. Nancy Parker Brummett is an author and freelance writer in Colorado Springs, CO. “Like” her author In addition to my lifetime of learning from others, I also love taking classes on page on Facebook, or to learn more about her life and work, visit www.nancyparkerbrummett.com. just about anything—art, gardening, cooking, computers, sewing, yoga, genealogy, guitar and more. At 71, I am still a sponge for knowledge. I have also become a teacher, resulting in my learning even more. One of my favorite questions is, “How did you do that?” This past week I taught a “How to Make a Hippy Purse” class to my local quilt group, Fat Quarters. I found the pattern online and made a couple of purses and was very proud of mine. People asked me where I got one that I had and I was happy to say, “I made it." Those in the class far surpassed my instruction when they added things to their bags that I had not even thought of. The colors, embellish- ments, buttons, pockets and straps were amazing. Now they will teach others how to make their own bags. I taught a friend and she is now teaching a class on “Hippy Bags” at the local quilt shop. As a vendor, I make and sell fabric wrapped baskets. I learned to make them from a $10 class. Now teaching basket making classes is part of my joy. I run into people who tell me that they have made a basket, what they use it for, or who they gave it to, and how happy it made them. What I passed on to them is appreciated and that’s about as good as it gets. I would like to encourage you to pass on your knowledge and teaching skills. It is very rewarding and heartening. Ask someone, “How did you do that?" Then learn it yourself and pass it on. You will be so glad you did. Nancy Hartley is from Spokane, WA. She describes herself as a jack-of-all-trades whose journey through life still has a lot to teach her. Everything interests her and she loves taking classes to meet new people as well as learn new things. She took on sky diving a few years ago. This relatively new quilter and basket maker is now learning to paint. Most importantly, Nancy says life is good. Contact her at [email protected]. Page 18 May/June 2015 Rogers • White Bear Lake

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Teague said he would probably just put it under his pillow, and that Fabrics, Patterns, Notions, and More! now he understands why I do not like bouncy houses. Prepare for a busy summer! I told him of yet another custom. Some children put the lost tooth in a jar of water MN State Shop Hop & Row by Row Experience Shop Hop overnight, and in the morning, it will be replaced with coins. Not really interested, he changed the subject. “Can I ask the tooth fairy for what I want?” I told him no, she’s not Santa, and as far as I know, she does not accept wish lists. She does not care if 303 Main Street • Tower, MN 55790 218-753-4600 you are naughty or nice. She just wants your baby teeth. I told him she usually works North Country Like us on Facebook! strictly with currency and to just expect money. This brightened his smile and he announced, “This will be a good way to make a couple hundred bucks and lollipops!” Quilts Tues-Sat 10-4 (Oct-May) More motherly questions came out of my mouth. 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Not all coins are merely dropped by chance in a parking lot Terri’s Treasures however. Some coins are left with purpose, and you might find a variety of coins left on gravesites as you walk through a cemetery this Memorial Day. Visitors might leave pennies on headstones as a way of paying respect to the departed. Nickels indicate the 8679 So. IronQ Bowluilt Lane Sh · Iron,op MN 55751 visitor attended boot camp with a deceased soldier, dimes show they served together, 218-744-1935 and quarters confirm the visitor was with the soldier when he or she was killed. Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat: 10-5 Thurs: 10-7 Tradition says this ancient practice began with the Romans or perhaps even earlier. Open Sewing Every Day! Greek mythology supports the belief that coins left for the deceased paid for their journey in the afterlife. Those who left coins might have also asked for favors, for a problem to be solved, or for a wish to be granted. Some Americans believe Come see us often! coins are a reminder to offer up to God trust for the deceased and for themselves, We are continually adding new items! appreciating and displaying the phrase In God We Trust on a small memento to Fabric • Pa3erns • Books remain on the grave forever. Classes • Notions & More Jews left rocks on gravestones, as a way to participate in building the marker itself. Rocks were permanent additions, and seeing other rocks would comfort those loved ones still living. We tend to find solace knowing that the deceased are not Country Register Recipe Exchange forgotten. Whatever the origin, these customs continue today. Today we find graves surrounded with a multitude of decorations. Real flowers and Deep Fried Ice Cream Dessert fake flowers, stepping stones and solar lights may be seen on a hillside amongst names and dates. The mementos are reminders that we all miss someone who has died Submi2ed by Sharon Sandberg from Rochester, MN before us. 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