Look at these sweet little fat quarters in the making!! So white, soft and fluffy......waiting to be plucked and swept away. Wonderful colors and dyes await you my cuties!!
This is behind and to the south of my house. LOOKS LIKE SNOW doesn't it?? This is called 'dry land' cotton because it has not been watered except for what little dab of rain we have had. It was planted and then left on it's own. Most of our acreage is all irrigated except for this little area at the house. This is considered pretty good dry land cotton!! WAY TO GO MR. BROWN DIRT!!!
Here is where I walk everyday. It's a wonderful place to walk....seeing and appreciating Mr. Brown Dirt's hard work...feeling the cool nip in the air and enjoying the quiet!
NOTE : if you want to see how this is harvested go to my previous post HERE.
I love that, fat quarters in the making, you know only a quilter would think that! I liked the post on the cotton harvesting too. All I have seen harvested is corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Lots of it! So this was interesting! Great Post!
ReplyDeleteOnce again I thank you for enlightening our minds!! Who really thinks about where stuff comes from?!! When you do not know what to do you can make your own fabric!! HA like you are not busy! ;) I love the wave runner quilt too. Is it a quilted top yet How is Mx Bernie.............better? Gail
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute and creative post. I visited the harvesting, and that was so interesting. Thanks for that post!
ReplyDeleteeverytime I see your cotton it amazes me. But I think that is the way it is around the world, coffe beans, sugar cane, corn, wheat, but there is just something so wonderful about that beautiful fluffy snow. thanks for sharing and way to go Mr brown!!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of cotton growing. Looks like a good crop too.
ReplyDeleteNever seen this plant so close up befor, we dont grow this plants in Norway, to far north. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to be reminded of the origin of our products. Just think how long it takes to grow and process a fat quarter.
ReplyDeleteAnd we are all so appreciative, every time I buy a piece of fabric I like to think that part of it came from your fields. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWe grow a lot of cotton in our area of NC too. I love riding out this time of year and seeing the cotton fields. It does look like snow. I am always amazed at how much is left after the harvester has been through. My mother has a farm and she tried to grow colored cotton one time. Did you know there was such a thing?
ReplyDeleteFarmers ROCK! Thank goodness for the remaining "wide open spaces". Love the pics!
ReplyDeleteWe used to have cotton fields all around my house, but they have given away to manufacturing plants and housing subdivisions. Tis a pity, if you ask me. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for Mr Brown Dirt.. we love you!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt really is an eye opener when you stop and think of the work that goes into a fat quarter... Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour own fat quarter harvest--aren't you special! :o)
ReplyDeleteCotton plants amaze me...how that little ball of fluff turns into a beautiful fat quarter!
ReplyDeleteJulia ♥
Looks like you got a pretty good crop this year. Is that all Mr. Brown Dirt grows?
ReplyDeleteThat is just the coolest! I wish I had that in my backyard. I remember as a child going on vacation and my parents took us to a "cotton farm". It was the first time that I ever saw cotton being grown. As a child, I really had no idea where it came from until that light bulb moment. Thanks for this great post and the previous one showing the harvest.
ReplyDeleteWow -- I've seen photos of cotton growing, but I don't think I've seen the whole field like that. Do you get to use any of that cotton yourself?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sight Belinda. We have nothing like it here. Well done to your hubby.
ReplyDeleteClap, Clap, Clap and a big thank you for Mr. Brown Dirt. It does look like snow, and cotton is the only fabric I really feel comfortable in.
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing the cotton fields and the fluffy soft look of it. Is it supposed to be grown in dry conditions?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a miracle in the making! I was excited the first time I saw a cotton field. I had to get out of the car to see the cotton up close. Hee Hee!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way/place to start your day! I bet you just dream of what all of that will look like when it becomes Fat Quarters.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Thanks for your impressions!
ReplyDeleteBut I wouldn't think of fat quarters first, I think of your hard work on this field ;) But the vision of fabric makes me smile.
I love the pics.
this would be the coolest knowing that soon you would be getting fq outta this field..what a great walk in the am and that is alot of cotton. all I can say is thank you for your hard work thank you very much
ReplyDeleteDefinitely WAY TO GO MR BROWN DIRT! FQ's in the making for me!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBelinda - your Waverunner quilt is wonderful. The colours are awesome.
Look at the baby fat quarter!.... makes me want to knit booties, and I don't even knit.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures, the first time I ever saw cotton growing in the field I was a little girl & we were driving through South Carolina, even then I begged my mom & dad to stop the car so I could get out and walk into the field and touch the soft beautiful white puffs of cotton. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteWendy
That is a wonderful field of potential quilts!!
ReplyDeleteI've just discovered your blog and am enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteI just love seeing the cotton fields. Beautiful Blog! Kerrie
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful site.
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Fat quarters! Thank you for making them happen for us!
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting for me to read the blog. Thank author for it. I like such topics and everything that is connected to this matter. I definitely want to read a bit more on that blog soon.
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting for me to read the blog. Thanks for it. I like such topics and everything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more soon.
ReplyDeleteThese fields look like home to me. I live outside of Lubbock and we are in the middle of stripping season!I love the look of the fields right before they are stripped.
ReplyDeleteLinda Kay
Hiya Hun,
ReplyDeleteAre you still with us?
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Just checking in to see how you are doing!
ReplyDeleteHow - totally - cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the pictures of cotton being grown. In the early 1900's, my mother lived on a farm and cotton was their crop. Her job was in the field picking cotton while her sister was in the kitchen preparing the meals for the workers.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Marie