tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post1542361215275384000..comments2024-03-28T23:49:18.942-05:00Comments on Brown Dirt Cottage: Thanksgiving on the FarmBrowndirtcottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-47168118562334961132011-07-04T22:31:15.030-05:002011-07-04T22:31:15.030-05:00We live on the western Florida panhandle, and I ju...We live on the western Florida panhandle, and I just *love* drives through southern Alabama when the cotton fields are ripe for harvest - so very pretty. And seeing those modules out in the fields is something else. Pretty cool to stumble across a quilt blogger who lives that life. :DLynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-29539440260577177762008-12-10T09:58:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:58:00.000-06:00Looks a lot like N.E. Lousiana!Looks a lot like N.E. Lousiana!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276206400127249754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-63482373909338012802008-12-08T19:19:00.000-06:002008-12-08T19:19:00.000-06:00Boy, a little different than when I used to visit ...Boy, a little different than when I used to visit my grandparents when I was a kid. We saw the cotton being picked by hand and taken to the gin, which my grandfather watched after on the weekends. We would play in the cotton seeds, but only with supervision because you could suffocate in them easily, I guess. Time marches on, progress for sure. Being a West Coast girl, I marveled at this everytime I visited New Mexico, where they lived. I like the part of it that I enjoy now more (quilting), but memories are great.Lady of the Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345211460859964856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-1326739879155555342008-12-08T12:58:00.000-06:002008-12-08T12:58:00.000-06:00I have never seen that before, we have cornfields ...I have never seen that before, we have cornfields in IL. White, soft, fluffy, balls of fun. Thank you for doing all that hard work so we can enjoy the "fruits" of your labor. I love your blog and need a cup of hot coco, and an hour or so to really enjoy it all. I am adding you to my google reader so I do not miss anything. BTW, I am sooo jealous of the red/white quilt top. I'll be back!!!!Jane's Fabrics and Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317443286432117072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-29107409081513944812008-12-05T23:38:00.000-06:002008-12-05T23:38:00.000-06:00That was soooo cool! Thanks for sharing the proces...That was soooo cool! Thanks for sharing the process! Who knew?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683211917205104048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-87107433827980661292008-12-05T11:43:00.000-06:002008-12-05T11:43:00.000-06:00Wow! I'm in shock. If you posted these pictures d...Wow! I'm in shock. If you posted these pictures during harvest that would mean that your harvest season is about 2 1/2 mnoths after ours in South TX. We finished picking in Oct. Interesting! I'm loving your blog!!! Have a Great Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-27748772160630912412008-12-05T08:13:00.000-06:002008-12-05T08:13:00.000-06:00Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks for the picks, con...Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks for the picks, congrats on the harvest.nannergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207349189355335778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-64629628426345323222008-12-04T13:58:00.000-06:002008-12-04T13:58:00.000-06:00Great post and pics. How mant fat quarters to a m...Great post and pics. How mant fat quarters to a module???? I can dream can't I. Off to read some more of your blog, I just discovered you. JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379526202960056956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-49742901235400009692008-12-03T10:51:00.000-06:002008-12-03T10:51:00.000-06:00Cotton picking has come a long way from the hand p...Cotton picking has come a long way from the hand picked days, same as our corn and beans in IL. I am glad to see how it is done now, as I am a farm girl away from the farm for 50 years.Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-86162222044030367752008-12-03T02:07:00.000-06:002008-12-03T02:07:00.000-06:00Wonderful post. It's amazing watching how it is "...Wonderful post. It's amazing watching how it is "picked" these days when you think surely it wasn't that long ago when it was picked by hand.<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344963200919601488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-19798518938231697792008-12-02T13:24:00.000-06:002008-12-02T13:24:00.000-06:00oh and the farm works stops for no one........oh and the farm works stops for no one........Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-8523368914222959722008-12-02T13:23:00.000-06:002008-12-02T13:23:00.000-06:00hey I feel it our job to spread the farming life t...hey I feel it our job to spread the farming life to those who never see it.........great post.........poeple always love it when I post farm stuff.........Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-8265994666038966532008-12-01T04:26:00.000-06:002008-12-01T04:26:00.000-06:00Congratulations on getting your crop in--and thank...Congratulations on getting your crop in--and thank you for sharing photos. I've never seen a cotton harvest, and that is sad, because cotton is such a big part of my life!<BR/><BR/><BR/>--BarbaraG.L.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00381682518405660007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-67597185958211506732008-11-30T08:48:00.000-06:002008-11-30T08:48:00.000-06:00I loved this post. Thank you for sharing with us ...I loved this post. Thank you for sharing with us the process you go through so we can have our cotton fabric in the end. Most of my clothing is cotton too! It's the fabric I feel most comfortable wearing.Nedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900971315865986311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-58291694738375374512008-11-29T20:19:00.000-06:002008-11-29T20:19:00.000-06:00What a unique and lovely way to spend Thanksgiving...What a unique and lovely way to spend Thanksgiving. The cotton is beautiful - all natural and ready to process.Nanette Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734358126338038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-20972030400794697222008-11-29T19:36:00.000-06:002008-11-29T19:36:00.000-06:00How cool for you to show all of us quilters just w...How cool for you to show all of us quilters just where all that cotton fabric comes from! And the harvest process is a far cry from what my Mom did in Mississippi as a child in the 1920's & 30's, hand picking cotton. She would be totally amazed. Thanks for the photo essay!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-6665047217217830152008-11-29T07:58:00.000-06:002008-11-29T07:58:00.000-06:00Praise God for your bountiful harvest.Praise God for your bountiful harvest.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-37152583932669415122008-11-28T22:30:00.000-06:002008-11-28T22:30:00.000-06:00Great Post! I remember all those cotton fields wh...Great Post! I remember all those cotton fields when I use to visit my Dad in Amarillo when I was a little girl. The process is almost as beautiful as the full fields of cotton. <BR/>Congrats on a good harvest. Keep it coming, we need it.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950806089655394748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-48197656339432180762008-11-28T21:09:00.000-06:002008-11-28T21:09:00.000-06:00Thats cool! Now I need to go buy fabric so you sta...Thats cool! Now I need to go buy fabric so you stay in business!Alycia~Quiltygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283575876006453806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-61261778061142283582008-11-28T19:18:00.000-06:002008-11-28T19:18:00.000-06:00I absolutely love a field of cotton! It looks lik...I absolutely love a field of cotton! It looks like snow.Twisted Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711708486487502455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-6784064789337919252008-11-28T19:07:00.000-06:002008-11-28T19:07:00.000-06:00I remember the days of dragging a huge bag behind ...I remember the days of dragging a huge bag behind me while picking cotton by hand.<BR/>Those machines sure have made life easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-65458864134404973162008-11-28T16:39:00.000-06:002008-11-28T16:39:00.000-06:00Very ineteresting. Can't wait for it to make it t...Very ineteresting. Can't wait for it to make it to the fat quarter stage. Thanks for all your family's work in moving toward that direction.em's scrapbaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111534162397777000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-14939442895487621592008-11-28T15:19:00.000-06:002008-11-28T15:19:00.000-06:00so COOL to see where all that lovely fabric begins...so COOL to see where all that lovely fabric begins. congrats on the harvest!jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362229673390519468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-13568792949058890992008-11-28T14:14:00.000-06:002008-11-28T14:14:00.000-06:00That was wonderful Belinda. We don't grow cotton i...That was wonderful Belinda. We don't grow cotton in England so this was such a rare treat for me to see. <BR/> <BR/>I couldn't get my head around the quantities involved- so big. I kept thinking- "so how many FQs is that"? LOL <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your harvest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041588012248537691.post-68184055851442514932008-11-28T13:39:00.000-06:002008-11-28T13:39:00.000-06:00This was a really interesting post! You don't ofte...This was a really interesting post! You don't often think about where the cotton fabric you buy in the shops come from... and I've never seen a cotton field before. Very interesting indeed!Tonjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205113722788992488noreply@blogger.com