Cedarmore Farm CSA: Lizzie's Handiwork

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Lizzie's Handiwork

There are lots of behind the scenes things that go on at the farm. One of them is Lizzie's quilt making. For as long as I can remember I have been a lover of anything quilted. I can't tell you the exact time I fell in love with quilts made by Amish hands. The time before last trip to the farm Lizzie had put new quilts on all the beds. I asked her if I could share pictures and she said I could...not realizing how special they are. These quilts are used every day. They are not just pretty uilts to look. They have a purpose just like everything else on the farm.

I know this pattern because I made Cassie and Trevor a Drunkard's Path as a wedding present. Lizzie made a pillow for one of the kids out of hers.

Dennis already has the book chosen that he wants to read before he takes a nap.

I know that this quilt pattern is actually bigger but Lizzie did the math and cut each piece down to make a smaller sized quilt.

Yesterday while visiting Lizzie, she took this quilt top out that she had already hand quilted and was ready to sew on the binding. But the binding was added to the backing so all she had to do was double fold it under and blind hem stitch it to finish. I watched ever so closely and took notes. One day in her spare time she has promised to teach me how to hand quilt. It was a good thing she finished it last night because her due date was on the 14th and she looks and feels close to delivery. I wanted so badly to spend the night because she said that she thought her time was close.

I will get the news in my CSA box on Tuesday or by snail mail (Andy says that is the Amish way) sometime this week...keeping my fingers crossed.

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In The Beginning

Andy and Lizzie have known each other since they were very small. Growing up in an Amish community there are plenty of opportunities to play and work together. They grew up in the same church but went to different schools. Several years ago they moved from Wayne County, OH to right outside Hillsboro, OH and established Cedarmore Farm. The farm got it's name very simply...in Wayne County there were very few cedar or sycamore trees . When Andy and Lizzie got here, they noticed an abundance of cedar and sycamore trees on the land. So they just merged the two names and Cedarmore Farm was born. They have worked very hard in the few years that they have been farming the land. Andy and Lizzie are in the process of building their house and hopefully they will be able to move into the upstairs this spring. We can only see good things in their future farming experiences. And we wish them well.

Not only is Cedarmore growing fruits and vegetables. The Andy's have a growing family. They have four of the most precious children! Anna, who is excited about going to school this fall. Dennis who follows Andy around like his shadow. Moses who is doing well after a little run-in with the pigs. And Lovina who is the youngest at 9 months.

Then there is a new season on the farm. In the winter (Jan 2015), the Andy's packed up and moved to MO leaving the CSA in the most capable hands of John and Anna (Anna is Andy's twin sister) Zook and there 7 children. They changed the name of their farm to Cedarmore Farm so we English wouldn't be too confused. So the work has begun to provide lush healthy vegetables for the CSA season 2015 which begins in May.