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Sunday, April 1, 2012

A Secret....Shhhhhhh

BE SURE TO READ THE WHOLE POST...down to the very last word.

Today I come clean. Some of you who heard me speak at the LA Modern Quilt Guild last year may know the truth, but you may not have believed it.  (My youngest son stood outside of Sew Modern and tried his best to tell you. He told me most of you didn't believe him.)

I've kept the secret....our secret.  It's shocking.

Today everyone will know.

The mind, the hands, the genius behind Tallgrass Prairie Studio is my 21 year old son, Jonathan.  He designs, sews and creates the quilts and I take the credit.

He's a creative savant...sketching, designing and creating.  He can design, piece and quilt a quilt in a day.  He's amazing.  He sews so fast I could barely get a picture of him.  He's a cross between Denyse Schmidt, Christian Siriano and Craig Ferguson all rolled into one quilty guy package.
April Fools!
If you look at the picture closely you'll see he is about to BURST out laughing (and possibly die of embarrassment). Now, do I have a witty, fun, and willing son with a GREAT sense of humor?  Enjoy your April Fool's Day!

PS  Did we fool you....even for a few seconds?  I am an April fool!  Are you playing a prank today?
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38 comments:

  1. monika@mysweetprairie.caApril 1, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    holy crap. that was a GOOD ONE! I was like, "no way! she's like milli vanilli! and all those lipsynch-ers!" hehe Oh you got me. SHEESH!

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  2. Danih03April 1, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    You had me going there for a minute!

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  3. JanineApril 1, 2012 at 2:11 AM

    excellent fooling!

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  4. WandaFishApril 1, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Only half an hour ago I was thinking that I must remember it's April Fools Day! Did I remember? NOPE!!
    Great prank, you had me going for a few seconds :)

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  5. lindseyApril 1, 2012 at 3:45 AM

    Ha...yes good one. When I got to the photo I did think 'that sitting angle doesn't look so comfortable'but still didnt guess!

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  6. Jenny MApril 1, 2012 at 3:57 AM

    Thanks for a great laugh! I was thinking no way, is this true??

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  7. Marty MasonApril 1, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    You drew me right in....!!!

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  8. Michele TApril 1, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Ya got me on dat one!! Sheesh! I pulled a trick on my daughter - she was the first to enter my April Fools trap... covered the utensils in the drawer with clear wrap!! hehehehe

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  9. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    We're going to call our parents and they'll them we're expecting. Due date: 10-11-12. Except it won't be a joke. It'll be baby #3. :)

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  10. Judy April 1, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    That is a good one :)

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  11. Needled MomApril 1, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Good one!!!!

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  12. DebbieApril 1, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    That was pretty funny!

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  13. KarenApril 1, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    You got me. I love that your son has a sense of humor. It will be a blessing when life gets rough.

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  14. Kim O.April 1, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Bahahah. Cute. I love April Fools day!

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  15. DonnaApril 1, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Nice try, J. But you gotta get up pretty early in the morning to fool us. The smiling cheeks give it all away....

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  16. AnnieApril 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Nope, didn't fool me either. His sewing position and the part about doing it all in one day...too overboard to be believeable. Back to the Fool's drawing board for you! LOL Better luck next year.

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  17. ElsaApril 1, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    teehee ~ tho it could be believable! there are people who do whole quilts in one day (I know a few).
    Thanks for the giggle!

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  18. UnknownApril 1, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    Well done!

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  19. RobbieApril 1, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Too funny! I WAS surprised at the start... You inspired me to pull one myself on my own blog. Have a great day!

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  20. Gari in ALApril 1, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    Really funny. Not believable, but funny.

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  21. CheriApril 1, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    First time to visit your blog. Not even sure how I ended up here but coming back for sure. Really creative and funny. Love it.

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  22. SusieDWApril 1, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    By 0620 this was my second April Fools prank of the day. Didn't fool me... but! I think he may have a few more stitches in his future!

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  23. carolApril 1, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    I sure wish I could find someone to do all my work and take the credit! How cool would that be, really???

    Happy April Fools Day!

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  24. RebeccaApril 1, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    hahahah good one! i was totally fooled! if only we all had a little quilty elf in the background to piece a whole thing in one day...your son is a good sport :o)

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  25. Robyn of Coffee and CottonApril 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    You almost had me until you mentioned Craig Ferguson! Then I KNEW what kind of humor you lean towards. I love it!

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  26. MariQuiltsApril 1, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    You had me going for a minute....until the speed sewing part.

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  27. AliceartApril 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    You are TOO much! What a handsome son you have there, and what a good sport. Fun!

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  28. DoreenApril 1, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Good one!!!!!!!

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  29. KigwitApril 1, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    Ha ha, that was a good one.

    Now tell him he really needs to make a quilt!

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  30. ShrutiApril 1, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Awesome! You really got me, girl! But you gave me mt morning dose of laughter! You sure have a great son!

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  31. folksmithApril 1, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    OMG, that was a good one. I tried to pull one on my 18 yr old but couldn't stop laughing. Yours was great.

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  32. DanaApril 2, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    Hysterical! you can tell he was laughing! What a great sport!

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  33. LisaApril 2, 2012 at 3:51 AM

    that's a good one. For a moment I was surprised that you had held that secret so long! LOL

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  34. SandraApril 2, 2012 at 7:52 AM

    You got me! Very funny indeed!

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  35. CitricSugarApril 2, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    Hilarious! Get have me fooled but definitely made me laugh. :-)

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  36. SharonApril 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    You prankster you!

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  37. AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Great gag!
    Debbie R.

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  38. elnoracApril 23, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Oh, you totally had me! I must admit I'm disappointed that he isn't a quilting marvel!

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