tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post2244259715154161227..comments2024-03-28T17:19:48.212-04:00Comments on Material Mavens: Patti Brooks's Post for South Theme- Okra -Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-75416799970345451372012-01-16T15:14:35.821-05:002012-01-16T15:14:35.821-05:00I think one can get to enjoy everything including ...I think one can get to enjoy everything including okra and brussel sprouts. I prefer looking at the interior, however, and all that you did with it. I may change my opinion about okra as a result of your art!Linda Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622069411237073813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-61906747710504675502012-01-16T10:26:01.216-05:002012-01-16T10:26:01.216-05:00Beautiful, and no slime!!!Beautiful, and no slime!!!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337885530894597491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-44248725370930234592012-01-15T23:05:06.957-05:002012-01-15T23:05:06.957-05:00Patti, That is superb! It looks great with the blu...Patti, That is superb! It looks great with the blue in the center. The addition of the decorative stitching gave it exactly what it needed to become the okra in your minds eye. Glad it worked out so well. Makes me want to go cook up some okra. Hmmm, better let these southern ladies teach me how to make it taste good though. I only eat it when someone else makes it. Love it in soups.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368515552194912257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-63560024202665111522012-01-15T22:39:39.886-05:002012-01-15T22:39:39.886-05:00I was charmed by your choice of okra! What a tota...I was charmed by your choice of okra! What a totally typical Southern food. And doing a cross section--that was brilliant. It is so complex, complicated, and truly beautiful. Your quilt based on what many might think a humble vegetable is lovely! I must confess: Though I love fried okra, I even like it not boiled but barely cooked, before the "slime" develops, with lots of butter! Yum!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-8242915235832813232012-01-15T22:34:18.983-05:002012-01-15T22:34:18.983-05:00Hi Patti. I, too, thought about foods when the to...Hi Patti. I, too, thought about foods when the topic of South was announced. You couldn't have picked a better one to portray than okra!!! And portraying it in a cross-section manner was very clever indeed! Very nice!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402863183600409719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-49668060471612645662012-01-15T22:10:39.640-05:002012-01-15T22:10:39.640-05:00Patti, I love your story because I think Okra is d...Patti, I love your story because I think Okra is destestable unless the slime is camouflaged by soup or pickled. Haven't tried fried but I'd probably like that. What I like more is how you took a very southern food and made it artistically interesting. Thanks for sharing the process with us. What a nice rendition.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873703819530569975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-56013306938404808472012-01-15T22:03:23.139-05:002012-01-15T22:03:23.139-05:00Hi Patti - Oh my gosh.... I've loved okra si...Hi Patti - Oh my gosh.... I've loved okra since my first bite ! And you're right about the fried okra - its sublime ! Even more than fried okra, i love what you did with the cross section, and how you detailed the steps you used. Congrats.... great job ! KathyKathy Hartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439720411059490863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-56023107762449814582012-01-15T21:57:49.810-05:002012-01-15T21:57:49.810-05:00How funny Patti! I thought about doing okra, but...How funny Patti! I thought about doing okra, but I would have done a frontal view. I like your cross-section better - it's much more interesting. They are slimy aren't they, but oh so good fried or in gumbo. Love your rendition.Nedra Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713288647355250747noreply@blogger.com