It was a rainy day on Friday, and I decided to fill the house with the aroma of baking and cinnamon. Once I got started baking, it turned into a whole day with Christmas movies on the TV. I like to keep home baked treats in the freezer for My Sweet Babboo. He likes a slice of tea bread in the mornings with his coffee sometimes. I started the day out with the pumpkin I recently baked for this purpose. I had a total of three cups of pumpkin from the little pie pumpkin from my Autumn decorations. So, with one cup of pumpkin, I made a half recipe of Pumpkin Spice Donuts. He prefers them without glaze, but the recipe does give you a Cinnamon Glaze if you like.
Then, with the remaining two cups of pumpkin, I made my Pumpkin Bread recipe, this time leaving out the orange zest, and adding some cloves. A little over an hour later, I had two loaves cooling on a rack.
One went into the freezer for later, and one left out for breakfast or maybe a slice for dessert.
I had two apples ready for making into something good, so the next baking project was apple bread. This recipe is not mine, it is from the Puffin Inn in Maine. Be warned, it is so good that you’ll make it just so you can lick the bowl and the spoons, and the beater. I did a pdf for you because I know you’ll want it, and it isn’t available on the B&B’s website anymore.
At this point, I ran out of eggs. So the Christmas Vanilla Sugar Cookies will have to wait until next week. It just isn’t Christmas without them. These actually freeze quite well, but if you just don’t want a lot of them around, try my recipe for Just A Dozen Sugar Cookies.
While all of that was going on, I sorted through my quilts and projects, taking photos and measurements. One of the realities of writing a blog, writing patterns, and doing projects is the overabundance of finished things that start to collect up. Many of the quilts produced in the Scrap Dance series are now part of my speaker programs. Table runners and wall hangings have become part of my seasonal decor, changing through the year as the seasons change. But, with additional projects sewed for other blogs and projects from leftovers, I just have too many things to store. So here are a few quilts and small projects that I’m willing to let go. If you see something you’d like, just leave a comment and I’ll get with you. Some of these would make wonderful Christmas Gifts!
Jolly Bar Row Quilt
52 inches x 56 inches, lap size
Bright colors
All cotton fabrics, Warm and Natural Batting
Quilted rose pantograph
Hand finished binding
Backing is neutral tone on tone.
$65
Purple Lullaby Quilt / Table Topper
32 inches square
All cotton fabrics
Batting 80/20
Quilted with cloud pantograph
All cotton thread
Purple print background
Machine finished binding
$35 Sold
Tree Bell Table Topper
26 inches square
All Cotton Fabrics
Glide Thread quilting with a snowflake design
Small green print backing
Hand finished binding
$35
Christmas Table Runner
Size 18-1/2 x 33-1/2
Christmas Bells and Holly pantograph
Glide thread
Cotton batting
Dark red and gold pinecone print backing
Hand finished binding
$25 Sold
Autumn Jubilee Leaf Embellished Tote Bag
Lovely gold fabrics suitable for use all year.
13-1/2 inches high x 17 wide x 3 deep
Fabric handles
Cotton batting
Velcro closure
Fully finished inside
$30 Sold
Magnolia Quilt
Large Magnolia print in Attic Windows setting.
50 inches x 62 inches, oversize lap quilt
Cotton fabrics, with shiny gold over black binding
Warm and Natural Cotton Batting
Cotton thread
Matching green tone on tone backing
Black with gold hand finished binding
$75
Mountain Star with Chain
Twin Size quilt 56 x 85 inches
Mountain blocks set in star pattern with alternate chain.
Custom Quilted with feather wreaths
Fall print backing
Hand finished binding
$120 Sold
Song Birds Wall Hanging
Fussy cut birds sashed in cream
20 inches square
Bright yellow border and binding
Tossed floral print Backing
Poly thread quilting in Pipeline pantograph
$25 Sold
Square Lap Quilt / Table Topper / Wall Hanging
Earth Tones with Green accent
Star center surrounded with on point squares
51 inches square
Densely quilted with green cotton thread in a Luscious Leaves pantograph.
Hand finished binding
Backing is cream color.
$65 Sold
Shipping not included. Heavier items will ship flat rate as it is less expensive, nothing will cost more than $20 to ship. Small items will ship in envelopes first class if possible. Payment via Paypal or mailed check. I can also drop ship to a different address if you’d like it sent as a gift. Please leave a comment with the item you are interested in purchasing. I’ll mark them sold as they are taken.
And now, on to the next design challenge! I have no doubt that you will be asking for a new Scrap Dance mystery for next year, so I have to get busy on that now!
Have you started holiday baking? Are you interested in one of the quilted items on today’s sale?
From My Carolina Home 
I would love the Christmas table runner…if it is still available.
All the recipes will be on my grocery list, thank you. I have a delicious apple bread that uses a cake mix. I know cheating but it is so good. I will be using your Apple recipe this week.
Your baked goods look scrumptious. Thank you for sharing the recipes. I baked a deep dish sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving and I have plans to make apple fritters here soon. Now, I must pickup a couple cans of pumpkin purée to try my hand at pumpkin bread and doughnuts soon after seeing your blog. Happy Holidays!
I would like the Autumn Jubilee leaf embellished tote bag- and some apple bread, but I guess I will have to make that myself. Thanks for including the recipe!
I would love the fussy cut birds table topper.
Perfect timing—I made your pumpkin donuts for the first time this morning and they were yummy! My husband even said they are really good! I will try to freeze some, because we are just two and won’t be able to eat them all in a timely way. Fun morning treat with coffee. I want to try your cutout recipe. I like how you decorated them simply. In the past, the grands would come over and we would make a big production with different colored frosting and all kinds of decorations and had a lot of fun, but they have moved and we don’t get to do that any more. Yours look really cute with white frosting and colored sprinkles, much simpler and that works for me this year! I know what you mean about quilted items building up; I look at all the things I have made over the years and wonder why I keep wanting to make more! But new ideas and techniques keep coming by that I want to try. My kids are not as excited about quilted accessories as I am, so I keep collecting.
Yes…the apple bread is a” must try”.
You have been busy busy. all the food looks delish and lots of awesome quilt projects.
Happy Sunday and new week ahead
Is your square lap quilt/table topper/wall hanging 51” $65 still available? If it is, I would love to purchase it.
Your “Just a Dozen Sugar Cookies” is my go-to recipe for Christmas baking. I’m sure I’ll be making some as we get closer to Christmas!
You outdid yourself on baking Friday. So many delicious treats. I have to try the apple bread recipe. I made a delicious banana bread yesterday, a standard so I’m thinking time to branch out and try something new 🙂
I love those Christmas table runners, unfortunately I’m too late!! I have so many little projects I’ve made. I guess I’ll be saving them for our guild silent auction at the quilt show in 2022. We were supposed to have it in 2021 but decided to postpone due to Covid. These are all great projects, Carole!
PS: Thanks for the apple bread recipe! I’m going to make it for my grandloves. The boys love for me to bring them apples for a snack when I pick them up from school. I think they will love this!!
I would love the Mountain Star with chain if still available. Love everything you make.
Thank you for the fun recipes, Carole! I made my first pie crust and Dutch Apple pie for Thanksgiving and just bought an apple peeler to make it easier for the future 🙂 Your apple bread recipe sounds like a good use of the extra apples. However, I wish I could eat those iced cookies right this minute. HA! Happy Holidays!
Oh, Carole! What delightful recipes…..and I am planning on using a couple for neighborhood gift bags. Each year, gift bags magically appear before our front doors. They usually contain home-made goodies and wine. Well, nothing bad there!!! I have decided to do that instead of making a bunch of them for just me, as my first thoughts ran to “what a wonderful way to maintain my fattiness!”. Thank you!
You are making me hungry!!!
Thank you for the apple bread recipe. I’m going to try it soon. I made your orange pumpkin bread recipe for a little quilt retreat a few close friends and I had. It was a hit! My husband said the recipe was “a keeper” too!
Thanks for the yummy recipes. I will be trying them out soon. Enjoy!!!
At Thanksgiving I went through the grocery line with 10 pounds of butter. They didn’t stop me, but around here butter is pretty precious. I’ll be baking later this week and have to add your pumpkin bread and apple bread to my list. Thanks so much they look wonderful.
j
I downloaded the pdf recipe of Apple Bread cause I can tell it would be good. Meanwhile so many inspiring beautiful projects here I thought I’d better follow along so I won’t miss anything.
I’ll have to try the apple bread recipe. I made an apple bread from a recipe on the flour bag and it was the best ever, but I apparently never saved the recipe or misplaced it, so maybe yours will become my new favorite. But first I have to use leftover pumpkin and two ripening bananas, so the apples will keep a while longer.
Thanks for your thoughtfulness and the pdf for the apple bread. I was curious about the pumpkin donuts. How are they cooked. The only donuts I have made are from my grandma’s recipe and they fry in lard.
I will be trying that apple bread recipe, it will be a great addition to the goodie plates I want to take to the neighbors.
Do you have any suggestions for baking the donuts if one does not own a donut tin? (can they be baked in a sheet pan for example and then cut into squares)….
Thank you in advance – Irene
I haven’t tried baking them in any other way, so I don’t know. But I do have a different recipe for an Apple Coffee Cake here on the blog.
That apple bread looks delicious! I bet my son would love that. Thanks for the recipe!
Well hello again This is in response to the 12-6-20 e-mail on baking day and a sample sale Would you believe I happen to have a donut maker that make 2 at a time and I jut so happen to have a can of pumpkin puree so I’m thinking about the pumpkin donuts with the glaze, have to check the exper. date though as I’ve had it for about 1 year. The apple loaf also sounds like I would love it, might try granny smith apples with that one o the mackintosh apple, I love Things that are tart, especially pickles and sweet and salty goodies. Still love your chicken in white wine, so good. Phyllis