I know I have shown part of my scrap pile in the past, but every time I think I have a project to use it up, I end up with still more. I really thought that Scrap Dance would take care of this pile, but I completed that quilt and this still remains. And that …
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Slow Stitching Sunday #3 and a giveaway
Another week, and a bit more progress. It is called Slow Stitching for a reason isn't it! I have three of the four balls of yarn done and bit of the greenery on this one. I thought the tomato was done, but realized that I needed some French Knots to complete the berries. While working …
Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
I have been working on this apple coffee cake for a bit now, this is my third try and I finally got it right. It is a good thing that I had a lot of apples from the Apple Festival, LOL! The first recipe didn't get cooked all the way through, even though I baked …
October Garden and more visitors
The leaves are still lagging behind in color, but a few places are starting to show the promise of a glorious autumn. This single tree, a maple, behind our house has turned completely red, while the others around it are just biding their time still green. Out front, the redbud tree is starting a golden …
Slow Stitching Sundays #2
Some progress this week, I managed to get the little spool mostly done. I started work on the basket. I actually got a bit farther than this but forgot to get the picture. and got a pretty good way on the sewing machine leaves and table. Last week, Barbara made a comment that she had …
Using Directional Prints Non-Directionally
There was enough of the Winnie the Pooh print for another charity quilt, but this time I wanted to make the directional aspect of the print not matter. The only way to do that is to deliberately rotate the print so some of it is right side up in every direction. So, I cut out …
Autumn Tablescape 2015
I love setting a pretty table and having friends over to eat, but sometimes I do this just for the decoration. It is full autumn now, and for those in Canada, Thanksgiving is fast approaching. For my Canadian readers, if you want to see last November's tablescape to inspire you for this year's Thanksgiving, click …
Slow Stitching Sundays
Football season is well underway, and I like to do handwork while I watch the games. Plus, I needed something to slow down with after the insanely busy last four weeks beginning with the Apple Festival then State Fair competitions, through three weekends of the library book sale, other meetings and quilt shows, ending with …
Later in the Garden
This year the garden has been a bit disappointing. The flowers did well, but my crops were really mostly failures. The heirloom tomato finally gave me a few scrawny tomatoes, wonderful to eat, but so small. Yet the marigolds were prolific. At least the marigolds kept the bugs off the tomatoes. This pot is huge, …
Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken with Mushrooms
Cooler days and nights, combined with busy schedules means the slow cooker is coming out of the pantry to take care of dinner. While I usually think of this cooker as the best way to a hearty meal ready when I get home, I wanted to make a low fat dish. Over the years of …
