quilt monday

hot off the presses, i quilted this on Saturday. it's a gift for friends of ours. quilted with Raindrops by Norma Sharp

jam packed day

rain finally let up and we headed out to go mini golfing. J ended up getting a hole in one on the last hole and won a free pass for another round

happy sunday

puttering around in my craft room while waiting for the rain to stop so we can go play mini golf. i did get to finish off a few more Billboardabella cards




and don't forget, tempting tuesday on tuesday!

duck race

today there was a Cops for Cancer fundraiser-a duck race down one of our local rivers. luckily the rain held off until just after the ducks came down.

snack saturday

BAKER'S ONE BOWL Cake

Ingredients
3 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/4 cups flour, divided
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup water
Seasonal fresh fruit (optional)

Directions
1 PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
2 ADD sugar; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Add 1/4 cup of the flour and the baking soda; beat until well blended. Add remaining 1 cup flour alternately with water, beating well after each addition. Pour evenly into greased and floured 9-inch round cake pan.
3 BAKE 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Garnish with Chocolate Glaze (see Tip below) and seasonal fresh fruit just before serving, if desired.

How to Make Chocolate Glaze
Microwave 3 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate, 2 Tbsp. whipping cream and 1 Tbsp. butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.

double duty

been a very busy week longarm quilting. i did 3 quilts in 2 days-i'm all caught up now! here are two, for one of our popular clients.

i quilted the first using Heartstrings by WillowLeaf Studios




and Surf's Up by Dave Hudson on the second

card friday

adventures

trying to cram as many fun things as we can these last few weeks of summer vacation. yesterday we went and did a local hike. was allot of fun, good climb to the summit. and more importantly, no bears lol!