card friday

12 years

Audrey brought these quilts in. This lovely blue one she started 12yrs ago and recently finished. I loved the richness of the colors.



I wasn't sold on the thread she had chosen but I love how it turned out.



Quilted with Blowing in the Wind

And this lovely quilt; this was Audrey's second quilt ever. The piecing on this quilt was perfect. Absolutely perfect! It was a dream to quilt.



Quilted with Bright and Breezy.

finishes

A few months back, Rachel did a Fabric Wreath Tutorial for Moda Bake Shop and I knew I had to make it.

I finally grabbed a wire wreath last week. I didn't have a honey bun but I did have a layer cake that I had started cutting into 1.5inch strips so I continued cutting it to use that.

I finished the wreath the other night and I soooooo love it! I cut my strips 5inches long, not 5.5 like Rachel did. And I ended up putting in a few of the skinny leftover strips from the layer cake to add a bit more fullness in a few spots. But I think it's perfect! And it goes perfect on an empty wall I have been trying to find something to put on.

I also finished the top on my last sock monkey quilt. I got 3 baby quilts out of the one fat quarter stack. I got the stack on sale for around $30; a true bargain!



What's even better is that I found enough flannel in my stash for the backing so I didn't have to join a bunch of fabric bits together-yay!

wordless wednesday

stamping

I've been sneaking in a few cards here and there. I need to plan an evening and get some cards done. Than maybe I'll stop being late mailing them to the recipients lol.

finally

6 years ago I decided I wanted to make a double wedding ring quilt. I spent around $350 on the fabrics, cut the quilt out and left it. Every 6 months or so, I would pull the pieces out and think, hmmm, maybe this year I'll finish it. And every time the box got put back.

Saturday was the big day. Mom had agreed to help me get it started.

Sooooo many pieces!



How many pieces? LOTS!


I'm doing the orange highlighted amounts.

The two of us sewed for 5 hours,



And in the end, we had all the blue *corner* pieces sewn on and just shy of 200 of the red/brown ones. I have to wonder how long is this really going to take?

quilt monday

A disappearing 9patch runner. Fabrics-Wildflower Serenade. Quilted with Tendril

snack saturday

Extra Easy Cinnamon Fruit Cobbler

1/4 cup sugar, divided
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Vanilla Instant Pudding
4 cups frozen peach slices
1 cup frozen raspberries
1/4 cup water
1-1/2 cups All-purpose baking mix
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup whipped cream


HEAT oven to 350ºF. Reserve 1 tsp. sugar. Mix remaining sugar with pudding mix. Combine fruit in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 min. Stir in pudding mixture and water.

SPOON into 8-inch sq. baking dish. Mix baking mix and milk. Drop in mounds over fruit mixture. Mix reserved sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough.

BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until fruit mixture is hot and bubbly and biscuits are lightly browned. Serve warm topped with whipped cream.