i love wednesday's

It's my day off every week. And today it was a beautiful, warm sunny day.

I spent some time with a new book,



And had my favorite tea, in my favorite pot with my favorite mug. And yes, it was looseleaf tea; another favorite.



Did some baking,



And started a new quiltie for me.





I have a few pieces to still cut out; I love it so far.

wordless wednesday

Oriental Beauty

I loved the fabrics that Solange chose for this quilt. The lighting doesn't do the fabrics justice at all.



And the backing fabric? LOVED IT!



Quilted with Fanciful.

back into stamping mode

I've really missed it!

not a quilt quilt monday

Hello hello!

I was planning on having a newly finished project to show for you today but we ended up with a very fun-filled weekend. And no time to quilt!

Saturday was filled with a work-bee at church and a youth fundraiser. They sold Krispy Kreme doughnuts; I don't want to think of how many we've eaten since!



That evening it was off to my friend Andrea's for a girl's movie night. We watched the movie Twilight in Forks. It was excellent if you are wondering.

Before the movie, we had to get some puppy snuggles in.



The puppies are 5(6??) weeks old now and absolutely adorable. Andrea is looking for homes for the puppies if you are interested!



Of course we had great food. Can't have a girls night without snacks.



I made a red velvet cake. It was pretty good; the icing was way too sweet though.



Sunday we went off to the Agassiz Tulip Festival. This has turned into a spring ritual for us and as always, it did not disappoint.

snack saturday

baker's one-bowl easter egg brownies

4 squares Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan; grease lightly. Set aside. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.

POUR into prepared pan.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out with fudgy crumbs. Cool in pan. Lift dessert from pan using foil handles. Cut into 24 brownies using 2-inch oval-shaped cookie cutter. Reserve trimmings for snacking or another use. Store in resealable plastic bag until ready to use.

card friday

i'm bored

Regular readers of my blog should know that custom quilting scares me. It's always been a pattern or forget it lol. Okay, not forget it. I've done piano keys, some ditching, stippling/meandering but nothing I would consider *real* custom quilting.

What brought this on? Lisa brought in Bramble Rose Quilt. I've done this one before so I wasn't too nervous. The only change Lisa wanted was to have a rose pattern in the border.







I'm pleased with how it turned out, as was Lisa. This was another favorite one of Chai's as well lol.



And I'm bored. I'm tired of following someone else's design. I want more. I want feathers. And cross-hatching. I want a real *me* touch to the quilts I do. I want the freedom of designing in my head how a quilt will be quilted. I'm not saying I'll never touch another pantograph; I LOVE pantographs, but I'm bored with them.

How am I going to accomplish this? I took a big step today and I booked myself a two day custom quilting class. One on one with a longarmer that I admire and I can't wait to start on this new adventure.