quilt monday

The back-up plan quilt for my sister in law for Christmas. You can read why it's the back up plan here. Lucky for me, Erica loved it. And I love it much more since it's been quilted than I did when I first made it. 

Pieced from a layer cake of Full Circle. I loved this line online but once I got the fabric, not so much. It sat on my sewing table for months; one night I decided to sew it together just to get it out of my sight lol. And the back up plan was born.

Quilted simply with straight lines, they brought the quilt to life.

Today is my first day back to work. I got so much accomplished last week with my week off; can't wait to show you! 

snack saturday

Apple Crisp  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F   Butter or spray with a cooking spray, a 9 inch (23 cm) deep dish pie plate or an 8 x 8 x 2 inch (20 x 20 x 5 cm) baking dish. (Can also make 8 individual ramekins.) Topping: 1/2 cup all purpose floue 1/4 cup granulated white sugar 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon fresh or ground nutmeg(optional) 1/8 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans Filling: 6 cupsGranny Smith Apples or other firm, tart-tasting apple (peeled, cored, and cut) 1 cup fresh blackberries or raspberries(optional) Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 teaspoon lemon zest 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar Topping:  Place all the topping ingredients (flour, sugars, spices, butter, oats and nuts) in a food processor and process until the mixture is crumbly (looks like coarse meal) and there are no large pieces of butter visible.  (This can also be done with two knives or your fingertips.)  Set aside while you prepare the filling. Filling: Place the apple chunks in a large bowl, along with the berries (if using) and lemon zest. Toss with the lemon juice and sugar. Transfer to your prepared baking dish  Spread the topping evenly over the apples. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes (20- 25 minutes for individual ramekins) or until bubbly and the topping is golden brown. (If you insert the tip of a sharp knife into a chunk of apple, it should be tender, not mushy.) Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 30 minutes before serving. Serve with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.  Refrigerate leftovers and reheat before serving. Makes 4 - 6 servings.

an original. i think

I have a very large snowman collection. So large that once the Christmas decorations go away, the snowman come out for January. I did some furniture re-arranging before Christmas and as a result, ended up with an empty space on the wall. A big empty space.

Well, that just won't do! I spent some time going through some quilting magazines to see if I could find something that I could whip up quickly and get on the wall and nothing. Than I had an idea of something. I started pulling some scraps and began cutting. And in the end, I ended up with nothing close to what I had originally planned(isn't that always the way? lol). 

It's not very big, about 45 by 50ish. The snowflakes are what I was supposed to put on Mom's Christmas present.

I couldn't be happier with it. So simple; just randomly sized strips sewn together. I than measured the wall space and decided how big the border should be and cut the strips shorter. I love the borders on just the two sides. I just have to decide now if I want to bind it in white of the snowflake border print; I'm leaning toward the print as I am simply in love with it.

quilted with Flurry

This is also my first quiltie finish of 2012. I would say I'm off to a pretty good start.

card friday

wordless wednesday

christmas cards

This year marked a first for me; for the first time, all my Christmas cards were made with Stampin Up stamps. It wasn't planned that way, it just happened.

I love this stamp. You can't see it in the picture but I added some glitter to the snowflakes in the antlers. So simple and pretty.

This one is based on a card I saw in the Stampin Up catalogue. It was my warm-up card and I think it turned out fairly decently.

I also made these cute gift tags.

This card I'm not happy with. We were playing with the Simply Score tool at stamp club to make this next card. I cut my paper too narrow and was determined I would make it work. It may have if I had used enough adhesive and the rosette stuck properly to my card lol.

I think it's still a cute card, even if it's wonky lol.

The boys are all back to school today; I find it weird that we started back on a Tuesday. It's feeling like a Monday and I think my whole week is going to be a day off lol. For now, it's back to the sewing room!

lost and found

Remember a few weeks back I posted looking for a pattern I had seen in a magazine? Well, I was cleaning up my sewing area today and guess what I found?

I'm leaving it in my, asap basket so I can have it ready for THIS Christmas :)

quilt monday

I love this. The simplicity of it I found so striking. I took a jelly roll and just sewed the strips together then quilted it. 

Once it was done, I trimmed it down to fit our dining room table. I think it took me longer to bind the quilt than it did to piece and quilt it.

quilted with Holly Ribbon

And I love how it matches with my Figgy Pudding quilt. The hint of turquoise is my favorite.