card friday

in process!

wordless wednesday

more lovelies

I must have still been in a turkey coma earlier and I forgot to post. 

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

By BettyAnn, Christmas gifts for her grandkids.

quilted with Swirl

These two are super cute.

Both quilted with a meander.

Black and white quilts are always striking.

quilted with a meander

I love this one by Sherri. 

quilted with FolkHeart

The simplicity is striking.

By Dina

quilted with a meander

She did a great job with this panel.

Sheila's striking black and white quilt.

quilted with Bright and Breezy

Still one of my favourite pantos.

I have got to make me a circle quilt. Love this one by Terri.

quilted with Bright and Breezy

Love it!

i drank the koolaid

any guesses?

wordless wednesday

a finish

And it is fabulous!

quilt monday

My love affair with Grunge fabric continues. 

I say it every time, I wish I had made this bigger. 

I love it so much.

I love the illusion that is created with the placement.

And how the quilting looks subtly like spider webs.

quilted with Honeycomb

I'm not a Halloween fan but I couldn't resist this black binding.

Happy Monday!

snack saturday

Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake

For cinnamon streusel crumb:

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup butter -melted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 large (or 2 small) tart apples-peeled and chopped

For the cake:

4 Tablespoons butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease 8 inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper, set aside.
2. To make cinnamon streusel crumb in a bowl, whisk together dry ingredient, add melted butter and vanilla and stir until the mixture is evenly moist, set aside.
3. To make the cake in a large bowl, cream together 4 tbsp butter with 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy, add egg and beat well, then add vanilla and sour cream and beat again.
4. In another bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder and add to the butter mixture, stir until just combined.
5. Spread half the batter at the bottom of the pan ( it will be very thin layer). Spread the apple chunks evenly over the batter, then sprinkle about 1 cup of the cinnamon streusel crumbs over the apples. Spread the remaining batter over the crumbs and on top spread the rest of the cinnamon streusel.
6. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Before remove the ring of springform pan run a thin knife around the cake.
8. To make the glaze whisk together powdered sugar with apple cider and drizzle over the cake.
9. For apple cider glaze:
   1/2 cup powdered sugar
   1 1/2 -2 Tablespoons apple cider