Two Finished Quilts

Recently I have finished two quilts.

This flannel quilt I made for my husband Dave. He's a golfer and so I really wanted this quilt to have some golf mention in it....

...so I included this golf flannel in each block.

I really surprised him, and he loves it.

I finished my beehive quilt too. Remember the ric rack problem I had before? Well as you can see, there is no ric rac in my quilt.

I might as well show my little chipmunk I made for Craig. When your 23 year old college son asks you to make it for him (he saw it in this book) what else are you going to do?

I have many projects in the works. I have a new grandson coming in April. Macy will be turning 3 in March and will get a big girl quilt for her bed. That is a tradition I have started (be careful of the traditions you start). Brooklyn is turning 8 in a few weeks and I want to do something special for her. Lori Ann and Grace both have birthdays coming up as well. Being a grammy is alot of fun and it keeps me busy. More pictures to come.

Lucy Goosey

I have to show you this cute goose I made from this web site

The long thread
Her name is Lucy Goosey.

She is a little naughty.

I've found her climbing in trees...

She keeps hiding from me too.

Apparently, she's been learning a few things from the Big Footed Bunny.

Happy Birthday Oliver

Happy 1st birthday Oliver!

Grammy made me for you and I'll soon be on my way to your house.

We can climb trees together...

And play hide and go seek. (I hope you can't see me...I'm hiding)

Grammy says it's OK to drag me around and let me get dirty when we play.

See you soon!

Love, Big Footed Bunny

http://www.weewonderfuls.com/wee_wonderfuls/store/put-together-3.html

One Small...One Big

I completed two projects yesterday. One small... and one big.

This is the small project. It is an embroidered kitchen towel. I found the free pattern at
http://turkeyfeathers.typepad.com/turkey_feathers/embroidery/

This is my big project. I've been hand piecing this quilt for over two years. I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed doing it. (I flipped the corner over so you can see the hand piecing, but you really can't see it very well)

Now I need to get it ready to hand quilt. It may be another two years but I don't mind. I will enjoy spending more time with this fabric and I haven't had a hand quilting project for a long time.

I'll be keeping this quilt when it's finally done.

Butternut Squash Bisque

Here is a great recipe for Butternut squash bisque. The squash came out of my garden so it tastes even yummier.

I double this recipe, but here is the original. I got it from my friend Mary Alice.

2 T. Butter

1 red onion

2 cloves of garlic chopped

4 cups. peeled, seeded, and cubed butternut squash

5 cups. chicken stock

1 1/2 cups. cubed potatoes

1 t. paprika

1/2 cup half and half

salt and pepper to taste

Melt the butter in a large stock pot and add the onion and garlic and cook for about 5 min.

Add everything but the half and half. Simmer for about 30 min. or everything is soft. Transfer in small betches to a blender and process untill smooth. Be careful of the hot liquids. Add the half and half. Reheat slowly. Can add a few chopped chives just before serving. Garnish each serving with a few drops of cream.

Enjoy!

Looks can be decieving

Don't you think this bag looks sweet?

Kinda cute and innocent?

I thought so too when I saw the pattern at PIQF.... but as I told my husband last night after working on it off and on for 3 days...."It's a bag from Hell!"

It's not the pattern's fault. I just kept making mistakes. The girls at http://www.mellyandme.typepad.com/ make wonderful patterns and I plan on trying this one again.

Just give me some time to recover.

Grrrrrr

Grrrrrr.... I got the blue and white checked border on my beehive quilt and it was all nice and square. Then I spent all morning sewing the thin red ric rac around the seam. It was going to look so great. Then when I laid it out.... it was all puckered. I redid it....and you guessed it. It was still puckered. That took most of the day.

So I'm going to rip it out again and then I don't know what to do because I love the look of red ric rac. Any suggestions?

I needed to make something cute and fast to cheer me up, so I made this cute drawstring bag I found on this blog http://www.audreyandmaude.blogspot.com/

I think Ollie needs a boy bag to keep his boy toys in. His sisters have bags and purses to tote things around in and now he will too.

Hi Ollie!