skirts

I'm starting to get hooked on skirts. I also recently figured out how to line the inside which gives them a much more finished look. I'll post a couple more when they're out of the wash.

work in progress

i won these blocks from a giveaway online by another quilter.
this is what i'm working on right now. i've sewn the blocks into rows, now i just need to sew the rows together and bind.

finished: under the sea brick quilt

Finished up the brick quilt. Thank you, Jasmine for showing me how to use that adhesive. I'm hooked!

This was made with all remnants or "as-is" fabric. I got the three pieces on the top from the remnants at joann's, then the back and binding was a twin sheet from ikea (that was 2.79 in their as-is section). The batting was from my stash, so overall I think I spent less than $10 making this little quilt. The quilting pattern was something Jasmine showed me. I this it is more boyish being straight lines instead of puzzle piece style.

I hope my friend's little boy like this!

finished size: 37"x43"

butternut squash soup

I tried this recipe from Our Best Bites and have loved it ever since. I look forward to the fall and winter because I know I can make this soup in abundance. The original is here, but here are my notes for what I do:

I use a whole lotta butternut squash. Probably double what they say. And therefore more chicken stock. I also use the biggest potato I can find, which translates to about 3 medium potatoes.

Sigh. This stuff is the BEST.

granola

3/4 C brown sugar
2/3 C canola oil
2/3 C honey
5 C rolled oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
*nuts, seeds, flax
**dry fruit

In a large pot on med-high heat boil: oil, brown sugar and honey. In separate bowl combine dry ingredients and then add wet ingredients from pot. In a thin layer, spread onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
Cook at 375 degrees for 10-11 minutes.
*Add nuts, seeds, flax (any dry ingredients) with the dry ingredients.
**Add dry fruit after baking (though, I didn't and it seemed to turn out fine).
Eat it with yogurt and other fresh fruit, with milk, or alone!

Inspiration

I think the quilts for christmas presents that I'll made this year will be this pattern because it looks lovely, but is simple. I was only planning on making three this year (for christmas presents) but if this is as easy as I think it will be, I think I can do more! Minimal piecing but overall fun look that is nice.

baby shower gift

my friend Laura is having a baby boy. All my scraps and current projects are purple, so I picked some things out of my stash and enlisted the help of my sister to cut and iron. I'm doing a brick quilt ( amy butler has the starting points). I saw it first on Creative Chicks and thought it looked so great! I've amended it to be about 40x40. This is the first layout. I have since made the lines askew so all points don't line up. The shower is on saturday.

Any suggestions on how to quilt it? I was thinking diagonal lines (simple), but bc this isn't squares I think it will look odd. Sigh. What to do.