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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Handwork lifts depression....so I have decided to keep making quilts!

I found this inspiring blog post (recommended by our Quilt Guild president in her newsletter)....which reminded me that I am seldom despondent or hopeless, or stressed when I am planning and making quilts!

So yesterday I took four blocks made last year and made them into this quilt top. Today I pieced the batting and the backing. I may machine quilt this one, because .....

...I am already hand quilting on this nice little pastel quilt.....surely for a grandchild one day.....We have 5 grandchildren already and there may be more to come.

Meanwhile, other family members received these quilts this week. The top one, called Bento Box, used family scraps from our childhood + more. It went to my sister, Elaine. The scrappy string pieced star quilt went to my cousin, Judy.

Making quilts is a lifeline for me, finding homes for them is usually not hard!

Working today on this small flag wall hanging .....and LOVING my new Sew Easy cutter ruler!

 

Handwork lifts depression....so I have decided to keep making quilts!

I found this inspiring blog post (recommended by our Quilt Guild president in her newsletter)....which reminded me that I am seldom despondent or hopeless, or stressed when I am planning and making quilts!


So yesterday I took four blocks made last year and made them into this quilt top. Today I pieced the batting and the backing. I may machine quilt this one, because .....


...I am already hand quilting on this nice little pastel quilt.....surely for a grandchild one day.....We have 5 grandchildren already and there may be more to come.


Meanwhile, other family members received these quilts this week. The top one, called Bento Box, used family scraps from our childhood + more. It went to my sister, Elaine. The scrappy string pieced star quilt went to my cousin, Judy.

Making quilts is a lifeline for me, finding homes for them is usually not hard!

Working today on this small flag wall hanging .....and LOVING my new Sew Easy cutter ruler!

 

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Cooking and baking....first a painting

Holding my finished painting from last week so that Nadine could get a photo! This one is for sale in her gallery at The Art Location, here in Fayetteville.

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Today I am baking. First an eclair cake, gluten free.

Heat 1/2 c. Water and 1/4c. Butter in a sauce pan until boiling.

Remove from heat and quickly stir in dry ingredients...1/2 c. Flour (gluten free) , 1/2 t. Salt, 1 t. Sugar.

A dough ball will form. Move this to a mixing bowl and beat in, one at a time, 2 Eggs and 1t. Vanilla.

Spread into a small baking pan, prepared with cooking spray.

 

Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Dough will puff...

Remove from oven and cool.

Top with filling made with 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding, combined with 2 cups coolwhip and 3/4 c crushed pineapple. Leave some juice in the pineapple!

Spread over cooled eclair.....chill until ready to serve!

 

 

 

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Cornbread in an iron skillet, following directions on back of War Eagle Mills organic stoneground cornmeal.

I used buttermilk for the milk! I forgot that I like unsweetened cornbread, and added the honey before I remembered! I guess I need another cup of coffee to wake up! However, it will not be very sweet, so we will just eat it and like it!

Ready for the oven.

 

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