quilt monday

Home again, home again. We went on a somewhat spontaneous trip to Washington State to visit Jim's grandparents this past weekend. Saturday was Jim's first day off since January 9th; we all needed to get away and just relax. And relax we did; the weather was fabulous. Perfect for walking along the beach and just being a family. 

Lucky for me, I had some very special quilts to deliver to one of Jim's cousins. He and his wife had a baby almost 2years ago; I didn't make her a quilt :( Just before Christmas, they had their second child. Now I had to do one!

I meant to take this pictures outside on the beach but I got too busy chatting. Than it was dark lol. I did manage to get a bit of the ocean in the corner of the pictures.

This is Esther's quilt. She'll be 2 in April.

quilted with Butterflies and Loops

I scored this backing fabric at a local fabric sale on buy 1 get 3 free. 

For sweet little baby Jillian, a matching quilt. Only difference is Jillian's quilt has a border of white.

quilted with Angel Wings

Now I need to get the other 2 quilts finished.

snack saturday

Raspberry Lemon Scones


2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Sugar
5 tablespoons cold Unsalted Butter
1 cup Heavy Cream, plus more for brushing the scones.
1 cup frozen fresh Raspberries
1 Lemon zested


Lemony Glaze:
1/2 cup fresh squeezed and strained lemon juice
2 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, softened

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

For the scones; sift together all the dry ingredients and zest of one lemon. Using a pastry cutter or 2 forks, blend the butter into the flour until it resembles wet crumbly sand. Make a well in the center and pour in the heavy cream, mix just until combined making sure not to over work the dough. Fold in the raspberries, be careful not to mash or break the berries.

Press the dough out onto a floured surface forming a rectangle approx: 12x3 by 1 1/4 inches {thick}. Cut the rectangle in to half {width wise} then cut those halves into half, forming 4 rectangles. Next cut across the 4 rectangles lengthwise creating 8 squares. Next cut diagonal leaving you with 16 triangles. Brush the tops with a little heavy cream and bake for 15-20 minutes. Let the scones cool a little before applying the glaze.

For the glaze; sift the powdered sugar and whisk in the strained lemon juice. Whisk in the butter and zap it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Whisk again and set aside until scones are slightly cooled. Drizzle, Brush or Dunk the scones in the glaze

wordless wednesday

the quilt patch

Back in November, I noticed in Hamels newsletter that the ladies from The Quilt Patch in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan were coming to do a trunk show and teach a class. I quickly asked Santa for the class for Christmas(thanx Santa!) and waited for the weekend to finally arrive.

Friday morning, a massive power outage shut down our town. A fire at a hydro substation had the hydro company turning off the electricity. Should I mention that Hamels store was a mere distance away from the fire.

This picture is from the backyard at Hamels Quilt Store.

Picture taken from The Quilt Patch

Thankfully, power was restored and the fire was out; the weekend was a go! Friday night was the trunk show.

And the quilt were are making in class, 

Our class with Shelley instructing.

One of 3 blocks I completed. The class has A LOT of cutting.

Habitat fabric line

Some of the other blocks

Beautiful arcs 

Other goodies I brought home.

I have some sewing to do!

quilt monday

The boy quilt to match the girl quilt from last week. Originally I didn't plan on making the quilts from the same pattern(yellow brick road), but the first boy quilt I did, I wasn't thrilled with how it compared to the girl quilt so I did this one up. 

The two quilts look so different from each other. I wish I had been able to take a picture of the two of them together. 

My favorite part is the backing; I love how the quilting shows up.

Quilted with Sprung

I had a fabulous time at my class on the weekend. Come back tomorrow and see what I got accomplished.

snack saturday

Oatmeal Craisin Cookies 

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups quick cooking oats
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup dried cranberries

1. Beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla for 5 minutes. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture 1 cup at a time.
2. Mix in raisins and craisins.
3. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).  Enjoy!!

tonight

I'm going to a trunk/mini quilt show at Hamels. 

The guests of honor? Shelley and Jeanne from The Quilt Patch.

And tomorrow I'm taking a class with Shelley and Jeanne and making the following quilt.

I have my fabrics cut 

and almost all my shapes traced out. 

Time for some fun!

card friday