quilt monday

This is a very special quilt for a very special friend. I met Shelley in our church. Recently she has been diagnosed with cancer for a second time. Once she started chemo, she is always, always cold and I knew I needed to make her a quilt.

 Made from an older Blackbird Designs jelly roll; the colors are so soft and relaxing.

I backed it with some snuggly minkee fabric.

Quilted with Flowing Feathers

A simple rail fence quilt that means so much.

 

snack saturday

Pizza Buns 


Bread Dough(use your favorite recipe. I do mine through my breadmaker)
pizza sauce
cheddar cheese
mozzarella cheese
Italian seasoning(garlic, basil, oregano)
whatever ever pizza toppings you want
olive oil

Once your dough is made, dust countertop with flour and roll dough out into a rectangular shape roughly 1/2inch thick.
Spoon on pizza sauce and seasonings.
Sprinkle with cheeses and other toppings.

Roll the dough jelly-roll style; careful, some toppings may try to escape :)
Refrigerate for 20 minutes; makes the dough easier to cut without mashing it.

Slice into 1 1/2 inch slices.
Place slices on a parchment lined backing sheet. Make sure to leave some room between slices.
Brush tops with olive oil and sprinkle with some more cheese(we like parmesean)
Cover and let rise(about 25 minutes)

Bake at 375 until cheese is bubbly; about 20-25minutes.

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*achoo*

Today I had planned on a sewing day with some girlfriends but yesterday I started feeling 'coldish' so I cancelled. Good thing since I woke up today with a wicked sore throat and a runny nose. Lovely. So a sewing day at home it is!

I had originally planned on finally finishing up my last Swoon block,

But I didn't feel like attempting putting the block together while not feeling 100% so I figured it was time to finally get my Valentine's Day quilt finished.

I'm pretty excited with how this is turning out. I hope to get the top finished up today and possibly get it quilted before the end of the month. Good thing it's a leap year eh? lol

And if I get that finished, I can finally get started on this little quilt. This line is just so adorable!

Now it's time for another mug of tea; happy sewing!

quilt monday

I finally finished Jim's Christmas present. Actually, it's been finished for a few weeks, I just didn't get it hung up. 

Fabric is a found charm square pack; an older Moda line. The pinecone fabric is a Thimbleberries fabric; pattern from United Notions.

I didn't have enough charm squares to make the quilt bigger but it worked out in the end as it wouldn't have fit where I wanted it if the quilt was bigger.

I wanted to try something a little different this time with the quilting and went with a wavy line. I didn't get the distance between the lines as consistent as I wanted but not bad for a first time run.

Have a great Monday!

snack saturday

Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

1-3/4  cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked), divided

• 2  Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1  cup all-purpose flour (add an additional 2 tablespoons if using old fashioned oats)
• 1/2  cup granulated sugar
• 1  Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/4  teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1  cup skim milk
• 2  egg whites or 1/4 cup egg substitute with yolk or 1 egg
• 2  Tbsp. canola oil
• 1  tsp. grated lemon peel
• 1  tsp. vanilla
• 1  cup fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw)

Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 12 medium muffin cups with cooking spray; set aside. For topping, combine 1/4 cup oats and brown sugar; set aside.

In large bowl, combine remaining 1-1/2 cups oats with remaining dry ingredients; mix well. In small bowl, combine milk, egg substitute, oil, lemon peel and vanilla; mix well. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. (Do not overmix.) Gently stir in berries. Fill muffin cups almost full; sprinkle with topping.

Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve warm.

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