Let's Play Catch Up....

The Bunny has come and gone.

Company has come and gone.

While my SIL was here we made homemade hand lotion.

Purchased everything at the Dollar General for approximately $5.75.

You need just 3 simple ingredients.

Baby Lotion-Vitamin E cream-Vaseline

Click on Photo to see how easy it is to make!

Great Mother's Day or Teacher gift.

This new recipe was a hit.

Served it with Baked Ziti and a salad.

Very easy and quick to make and tasted like those delicious biscuits

served at Red Lobster.

Again, click on the photo for the link.

Both recipes came from Pinterest......of course.

 I just finished a great book.

If you love historial novels like I do you won't be disappointed.

The Dressmaker

"Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic

 comes a vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel

about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster

only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy left in the wake of the tragedy".

Took a road trip this past weekend to Kalona IA.

Attended the  Iowa & Illinois Quilt History Study Group Meeting.

What a wonderful group. So much knowledge.

The program was on the works and life of Ruby Short MccKim.

Amish Country

If you love quilt history be sure to check for a group in your area.

A customer quilt from last winter.

A Judy Neimeyer paper pieced beauty.

Great Job Sharon!

Well, that's about it.

My life up to the minute.

 Hope all is well in your world.

To leave you with a smile....

Caught the bug yet?

There's a bug going around.....watch out you could be next.

It just missed me.

 Anne, from Bunny Hill Designs started the darn thing.

The Scrappy Plate Club.

I'm a little late for the party but enjoying all the eye candy.

Beautiful color combos and some wool mixed in.

How did I miss catching the bug?

It reminded me that I had started working on a Dresden Plate awhile back.

Let's see if I can find it.

The plates are vintage.

Purchased long ago from who knows where.

I found the perfect yellow to match the already finished centers.

Appliqued them down.

Sashing is reproduction prints.

Don't they blend well?

Add borders and quilt. I'm finished.

What am I waiting for!

I've been bitten by this bug before in 2007....

Hmmm, I like the blue background.

Of course, feathers in the border!

Found another "to die for" recipe on...

wait for it...

Pinterest.

(Photo from Pinterest)

Cinnamon Roll Cake.

Very easy to make using basic "in your cupboard" ingredients.

The only change I suggest is for the glaze.

Two cups powdered sugar  made it very-very sweet.

One cup would do. 

Your house will smell heavenly.

And your friends will love you.

Busy this week getting ready for company from St Louis.

Gathering my Easter bunny treats for the grand kids.

Quilting a fun-bright twister quilt.

Wait till you see.

Hoping your week is full of sunny days.

Happy Easter!

 (Found on Pinterest)

Lovin this sunshine!

And the unseasonably warm weather.

The grandkids came for the weekend and played outside till dark.

They love being able to run and visit the neighbor kids.

They're growing up so fast.

 The grandkids enjoy helping out in the kitchen.

We baked Chocolate Chip Cookie bars.

Found the recipe on Pinterest.

Where else?

Click on the photo for the recipe.

SOOO much quicker than cookies and just as good.

(Photo from Pinterest) 

Paid a visit to the Apple Butter House.

The barn is decorated for Spring.

So many vintage-prim beautiful things!

I found this vintage quilt pocket for my front door.

It's soooo me.

If you're in the area be sure to stop in and say hello to Caroline.

She's a real sweetheart.

I'm still working on yo-yos .

Had the longarm repair man "Ray"

(my new best friend) here 2 days last week.

Hoping "Violet" is fixed and ready to rumble tomorrow.

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Enjoy the day!

Howdy!

Spring, make that SUMMER weather is here!

It's so much easier getting out of bed with the sun shining

and the birds chirping.

Don't you agree?

Want to share a little project I made

for my quilting friends at Guild.

A Matchbook Needle Keeper.

Isn't it just the cutest?

Easy-Peasy to make.

Here are the directions.

Since I had only boring white cardstock on hand

I needed to pump it up a bit.

Sew......I ironed Steam A Seam 2 on the back of cute fabric,

 then pressed the fabric onto the cardstock.

It worked!

Who knew? 

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the

WI Quilt Study Group meeting in Madison.

Janette Dwyer spoke about her favorite subject

"My girl Ruby" 

 Have you heard of Ruby Short McKim?

She is nationally known as a quilt designer of the 1920s and 1930s.

A woman ahead of her time!

For both her creative and business talents.

Janette bought lots of quilts and patterns to share.

Her enthusiasm for Ruby is contagious!

I purchased the Roly Poly Circus pattern.

You know I love redwork!

Here is a picture of the quilt I found on Google.

With all the projects I have going maybe I will get this made for 

 my great-grandchildren?

Check out this beautiful customer quilt.

Jean did a fabulous job working with flannel.

Pictures are from this winter but hey......
I forgot to show it.

The backing flannel is so cozy.

Well, I'm off to work.....my machine is calling.

Quilt On.

A Rough February

But life is looking up.

(From Pinterest)

Let me show you what I've been up to.

So far I have 15 blocks (375 yo-yos) completed.

My goal: 1225 or 70" x 70"

I may be adjusting the size....LOL.

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I've tried a few new recipes.

OOOO talk about delicious.

LOOK at these......

 you've gotta be hungry!

Click on the photo for the recipe.

From "The Pioneer Woman".

and

Honey Garlic Pork Chops

Both are quick and easy to make.

Hubby gave them two thumbs up.

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I'm sure you've read about the

Homemade Laundry Detergent craze.

Let me tell you first hand.

It works!

Better than "works".

It's Amazing!
My laundry smells so fresh and sweet.

And cheap inexpensive to make.

Can't beat that.

Today is Super Tuesday and all I can say is:

Lots of Hugs and I'll have quilts to show you soon.

  

Sister Quilt Tops

 I found rescued a few years back from the flea market.

Both in excellent condition.

No holes, fading or worn spots.

Needed a little batting, backing and binding.

  TLC. 

Just look at these fabrics......

 I love hand stitching the binding to the back.

Then it's machine washed & dried.

Giving it that wrinkled vintage look.

And 100% cotton everything

makes it soooo soft.  

 The quilt measures 72" x 86".

That's 1,548 - 2 inch squares

handpieced.

The quilting adds so much texture.

"Lil Sis" is completely finished.

"Big Sis" measures 81" x  89"

That's 440 - 4 inch squares

handpieced. 

Both tops have exactly the same fabrics.

My guess is she made the 4" square top first

and then cut the scraps into 2" squares using all her leftover fabric.

No waste.

What do you think?

Look at these prints!

The same yellow reproduction print backing fabric

and blue binding on both.

A few more nights in front of the TV and she'll be ready for the wash.

Can you imagine how happy the piecer would be
to see her quilts finished?

Have Grandma will travel.

We spent a long weekend in Tomah

 cheering for our favorite team.

Son #1 coaches the 6th grade girls team.

My granddaughter can't believe girls didn't/couldn't

play sports in the "olden days".

I've been to MLK several times the last couple weeks and

heading out again on Sunday.

Grandma duty calls.

Hubby had 2 Dr appointments at the VA in Madison.

Going to have a hip replacement this Spring.

Here he is sporting his new hat.

While in Tomah we went "junkin"

and this was his score.

Now he really looks like a Grandpa!

I found a cast iron round (14") pan 

perfectly seasoned for $10.00.

A steal! 

Not much else going on.

Winter has finally come to stay.