I think I’m turning Amish-y

oh yes, I’m turning Amish-y, I really think so… That is the song that ran through my head all day Monday as I made Strawberry Balsamic Jam (am I the only one who says ba-sal-mic, rather than bal-sam-ic?)  I’m trying really hard to correct myself, but years of mispronunciation is difficult to change!). Found a [...]

freebird

No, not THAT song! I’ve started and finished a quilt (xmas present) out of Moda’s Freebird line, using a Moda “recipe” – Blueberry Chocolate Squares.  Although I should say that the pattern was a guideline, because I unintentionally altered it (which is a nice way of saying I screwed up). The points are supposed to [...]

up against the design wall

Last week I talked about how there’s not one unadorned, easy-to-get-to, wall in my house that I could use as a design wall.  Friday night, inspiration hit: I scooted the pepper plants aside and stuck the quilt batting to the brick wall on our back porch! Obviously, it’s not a permanent solution, but it allowed [...]

one week in

Today is Day 7 on Weight Watchers and I have to tell you, it’s definitely a doable program.  I even made sausage balls for the boy this weekend, did massive amounts of math and figured out that one sausage ball equals 2 points, so I had two!  It’s good to know that if I really [...]

something to show

I finally have something to show you! I have been working and working and working on various projects, all of them close to completion, and this is the first to cross the finish line.  I finally quilted my first quilt! It’s far from perfect and I won’t point out all the shortcomings as they should [...]