{Post #842} Count On It for November

Oh, yes, this is late.  And no--it's not quilted yet.  I just did the fusible applique for tonight.  I fully intended to make this before November rolled around, but I've had a lot of unexpected problems opportunities this past week.

Three of my family members, including my husband, are leaving in the AM for Wisconsin.  cold, Cold, COLD!!  I hope to get this finished and up on my little table-top frame by Monday.  Time will tell.

This actually sports some non-Thimbleberries fabrics. 

~Joan

{Post #841} Craft Show

My daughters are all real go-getters.  Rachel is 13.  She is already working and saving money towards a camp she wants to attend this next summer. 

Just a few days ago we found out about a craft show at a local senior center.  Miraculously, someone cancelled and we were able to take their table.  We had 2 eight-foot banquet tables, so there was a lot of space.

Rachel sold freshly-baked muffins, water, soft drinks, bookmarks, and scarves.  She ended up making about $40.  A good day's work!

I rounded up things I had made as gifts to display.  I was thinking that if I sold them, I would just remake what I had sold.  Well, bummer.  I only sold one crocheted trivet and a tiny runner.  The runner was something I made at least 15 years ago, right after I first started quilting. 

But the good news is that I finished hand quilting the center of my Seeds of Kindness quilt (pictures with me above).  On to the border!!

~Joan

{Post #840} More Quilt Show Pics

I photographed this one just because it was so eye-catching and graphic.  I would like to make a circle of flying geese one day just to say I could.  And did. 

This next one used salvaged denim for the blue part.  I like it!

I love this pineapple-centered, wavy-flying-geese-bordered one.  I like how the inside border fabric is different from the outside, drawing attention to the flying geese themselves.  A little bright for my house (haha), but I'd love to make one in Thimbleberries' dark country colors.

{Post #839} More Asheville Quilt Show Quilts

I have felt "under the weather" most of this week, so I don't have a lot of my own projects to show.  Some day I will figure out how to do a slide show instead of uploading pictures individually.  Here are a few quilts from the Asheville show my husband and I attended recently...

This first one was appliqued and quilted by hand.  I really enjoy doing and seeing hand work.

I have made several "kaleidoscope" type quilts.  The on-point squares of this quilt are that type application of the paisley print in the border.



Not really crazy about bowtie quilts, but the hand quilting on this was neat.  Does anyone know what type and size of needle is recommended for this "big stitch" quilting?  I will share another one done in this fashion later that was so cool.



~Joan

{Post #838} First "Count On It" Quilt Finished

I am not completely satisfied with this project, but it was a learning experience.  I will do better on the next one and likely remake this one in the future.

I will give details later...

{Post #837} Muffin Mania

We are still plugging along the plant-based diet way.  I have not been very ambitious about finding new AND tasty recipes.  This AM, I think we have another winner though...Spiced Honey Muffins (recipe here).  I just made the usual changes...rice milk for the milk and 1 T soy flour and 2 T water for each egg.  Scrumptious.  Not as sweet as we used to eat, but after 5+ weeks w/o sugar...just right.  They use honey instead of sugar as a sweetener.  I will use a little more pastry flour next time.  Shhh...don't tell!

Love Dr. Seuss..."going in"...

Do you notice the five little dots of light in front of the muffin pan?  They are coming from these babies...love this light (it's a GED 5-strip mounted under my microwave shelf)...

Coming out...

Everyone who has tried them so far has liked them a lot.  That's very encouraging when one has had failed recipes recently.  Well, not failures, but the "we wouldn't mind never having this again" response.

~Joan

{Post #836} More Quilts Listed on eBay

My AM was spent sewing.  Very relaxing.  I was mostly alone for several hours, and what better way to spend them?  My daughter, Rachel, pieced the inside of both of these quilts.

I added the borders and quilted and bound the top one.  They are both for sale on eBay.  I just love I Spy quilts.  Playing with them is so fun, and of course, they can be used as "covers".  They are great as well hangings, too.  So much punch and color for a wall!!

I ordered a table top quilt rack to make some little calendar quilts.  I was inspired by Michelle.  I tried to resist, but I just had to get the book and stand.  (sigh)...I'm blaming it on Michelle's too-cute-to-resist quilts.

Baking bread and home made (vegan) herb-seasoned French fries.  Might have time to make a little October quilt.  What do you think?  I'll give it my best.

~Joan