It was a chilly 19 degrees this morning ,warming up but not much it will continue to stay in the teens for the weekend,cold busy mornings call for easy,quick but good comforting foods ,coffee & grilled Swiss cheese on rye bread to start the day
It's too cold for park adventures for the girls 🐕🐕 so it's an inside project for today,here's a sneak Peek
We have sweet Sadie again for a few days , their curiosity , expressions & poses makes for the funniest captions
It's been a little bit warmer today but still cold & it wasn't long till the wind got up & nasty,poor birds bout couldn't hang on to the feeders🤣 getting feeders filled & replacing frozen water to fresh in the bird feeder has been the only highlight of the day😆
Some type of sewing is in the forecast for tomorrow whether large or small 😆
Trying to finish 2024 RSC quilt ,I've decided not to join in the 2025 until I get this one along with a few other UFO's out of the way ,perhaps somewhere along in Feb . we'll see how it goes,meanwhile I think this block is my favorite so far
I'm still deciding whether to go for an over sized lap or full size ,as of now there's 24 / 12" blocks
Cold weather & good sewing days calls for quick & easy comfort food
CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE SANDWICH
corn beef(sliced thin from the deli)
Lorraine cheese(I used the Swiss with the holes)
shredded cabbage(found in the produce)
Cole slaw dressing(found in the dressing isle)
butter
mix Cole slaw dressing to shredded cabbage to taste( a little goes a long way)
add a thick layer of corn beef, Cole slaw mixture, cheese, then repeat layers
melt butter in skillet & grill sandwich
This is also good with roast beef , I know this because I wasn't paying attention & picked up the roast beef 🤣🤣
Grace always gets excited when there's a new quilt in the works,she knows that means snuggle on the couch time lol there's no telling her it's not a quilt yet for in her mind if it looks like a quilt,feels like a quilt ,it's a quilt 🤣
While working on my stitch journal I looked up the history of the flying geese block I came across this link
https://marygoroundquilts.com/underground-railroad-block-of-the-month/
The flying geese block was a momimental symbol that helped slaves find safety & allies ,a sign to follow the path of the geese , a symbol of hope
There are 12 blocks to the underground railroad quilt,did you know that the bear claw quilt when hung on a porch rail represented a safe place to eat. for slaves on their journey to freedom along with other clues in the quilt? Lots of interesting History on quilt blocks we have come to love for our quilts
I had these little corners from previous blocks ,flying geese is on my quilt bucket list, maybe I'll add the underground railroad quilt to the list,after all what's one more right? LoL
Playing around with the idea to add an appliqued geese on the bottom ,slow stitching is the perfect name for these journals ,I think that it is more time consuming than stitching on a quilt lol it's been a while since I picked it up, this was the last one I did
My dress form died on me last year , I'd taped it together so many times till it just wasn't working anymore lol but I have my eye on a new one at Joann's,just waiting on the sale,this mannequin's slick as glass but was gifted to me so I try not to fuss to much lol, practicing on fabric gifted from a friend before cutting into my nicer fabrics,still heming & interfacing to go & may need some size adjusting
Homemade chocolate pudding & orange chicken,the orange chicken is a frozen kit for I'd rather be doing around the house than cooking today
I know it's hard to think about Spring when we're just getting into Winter with freezing temps & messy rains & ice but the time for prepping those Spring flowers is now,I came across a link that had over 18 flower seeds to start now indoors to be ready by Spring ,here are just a few to get you inspired
I absolutely love Holly Hocks but didn't have much success with them but I've found a nursery an hour from me that carries them ,I think it's be worth the drive to get them already potted & ready for transplanting, have you dreamed of Spring yet or is on the back burner of your mind? I'm not an expert on flowers but I do love to tinker around in the yard as well as rescue plants off of Lowes death row in the garden center & nurse them back to health ,Spring will be here quicker than we think & me & my new journal are ready!😄
It was a chilly 19 degrees this morning ,warming up but not much it will continue to stay in the teens for the weekend,cold busy mornings c...
