Monday, November 21, 2011

The last week of events

 Hannah and I have been hooked on this type of delicious salad.  I found a great recipe for a homemade poppyseed dressing and it is great (I like sweet dressings).  The salad is mixed greens, sliced strawberries, pecans, bacon bits and dressing.  The dressing recipe is:  3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cider vinegar, 4 1/2 t. grated onion, 3 t. ground mustard (I put 1 1/2 t. yellow mustard or a little less), 1 t. poppy seeds
1/2 t. salt.  Mix and then wisk in 1 cup oil.  This stores well.
 Hannah's room.  We painted it a few months ago.  I think the color is a little bold but Hannah loves it.  She picked out fabric several months ago for a duvet cover.  The new quilting machine gave me the desire to get it done.  It is bold but Hannah loves it.  I pieced this crazy thing from a Pottery Barn Teen quilt that she loved.  I 'quilted' it without quilt batting to give the duvet cover a little substance (I only quilted the bold pieces).  Then sewed it to a sheet, put a zipper in the end and stuffed the duvet inside.  She is so happy.  I have to finish the curtains now and make a few pillows.
What to quilt on next????

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Latest Quilting Project


The lighting is terrible because the back of this quilt is white flannel.  It turned out cute but I am still practicing (as if you can't tell).

 I used cotton, flannel a white fleece and it turned out so cute.  I really like it.  Each row is freehand quilted except the row where I did the frogs with the laser light from the front of the machine. 
 I sure do love that new machine.
 Some areas turned out better than others.
Can't wait to give it away.