A Rose

I have all the pieces hand stitched for my first complete American Beauty Rose block. I enjoyed the process. I think I need to cut away some of the backs on the rose applique. I learned I need to iron the piece from the back to actually get them to stick to the front. Some of the pieces tried to jump ship during the stitching process. It took less than week to attach and sew. I think I can handle that. So far it is a go for a tabletopper. If all goes well then, we will consider a wall hanging, then a lap quilt, then a bed quilt, etc.

I finished the first set of hourglass blocks for my civil war version of En Provence.

I have been ironing all 576 bonus 2 inch triangles from Midnight flight to use in scrap crystals. That is alot of ironing .

I have been making more of the pieces for the Rose quilt and I am ready to prepare another block for hand stitching.

I am so close on this sock, that I have been more obsessed with working on it in the evenings.

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Quiltathon day 3

Quiltathon day 3 Judys at Patchwork times.

I sewed with some of my quilting friends.

I have all the February RSC 17 blocks finished for the pineapple blossom quilt. (  free Bonnie Hunter pattern) I have a start on the 1/2 square triangles for the border.
I made another garden leaf

I am laying out American Beauty rose. I just have to be brave and iron them down. sigh....

We sew at the library, and we discovered this new display made by school children. It's a real light fixture made from 1275 recycled water bottles. They were hand painted and cut in a spiral. They were trying to imitate Chihuly. It was quite spectacular. And ... I want one.



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snow = soup

Our first snow of the year. It was so pretty and flakey. It took awhile for it to stick.
SO  soup...
Oh my goodness this is yummy.
copycat Zuppa Toscana


1 lb. Italian sausage-I used a pound of mild spicy sausage

4-6 russet potatoes, chopped

1 onion, chopped
1/4 c. REAL bacon pieces - I cooked the bacon in the air fryer.
 minced garlic to taste
32 oz. chicken broth-I used water and bullion
1 c. kale or Swiss chard, chopped
1 c. heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp flour

1. Brown sausage in a pan.
2. Place sausage, chicken broth, garlic, potatoes and onion in slow cooker. Add just enough water to cover the vegetables and meat.
3. Cook on high 3-4 hours (low 5-6 hours) until potatoes are soft.
30 minutes before serving:
4. Mix flour into cream removing lumps.
5. Add cream, kale, and bacon to the crock pot, stir.
6. Cook on high 30 minutes or until broth thickens slightly.
7. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste.

I'm thinking of canning this in a base form, And just adding the cream, roux, kale, and bacon after I open the can to eat.

I'm planning a weekend of quilting with Judy of patchwork Times quilt a thon.

I am still working on American Beauty Rose. I tried my hand at the little fiddley pieces. I used an hemostat for  turning, It worked really well.

Today, I expect to start adding pieces to a block background and see if the pieces will work together. I see this as a reproduction quilt, but quiltsmart instructions are more interested in ease of completion. They are recommending that I zig zag the pieces to the block. I think I want to hand stitch. I think I will have more control of hiding the interfacing if I do it by hand.
We will see.

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