Another One Bites the Dust

I am so happy to report that the charm quilt I was making for J.J. is officially complete and in the mail to his parents now! Here are the wrap up pictures:

This is the quilt before I attached the backing.


These are some burp cloths I had put together to match.






Here's is the finished quilt...




Here's the presentation.... this is just before I put it in a gift bag and box for it's trip to Alabama.



Things went fairly easy except for some stupid mistakes that took a long time to fix... for example sewing out of order on the strips... lol, it ended up okay though and it's cool to see how much better I'm getting than when I first started.

Cut Up and Laid Out

Tonight I cut the fabric for J.J.'s quilt. I decided to try something new, so I used rectangles instead of squares. Yeah, it doesn't seem like an incredible discovery or one of those "light bulb" ideas... but I think it will save me some sewing.




Here's how it looks all laid out. I love it!!!





I'm thinking I can have it done by Monday. That should be perfect because that's about as late as I can wait to get the package for Andrew and Rachel in the mail. Just thinking about it... I can't wait to see them again and to meet the little guy.

Washed and Pressed

I was able to get the fabric for J.J.'s quilt ironed tonight. I had washed it a night or two ago. Here's a peek at the fabric.





The theme is bugs obviously. Lots of bright colors, and the backing is a super soft, dimpled fabric in sunny yellow. I think I need one more texture though... I must have something lying around that will work.

Goodies For My Last Day

Today is my last day of work at SVD... I am sad, but at the same time I am excited to move out of this town and really get to try life on and see how it fits.

Anyway, there is a farewell luncheon and even though I'm not supposed to bring anything you know I had to try a couple recipes from my new cook book. I tried the Banana Cream Pie and the Quintuple Chocolate Brownies. Here's how things went:

This is the topping and custard for the Banana Cream Pie... waiting to be put together.


Crust- check! Custard- check! Bananas- check! Whipped Cream- check!


These are the Quintuple Chocolate Brownies waiting to be frosted...


And here they are frosted:


I think everyone will like the goodies, and I can't wait to try them. I will actually be baking again tonight, I'm making another Banana Cream Pie and the Devil's Food White Out Cake for Meghan's birthday gathering. I'm assuming the pie will be just as simple as it was the first time... The cake however, I'm scared.

Finally!

I finally got it together and finished Abby's charm quilt!!! The first picture is just the front, then the front next to the backing.





Here's the finished masterpiece!!! I think it turned out pretty great, and I believe Abby will too!

Seriously Slacking!

I had bought the backing for Abby's quilt almost three weeks ago and I still haven't had a chance to sit down and just finish already. I'm hoping now that Regan is settled back in and the house is somewhat clean I will have a chance to just sit, sew, and finish it already!

I've also got another quilting project to start, and finish for that matter, before we move. It is for Andrew and Rachel's "on the way" little boy named J.J. (John Joseph) It has been a horrible time trying to find barnyard themed fabric to match the theme of J.J.'s room. While I was in El Paso last weekend I gave in and picked fabric that is unrelated to that theme... but, I think that they will all love it! It's bright, boyish, and fun. Hopefully it's not too bright, but I know that bright colors are stimulating for little ones so it should be just about perfect!

Time to Bake!

So, I decided that for my sisters birthday I would let her choose a cake from my new cookbook. I will hopefully get all the ingredients within the next .
couple days and get ready to bake. The cake she chose is from a book I just got called Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. She chose the Devil's Food White Out Cake... In trying to pick a cake we also decided she would need a Banana Cream Pie, and some type of ice cream. What have I gotten myself into??? It's going to be a great adventure!