Magnolia Sewing Circle

It was a very chilly day for us Southerners. I wonder if that had anything to do with our small turn out for our monthly sewing circle.

We still had warm fellowship around the quilting frame. Can you tell that yours truly is left handed?

And the children had fun playing together, both inside and outside.

Here’s Evie binding a comforter.

Cheryl sewed nine patch blocks together for a comforter top.

Veronica cut out alternate squares for the nine patch blocks …

… and then helped with the sewing.

Another Fabric Giveaway

If you are new here, WELCOME to my blog. I'm thrilled you came to visit!

I’m joining the Blog Hop Party with a fabric giveaway.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

I’ve pulled 8 fat quarters from my fabric closet to make this collection.

Here's how to enter:
1.  Leave me a comment telling what you might make with this collection and/or if you would add more colors.

2.  Followers, old and new can add an additional comment. Please specify how you follow me!

This giveaway will remain open until Saturday, December 15, 2012 and a winner will be picked at random and will be notified by email.  I will ship to the USA only. This post will also be updated with the winner's name.

And the winner is

89. Julie said...

These would make a cute bag. Thanks

Thank you to everyone who participated in this fabric giveaway.

 

Visit the participating blogs (over 150 of them) in the blog hop by clicking the image below.

Ashton, Cupcakes, Grandchildren, & AAQI

Ashton turned 4 yesterday.

Amy mixed up some cake mix batter and colored it for cupcakes.

She found a cute cake called “Colorful Caterpillar.”

Gabe, Darryl, and Amy hang out in the kitchen, catching up on the latest.

One day this past week I took care of Ashton, Kirby, and Stacy. They thought it was warm enough to play in the mud puddles.

They had so much fun and wore themselves out by the end of the day.

Talya gets as kiss from Stacy …

… and a hug from Georgi.

Does my breath smell like 7-Up cake?

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And do you remember my little quilt “Stripped Bare?”

It is now for sale on the AAQI site. This is not an auction but a buy it now item.

Giveaway Winner

Thank you everyone for your “relaxing” comments on my fabric giveaway. I found it interesting that some people’s way of relaxing was “work” for me. And I’m sure that sewing and quilting, my way of relaxing, is “work” for others.

I was blown away by the amount of comments, 343, and the new followers I received. Thank you each one for participating.

And now, I’m joining another giveaway bright and early Monday morning. Come back Sunday evening for

 

… and the winner of my fabric giveaway hosted by Sew Mama Sew is …

Peggy

with her comment that she is a new follower. She is also a cross-stitcher for World of Charity Stitching.

Coconut Candy, Unbaked Fruit Cake, and Party Mix

I’ve been making sweets, good ole three tier coconut candy from a recipe handed down by Grandmother Vera Heatwole. My nephew’s wife, Hope made the same candy here and hers looks so good and yummy. Mine is good and yummy too, but you can’t tell it by my pictures! :)

I added green coloring and almond flavor to this layer.

This first layer I left uncolored and added vanilla flavoring.

The middle layer is pink and has a cinnamon flavor to it.

Yesterday I made unbaked fruitcake. It usually turns out great and I get lots of compliments. But, this time I did too much tweaking and didn’t have enough graham crackers and substituted rice & corn chex for the crackers. Now it has a crunchy bite. And I usually use dried cherries and couldn’t find them at the grocery story so I bought the marchino cherries in the juice and drained them. I think they were still too damp for my recipe. And then another thing, I used more marshmallows than the recipe called for.

So what to do? I cut the pieces and laid them out on cookie sheets to dry. It may take 2 months! In the mean time I think I’ll gather the correct ingredients and try again! Maybe I should just go sew.

The bouquet is from Amy & Ashton for Paul & my 35th wedding anniversary.

The gift is for someone, I don’t know who yet, in our Possum Town Quilters.

The party mix is made and I have a big batch on hand for Paul and whoever comes around. He likes to keep it on hand for a snack throughout the day!

And the coconut candy needs to be cut.

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