Redwork Club

one of my favorites days of the month! Redwork Club day. fun, fun, fun! are you ready? LOTS of pictures..... first off is Marty. this is from the book SUCCESSFUL SCRAP QUILTS by Judy Turner and Margaret Rolfe. this quilt is so very pretty. I just want to snuggle up in it......

again Marty, this is from the book Friendship Triangles by Edtya Sitar. love it!

Marty finished her center block for Christmas Twitterings......

Margie found some really cute things at a antique store.....

AND she found these blocks too!

Now Harriet made this for Margie..... love it!

Jeannie finished her center block too! she is using all kinds of colors. really pretty

Jancye is doing another Crab Apple Hill pattern. can't remember the name of it. but it is sooooo pretty. she is using cosmos variegated thread. so pretty......

she also has finished her center block.....

Harriet is doing her Christmas Twitterings in soft blues and yellows. WOW! love it!

Margie had the door prize. sooooo cute! great job!!

Cyndi and I are trying to make a wall hanging for every month. Cyndi has hers done! go Cyndi! me? the top is done, just need to stitch it down, then quilt and bind it...... wish me luck!

Charlene has been very busy! This is a bunny hill pattern....

her nephew and his wife are having a little girl. so Charlene has been having fun making cute stuff! here is the back of a onesie. isn't that just way too cute?

here is one of the fronts

burp cloths.......

a taggy......

Charlene has a new pair of scissors.....

and her center block.... with crystals!

Carmen, finished this quilt top for her quest room. wild colors just like Carmen! love ya sweetie!

Bernie made this tote. first time using batiks. love it!

you guys rock! I can always count on you all for a fabulous show and tell. Oh, and we have 2 new members - Susan and Shauna! welcome!

thanks again everyone! you all are the best!

Lorene

Presents! gifts for the 25th

who doesn't love presents? I sure do! so I have decided to make some presents by the 25th of every month. this is January's gift. I made 10. done, finished, ready to give! now, who are they going to? hmmmmm, my lips are sealed. LOL..... you will just have to wait to find out. BTW, hopefully people will forget! in fact I am counting on it! have a good one....

Lorene

Thornberries

Friday was Thornberries day. this time my home. it was a whole day of sewing, laughing, eating, and show and tell!
here is Judy with a purse she made. I really liked the grommets she used. I am going to have to try those out! this is Louise's UFO#1. finished, with binding AND a label! it was beautiful,

then she opened it up. WOW! sorry the pic is soooo dark. it really was beautiful.....

Here is my #1. not quilted, but the top is all done. I will quilt it this week......

here is my pink roses.......

and my red half square triangles...... I quilted this one.

here is a thornberries UFO. we traded the little rectangles of 30's fabric. the pattern was in a McCall's magazine.....

and up close......

here is Sue's #1. it was 2 small quilts.... all finished..... great job Sue.....

here is Terry S. She will be teaching this quilt.....

And Terry's UFO #1 a dolly quilt with a little pillow. sooooo cute. all done.......

Here is her dog quilt. a buggy barn quilt pattern. another she will be teaching.

and our yummy food table. we had a potato bar. and red velvet cupcakes. everything was soooo yummy.....thanks everyone.

The number drawn for next month is #3. that is a Thimbleberries field of flowers. again the blocks are done, so I better get started getting that top together.

thanks gals.....

Lorene

Winter Wonderland

A customer came in the other day with her winter wonderland quilt. I just love this quilt. it gives me goosebumps. she is adding borders, no pieced blocks. it doesn't matter. I just love it. I really need to finish mine. it is sooooooo close! it is on my list! thank you Shauna ( hope I have your name right!) you made my day......

Lorene

Super Bowl Antics

some of the kids came over for super bowl. Andrew surprised us by telling us his tooth was loose! but no one could touch it. Next thing we knew he had the tooth in his hand. Yeah Andrew! he was very proud of his tooth coming out with out any help! Now, I have a friend Bobbi G. she is a great cook. An awesome cook. she is always sharing her recipes with me. they are easy and oh sooooo yummy! So I served this yummy, SUPER easy Lemon Pie for our super bowl. You won't belive how easy!

these are your ingredients. pretty straight forward. (recipe will follow)

Now this is the freaky part of the recipe. trust me, you really do this! take your lemon and quarter it. take out all the seeds and put it in the blender. really, trust me....lemon peel and all....

now add the rest of the indgredients to the blender. notice my beautiful lid to my blender. it's been gone for a long time..... sigh...... but the blender still works! LOL......

whirl the bejeebees out of the ingredients. look at it and whirl again. no chunkies. you want it very smooth. then bake. how easy is that! and oh soooo very good.

so here is the recipe!

Lemon Pie

1 medium lemon

1 stick of butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 eggs

1 pie shell

wash lemon. cut lemon into wedges, and remove seeds. ( EVERYTHING goes into the blender, except the seeds! EVERYTHING!)
put all ingredients into the blender and whirl the dickens out of it. until smooth. so once you think it is done, whirl again!
pour into pie shell.
bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
serve warm or cold

this is what Bobbi says:
you may serve with whipped cream or top with meringue. I have found i you are using a home made crust, it works best if you pre bake it or 10 minutes before you add the filling. this way you won't get that weird crust you get with most pies.
I have never gotten a negative feed back on this pie. try it, you will LOVE

well we sure do! Thanks Bobbi, it was a hit. in fact this is the second time I have made it. and we LOVE it!

you are a sweetie Bobbi.....

Lorene

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Well, my sweetheart had a birthday. now we are the same age again. I am a whole month and a half older than him. when the big birthdays come around, that isn't very fun. this was not a big birthday! Lee made his famous ribs. yum! he rubs them with lots of yummy spices and garlic. then slow cooks them for a long time. then slathers them with BBQ sauce. they just melt in your mouth. Lee is really a good rib cooker! LOL..... Now in the morning of Bruce's birthday, we went out to Florence to help clean out his mom's old place. the poor man was tired and his mom started massaging his temples. AND he had Mr. diesel - the cat in his lap. he was in heaven......

And of course his mom made his favorite - German chocolate cake - YUM!

Happy birthday sweetie! love you lots.......

Lorene

More Redwork!

Hi everyone! don't you love redwork? or blue work? or green work? or all colors of embroidery? I do! I mean I really, really do! at the shop - Oasis I facilitate the redwork club. lots of fun ladies. every month I post pics from the meeting. we always have soooo much fun! they are always an inspiration to me. One of the ladies did Bunnies prefer Embroidery - from Bunny Hill. I only have 2 more blocks to do. here is the latest......

the project we are working on this year is Christmas Twitterings. here is block #1 with the pinwheels on top and bottom. I really like how it is turning out. tomorrow I will trace block #2 and get started. I have to try and keep ahead of these ladies....

enjoy......

Lorene