Better Than Fruitcake Holiday Cake

Everyone has an opinion about fruitcake.  I’m in the “don’t care for it” camp.  My version of fruitcake is not too sweet and not too fruity.  I make this every year. “Better Than Fruitcake” Holiday Cake AKA Almond Cake with Rum, Currants and Chocolate For this recipe you’ll need 1/2 cup dried currants 1/2 cup […]

Geese That Wander Are Not Lost

I can’t believe it’s May. I’m almost to the end of my year of stash quilting! For this month’s project, I extended my wandering geese squares into long strips.  As the strip progresses the geese separate. I created two strips which wander in opposite directions.  I thought it looked too plain when the two were […]

April Quilt – Seeing Spots

This month I used another fabric that I couldn’t bear to cut up.  This fun dotted print is so bright and cheerful! I think whole cloth quilts are finally out of my system.  At least for the time being!  Next month I promise to try something more complicated. This table runner only took 5 hours […]

March Quilting Project – Poppies

I loved the way the large-scale floral worked in my January project but it was time to get serious about burning through some yardage. This poppy print is so cheery and spring-like.  It had to remain whole.  I thought it would look great on my dining room table. I trimmed and squared the floral fabric. […]

Mom’s Potato Salad

This is my favorite potato salad recipe.  Don’t let the combination of pickle juice and mayo scare you, it’s actually quite good. For this recipe you’ll need: 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes 2 large sour dill pickles, chopped 1/2 cup juice from the pickle jar 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Put […]

Getting Scrap Done

I took a break from hand quilting to clean up my scrap pile. A few weeks ago I sorted through my stash and pulled out any scraps that were smaller than 6″x6″.  Anything smaller than 2.5″ was thrown away unless it was a longish strip at least 1.5″ wide. I decided to stick with squares […]

Whiskey Sour

A little sour, a little sweet, and a lot of whiskey. What’s not to like? For this recipe you’ll need: 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey (use something that’s good quality, but you don’t need to break out your most expensive bottle for this cocktail) 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 teaspoon sugar ice 1 candied […]

What Does the Fox Say?

I’ve been singing this song all day. I’m working on a new red & white quilt.  This is my first attempt at designing an applique quilt so I have my fingers crossed that it will turn out OK!   I’m entering this design into a Red & White Quilt Design Challenge on SewCalGal.  Check out the […]