Show & Tell Tuesday

Show & Tell Tuesday

Today I will share two quilts that I made awhile ago.  The first quilt holds a very special place in my heart.  I made it in honor of my dear friend Marilyn who passed away from ovarian cancer.

Marilyn

I completed this quilt in 2011 from the Inspiration Quest for a Cure fabric line by Blank Textiles.

Marilyn, you and your family will always be in my thoughts and prayers...

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The next quilt I will share is called East Meets West that I made in 2010. 

East Meets West

 I made it with fabric I bought at Fabric Inspirations.  This is a quilt shop that used to be located in Englishtown, NJ but just recently moved to Manalapan, NJ.

Adding a label to a quilt is very important.  In the 
future, when our ancestors find our quilts, they will know at least a little about the history of the quilt. 

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday

How many times do you get to the end of the day or the end of the week only to wonder "what did I accomplish?" Make-A-List Monday is an attempt to make myself organized and productive.  My plan is to list some of the things I hope to do each week and then the following week see if I was able to get 'em done.

The Week of February 13, 2012

1.  Prepare my taxes for the accountant.  

                                                   
This is probably the worst thing on my list so I will put it first so it will hopefully get done.

2.  Finish piecing 3 Quilts for Kids and finish quilting 4 Quilts for Kids.

      

                                                       

3.  Finish knitting 2 ribbon scarves for my Dear Mother-in-Law.

                                                  
4.  Make Valentines!!!

                                                      

5.  Work on my "Debbie's Garden" quilt and the "Just Takes 2" quilt.

                                       

Debbie's Garden

Just Takes 2

                                                        

Five items on my first Make-A-List Monday list.....stop back next Monday to see how I did.  Hopefully I will accomplish all these things and a whole lot more.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!

Sharyn

Sunday Soup-athon

Barley-Beef Soup

•   12   oz       beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
•    1   T       vegetable oil
•    7   C       beef broth (~64 oz)
•    1   C       chopped onion
•   1/2 C       chopped celery
•    1    t       dried oregano
•   1/4  t       black pepper
•    2            garlic cloves, minced
•    1            bay leaf
•    1   C       frozen mixed vegetables
•    1 can      diced tomatoes, undrained (14.5 oz)
•    1   C       1/2-inch cubed peeled potatoes
•   2/3 C       quick-cooking barley

1. In a large pot, brown meat in hot oil.  Stir in broth, onion, celery, oregano, pepper, garlic, and bay leaf.  Bring to boiling; reduce heat.  Simmer, covered, for 90 minutes.
 
2. Stir in frozen vegetables, undrained tomatoes, potatoes, and barley.  Return to boiling; reduce heat.  Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender.  Discard bay leaf.
 
 
This recipe was found in The Better Homes and Gardens New CookBook, 15th edition. 
 

 

 Until next time.....Happy Stitching!

Sharyn



Foodie Friday

Buffalo Chicken Dip

• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (10 oz) chunk white chicken, drained
• 1/2 C buffalo wing sauce
• 1/2 C ranch salad dressing
• 2 C (8 oz) shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

           tortilla chips


Spread cream cheese into an ungreased shallow 1-quart baking dish, such as a quiche dish.  Layer with chicken, buffalo wing sauce and ranch dressing.  Sprinkle with Colby/Jack cheese. 

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Serve warm with tortilla chips.

Enjoy!!!

Crock Pot Lasagna

                         Crock Pot Lasagna

10 lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 # ground beef
1 t. Italian seasoning
28 oz jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 C Water
4 oz can sliced mushrooms (optional)
15 oz ricotta cheese (or 2% cottage cheese)
2 C. shredded mozzarella cheese

1.  Brown ground beef, drain. Add Italian seasoning, spaghetti sauce, water and mushrooms.

2.  Break half of noodles into bite-sized pieces and place on bottom of crock pot.

3.  Layer half of sauce and half of both cheeses. Repeat with rest of broken lasagna noodles, sauce and cheeses. Save a little sauce for the top of the pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.

(Makes 6-8 servings)

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Often times I come across pictures that I find inspiring, amusing or just beautiful.  Sometimes these are pictures that I have taken with my trusty Nikon and other times they are pictures I have "borrowed" from others.  I would like to share a few of these pictures on my blog.  I hope they bring you inspiration and/or amusment as well.  Ok, enough with the words.......

ENJOY!

Until next time...Happy Stitching!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday - January Rag Quilt & Garden Delight

Show & Tell Tuesday

 

Today is Show & Tell Tuesday.  I guess 25 years of teaching preschool have left their mark.  Each week my plan is to highlight a few of the quilts that I have finished. My goal is to eventually post a picture of almost all the quilts that I have made. 

The first quilt I want to feature is a rag quilt I made from a pattern in the book  A Year of Rag Quilts by Annis Clapp.

January Rag Quilt

There are 12 quilts in this book, one for each month of the year.  This specific pattern is for the month of January.  It is made with a variety of blue home spun fabric which frays beautifully when washed.  It is small, just 23" X 23".  I use it mostly as a table topper.  It looks so pretty on top of my red tablecloth.

I plan on doing all the small quilts in this book.  As of now, I have only completed five of them...January through May.

My next Show & Tell is the quilt I had on my long-arm quilting machine a few weeks ago. 

Garden Delight

Unlike my January Rag Quilt this quilt is quite large.  It measures 74" X 74".  It is called Garden Delight and was made from patterns that appeared in Quilters Newsletter magazine over the course of a year. (2011)   It is constructed completely of 1930's Reproduction fabric.  I still need to hand sew the binding.

Well, this is my first Show & Tell Tuesday.  Next week I will feature two or three more quilts that I have made.    

Until next time.......Happy stitching!

Sharyn