Its been awahile peeps..

Its been a while.
I got a lot of blog hits after posting a tut on a foot soak..that is exciting for me :)

So..I wanted to share a little tid bit as to what i've been up to and what nots..

Sewers out there: Have you heard to the sew along (SAL) going on was at LR Stitched with Lindsey now its over at A Quilters Table  with Debbie for the remainder of the SAL .

I have successfully completed all of the up to date projects..including a quilt! only my second one.. and my second time paper piecing which, its not as hard as I though. I am learning how to make sure my points are on and correct. I was so relived to have finished this quilt and overjoyed with my results.

I have a sweet affection for grey. Grey is the color of the clouds here in Oregon in the Fall. Fall is my favorite season and I am so blessed to live in a state that has all the seasons and so dramatically different.

I have had some cooking adventures in the past few weeks.

From scratch enchiladas ... to die for. I cook using a lot of recipes from The Pioneer Woman  who also is a Food Network host of her own show. I just adore her. Her recipes and delish and many of which you already have the ingredients in your cupboard if you are a usual cook like myself. Even though my husband and I do not have children I cook for the two of us and I dont know how to only cook for the two of us.... so really, we end up with left overs for days which,is a money saver and time saver for both of us as we both work full time. (Thank the Lord in this recession!).

Tonight I made a cake from a tutorial I found while cruising Pinterest.

 
You can find her recipe here Live Craft Eat Blog shes got some great tips and nummy looking recipes.
The cake above is my results. Not to swell in appearance as I didn't grease my bunt well enough but.... its her recipe and totally DELISH! I made it particularly for my hubby. He loves his chocolate!

I spent a lot of the day sewing and picking up the house...and watching my house bunn...

This weeks Patchwork Please project is a Mail pocket holder (not the name of the pattern .. )
here is what I have so far... 

I am going to go with a white background to sew the pockets to rather than the yellow... just washes the colors out too much..
I will post a finished product when im done :) Hopefully tomorrow!

Working and sewing, cooking, working and sewing..that's what i've been up to...
Take care!

Texting while doing what now?

I am over joyed to have found some fantastic prints in text for The texting while sewing contest over at During Quiet Time. Amy is a fantastic sewer and im thrilled to be able to do this contest! to expand my love of sewing..and now quilting. My first ever quilt..The Zakka Quilt in the Design Collective Zakka Style book by Rashida Coleman-Hale .....
was a little "tough" for me..even though I can look at somthing and sew it like I had invented the idea..and most I do for myself..as in my bags.......

Anyways back on track.......... I have so much fabric and i'm shocked I didn't already have some stash with text... after re-reading the very few rules to this contest I feel silly. Because I bought ONLY all texts for the 12 inch block...and thats what i'm going to use..it will be challanging but, I think I will have a lot of fun with it and hopefully be pretty unique in that sence that maybe some ladies will go by the examples and use other prints too. I didn't get prints that have objects in them except one with coffee beans and lines. ... apparently Instagram hasn't uploaded my photo yet or i'd share it..but they are super duper cute and im really excited needless to say. I have a design in my head and now just needs to DO IT.. :)

well anyhoot...i've got to run..work calls..