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Color my world

Quilts offer a lot of opportunity to play with color and color placement.  When you change the color placement on a design, you can get very different looking results.

I have taken a fair number of quilting classes over the years. My favorite classes are those that stretch my skills and teach me new things. 

Joining Hands All Around

In 2008, my guild had a teacher in named Sharyn Craig. Her class was teaching a couple of piecing skills – curved seams and y-seams.  Piecing is the term for how you put the fabric together to make the quilts.

Old enough for the scary stories – remembering Aunt Dee

Delores was born on June 7, 1934 and died on January 25, 2005.

I remember sitting on the porch at my aunt and uncle’s farmhouse, listening to my Aunt Dee playing the guitar and telling stories. When I was very little, I thought she made up all the songs she sang for us. I remember being very surprised to learn that she didn’t write “You Are My Sunshine”

Aunt Dee and Aunt Genny, who shared a June 7th birthday. Aunt Genny was born two years earlier.

It runs in the family……

I was looking through some pictures the other day and I noticed how many of them showed people fishing. It was a popular way to pass the time for Carl and Georgie and other members of their family.

Another challenge quilt: altering block shapes

For the quilt show that was taking place during the 25th anniversary of my local quilt group, we were given some white fabric with a silvery sheen and told that the block had to be divisible into 25 squares.  There was also a maximum size limit for the quilt. 

Carl’s favorite photography subject – his sweetheart

Carl took a lot of photographs. And he clearly had one favorite subject for his pictures. It’s easy to see why….

That boy is as flaky as Michelle’s pie crust

It took me a lot of practice to get a really good pie crust. It is easy to mix too much and get a tough crust. I found that it is really important to use a large bowl for best results. At first, I mixed in a smaller bowl and my crusts were tougher and not very flaky. When I moved to a larger, wide bottomed bowl I got much better results.

What good is a crop you can’t eat or sell?

I love the outdoors. I enjoy fishing, hiking, camping, gardening, hanging out enjoying a book in the shade with a cold drink….but I don’t like to mow the grass.  We have over ¾ of an acre, and I spend two to three hours a week or more mowing and trimming, about 8 months a year.

Bake up some sticky, gooey deliciousness! Caramel Pecan Rolls

I am a huge caramel fan, so I increased the caramel and nuts from the original recipe to add even more topping to these rolls. This uses the same dough as the Cinnamon Rolls I posted earlier.

A plate of yummy goodness!

Walter Wellman – World War II Soldier

Walter Wellman was born April 25, 1919 to George and Veronica (Moeller) Wellman. He was Georgie’s cousin.

Walter Wellman

Orange you glad I am sharing this recipe?

Homemade Orange Rolls

I really enjoy this variation on my homemade sweet rolls. I made the recipe a few times tweaking the quantities and flavorings. Fortunately, I live with someone who is happy to act as taste tester.

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