Quilt n Queen: donation quilt

The time, when, visiting the grandones always goes too fast...
they always try to get us to stay for one more sleepover.
While travelling to Canada, about 4 hours each way,
I am stitching or knitting...

and resting my eyes occasionally.

This trip I knit 2 scarves for Mamaspark...

...it is an easy project to knit in the car while travelling.

I had 4 Tammy bags that needed the purse frames sewn on...

I stitched one of them in the car.

So far I've made 3 of the aqua and pink

2 with the breast cancer fabric...love the daisies

2 with the cat and mouse fabric...they are sEw cute!

In total I've completed 10...luv these bags.

Wednesday DH and I made another batch of pasta sauce...

a smaller batch and probably the best batch this year.

Each batch tastes different....there is no real recipe.

There are lots of tomates, red ones and yellows in this batch

onions, a large zucchini, celery, sweet orange peppers,

garlic, a hot pepper, fresh parsley and basil

salt, fresh ground black pepper and a little sugar.

We taste it many times before we think it is 'delicious'...

...it simmers at least 4 hours and usually much longer.

...before

and after...

I also made a pot of cream of broccoli soup...yummy!!

This was lunch on Wednesday and it was sEw good...delicious!!
Toasted BLT's and cream of broccoli soup
with cheese and croutons.

just a few more days for the giveaway...see previous posts

I'm linking up with crazy mom quilts 'Finish it up Friday'.

till next time
happy stitching

Friday, September 7, 2012

The winner...

...of my Bowls with Borders giveaway is
#49 Jennifer Gail...
I have sent Jennifer an email...
I'm sEw sorry I'm sEw late in announcing the winner,
but it is always better to be late than never!!

I have been sEwing lots and preserving the summer fruits and veggies
...some from my garden and some from the farmers market.
The Canton farmers market is small but it has a lot to offer..
the 'candy' onions are seW delicious...the best sweet onion yet.

...sEw far I've made

10 jars of peach jam
10 jars of strawberry jam, 1 jar is gone!!
12 jars of tomato/peach chili
yesterday it was 14 jars of hamburg/hot dog relish
and I'm still not finished my canning.
You can find the recipe HERE.
It smells so yummy in the kitchen.
I still have to make my pickled beets and
some spaghetti sauce.
If only the raccoons would leave my yellow zucchini alone.
I would like to add it to my spaghetti sauce.
I am getting lots of tomatoes from my garden and they are seW sweet.
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I quilted and bound another donation quilt...
it will be going to Margaret's Hope Chest
as part of the 100 Quilts for Kids.

I stitched it with a sports pattern
and it doesn't look too bad. I'm sure a boy will love it.

The pattern is called Fair and Square

by Amanda Jean at crazymomquilts.

It is quick and easy, great for a donation quilt.

It is a free tutorial and one of many she offers on her blog.

happy stitching

Pauline

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