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Asparagus & The Cost of Groceries, and the Current Quilt from caledonia quilter

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I'm currently at the beginning of a couple months where I will pick asparagus every day.

This week I've made:

GREEN CURRY CHICKEN WITH ASPARAGUS DH and I don't find it hot, but if you're not used to cooking with a curry paste you may have a different experience.

ASPARAGUS & CHEDDAR QUICHE (this freezes quite nicely, and I use a homemade pie crust).

I have to admit to being SHOCKED when I saw this...

Holy Mackerel! $7.99??? I had to employ my mental coping technique of adding an imaginary question mark.

Apparently this will ...

added by helen-mary 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under asparagus , cooking , donation quilt , family , food , garden , groceries , guild , guild program , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe

Carrying On... from From the Strawberry Patch...

How does that saying go: "Keep Calm and Carry On"? I believe that to be good advice and wouldn't it be even better if it involved a cookie? You know it would! I have another recipe to share from the Pioneer Woman. As I mentioned in the previous post I've been watching a LOT of cooking shows while sewing in the past few weeks. If I'm not stitching it seems that I'm either at the grocery store or

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 months ago. under augie , boms , breakfast , busy days , cookies , recipe , sewing

Carrying On... from From the Strawberry Patch...

How does that saying go: "Keep Calm and Carry On"? I believe that to be good advice and wouldn't it be even better if it involved a cookie? You know it would! I have another recipe to share from the Pioneer Woman. As I mentioned in the previous post I've been watching a LOT of cooking shows while sewing in the past few weeks. If I'm not stitching it seems that I'm either at the grocery store or

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 months ago. under augie , boms , breakfast , busy days , cookies , recipe , sewing

A Winter Quilt & A Donation from caledonia quilter

This is a beautiful quilt made from a panel. As you know, Winter Is Coming.

I love this gal's work. She cut up the panel, did some math, made lots of patchwork, then put it all together.

Even the back is lovely.

Back in the spring my friend and I were horrified about what was happening in Ukraine, and we decided to put our stashes together and make a quilt for donation.

Here's the final product.

A closeup of the quilting - sunflowers.

I also made some placemats to go with the quilt.

I'm pleased to say that ...

added by helen-mary 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , coco , cooking , donation , donation quilt , family , garden , guild , guild program , kale , longarm quilting , recipe

It's All Good! from From the Strawberry Patch...

I've been catching up on the two block-of-the-month programs that I signed up for at the LQS. Being gone for just a little over two weeks seems more like two months when it comes to catching up on what I missed while we were away! The Cream and Sugar class (left) required two more identical blocks for November and the Aspiring Stars class offered another block this month which I was able to

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under birthday , boms , cross stitch , grandson , projects , recipe , sampler , travel

It's All Good! from From the Strawberry Patch...

I've been catching up on the two block-of-the-month programs that I signed up for at the LQS. Being gone for just a little over two weeks seems more like two months when it comes to catching up on what I missed while we were away! The Cream and Sugar class (left) required two more identical blocks for November and the Aspiring Stars class offered another block this month which I was able to

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under birthday , boms , cross stitch , grandson , projects , recipe , sampler , travel

Seasonal Quilts & Tales From My Boring Life (boring is good) from caledonia quilter

I quilted these two back in July. One for Christmas.

One for fall.

This belongs to a friend of mine, for winter.

This is one of mine that is planned as a Christmas gift.

My life is generally pretty boring and I'm ok with that. Boring is good! Boring means you don't have to call your friend and repeat yourself because she can't understand what you're saying while you're crying and hiccupping and blowing your nose. I actually had a not boring, really FUN week in October, though.

In my last post I mentioned that ...

added by helen-mary 7 months ago. under beach girls , cooking , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe , retreat , social , tobermory

It's All Good from From the Strawberry Patch...

I got the Workout quilt off the rails yesterday, it measures 58" square. I've really enjoyed working on this one. It's from the Wonderful Curves Sampler Book and uses the Wonder Curve ruler. I'll get the binding attached and whipped down today. The curved pieces are my last little bits of true Indigo fabric that I have saved hoarded over the years for something special- apparently this was it!

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 10 months ago. under bluebirds , dessert , health , mom , quilts , recipe , scary

It's All Good from From the Strawberry Patch...

I got the Workout quilt off the rails yesterday, it measures 58" square. I've really enjoyed working on this one. It's from the Wonderful Curves Sampler Book and uses the Wonder Curve ruler. I'll get the binding attached and whipped down today. The curved pieces are my last little bits of true Indigo fabric that I have saved hoarded over the years for something special- apparently this was it!

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 10 months ago. under bluebirds , dessert , health , mom , quilts , recipe , scary

Two Pretties from May, and life-in-general from caledonia quilter

Here's a gorgeous, soft & gentle quilt made by Margaret (of the Kawartha Margarets

added by helen-mary 12 months ago. under asparagus , coco , cooking , garden , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe , scrappy

Two More "Same But Different", Movie, Book, Dog from caledonia quilter

Here are two more quilts of the same pattern, but different colour choices.

The pink quilt got a fun back too - made with a floral panel.

Whenever I go to a quilt show I hang around the aisles where they've hung all the quilts that were made at a workshop, so you can see the "same but different" quilts. I've learned a lot about colour by paying close attention to how other people make use of their fabrics.

MOVIE:

I watched West Side Story and did not enjoy it. It was depressing.

BOOK:

I finished reading The Diamond ...

added by helen-mary 1 year ago. under beach girls , book , coco , dog , longarm quilting , movie , quilt , quilting , recipe

Sweet Treats from From the Strawberry Patch...

I stitched together those leftover trimmings from using CG's Folded Corner Clipper. They were simply too cute to toss. This 36-patch will measure 7.5" square, finished. I'll combine a few of these to make doll quilts for our granddaughters. Isn't it sweet? Speaking of sweet treats, I tried this coffee cake last week. I couldn't find a glass pan (as the recipe calls for) that measures 10" X 15", I

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 3 months ago. under miniatures , recipe , valentine's day

Sweet Treats from From the Strawberry Patch...

I stitched together those leftover trimmings from using CG's Folded Corner Clipper. They were simply too cute to toss. This 36-patch will measure 7.5" square, finished. I'll combine a few of these to make doll quilts for our granddaughters. Isn't it sweet? Speaking of sweet treats, I tried this coffee cake last week. I couldn't find a glass pan (as the recipe calls for) that measures 10" X 15", I

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 3 months ago. under miniatures , recipe , valentine's day

The Tobermory Event from caledonia quilter

I keep telling myself that I'm going to blog smaller and more often, but that clearly isn't working out so well. sigh.

Tobermory with the Beach Girls happened from Oct. 17 - 22. I would happily have stayed another week but responsibilities are a fact of life sometimes.

This is part of the sewing stuff. Retreats require a lot of packing! The upstairs fridge is jammed full and the downstairs fridge is holding the overflow.

Getting reacquainted with welcome cocktails.

Sunset on the 19th.

Afternoon cocktails on the 20th. Most of the week was gorgeous weather.

We did accomplish ...

added by helen-mary 1 year, 6 months ago. under beach girls , christmas , longarm quilting , quilt , recipe , sewing , tobermory

Late August Wrap-Up from From the Strawberry Patch...

I had a friend ask me the other day of I was ever going to post again; that's how long it's been since I've updated here! Sheesh. It's not that I haven't been doing anything, that would be the simplest explanation; actually, the exact opposite is the case. I'm going to bring the blog up to date, but it will take several posts to accomplish that. At last post, I was pulling blocks-of-the-month out

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 9 months ago. under birthday , boms , books , catch-up , family , finishing projects , reading , recipe , seasons , summer , tomatoes

Late August Wrap-Up from From the Strawberry Patch...

I had a friend ask me the other day of I was ever going to post again; that's how long it's been since I've updated here! Sheesh. It's not that I haven't been doing anything, that would be the simplest explanation; actually, the exact opposite is the case. I'm going to bring the blog up to date, but it will take several posts to accomplish that. At last post, I was pulling blocks-of-the-month out

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 9 months ago. under birthday , boms , books , catch-up , family , finishing projects , reading , recipe , seasons , summer , tomatoes

Sunday Chat from From My Carolina Home

With the summer winding down, I usually bring out my August placemats and table topper for a new tablescape. This year I haven’t been motivated to set a nice table, other than just the basics for me and My Sweet Babboo. So, maybe you’d like to see a couple of past tables with these patchwork linens from my Colors of August sewing from a couple of years ago. The pattern is on the link, with a second link from that one to show you the finish. I also did an improv table topper with the leftovers, that you ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 1 year, 9 months ago. under cardinals , colors of august , juvenile birds , mountain living , needlework and embroidery , quilting , recipe , safelight , tablescape (Comments)

Colour, Christmas, & Complaints. (And Covid, I guess.) from caledonia quilter

This is the hard 'C' post, pronounced 'K'.

Colour. This one is self-explanatory...wowsers. I love it!!

Christmas. Actually it's Winter, not Christmas. But that would ruin the alliteration. A great strippy quilt. This was fun to quilt.

Love the crochet doilies!

Complaints. I'm running a personal challenge - 30 consecutive days with no complaints. This started on July 12th, and I'm now on my FIFTH start date. At this rate I will still be trying in 2022. Interestingly, the first two restarts were because I was trying to one-up somebody; "Hah, you think that's bad...". Also ...

added by helen-mary 1 year, 9 months ago. under beach girls , challenge , christmas , cocktail , complaint , covid , covid-19 , custom quilting , longarm quilting , quilt , recipe

Embroidery Quilt, Zucchini, and Laundry from caledonia quilter

This gal loves doing embroidery and is making quilts for her grandkids. This one is number four, think.

Edge to Edge in the center portion, with a separate border.

I still have zucchini in the freezer (which, as you can imagine, DH is THRILLED about, lol). This was good. Normally you see zucchini used in a sweet loaf but a savory version was great with soup and made for a nice bite at lunch.

With the weather getting nicer I can get some of the laundry outside to dry. Save the environment, you know? You can also use it to ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 2 months ago. under cooking , custom quilting , dog , embroidery , environment , laundry , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe , zucchini

Jungle Walk, Recipes from caledonia quilter

This is definitely the CUTEST quilt I've worked on in quite a while.

Jungle Walk by Harebrained Happenings

Here are a few of the blocks...

Today we are celebrating VALENTINES DAY. Still locked in with the stay-at-home orders, until Tuesday. Supper tonight will be leftover roast beef, but I'm making a Chocolate Olive Oil Cake for dessert. This is a new recipe for me. The Savour Ontario site (apparently I follow them on Instagram?) has never led me astray, so it will probably be very good. Assuming I don't forget any ingredients which I know happens to ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 3 months ago. under applique , beach girls , commentary , cooking , covid-19 , custom quilting , friends , longarm quilting , politics , quilt , quilting , recipe , social , winterruption

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