Maxi Fortend

Gosh, not blogged in a month! New Quilt Done!

Shame on me!  I see that I have not blogged in over 3 weeks!  Things have been busy around here!  I got a new sewing machine and kitchenaid mixer...gadget girl strikes again!  Both are things I have been wanting for a very long time! 

Kitchenaid Mixer - Made my first pecan pie with homemade pie crust...YUM.  I made homemade pasta and turned that into cheese ravs.  Again, YUM.  I am pretty stinkin' proud of myself! 

Sewing - Here is my first official quilt since I started back quilting...

It was from my class with Annie Smith - Pickle Road Garden.  It's about 60" by 60". 

Here's a little project that I finished up tonight.  It's a little notebook holder.  Found the free pattern from Three Creatives. 

I also got done building our Willow RIver Piecemakers Quilt Guild website - go check it out at www.willowriverpiecemakers.com.

I also have a new friend that has similiar vision issues like I do.  Very cool getting to know her!  A fellow guild member got us together.   You just never know what a small world it is!

 

Mommy, why are you so busy in the kitchen?

Well, Oscar-boy, it's like this...There's a big holiday coming and it's also hunting season so I get to do lots and lots of cooking.  So what's a girl to do?  Get some honkin' serious tools that's what!  Drum roll please......

 Ooooh isn't it pretty?!  My refurbished Kitchenaid Artisan Stand Mixer and it's little sister a Kitchenaid 750 Food processor!  And folks - if you roll out anything even once a year - get rid of the stupid rolling pin you have and get this french one on Amazon for like $14 - it rolls like a DREAM!!!!!!

I will never, ever, ever, ever buy whipped cream again cause - holy toledo is fresh just amazing!  That pie is a key lime I made for Scott (his favorite).  All of this is also brought to you by America's Test Kitchen.  I have in the oven right now some home-made corn bread and soon will be going in a deep dish pepperoni pizza with home-made dough. 

The timer just went off, so toodle doo!

Kel

Valentines Tree, Projects and I love legos.

I think I get hung up on needing a photo for each post and then don't post.  So, I am figuring out ways to get photos out of my camera much faster and streamline my process. (I am also getting out my cameras user guide to figure out why I am not getting sharp photos - I think the image stabilization thingy is turned off.)   I am awesome at streamlining at  work..lose it with home/personal stuff.  But ya know...those crafty blogs out there have a tendency to get me a little off track..like these...Ric Rac...how cute is her post about the little softie boys!! Future Girl...well, she's just been a favorite since this fall.  So seriously, my favorites...I have to now have folders...CraftyGoodness...CrochetGoodness...KnitingGoodness....EmbroideryGoodness...SewingGoodness...How the heck is a girl gonna get off the internet and make something?  I will have to give myself a timer like I do for Max...1/2 hour of playing Playstation and then you are done. 

Crafts Update:  Started crocheting a hooded baby blanket.  I am 1/2 done with my first real cross-stitch project - a biscornu - inspired by The Flossbox - aren't these darling?  They just look doable.  I am also working on a another project - Any Small Acts of Kindness are Never Wasted. 

I promised Max we would work on Super Lion today too. 

Oh yeah - I love glitter and I made a valentines tree cause I just love the glow of white lights...it will turn into St. Pats Tree, Easter Tree, Spring Tree, you get the picture...

Here's a quick Max update - he made this most recent Lego Booster creation last weekend when he was recovering from strep throat.  Literally 6 hours of concentrated work where there was no tv, no computer and no nintendo ds.  Worth every dime!!! He was pretty stinkin' proud of himself too.

Goodbye Godaddy!

Aaaaarrrgg - there, it's now out of my system!  I have dislodged myself from their *%^%$$# website utility and I am so happy to be here instead!!