Handwork lifts depression....so I have decided to keep making quilts!

I found this inspiring blog post (recommended by our Quilt Guild president in her newsletter)....which reminded me that I am seldom despondent or hopeless, or stressed when I am planning and making quilts!

So yesterday I took four blocks made last year and made them into this quilt top. Today I pieced the batting and the backing. I may machine quilt this one, because .....

...I am already hand quilting on this nice little pastel quilt.....surely for a grandchild one day.....We have 5 grandchildren already and there may be more to come.

Meanwhile, other family members received these quilts this week. The top one, called Bento Box, used family scraps from our childhood + more. It went to my sister, Elaine. The scrappy string pieced star quilt went to my cousin, Judy.

Making quilts is a lifeline for me, finding homes for them is usually not hard!

Working today on this small flag wall hanging .....and LOVING my new Sew Easy cutter ruler!

 

Handwork lifts depression....so I have decided to keep making quilts!

I found this inspiring blog post (recommended by our Quilt Guild president in her newsletter)....which reminded me that I am seldom despondent or hopeless, or stressed when I am planning and making quilts!

So yesterday I took four blocks made last year and made them into this quilt top. Today I pieced the batting and the backing. I may machine quilt this one, because .....

...I am already hand quilting on this nice little pastel quilt.....surely for a grandchild one day.....We have 5 grandchildren already and there may be more to come.

Meanwhile, other family members received these quilts this week. The top one, called Bento Box, used family scraps from our childhood + more. It went to my sister, Elaine. The scrappy string pieced star quilt went to my cousin, Judy.

Making quilts is a lifeline for me, finding homes for them is usually not hard!

Working today on this small flag wall hanging .....and LOVING my new Sew Easy cutter ruler!

 

Cooking and baking....first a painting

Holding my finished painting from last week so that Nadine could get a photo! This one is for sale in her gallery at The Art Location, here in Fayetteville.

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Today I am baking. First an eclair cake, gluten free.

Heat 1/2 c. Water and 1/4c. Butter in a sauce pan until boiling.

Remove from heat and quickly stir in dry ingredients...1/2 c. Flour (gluten free) , 1/2 t. Salt, 1 t. Sugar.

A dough ball will form. Move this to a mixing bowl and beat in, one at a time, 2 Eggs and 1t. Vanilla.

Spread into a small baking pan, prepared with cooking spray.

 

Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Dough will puff...

Remove from oven and cool.

Top with filling made with 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding, combined with 2 cups coolwhip and 3/4 c crushed pineapple. Leave some juice in the pineapple!

Spread over cooled eclair.....chill until ready to serve!

 

 

 

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Cornbread in an iron skillet, following directions on back of War Eagle Mills organic stoneground cornmeal.

I used buttermilk for the milk! I forgot that I like unsweetened cornbread, and added the honey before I remembered! I guess I need another cup of coffee to wake up! However, it will not be very sweet, so we will just eat it and like it!

Ready for the oven.