Sunday, January 22, 2012

{not so} heart-shaped whoopee pies

My daughter and I decided to bake today. We thought we'ld get in the Valentines day mood...

{not so} heart-shaped whoopee pies
... so we made these whoopee pies that seem to be all the rage. They aren't very heart-shaped but they are tasty!

Meanwhile, I have been making these swoon blocks with
swoon-along button
gals. The first one is for Bek for the Aqua and Red bee
Swoon block for Bek

The next one is just for fun. I think it will become a centerpiece for my kitchen table once it's all quilted because this block is huge!!
Prince Charming Swoon block

Happy Sewing, knitting, cooking ~ whatever!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

When not sewing....

When I'm not sewing, I'm most likely knitting. I have been doing a lot of knitting since the winter started - it seems appropriate for cold evenings by the fire.

This winter I have managed to finish
Brooklyn Tweeds Ashby shawl
Ashby Finished

A Cladonia shawl
Cladonia shawl

A couple of Hannoki cowls
Steam Age Hannoki cowlVanilla bean cowl

And of course I had to make a Multnomah 'cuz I live just south of there
Multnomah shawl

Miss Imogen for Mom
Imogen Cowl

MadTosh’s Embers cowl
Embers

And a few other odds and ends.
Bachelor-bound Snowtracks finished
Daybreak in Shibui
Spectrum scarf

If you are on Ravelry, please join me! Happy Knitting!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Some cozy sewing

Pillowcases

As we embark upon the snowy slopes of Mt Bachelor in search of endless powder and hopefully some fun turns, it's still awfully chilly outside ~ So I thought some coziness was in order.
Pillowcases

I have been collecting these fun flannel prints for a few weeks and was inspired to dress up the pillows with fun pillowcases by Miss Katy's blogpost (I'm a ginger Monkey) just prior to Christmas.  You just can't help but smile when you see a fun pillow like this.
Pillowcases

I debuted them for my kids as we left for the Mountain Passes, our car piled high with gear.  Usually they aren't too inspired by new pillowcases but these were an exception.  They were commenting on how soft these were and kept showing them off.   So all in all, a big hit! 

Pillowcases

Thanks for the inspiration Katy! Happy Sewing Everyone!