Wednesday.........................Yarn Round-up!

I keep moving them from one place to another hoping little gremlins will come

in during the night and do the work I have been putting off!

It's time!  I can't move them anymore.............

These socks need to have the toes closed with Kitchener stitch!  I have my needle at the ready

and the directions--let's get started!

One pair down!  Yay!  another pair to go!

And we are finished!  I don't know why I dread doing this last finishing touch--

I just need to keep saying "purl, purl, knit, knit" and it works out beautifully!

I'm anxious to try Susan B Anderson's  Smooth Operator Sock pattern--

she has developed a way to close the toes without the Kitchener Stitch--how can that be?!!

YARN--The Movie!

Meet the artists who are redefining the tradition of knit and crochet, bringing yarn out of the house and into the world. Reinventing our relationship with this colorful tradition, YARN weaves together wool graffiti artists, circus performers, and structural designers into a visually-striking look at the women who are making a creative stance while building one of modern art's hottest trends.

I'm waiting for this film to come to the neighborhood closest to me!

International Quilt Fest..................................................

The other day while visiting with expatcher friends, the question of Quilt Festival came up.

Oh, My!  I hadn't given it a thought.  We live right here where this big event takes place!

Once home, I downloaded the class schedule and took my time looking over the classes--

sooooo many good workshops--two days, one day, half day, seminars, etc.

and the exhibits

already, my brain is on over load!

Quilt Festival Houston

November 3-6, 2016

Preview Night November 2

Classes begin October 31

George R. Brown Convention Center

1001 Avenida de las Americas

Houston, Texas, USA 77010

SHOW HOURS:

Preview Night: 7-10 p.m.
(5-10 p.m. for Class Enrollees and IQA Members)

Thursday, Nov 3-Saturday, Nov 5: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov 6: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

DAILY ADMISSION:

$12/Adults/$9 Seniors & Students

Children 10 and Under Free

$10 ea. Groups 25+ (Call 713-781-6864 to make arrangements)

$12 Preview Night (Includes one additional day)

$42 Full Show Pass (Includes Preview Night)

Mustgo Omelet

It's Sunday and I prepare a dish that can keep all week for breakfast---maybe it will be egg muffins, BLTE sandwiches (for this one, fried bacon is on hand, just fry up an egg the morning you want to make the sandwich--oh, I guess I could hard fry the eggs and keep them in refrig--I'll have to try that next time) or today I'm making MUSTGO Omelet!

You see I'm a lazy cook at times--sometimes I like to cook--but most of the time--NOT!  I'm heading to the grocery later so must see what I need to add to my list--and clean out the frig at the same time.

Oh, look--here are the makings for my MUSTGO Omelet--few eggs, cottage cheese (oh yes, have that because I made Enola's shrimp enchiladas (her recipe calls for crawfish, but I like to use shrimp)

I bought this cookbook just for that one recipe--and it's a good one!

anyway, crack some eggs in a bowl, beat them good!!!  add cottage cheese and now, I've found some ricotta cheese hiding on the top shelf-what did I use that for??

Oh yeah, the ricotta lemon blueberry pancakes last Sunday-- oh, talk about delicious--yum, yum--this recipe is the greatest!!  I use Bobby Flay's recipe and kind of tink it some for my use.

Okay, we have eggs, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese in the dish all beaten up--oh, there is small piece of onion and red bell pepper (why? would I save such small pieces?)  doesn't matter--chop up and add to the egg mixture--found some fried bacon in the freezer--in it goes!  Anything else I can find?

oh, yelp there are a few small bags of shredded cheese--in it goes--

whisk whisk like crazy--anything else?

okay--there are few packages of crushed red peppers left over from pizza the other night--in it goes too.  

sometimes, I'll add broccoli or peas or carrots, even cooked potatoes--left in the frig, it's game for the MUSTGO Omelet!

I think it's ready for the greased pan (no crust--just all goodness!) --pour the mixture in, place in 350* oven and bake for 25-30 minutes and we have Breakfast. 

When it comes out the oven, it's so nice and fluffy!

But, now it's half gone and the other portion is cut into squares and ready for

a handy breakfast during the week--bet this will be gone by Wed AM!

There you have MUSTGO OMELET!  

Antique Quilt VS Modern

For years, I've had a love of antique quilts--just thinking about how pieces of fabric from various resources came into being a quilt is a fascinating study.  Thank goodness, many of these antique quilts live to tell their story.

Take this quilt from collection of Mingei International Museum

Just look at all those blocks of diversity!  Small to large pieces combine

to give us a visual interest into this quiltmakers life.

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Temecula Quilt Company is hosting their Olympic challenge during the 2016 Olympics

Their version of the pattern is on the website free of charge throughout the duration of

the games.  I'm going to see if I can recreate this antique quilt--how about you?

Are you up to the challenge?

Baby Time.............................

When a friend or family member is having a baby, I go to my favorite thing to give--

flannel receiving blankets!

It takes two pieces of flannel, each at least 1.25 yards in length, 45" wide

I always wash my flannel before sewing--

place two pieces right sides together--I mark to make rounded corners and 

stitch around, leaving a small opening to turn right sides out--

once turned, I press lightly, stitch the opening closed and

then comes the fun part---

I do button hole stitch around the outside of the blanket with perle cotton--

Ready, finished, wrap for the new baby--this one is a boy--

as if you didn't guess that already!

I usually buy a small gift if there is a brother or sister involved--

they won't feel left out.

Quilt Time With Friends!

It was time to visit with my expatcher friends!  Yeah, I hadn't been with these gals for some time

so I was anxious and excited to be with them again!

Linda brought these woven mats and ask "do you know what these are?"

I took a look at them and said--these are tapa, dyed with mud

several years ago I had taken a mud cloth workshop

and last summer, Denver Art Museum had an excellent exhibit on tapa

The reverse side is woven with split reeds--one on right is doubled in half

Linda was working on her doll quilt

She works with Dolly Mamas  

Annette brought her charity quilt that Judy M (right) will quilt

This is the back for the top

The quilt top on left is the disappearing nine patch pattern

Judy M has her strips cut and at the ready for the machine

She is using this pattern

From this book--I know I have this book in my stash!

On Judy's wall is this charity quilt--great looking

Judy always finds the best flannel combination.

I want to buy at this Wal-mart, but it's in another state--sigh!

Linda was stitching the binding for this lively small wall hanging.

She did this block of the month at her local quilt shop

Sandy did the quilting--love the bright neon green she used!

We have a good time together--laugh, swap stories and tales of our daily

lives--what a super group of friends!