I'm Pickling and In Jam!

We came to our Hill Country abode for a few days--traveling through

one of those quaint Texas towns, we happened on their farmer's market.

Now, this is a farmer's market!  lots of organic produce--eggs,

chickens--lamb--beef--fresh baked bread & cookies, etc.

I couldn't resist the watermelon and black Spanish radishes!

This booth had both radishes along with  multi colored carrots (love

the sweetness of these).  There was a bag of various pieces of

radishes, carrots, beets and one turnip--not especially happy

about the turnip but it was included.  Hard to see the Black

Spanish radish as it blends into the black countertop.

I put the small pieces of carrot and beets to cook--these

are going into a jam

Here is a better photo of the radishes--

black radish has a snappy taste, very spicy--

These are going into a pickle along with

the turnip!

Another farmer had fresh microgreens--crisp pea shoots!!

Looking forward to our favorite sandwich--sourdough bread

covered with swiss cheese, avocado and topped off with

these pea shoots--yummy!

Beets and carrots are cooked and run through the food processor-

off to be slow cooked for several hours before I add spices and

sugar for the jam.

Sometimes those drives through small towns pay off--

Really?!! Finishes!

Hurray!  for me!  I finished something--these mitts from

FLG group on Ravelry--January featured mystery--

Winding Staircase mitts--challenging for me--as you 

can read about in previous posts.

Another finish is the January hat of the month group!!

Yep--I got it all ready for the charity box--who needs warm

hats in the summer?!  

Barley Light by Tin Can Knits is an easy knit--I used a Knit Picks wool

yarn--this will fit a young child. 

Boy, I'm on a roll........

Stitching A Year in the Garden

Sometimes, there is an opportunity to stitch a peaceful scene

Elefantz Designs offers such lovely patterns to

stitch and enjoy as time goes along.

You can find March's free pattern now--available till

April 1--

Luckily, I remembered to save January's pattern in

my Craftsy file--

Not so lucky for February--I needed to purchase for

a small fee of $2--well worth the cost for pattern.

I have my needles ready along with my perle cotton--

let my evenings be filled with pulling threads through

luxury linen.

Cable Challenge

How about a challenge to kick off your Monday--a Cable challenge!

Solene Knits is offering a 10 day mystery knit along--

oh, I love mysteries!  and here is a chance to learn

interesting things about cables--

A cowl pattern leading you into simple rope cables to

complex traveling cables with textures and lace--

I'm hoping to learn tips and tricks to create pretty cables as

I knit this cowl--or it could be a scarf instead.

And it's all free!

The challenge runs from Monday March 12th through

Wednesday March 21

I'm in!

It seems cable are just wanting to be learned to

be knitted!

Sign up at the Solene Knits website or

check it out on Ravelry.

The Color of March--Yellow!

The third bear in the Beary Colourful Quilt is the Yellow Bear of Being Active Outdoors. This bear is cheerful and energetic and is just itching to get out and have some fun. Grab this pattern from Clever Chameleon and your yellow fabric scraps to bring some

sunshine into your March stitching!

Yellow, the color of sunshine, hope, and happiness, has conflicting associations. On one hand yellow stands for freshness, happiness, positivity, clarity, energy, optimism, enlightenment, remembrance, intellect, honor, loyalty, and joy, but on the other, it represents cowardice and deceit. A dull or dingy yellow may represent caution, sickness, and jealousy.

Studies show that the meaning of the color yellow can be warmth, cheerfulness, increased mental activity, increased muscle energy. The color yellow helps activate the memory, encourage communication, enhance vision, build confidence, and stimulate the nervous system.

Do You Ikea?

Have you seen this?  It's from a postcard set at Ikea designed

by Tom Frazier 

This quilt was designed by Jeli Quilts and she has the free

pattern!! What a color blast!  

Now, Sandra of Musings of a Menopause Melon is hosting a QAL--

Of course, I'm late coming to the party but this is calling my name!

And if color isn't your thing--here is another mathematical 

challenge for you, designed by Sarah Goer.

There is a fabulous tutorial on how to design your

own

Donate!

The Clementine Quilt Along benefits the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help advance cures and means of prevention for catastrophic pediatric diseases. Fat Quarter Shop is happy to be partnering with Moda Fabrics to match up to $20,000 of donations for this awesome cause. And, on top of that, Fat Quarter Shop will auction their Clementine Quilt Along quilt at the end of the program, and 100% of the auction proceeds will go to our St. Jude campaign. So please DONATE today!

The patterns appear monthly but you can still get the last two now on

Fat Quarter Shop's website.