Not Early Enough!

Every year I think and believe that I will begin gift making

earlier in the year--but here I am in mid November

and just working on a few--and I mean a few!

Not going to have time to create all the gifts

I thought I could--intentions went by the wayside!!

This pattern by Denton Foreman, Cozy Fingerless Gloves

is a perfect mindless knitting project--

knit in front of TV, in the car, in a lecture,

talking to friends--

I found lots of small bits of yarn that will 

work for this easy peazy pattern.

I divided my yarn into two so I can knit both mitts

as the same time on circular needles--and the best

part--it's all Knit!!

Post Thanksgiving Food.....................

  Gobble--Gobble--Gobble!!!

Are there Thursday leftovers in your refrigerator?  Each person in our family love those leftovers and want a 'favorite'--be it just turkey sandwich or turkey ala king, turkey tetrazzini, turkey salad, turkey gumbo--we could eat turkey for days after the BIG day!  What is your favorite?

Here is my recipe for turkey tetrazzini:  which is my family favorite!

INGREDIENTS

• 12 oz dry spaghetti
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion diced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 1/4 cups chicken broth 
• 1 1/3 cups half & half or light cream
• Juice of one lemon
• salt & pepper to taste
• 2 cups chopped turkey
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese 
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, topping
• splash of white wine, if on hand

Prepare spaghetti in boiling salted water.  In a saute pan, melt butter, brown chopped onion in butter, then add flour to make a roux.  Add liquid--chicken broth and half/half, stir till thick; then add chopped turkey, juice of one lemon, salt and pepper, mix in cheese--

place the cooked spaghetti in a greased casserole dish, pour the turkey mixture over spaghetti, mix together; on top sprinkle parmesan cheese--sometimes, I'll sprinkle some fine bread crumbs on top to get a nice crunch.  Bake at 350* for about 30-40 minutes till bubbly around the edges.  Serve to the waiting crowd!

Can be prepared ahead, frozen and then served at a later date.

Enjoy your leftovers or in our house we call it "must go"!

Happy Thanksgiving!

FAll colors will soon turn to Christmas Red and Green,

but before that happens, I'm enjoying the newly fallen

leaves, rosy crisp apples, butternut squash filled with

goodies--

We will continue to Give Thanks for the small things in

our life

We leave you with this tablescape From My Carolina Home

May your Thanksgiving day be filled with many

blessings and riches of bounty!

Can You Help?

There are tragedies that occur everywhere in the world - right now there is utter devastation in Paradise California. There is a call out for quilt blocks and quilts if you care to donate to those who have lost so much.

It breaks your heart to know they have lost Everything!!

Here is how we can assist:

HEART QUILTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF THE WILDFIRES:

Complete quilts that are ready to be given to children can be mailed immediately to the address below:

WE CARE
Care of Kathy Biggi
14280 Bar Ela Ranch Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Donation Quilts website has links to patterns of other heart blocks.  If you have completed quilts or tops, please consider sending those along as well. 

It's That Time Again...................BH Mystery!

Yes!  Time to prepare for the Bonnie Hunter Annual 

Mystery Quilt!  I'm not even finished with 2017 but that

doesn't keep me from saving the clues in this 

China journey!

Beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving and each

week thereafter till all clues have been revealed, you can

jump on the sewing caravan to sew to your heart's content!

The clues will be on her website: Quiltville into February, 2019

Here are the fabric requirements:  not necessary for you

keep this same color selections, but it's helpful if you

enjoy these colors to follow along:

to me, I like my mixture of colors in these

ranges--more variety more fun

Yardage requirements for Good Fortune:

Greens: 1 1/4 yards

Blues: 2 yards.

Reds: 1 3/4 yards

Oranges: 3 2/3 yards

Neutrals: 6 yards

All Wrapped Up in Dogs!

Years ago, this quilt top was sewn just for fun--it was a month by

month pattern from Fatcat Patterns.  It was quilted by friend

Sandy.  About the time, Sandy had finished the quilt

and I had done the binding, there was a fund raising

auction for an animal shelter.

I had no purpose for the quilt--just a fun project

to do--Sandy recommended the quilt be given as an

auction item--

what a great idea!

And the quilt was purchased by an animal lover.

So time goes along and the person who purchased the quilt

contacted me in regards to making a doggie pillow for her

Mother--well, I'm not one to jump on that bandwagon.

I thought about it and said Yes, I would make her

a pillow for gift giving--there is no charge as the pattern

is copyright.  

She sent me photos of her doggie--

I thought long and hard about this--what should I do to make this

pillow actually look like this puppy?

First, I made the face as in the above pattern--

that didn't cut it for me.

Then I stumbled upon this pattern

"Dogs in Sweaters" by Elizabeth Hartman--this is

perfect!  I could make the pattern to resemble the photo

and here is the finished pillow.........

Isn't he cute?  And he's wearing the mother's favorite color

sweater--blue!  Pillow is 16" x 26"

Here is the back--I found this great dachshund fabric

and just knew it was the backing!

All finished--

Sock Challenge!

You would like hand knit socks?  Here is your chance to learn how 

to complete that perfect pair as Solene Knits is offering this

free class beginning November 18--

You will learn these basic steps in creating a wearable sock: 

• How to do an elastic cast-on
• How to work a sock in the round with double pointed or circular needles
• How to work the heel flap and turn the heel with short rows
• How to shape the gusset of your sock
• How to work the toe and use grafting at the end for a perfectly seamless finish

Challenge schedule

Sunday November 18th - PART 1: Start your sock with a german twisted cast-on, learn about the different techniques to knit a sock in the round and work the cuff.

Monday November 19th - PART 2: Knit the leg of your sock and the mystery textured pattern starts to unravel!

Wednesday November 21st: PART 3: Learn how to work a reinforced heel flap and to turn the heel using short rows.

Friday November 23rd: PART 4: Work the foot of your sock with even more texture!

Monday November 26th: PART 5: Work the toe of your sock with decreases and graft the end together.