Time to start winding down RSC Orange for 2025. I did manage to get caught up on my LQS Mystery Quilt. Here's a peek at my Project Box. Oops! No orange ...
I finished the last two hexies for the Fishy Hexi project. Here's my layout. I think I've figured out how to fill it in. What a momentary nightmare trying to work with the fabrics I'd already bought and not having to buy more. Lol!
I'm also caught up on the A Quilting Life's BOM. I'm choosing to make the table runner size rather than the bed quilt size. Shocked, aren't you? Here is the final addition, RSC May's green block.
And here are all six blocks together.
Aunt Jane's Best moved forward this week also. The last of the blocks was embroidered and the fill-ins sewn up. I used my Caterpillar Glow lightbox to cut out the 3" embroidered blocks. I love this lightbox! Lightweight & portable plus one can rotary cut right on top with the mat!
Here's my scrappy layout.
Did you know I finished "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah? What a fabulously written book. I love her style, love her verbiage, love her stories. This one had some difficult passages to read as I had been warned by friends. I don't usually cry while reading books, but let's just say that a few tears were shed while reading this one.
My current read is definitely a lot lighter, "A Map to Paradise" by Susan Meissner.
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| GoodReads synopsis HERE |
I also checked out from my library "Today Loves Food". It contains favorite recipes contributed by the staff and guests from The Today Show. The family recently enjoyed Siri Daly's Pull-Apart Monte Cristo Sliders and Jet Gila's Beef & Broccoli Lo Mein. Both of these recipes were easy and delicious. If you can get your hands on this cookbook, I'd recomment it.
Mom had a cookbook that I retrieved from her house called "Great Food Fast". Catchy title, huh? This week brought Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers. They were served in pita pockets and the cucumber slices with the cumin yogurt sauce put them over the top! Yum! Yum! Enjoyed by all.
On my own, since I had pita pockets left over, I made a shrimp salad which were stuffed in the pitas along with some lettuce & Arkansas tomatoes. OMG! Another delicious dinner at the Hoover House!
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| I enjoyed the Shrimp Salad Stuffed Pitas with Radish Slices and Chips |
And that concludes my post for the week. How was your week?
Today I'm sewing with friends. I'll be working on the hexies and also taking an applique UFO (UnFinished Object). I would love to get this one finished up!
Please feel free to peek in on the other Rainbow Scrap Challenge participants. This is the last Saturday of June so there should be a lot of eye-candy being shared! Thanks to Angela for rounding us up each week at SuperScrappy.
Shrimp Salad Pita- Oh how yummy! Happy Friday, Susie. Well you have certainly been busy this week. Lots of fun things happening in your sewing room. I look forward to seeing your progress on Fishy Hexies. They are as cute as a button. Stay cool and enjoy your weekend. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad always said, "We may not do much around here but we always eat good!" Man, is that ever true still today even though he's been gone 15 years. Lol! I'm planning on doing a post on my fishy hexies soon. I've made some good progress. Maybe you'll be surprised! Hahaha! Hope you're having a good sew day!
DeleteYour blocks are going to make a great table runner and the fishy hexies are great. Your meals sound delicious. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lin. I'm planning on doing a post on my fishy hexies soon. I've made some good progress. Maybe you'll be surprised! Hahaha! Hope you're having a good sew day!
DeleteThose hexies are looking adorable, as are those embroidered scrappy blocks!!! The recipes sound mouthwatering, too! Great idea--a table runner is finish-able!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on doing a post on my fishy hexies soon. I've made some good progress.Somehow or another we always manage to eat pretty good around here. Hope you're having a good sew day!
DeleteLooks like you've been working on lots of fun projects, Susie! I love the sweet little blocks for Aunt Jane's Best. I thought Map to Paradise was a great story - hope you're liking it!
ReplyDeleteI'm just about done with Map to Paradise. Good thing because it's currently overdue. Haha! Thanks for checking in here. Aunt Jane's Best is finished! Yippee!
DeleteI'm actually visiting from FNWF - I had planned to take part in RSC this year and I think I made it in January but once again that has fallen way, way behind! Perhaps I will attempt a catch up - You've inspired me to work on the July colours as a start. The book "Winter Garden" caught my interest so I went to look it up and I think I'll need to see if I can borrow it from the library (or prchase it) as it sounds quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteI hope you like "Winter Garden" since I enjoyed it so much. I will say that lots of readers have been uncomfortable reading it and have actually not finished it. The subject is inspiring in spite of how sad it is in parts. With that said, by all means read it and let me know how you liked it.
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