COZY QUILTS AND COUNTRY COBBLERS: January 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012

BURRRRRRRRR

Baby it's COLD outside! Ok my house is better for Summer than Winter. My house gets so cold it is like a freezer downstairs. But upstairs it is like an oven,toasty warm in one room, my youngest son's room. Around 3:30 pm I can feel the coldness creeping up on the house and by 4 pm ok I am putting sweater up on sweater, scarves , a hat on then cozy up under a quilt. Crazy for sure !!!! But summer it is so nice in my house cool as a cucumber!!
Tonight I am baking potato's I figured it would warm up the kitchen area and a nice easy hot meal would be nice. We have be been eating a wonderful Mexican soup the past two days which everyone loved. Only enough left for my son tonight ! Soups are great especially in the winter !!

Today I exercised ,then had breakfast, and worked on my hearts. Have to stitch up a few more, then tonight while watching TV I will stuff the hearts, sew them shut and add ribbons. I want to add pretty beads! Have a great evening and a safe weekend !

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sewing Today!

I have tons of sewing to do today so I better hop to it so I can see some kind of progress. I have my tv set on old movies and with that I can get busy finding the right material to stitch between my blocks.

I also have to cut out more hearts for my valentine tree ,so I am off to the garage to get my stuffing. I think I will make some unusual shaped hearts so the hearts will pop on the tree. You can see some of my fabrics above. But this will be a FUN project !!!

Have a great day what ever you may be doing today !! ciao for now :)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

YUMME

Time for a super healthy smoothie!

Son's Birthday Cake

Our son celebrated his birthday yesterday! Good time going out for dinner , then home to have cake/ice cream with family and his good friends. Made the cats for the top of his cake since he and his wife have two black cats with a touch of white . And my son loved his cake ! These are super hero cats. !!

Hubby's Birthday Pie

Our middle son made a banana cream pie for his dad for his birthday !!! Yum !! I only had a sliver of a piece.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Christmas Gifts

A BEAUTIFUL Scarf from my best friend ,I just love it ! Equestrian theme !Thank YOU !!!

Full Moon

A few nights ago this was the full moon I saw. It was so beautiful ! I can see this as a simple block ~for halloween !

Snow Hat

Snow flakes still to come on this piece!

Finishing Up Winter Lap Quilt

A few pieces of my lap quilt. Still have to design some of my blocks !!!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

My Sewing Area

This is my sewing area I like sewing better here than any where in the house! Especially in the summer time when it is cooler here !

Strawberry Liquor

Strawberry Liquor. A bottle of your favorite white wine and add fresh in season Strawberries,about three or four small containers. You will have to pour out half of the wine in a measuring cup,reserve that wine for later. Slice strawberries into small pieces. I place the bottle of wine in a deep bowl to catch any drippings of strawberries as I push them thru the opening of the wine bottle.Keep adding strawberries til you get to the base of the neck of the wine bottle. Mix 1 cup of brown sugar with the left over reserve wine and then pour over the strawberries in the bottle . Add one vanilla bean which as been slit open add to the bottle. Replace the cork on the bottle and let sit for a couple of months before serving. Once in a while turn the bottle of strawberry wine up side down to mix the sugar in with the wine.

I like buying a nice pretty big clear bottle of wine for this Liquor. I remove the label so I can see the clear liquor with the strawberries ,and set this in my bar.

If there is any wine unused ,enjoy !

Last Photo Of Our Tree This Christmas

On the 5th of January I took down the holiday ornaments on the tree ! I hated taking them down I like my tree every year,and it lit up the den so pretty. So next year I will have to figure out where the tree will go next year cause we place a vintage piece of furniture in this space.

Happy La Befana

Befana is the Italina Christmas Witch who flies on her broom dropping presents to the Italian children all over Italy !! This happens around the 5th of the January !! Happy Befana to my good friend, and hope she dropped lots of goodies at your front door !!!!

Time to Rake Up The Leaves

Hubby worked on the yard Saturday this is only a little portion near the front door. I love seeing the leaves fall in my yard in the fall !

This Is Not The Way to Heat Soup!

Ha..... I thought I would heat up a quick cup of roasted pepper/tomato soup ,only to forget it might explode in the microwave. It sure did !!!! A Piccaso if I might add !!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Inside The Tin!

9 different kinds of cookies !!!

German Cookie Tin

When the guys EAT this filled cookie tin I will be using the container for sewing items. Probably ribbons,but it will be a while before they get to this tin !!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Southern Cornbread

My cornbread turned out fantastic this year !! I can make this with out a recipe ,considering I have made it so many years!!!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Fancied Up Glasses

Ready for some Champagne tonight with dinner! These glass decorations are special cause I decorated them like this in 1999 to bring in the year 2000. So they still look fancy all these years later for celebrations!!! It might be one less thing I have to prepare when celebrating rolls around !!

Southern New Years Tradition

In the south we always have a pot of Black Eye Peas on the stove for New Years Day ! I wrap a dime in tin foil, and stir it in the bowl of Peas when it is time to serve the dinner. Who ever gets the dime will have good luck for that year! It is fun to see who will be lucky for the next New Year !!!