Tiny Tuesday...

I finished off the yellow in the middle of this one last night! Finally a midget block done before a Tuesday. I am showing this ruffle flower off next to my awesome smelling flowers by my back patio.

This is a shot of the double rainbow after the thunder storm went through last night. It dropped the temp from 92 to 70 very quickly. 

Looks like another hot one today.... must bring lots of water to soccer practice this evening. I'm off to trim up the hunter star blocks for a bit and then I need to go pick up lunch from Wendy's for my lunch with Aidan at school today. Emily had a subway sub yesterday when I went in to have lunch with her. This is the last time that will happen this year as they are out of school in just a few weeks.

Design Wall Monday

This is what I have been working on the last few weeks. It is not sewn together yet but all the blocks are made. They just need to be trimmed down to 8.5 inches. I hope to have this as a top this week so I can quilt it next week, get the binding on and ship it out the beginning of June.

I'm linking up with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

Happy Mothers Day and Slow Stitching Sunday...

I just want to wish my Mom Arlene a very happy Mothers Day. You are my hero and role model. I can only hope that I am half a good as Mom to my kids as you were to your five very lucky kids. Love you.

I was woken up at 7AM this morning with breakfast in bed by my son! He had a bag he made at school with a muffin and an instant coffee packet in it for my breakfast in bed. Very sweet. Then I was gifted a lovely vase he decorated himself with sticker beads and a bouquet of flowers (Thanks Grandma H - my new photo import is being finicky and after 30 minutes I gave up trying to find the flower photo!). I also got some lovely drawings and a card made just for me.

I had already dug into the cake he decorated at school on Friday - the local Public grocery store brings heart shaped cakes and decorating supplies for the kids to work on the Friday before Mothers Day. I had sent in the money a few weeks ago for each of them to decorate one. Emily would not show me anything she has made so I'll get her things later this afternoon when Grandma returns her home from a sleepover this afternoon.

After a short day of work today I'll enjoy some ribs and whatever sides the boys come up with. Aidan was watching an irish cooking show this morning and I have a feeling we might have an orzo risotto for dinner this evening.

Later this evening I'll enjoy some slow stitching on the back porch, smelling the gardenia's and relaxing while watching my kiddo's play in the pool. I have a feeling my appliqué flower will get finished off and then maybe some slow stitching on my hand pieced trip around the world block in greens.

I hope whatever you are doing today you find some time for a little slow stitching. Head on over to Kathy's Quilts and see what other projects are being worked on today.

RSC Green....

I missed last Saturday as I had not pulled out any green to play with. I had to remedy that situation this Friday as I took a break from the Hunter star blocks in blue and white to work on some green. I did notice I tend to have more of the sage greens in my stash rather than the deep forest greens. I guess my tastes have changed over the years....

My twinkle scrappy star decided to have a friend in a 16 patch block this month. I also made my sampler star in a star with the Vicki Welsh fabrics. While I was cutting some 2.5 inch blocks for these I was prepping my scrappy trip around the world blocks. I have them all cut for the first six rows.... now to mark them so I can get stitching. I am going to miss my bowling time to work on these now that the season is done until August.

Head on over to the RSC Challenge on Saturday morning to see what other deep green projects are being worked on this week.

Mom - just had a salad for lunch with my lettuce picked from out front and a handful of cherry tomato's from my plant. I'll be able to add cucumbers from the garden next week - five are started =). Will try and Skype this afternoon as I am working all weekend.

More Blueberries picked and a recipe!

The kids had an early release today so after I picked them up and homework was done, we headed to pick some blueberries.

Aidan on the other side of the blueberry bush.

Emily with her berries.

All done picking - they each picked over a pound of blueberries.

We then headed to the store to see Daddy and see if he wanted us to pop out and pick up a late lunch for him. Since we were there..... we got him some lunch and a small mocha shake for him and Gail. The kids and I had a small frosty from Wendy's to cool us down after being outside picking.

They cleaned up the store - with the duster and the broom and each got fifty cents and a big noodle for the pool. 

Veggies and sausage went into the oven to roast while some pasta was set to boil. Dinner got pulled together and then the kids wanted to make something with Blueberries. Aidan wanted 'that cake thing'  Mom..... Blueberry Buckle Cake it is! The house smells wonderful with blueberry and cinnamon baking in the oven. Here is the recipe - we originally got it from the Betty Crocker cookbook - coffee cakes and the blueberry variation.

BlueBerry Buckle Cake

3/4 cup sugar.

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups blueberries

topping

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

Mix sugar, shortening and egg; Stir in milk. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Add blueberries. Mix top mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Spread blueberry mixture in a greased and floured 9 inch pan. Sprinkle the top with the topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Makes 9 servings. 

Monday = Blueberry picking!

I decided to try picking blueberries down here this morning. I went over to Bellieview at Abshier Blueberry Farm and boy what a nice morning I had picking lots of ripe blueberries. 4.5 pounds later (Under $16!) I have two full half sheet pans in the freezer and two containers of berries in the fridge for snacking on. I'll transfer the berries into quart ziplock bags for the freezer once they are individually frozen. The kids have a  half day of school on Wednesday..... I think I might take them to pick some blueberries if it is not too hot =) I see lots of blueberry muffins and bread all year long!

Abshier Blueberry Farm

My bucket of blueberries.

Slow stitching Sunday.....

Kathy reminds us each Sunday to slow down and relax with some slow stitching. I plan to snuggle up in my recliner later this evening and work on block number 39 out of 49 on my Hugs and Kisses quilt. I am down to the last 10 blocks in the center section! I'll have to start thinking of what quilting pattern will go in the first plain border but I have plenty of time to think on that while running some slow stitches into this quilt.

Head on over and see what other turtle stitching is going on today around blog land. This is one of my plants as of Friday. Some pretty flowers on a Sunday morning.