Oh, My!

Well, it has been a while since I have posted on my blog. It has been that long since I have been in my quilt shack studio. My husband and I spent 15 days of March in Peru. We traveled to the jungle--even had a monkey over my head watching me for a while. We love visiting our friends in San Ramon, Peru.

Here are a couple of pictures of me giving my two friends, Nicole and Kira, a doll quilt. Not sure if they knew what it was. I learned to say doll quilt in Spanish.

 Last summer I posted a picture of a table runner I made for Jack's mother. He seemed to like it and asked teasingly for a quilt for his table. So I made him a quilt for his room. Goofy picture of me but this is only picture of the quilt. Just one more comment. The colors for this quilt were inspired by one of Jack's photos -- a photo of a parrot in the jungles of Peru.

Reflections of Visit in Michigan

Last week Sonny and I traveled to Michigan. We were in lots of beautiful snow and enjoyed visiting with my son and his family.

I could not resist a picture of doll quilts in the snow. Skies were cloudy but that did not stop me. 

Maggie's doll quilt.

Hannah's doll quilt. I am still enjoying my Accuquilt -- notice hearts and flowers.

Maggie's Doll quilt.

Perfect age for doll bed and doll quilt. Each bed has a mattress and a pillow and pillowcase.

 
Gabby and Hannah with their doll beds and doll quilts. Grammy and Granddaddy had so much fun with these gifts.

Not to be left out--Andrew and Jacob (making faces) playing with their
Amish toys.

When we left Michigan we traveled in snow from Michigan to Mississippi. This is a picture of Michigan highway.

Always have loved passing through Effingham, IL and seeing this magnificent cross.

Picture of David, Gabby, Hannah, and Andrew at church.

Oh--cannot leave out a picture of this super mom, Betsy, with Gabby.



Doll Quilt

Still working on my doll quilts. I have three more to make. Just finished the binding on this one. I used the 6-inch tumbler die with my Go! Accuquilt. I had to try out this die even though it is a too large for a doll quilt. The cutting out and sewing took one hour to complete--total time. I am loving my Christmas present! 

Doll Beds

Dolls beds with doll quilts made for my granddaughters.



Oh what fun my husband and I had with these gifts! The beds were made by high school carpentry students. Then Sonny and I painted them, and I made the quilts. The purple quilt is a disappearing nine patch pattern using 2" blocks that were cut with my "Go" Accuquilt. The blocks were cut from 3 to 4 inch blocks from the stash of my daughter-in-law's mom. She passed away a few years ago and stash is very special. The pink quilt was from part of my stash.

Each doll bed has a mattress and will have a pillow -- I will post later.

Saturday Fun

Yesterday I decided to make a doll quilt. Since we had 5 sons in our house, I did not have a doll around. So I purchased a baby doll and then wanted a doll quilt. This quilt is square. When I make another one, I will make it rectangle. I really did not have a plan. If I had a plan, I would not have done pinwheels with such a small piece of material--always learning. I also made a cute little pillow to go with the quilt. Now how fun is that?

Tonight I fixed Chicken Quesadillas, and they are so good that I thought I would share the recipe.

Chicken Quesadillas

2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (I cooked 3 chicken breasts)
2/3 cup salsa
1/3 cup sliced green onions
3/4 to 1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
6 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1/4 cup butter melted
2 cup (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
Sour cream and guacamole

In a skillet, combine the first six ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Brush one side of tortillas with butter. Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture over half of unbuttered side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese; fold plain side of tortilla over cheese. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp and golden brown. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and guacamole. Yield: 6 (But if have a hungry crew, double the recipe for 6.)