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Howdy Y'all!
Well it's Sunday once
again....time flys when you are having a great time I guess! It's a
beautiful sunny day and such blue skies to die for here in the Buckeye
state! 45 degrees but soon Spring will be here and warmer temperatures I
hope! Only 13 days till it is officially Spring!! Can't wait! Everyone is
out and about today, the traffic outside is busy for a change. Kids are all
out on their bikes, guess we get a little sunshine and everyone goes outside
to get a little taste of some springish air!! I know I am getting cabin
fever and feel the need to get out of the house and do something...just
anything!!
I made some nice gravy
steaks for dinner today, they were delish! Still had a little cake left over
from Bills birthday last Thursday, I suppose we will finish that off later
this afternoon. He took a vacation day Thursday for his birthday and we had
a real nice day. He took me out for supper at this really nice place in
Lima, Ohio called the Casa Au Lu. No it's not Mexican style food. It had
steaks, seafood and pasta. We got the walleye dinner and OMG that fish was
so pretty it was a scandal to eat it. It was huge, they give you a half of a
fish. It was on a long oblong plate. bet it was at least 12" long and 4"
across the widest part and deep fried to a light golden brown. Best fish I
ever had! I would have liked to seen that fish when it was alive!! Heehee!
Couldn't eat all my dinner, they give you more than you can hold! It was
well worth the money. Angie and little man went with us, she had the
Fettuccini Alfredo and it was marvelous. She had to take some of it home
with her! Nice place to eat, family restaurant. I highly recommend this
place if you are ever in the neighborhood!
Well I don't have the
Quilt Barns quilt.....quilted yet. I decided to hand quilt it since it's
only 48" by 48" finished, plus give me a project to work in the big chair
with....anyway, remember when I was telling you about that lady that used
the washable crayola markers to mark her quilts with? Remember I said that
she tried them on a piece of her fabric and then washed it to test it? And
it all came out? Well I think I told you all that I had picked up a package
of those washable markers and was going to try it for myself. Well yesterday
I took a piece of the background (cream) fabric that I used on the Quilt
Barns quilt and marked it up with the black, grey, pink, blue, and purple
markers and I don't mean lightly either!! Then I took my steam iron and
ironed the crap out of that fabric. Today Bill washed it with the white
clothes on hot water and dried in dryer on hot and I am telling you that
every bit of that marker came out.....all of it!!!! I am very impressed. The
only thing is I would have to wash the quilt when I was done to get the
marker off and I am not sure I want to do that or not? I still have to think
about it some more, but wanted to let you know that I did try it out and it
works. But I would highly recommend that you try it on fabric that you are
actually using in your quilt before you attempt to use it on a finished top
to mark! Who knows, some fabrics could take the marker differently?
Have received some
March quilt barns this week and they are posted. Don't forget to go to the
Quilt Barns Gallery and check out these wonderful barns!
The block of the week
this week is called Pine Tree. It's an oldie but goodie and definitely one
you will want for your block collection. I really liked making this block,
it was not a hard one at all. I would like to make a 2 color quilt from this
block in navy blue polka dot and white Kona cotton background. I saw a quilt
like that once in a magazine a long time ago and I really liked it. Wasn't
this pattern but one something like it. They put the block on point and it
was so pretty! Crisp and old fashioned looking. Maybe my next quilt? Who
knows, seems like I fall in love with every block of the week I post! I'm
just a softie for a quilt block!! Heeheee!
The recipe of the week
is a real good one and easy to make. Hope you try it. Grandma always made
this around the holidays, but who doesn't like caramels all year round!! Now
that's what I am talkin bout!! Enjoy the recipe!
Well that is about it
for today. Bill is watching NASCAR and maybe I can get up to the sewing room
and get the backing cut out for my Quilt Barns quilt, I would love to get
started on quilting it! Take care and have a great week! Take a little time
and sew something this week! Talk to y'all next Sunday!!
From my sewing room to yours,
Becky
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Recipe of The Week
½ pound of butter (2 sticks)
2 cups of white Karo syrup
2 cups of granulated sugar
2 14 ounce cans of Eagle Brand Sweetened
Condensed Milk
½ cup of all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla
Generously butter a 9” by 13” baking pan,
set aside
In large saucepan, melt the butter, add
corn syrup and the sugar, then bring to boil and boil mixture for 5
minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add milk and the flour
and mix well , making sure all it incorporated well, return pan to heat
and bring to boil and boil till candy thermometer reaches the medium
hard ball stage, 240 degrees, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add your vanilla, mix
well then pour into your buttered 9” by 13” baking pan.
Cool completely and cut into squares.
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