Vermont Maple Apple Rings - YUM!!!!

Yesterday morning, I made these, as found on Pinterest (of course), and they were absolutely phenomenal!  Though side note: I wouldn't recommend them as leftovers.  Not nearly as good toasted.  I haven't tried them microwaved, but that usually is even one step further removed from the goodness.  I'd stick with trying to get just enough for how many you are serving.  I ate about half the recipe myself, some directly out of the pan.  Hot Potato!

Mmmmmm

I like me some good rice pudding. And I'd like to think I'm fairly crafty with it. Now to enjoy!

Sundays

Growing up, Sundays were a day to stop crafting, to focus on other aspects of life and think a lot more. In my adult life I must admit I've become more lax on that rule, not for any good reason, just because I wanted to keep sewing and Sundays seemed to be a great, wide open day for many hours of fun and creativity. Lately, though... well, I maybe can see some wisdom from my mother. I need to be a more well rounded person, I need some time off to explore other things.

Which isn't to say I can't TALK about crafting. I've got some projects nearing completion so stay tuned! So exciting.

I shall leave you with a quote regarding craftsmanship. Make you think on this Sunday (or whatever day you read it)

"Let a human being throw the energies of his soul into the making of something, and the instinct of workmanship will take care of his honesty." - Walter Lippmann (a mid-century Pulitzer Prize winning journalist)

double take

Hmm, I don't want this to be just a quilt blog, but it's what I've been working on for the vast majority of the past two years.  Do I have any other ideas....?  Uh,...

Hey, I was looking through my photos and found a picture of my advent calendar.  Apparently I DID take one!  So here you go!

I'm partial to it.  :)  I especially like how the wood wasn't particularly straight on top.  There's also a knot in the wood on the far side that you can't see in the picture.  Adds extra personality.

And here's something else for your troubles.  About four or five months ago, I painted my master bedroom.  It went from this (sorry, guess we can't get completely away from quilts!):

to this!

A nice teal color.  More pictures to come when I get the decorating done.  I know, it should be done by now but, well, quilts.

When scraps met me...

They didn't stand a chance!  I do more scrap quilts than any other kind.  It's kinda weird how many scrap quilts I make.  I wonder why I don't have more quilts that have a full pattern.  Ah well, I don't wonder very long.

Here's a quick one I made for the fun of it.  I saw the style in a magazine and made a quick lap quilt out of it.

I shall name it ... uh .... Pinwheels and Diamonds?  Sure, sounds good.  Can't see the pinwheels for the diamonds? Well, they're there.  Can't see the diamonds for the pinwheels?  Well, they're there.  Can't see the forest for the trees?  Can't help you there.

 I then got to quilt it on a long arm quilting machine that I sometimes have access to. Shout out to BR! What what! So here's the back.

I used a pantograph called Cotton Candy that was super fast.  On and off the machine in about three hours.  Now if only all my crafting saw results that quickly!