The Force is Strong with this One

Axel in his Yoda hat. I had to knit this for my nephew. When we were kids, Axel's dad (my brother) and I played Star Wars all the time. He was a big fan.

Newest Project

Ok, I said no more new projects unless I get some unfinished things done. So I did. I finished off a lot of things in January, plus I did 3 rooms full of drapes .

That's why I started this...

A 1968 mod cape. I have some vintage wool plaid with hunter green satin for the lining.

Even if I never get a chance to wear it, I've always wanted to make this pattern.

Finally Done and Finished

For the last 2 weeks, I've worked on nothing but these drapes for a client.

I hung them this morning (with some help) and they turned out beautifully. I fought against adding the fringe (totally not my thing), but I have to say that it works in this case.

The pictures don't do them justice. The fabric is from Calico Corners (pattern name is "Fantasy Garden) and was $20 a yard. It took 20 yards for the drapes and the valance. The drapes are 95" long and the valance is 120" wide. Too big to fit in my car. I sawed the wood in half and then had to put it back together once I got to her house. That alone added an hour and a half to the whole installation process. In total, it took 3 hours to put up the valance and the rod.

So glad they are finished and everybody is happy. Now I'm working on my vintage wool plaid cape tomorrow before I start some cushions for a lady.

11 Years Later...Sadie's Baby Quilt is Done

Sadie just celebrated her 11th birthday. Here is the quilt that I started before I was pregnant with her and then worked on during most of my pregnancy. Yup, I finished it last night.

It's a Dresdan Plate quilt...very popular in the 1930's. It's hand pieced and hand appliqued. That means no sewing machine and lots of hours of work. I cheated and then machine quilted it. Then it sat in a box for about 4 years before I put the binding on. Then it sat for another 2 years until last night when I finally finished hand sewing the binding.

There's a stain on it where I spilled Chinese food on one of the blocks when I was working on it. For some reason I couldn't get enough Chinese food when I was pregnant with Sadie. Since we were living in Germany at the time, it was a frozen Chinese dinner from the commissary. I washed the quilt today, but the stain didn't come out. Oh well. It's done.

No More Cold Tea

I made this felted tea pot cozy and love it! It really does keep your tea from getting cold too quickly.

No jokes about knitting cozies for things. This is actually really practical and cute.

Easy Does It

Ellie played hooky from school today and we baked a cake in her Easy Bake Oven. Frosting and all.

It looked nothing like the picture on the box, but it made a great breakfast.

Best Chicken Soup

My kids can eat this soup every night. If you ask them what they want for dinner...this is it.

In a large pot over medium heat, melt 1 TBSP of butter. Cook 1/2 cup chopped onion and 1/2 cup of chopped celery until tender, about 5 minutes.

Pour in 4 cans of chicken broth and 1 can of vegetable broth, 1 1/2 cups egg noodles, 1 cup sliced carrots, 1/2 tsp dried basil, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes before serving.

That's Ellie and Ginger in the picture. No worries, she's an egg layer and not a fryer.