July 2011

UFO & Mono Challenges

July 31, 2011

If it makes a difference, I remembered before I forgot to do the Monochromatic Challenge. Since we have the Stash Report link box today and the Design Wall Monday link box tomorrow, can you please allow me to do the Monochromatic Challenge on Tuesday and the UFO Challenge on Wednesday?

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Stash Report – Week 31, 2011

July 31, 2011

Nothing added, nothing used but . . I did load a quilt on the longarm and spend a couple of hours quilting. The backing fabric had already been counted in my stash report but at least I did something quilt related. Used this Week: 0 yards Used year to Date: 208.50 yards Added this Week: [...]

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Chad’s Apartment

July 29, 2011

In the middle of us trying to find a house, Chad was trying to find an apartment. I’m truly not knocking my little town but there are so many trashy, nasty, gross apartments and in the price range Chad was looking .. what he was finding was pathetic! Some of the places we looked at [...]

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Tamales

July 27, 2011

During this heat, I can’t even think of making tamales but I’ve had a request for my recipe and realized it was not on this blog so here it is: This recipe is a lot of work, but it isn’t “hard”. It’s best to do it over a couple of days. I’m going to write [...]

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Gray Paraphernalia

July 26, 2011

The gray Paraphernalia socks are now finished. Camp Loopy Project II done! I love the pattern. I love the Madelinetosh Sock yarn and I love the color (Composition Book Gray). And here’s what it looks like on my chunky leg! I just love homemade socks!

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Such Happy Children

July 26, 2011

Last week when Chad was feeling really bad physically, but bored mentally, he and Nicole had been working on a puzzle but they both decided Legos sounded like fun so Nicole got a box of Legos and they had so much fun. They giggled and Chad forgot about his pain for a little while. They [...]

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