BOOKISH FRIDAY, et al

 

A new quilt book has landed

in my mailbox!! 

My reasoning (excuse really!!)

hahaha--

like I need any more quilt books!!

R E A L L Y???

👧😇

is that I have a ton of Charm packs

and want to begin whittling them

down as I've made a big dent in

my mini charms now....

See those page markers???

I have marked 

NINE

out of the 18 quilt patterns

in here that I really

would love to make!

This has to be some 

kind of record

👀💫

for a single book...

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Tonight I am making 

"Magpie's Mumblings" 

(see her blog for recipe)

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"Smoked Sausage Foil Packets".

I am using Sweet Italian

sausages and having Tom

pre-partial-cook them on

our grill before I incorporate

them (sliced) into the foil packet.  

[For some reason I

cannot fathom

putting RAW

meat of any kind 

alongside veggies,

touching each other,

like those Sheet Pan type recipes..

And these packets will have raw

potatoes and peppers and onions..]

ANYWAAAAY..

that's just me...;))

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Right now we are watching the

Austrian Practice for the

Sunday Grand Prix while we have

our 2nd cuppa coffee...

A slow start for us on

this rainy and muggy

morning.  

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We are in "cleaning/prep

mode" for my daughter and her family's

Sunday visit...

A late celebration of the twins'

graduating High School

when I will give them their 

"Going Away To College"

quilts...

Tom is making his spaghetti sauce

which will be accompanied by

salad and garlic bread

and followed by 

Italian Gelatos and

fancy cookies and brownies

for dessert...

Yesterday I did all the grocery shopping

and today will begin the "picking up" phase.

I am so excited to be seeing my

grandchildren all together here.

AND

catching up

at long last....

👏👏👏👏

That is where I am right now...;)))

{T G I F  ALL}

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse 

(in-prep-mode-euse)

RAINY DAY IN HEXAGONIA & POTATO LOVE

HERE'S MY LITTLE SHELF RIGHT OPPOSITE WHERE I SIT TO WATCH TV.  PHONE, CUPPA AND HEXAGON KIT--RIGHT AT HAND.  I AM WORKING AT THE LONG ROWS I HAVE SET UP FOR WATERLILIES. (Apropos in this rain, I thought lol)

SO FAR TODAY, WE HAVE ONLY HAD RAIN, BUT THE TEMPS ARE FALLING AND SOON I THINK IT WILL FREEZE.  UGH!

FOR ALL OF YOU WHO INQUIRED ABOUT MY FLU BUG AND SENT ME GET WELL WISHES I THANK YOU.  I AM FEELING A LOT BETTER TODAY.

In between sewing  on Monet's City (resting that hand), I am reading my latest quilt book--I just love THIS sampler quilt--and I am not a huge fan of samplers as a rule. (Although there are a whole lot of lovely ones out there)

But somehow, this has caught my attention. (Could it be that I love BUSY quilts [heart]!!

Elizabeth Hartman, author of one of my other books "Modern Patchwork" (I bought this hoping to find patterns for my modern fabrics) really makes a wonderful presentation of her methods; although the blocks look complicated, somehow her instructions make them look do-able (even for me!!).

She states upfront that this is to be a long-term project--not a fast quilt.  This appeals to me.  Working on one block and taking my time...I was SOOOOO tempted to rush out and get more modern fabrics, but decided that I should USE UP what I have...AND I already had Melody Miller's Faces fabric right in my stash!!  (Fabric diet and all ...still holding ) YAY!

Rainy Monday's dinner will be leftover roast chicken, served with leftover gravy, stuffing and my own oven fries.  (potato recipe to follow)..............

I make these by peeling fresh potatoes and cutting them into wedges (not too thin); then putting them into the fridge in a bowl of ice and water;

then, about 45 minutes before dinner, drain, dry in a towel and sprinkle with good Virgin Olive Oil (also spread a bit of oil on the sheet);
 place on cookie sheet and bake at 375-400 degrees until they crisp up on the outside. (In my oven, usually 45-60 minutes)

 They will still be chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside.  (And, of course, you HAVE to test for doneness--hopefully, there will be SOME left for dinner LOL--spoken by a true dyed-in-the-wool potato lover who has not eaten them in over a YEAR!!!!!)

hugs to you all, Julierose, La Blageuse