Dang... I got sucked up in EQ!

I feel terrible… I spent almost the entire day playing with border options for the wacky log cabin quilt, and didn’t accomplish anything else!  However, I like this quite a bit, but would love some feedback or suggestions.

The one on the right has a black inner border.  I think I prefer the one on the left.

My eyes are glazed over!

When I went out to check the mail, I noticed our irises are blooming!  Isn’t it like way early?

Design Wall Monday

Wow I’m quilting again!  It’s been awhile!  The weather turned nasty and cold again here (pray for my tomatoes!) and so I decided to start a new quilt.

Holy Moly!  What was I thinking?

I have fifteen blocks made at the moment.  I’m not sure how I plan to lay them out yet, although rather than one of the traditional log cabin layouts, I rather like the effect shown here, with the wild colors.  I’ve yet to design a border either!

Actually I don’t know anything about this quilt yet at all, just that it wanted to be made, it’s totally not me, and there’s no telling what it will look like in the end.  Head over to Judy’s and see what everyone else is up to!

It's true! I am going insane!

I finished assembling the center of the log cabin quilt yesterday, laid out the borders, which are simply going to consist of a narrow one inch green inner border with burgundy corner blocks, and a four inch outer border in burgundy, with four inch log cabin blocks.

Four inch log cabins?

Okay, it wasn’t really that bad, there are only four of them afterall.  The insane part kicks in when I looked down at them and realized I just have to make a toddler quilt with little four inch log cabin blocks!

That is insane.  And yet I’m going to do it anyway, I am such a glutton for punishment.  Does that mean somewhere in the border for it, I’ll be making two inch log cabin blocks?

Yesterday, my friend Dee stopped by on her way over to the next county to the nearest liquor store.  I hitched a ride, because I discovered I was out of port and had already planned my dinner for last night and needed it.  While paying at the counter, she and I were discussing my fruitcake recipe (I had a bottle of brandy clutched in my other hand) and the guy behind the counter was quite fascinated with the the fact that I used dried fruit.  He started asking questions, and finally pronounced, “that sounds just like the cake my grandmaw used to make… only she didn’t call it fruitcake, she said it was “Yum Yum” cake!”

I have to tell you, it was all I could do to keep a straight face!  I suppose you had to be there, but when Jim got home last night, I shared the story with him, and we howled until we cried!  I have a nasty feeling that my fruitcake is going to be forever dubbed “Yum Yum” cake, and everytime I ever take a bite of it, Jim will say, “Yum Yum for my Dumb Dumb?”

Here’s the recipe for my Pork Cutlets with Port, Dried Cherries and Rosemary .  This is a wonderfully fast and easy recipe and the flavor is absolutely fabulous.  Enjoy!