Steven's Hamburger Backpack

This is my most favourite project ever!

Alex was Steven for Halloween.

Thus, she needed a Hamburger Backpack. Good Grief, Charlie Brown, how will I ever make that?

Well....I did:)

I just kept studying the picture Alex got me, cutting strips and adding zippers.
Here is why I love this project:

• estimated yarded perfectly, hardly any scraps
• "onion" straps just right
• managed to get all 3 zipper openings nearly aligned
• used 12" and 14" diameter pan lids from the kitchen as templates for just right size
• mix of sports materials worked, nothing too heavy or too light
• "bun" top gathered perfectly
• all done in 4 hours!
• We worked together <3 alex="" all="" buttons.="" did="" handwork="" li="" like="" seed="" sesame="" the="">

I made hamburger pack in 3 parts: straps/back, cheese pocket, top.
The special trick was making the cheese pocket last, after adding the "lettuce" and "meat" strips to each side of the cheese.
Then the tomato zipper and back were added to meat side of cheese, and lettuce zipper with bun top were added to lettuce side of cheese.

Best part - Hamburger Backpack came home full of Halloween candy LOL.

Kitty Pumpkin

Happy Halloween

One Block Applique Quilts

applique stitch adds whiskers and eyelashes

 

Darlene quilted bones in the sashing :)

 

Here are some unique one block applique quilts.
Seen at museum quilting bee. I thought you would enjoy these:

....has me looking at everything in the house and wondering, "how would that look with sashing around it?"

 

Bonus:
Here is an unusual album quilt. Instead of just names, everyone embroidered their favorite scripture and illustrated with contemporary applique.

Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta

Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta

 

--for Father's Day--

 

For simple summertime entertaining, nothing beats Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta.

Full of summers bounty, we created this bow-tie pasta dish for our Grandpa, who loves lemon.

Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta is good served warm or cold. Grandpa prefers a hot pasta dish, but the hearty portability of this dish makes it a standout for picnics and summer evening pot-lucks.

 

6 large leaves of basil should be enough, but don't chop the basil too small. Go for an even mix of blueberry, basil, and tomato, so keep these to similar sized pieces. You might want to use 2 tomatoes if they are smallish.



• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/8 cup minced red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded Romano cheese
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 large tomato diced
• 1 lb cooked farfalle pasta
• olive oil
• salt -n- pepper

 

Combine first 7 ingredients with fresh cooked pasta and a drizzle of olive oil.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!



One for the Road

Did I say one? How about, TWO more quilts from our show! These are sew unique, I knew you wouldn't want to miss them:

This is the Northcott panel of Flag with fireworks.  And there are real lights in it!

Yes, a fireworks quilt that lights up! Holiday lights string quilted in, with just the bulbs strategically showing through. The lights kept blinking, so it was hard to get a good pic.

From the Young Quilter Category, Fireworks by Jackson Hurford and Peter Plante.

Great job, Gentlemen!

Third Generation by Pamela Snow

This is sew super special. Modern and vintage meeting. Family portrait of quilters. And just a great plan for preserving fragile unfinished blocks. The blocks were made by a great aunt, now finished in raw-edge applique by her modern quilter niece.

I knew you'd love this one tool:)