It's been a while....but I've been busy!

I have so many projects in the works right now it was nice to be able to start and finish one all in the same day. My sister-in-law had some pillows she wanted recovered so that was my project for Saturday morning.  I think they turned out beautifully and now I have the itch to add pillows to every chair or bench in my house.

Here is another quilt that is almost completed.  I made it completely out of the clothing of my brother-in-law who passed away.  I think it will be a nice keepsake for my niece Hope to enjoy when she is older.

Someone contacted me about a quilt she saw on my blog.  She loved the pattern and sent me a picture of her decor so I could coordinate the colors.  I started with this: (these little babies are super fun to quilt with. They are called jelly rolls.  They are made up of 20-40 strips of coordinating fabrics.  I made these but they sell them at any quilt shop for about a dollar a strip, so $20-$40 a roll.)

(the blue roll will be used for a quilt for her son in the same pattern)

And now I have this:

I still need to add a border or two and then quilt it.

As you can see, I have a lot of work to do!  So, I had better hop to it while the girls are asleep and the boys are gone.  Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

Play Dough!

Who doesn't love play dough!?  I do, and so do my kids, so with a snow day on our hands today, I tossed out the crumbly, cruddy store bought play dough ( that, by the way dries out after you've played with it three times) and made some new homemade stuff that is really easy to make.  You will need:

1cup water
1cup flour
2T salt
2T cream of tartar
2T veg. Oil
1-3oz pkg jello for color

Dump everything together in a saucepan over medium heat and continually stir until it begins to thicken and eventually form a ball.

Pour it onto a heavily floured surface, cool 20 minutes or so, and then knead the dough, adding additional flour until it reaches the consistency you like. It did take quite a bit of extra flour, so don't worry if you think you are adding too much!

The result, really soft, pretty, play dough that will last 10 times longer than anything you buy in the store.  This woud be an easy and fun project to let the wee ones help with too.