Thursday, July 02, 2009

nothing much

Nothing to report here except -- yum! -- fresh pineapple sorbet with a sprinkle of coconut on top. What did we all do before the internet and its gazillion recipes available with reviews, hints, photos...? I had most of a cut-up pineapple that needed to be used, and none of my ton of cookbooks had a recipe. I found one at myrecipes.com that was so easy -- pineapple, lemon juice and sugar. My best inheritance from my dad was a nice old gelato machine, so it was all a breeze. Why don't I do this more often?

Tomorrow is a trip to the Alameda County Fair with a couple of friends. Quilts, Corn Dog, Piglets -- in that order! I'm hoping to see Libby's quilts, for sure, and I'll report back. (I secretly love looking at all the home ec stuff like table settings and the giant vegetables, too, but don't tell!)

I'm hoping to actually finish up a few projects this weekend. The Big Pink House is still giving me conniptions in the quilting arena -- I may just give up and take it off the frame to finish it 'cause the thread is breaking again. I have another wall-hanging that's almost done, and the Spring Fling round robin needs to be quilted, too. And maybe I need to clean up the sewing pit again?

4 friends commented...:

Libby Fife said...

I love that you have the "sewing pit". That is how I feel about my room sometimes too.

Thanks for the mention of my quilts at the Fair. My friend Annette has her two quilts there too. One is a redwork quilt and the other is an orangework quilt-Christmas and Halloween respectively. She does the most beautiful embroidery so be on the lookout.

Have a good one:)

Di said...

I just shut the door on the sewing pit. Have fun at the fair!

Sue H said...

"Sewing Pit" made me laugh -- have you been peeking in my sewing room? MMMMMmmmm, that pineapple sorbet sounds so refreshing.

jovaliquilts said...

Pineapple gelato ... mmmmmmmmm. Just watched Emeril on the Food Network for the first time yesterday and he was grilling pineapple slices (on an indoor grill pan, NBD) and chopped it up with cilantro and lime juice for a salsa for fish. I think I need to buy a pineapple.

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June goals

  • assemble Martinique runners
  • UFO challenge for June - assemble purple and black diamonds (dreading this...)
  • keep working on scrap therapy...
  • binding on Antipodes I quilt
  • one BOM and one birthday block
  • UFO challenge for May - black & orange (nearly done with the quilting!)
  • rainbow challenge for June: purple

2012 UFO Challenge

  • 12) black and purple diamonds - assemble - June
  • 11) black & batik blocks - assemble
  • 10) Junior Executive -- April
  • 9) leaf RR blocks - assemble
  • 8) stocking blocks - March - GIVEN AWAY
  • 7) color blocks
  • 6) tic tac toe #2
  • 5) mola quilt - January - DONE
  • 4) Friday block party #1 - assemble
  • 3) black/multi birthday blocks - assemble
  • 2) black/white/orange top - May
  • 1) village quilt - February - DONE

Rainbow Scrap Challenge

  • November --
  • October --
  • September --
  • August --
  • July --
  • June -- purple
  • May -- yellow... I guess I skipped this one, too!
  • April -- neutrals... think I'm going to skip this month
  • March - pink (one knot block and one 36" top)
  • February - green (one knot block and one 36x45" top)
  • January - red (one knot block and one 36" top)

Knitting works in progress

  • Through The Loops mystery shawl knit-along, in Lisa Souza Sock! Marino
  • socks -- everyone outta the pool!
  • tilia sweater from red Silky Wool - back is neary done
  • red Matisse socks -- one done
  • snake
  • bulky turquoise "Vite" scarf -- about half done
  • purple stripe cardigan
  • wool sweater with patchwork yoke (all the knitting and the patchwork blocks are done... Now I just need to put it all together!

Top of my List

  • rhino
  • crazy hearts kit
  • Canyon Dance quilt
  • Free Spirit pattern by Barb's Elegant Designs

what I"m reading and/or listening to right now...

  • see my whole list at Goodreads.com!

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