Skeletons!

After sewing up the cut n sew witches (by Stacey Iest Hsu), I went back for the cut n sew skeleton couple. They were too cute and a fun change from what I normally make.

I added buttons and used a snap instead of the suggested velcrow for his bowtie. The sewing instructions for the pants are incorrect at one point- so make sure you pay more attention to the shape than what it says if you decide to make them.

Skeleton girl has pockets in her skirt for the bat, cat, and pair of ghosts that come with on the panel.

Huckleberry Pie Recipe

It is huckleberry season so I thought I would share my huckleberry pie recipe.

1st- make a double crust. We use the Pillsbury recipe. When it is chilled and ready (I would go ahead and roll out the bottom crust and have it in the pie plate), make the pie filling.

2.Pie filling- Let me first say- for this I do not worry about precise measurements. We forage our huckleberries for the most part and use a tupperware that when it is full (3 cups)- we know we have enough berries.

Mix berries, 5 TBSP minute/instant tapioca mix (rounded or flatish, but full), 3/4C sugar, lemon zest of 1 whole lemon+ juice of 1/2 of that lemon.

3. Dump berry mixture into pie crust. Roll out & cover pie with top crust. Poke holes for pie to breathe.

4. Bake @ 425° for 15 min. Take out, cover edges, bake @ 350° for 45 min, until top golden.

Let it cool a bit before you eat.

* We make ours where the lemon is pretty flavorful along with the berries. If you want less lemon, skip the lemon juice and zest half the lemon.

A Busy Week..

Hi!!! I have been sewing a bunch lately and have some projects to share!

I bought this Moda cut n sew panel and made a witch (then decided I am making more of these as they are fun!)

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I made a Christmas Cabin banner with fabrics from FreeSpirit

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I made a Halloween Banner with Riley Blake fabrics on front and leftover fabrics I had on back.

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This pillow is “Head of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette” by van Gogh on a panel I found in an Etsy shop. I put sunflowers on back for the van Gogh theme.

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I also finished my Teddy and the Bears quilt!!

Currently..

The past week (ok, it has been a few days more than that, but not much more)I started up a quilt to have ready for hand quilting while I dogsit for my bestie.

I am loving how the hand quilting is looking on the purple background!

I used the Bear Camp quilt pattern from Prairie Quilt Co and then added a 3” border of squares to make it larger and use more of my Teddy and the Bears fabrics by Sarah Watts.

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My friend’s dog has been fun to watch. She is really sweet and LOVES her treats. This was my attempt at taking her picture while Cory tried to have her sit still by flowers. It didn’t work out so well, ha!

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We went on a hike yesterday at one of our favorite falls and saw these MASSIVE mushrooms on one of the trees. There are so many things to see when you stop and look around- even on a trail you have been on a hundred times!

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Cathedral Ridge Painting

Hey! I am working on a painting of Mt Hood for the lobby of Agger Chiropractic. We decided on a 30”x40” from a photo I took while hiking around Cathedral Ridge.

To be ready for a painting this large I like to have a simple grid to block in large shapes as I cannot see the whole canvas while standing close enough to work on it.