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Cari Stukenholtz what a beautiful way to use up your scraps! I can't wait to see the finished quilt!

Elena Boen AWESOME!!

Dee Brandvig cute, cute, are you gonna try a wrap around circle?

Cari Stukenholtz what's the first thing you're gonna make?

Dee Brandvig what a guy!!!! glad you got an opportunity for really good tools while you're young...it will last you a lifetime...is this your anniversary present...regardless, he gets three stars!!! ***

Elena Boen Cari-
I am gonna make my Halloween costume. I am going to be the White Queen from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(2010_film))

From Scratch...Not even using a pattern...SOOO, We'll see how it turns out!!

Elena Boen Oh, this isn't an anniversary present...It's a "just because" present!!

Dee Brandvig okay...five stars...good goin' Nato.....*****

Dee Brandvig are you just gonna 'drape' the costume on your new dressform?????

Elena Boen I'm using a white twin-sized sheet as the base fabric & I bought bridal lace & another sheer fabric w/ little crystals on it as an accent fabric.

Elena Boen I'm thinking that using the"draping" method is gonna be my only way I can, as I don't do well w/o patterns...

Lisa Catherine Your pictures are so great... I love the wee vine, how amazing life is !! Thanks for sharing with us dear one !! HUGS

Cari Stukenholtz ignore the girl who's tongue falls out of her mouth everytime I get out the camera!

Dee Brandvig all my pix have a child's head sideways as one of my sons always stuck his head in the pic at the last minute...we all have 'one of those'...bless 'em...by the way...the quilt is really nice...i love the gray sashing...perfect frame for each color combo...isn't it amazing what color can do? have you seen
http://cactus-needle.blogspot.com/2010/02/blanche-young-lecture-trunk-show.html

Blanche Young didn't invent the 9 patch, but she has made it an art form for the rest of us to enjoy and play with forever. I got to see her once at a guild meeting and if she's in your neighborhood...don't miss her...she would love your Flannel 9 Patch...

Cari Stukenholtz why do all my pictures look gray? It's green Dee! Ok it's green with some gray in it! Won't it be nice when pictures do the quilt justice?

Dee Brandvig well, the good news is that it looks pretty with gray...but, of course, green is my favorite, so i'm sure i'd like that too...and i know what you mean...the pumpkin quilt colors are really pretty together and blend beautifully and I just keep taking more pix to try to find one that really looks like it....oh, well..

Lisa Catherine Wow !! lovely job !!

Lisa Catherine Love this blue one, is it a bracelet ?? The covers are very nice also. Do you do angels too by any chance ??

Frances Thank you Lisa. Yes the blue one is a bracelet and the black one is a mosiac clock and the one with the seahorses is an engraved mirror with a seashell mosaic around the edge.

Cari Stukenholtz what a great way to honor him! I really enjoy making t-shirt quilts and make them for graduation gifts! Congrats, it looks great!

Cari Stukenholtz Congrats on your first quilt! It looks good in the picture. Who will this be for? Is it a baby quilt or will it be a wallhanging?

LindyTachick This maybe your first, but bet it won't be your last... I like the colors

Dee Brandvig not only a beautiful quilt but a wonderful color study...isn't it amazing what black can do to each separate color...i am in love with dark quilts...

Katy I'm starting to harvest the summer veggies. I need ideas for what to do with anaheim peppers. Suggestions?

Dee Brandvig 1 can crushed tomatoes
4 anaheims, topped out and seeded
1 teaspoon each
garlic powder, (NOT garlic salt)
black pepper
sage
thyme
basil

1 Tablespoon each
oregano
lemon juice (i use twice this amount, just love it)

1 bunch green onions

Blend, store in frig, and enjoy on almost ANYTHING

I top out and seed anaheims (in this case, 4 at a time) and put in sandwich baggies for the freezer. When making salsa, i just put 'em in, frozen and all....they will last for months and still give a really 'fresh' taste to your salsa...good luck...

Katy Thank you so much, Dee! When I was at the garden store buying plants - I thought I bought a red, yellow, and green bell pepper. I ended up with the yellow, green & an anaheim.

Dee Brandvig ps...i also put a layer of anaheims into the layers of my tamale pie...one nice layer of the strips from the freezer gives a nice flavor without real 'heat'...people can adjust that at the table...