Monday making without a party

I'm making this week.... But the party will have to wait.

Trying to add a linky party while camping is a bit tricky!

Too tricky for this girl!🙂

Hope my regular monday making friends don't mind waiting until next week to link up!

I'm camping with a broken foot so there's lots of sitting going on!!!

Good thing I have yarn!!

I started a crochet afghan using a new to me stitch.

I'm also just beginning a knit dress for this cutie!

Camping is fun.... Even if you have to sit the whole time!!

Monday Making

I'm still working away at preserving the garden produce.

It takes a BIT of time making sure the GREAT vegetables

my husband's garden provides 

make it into onto our plates

and into our tummies.

He had a few VOLUNTEER cucumber plants this year.

That means = LOTS of cucumbers!!!!

This is the VERY first year I've attemped pickles.

That seemed to be the only way to get a handle on the situation!!!

Friends...

I don't know what took me so long!!!

They are SO easy!!

I used this recipe for these dill pickles and LOVE them!

I will be making pickles EVERY year.

:)

what are YOU up to this week???

A Scrappy Finish

 It's always HAPPY DANCE TIME when a quilt is finished!

The dance is EXTRA jazzy when it's a QUEEN sized finish!!

;)

I know some of you use tumblers that are cut with a machine...

but friends...

these are all HAND cut with a template and rotary blade.

LOTS of netflix helped me along.

LOL!

If I could say this was HAND pieced as well......

well.... THAT would be something to brag about...

but I can't.

My little featherweight did ALL the work.

I am SO happy with this quilt top!

I wanted to emphasize the green and I think I managed that!

There is enough green to make this quilter happy.

:)

I DO love SCRAP quilts!!

 Here's a quilt I saw today when visiting a friend.

Isn't it great???

Love the scrappy colorful happiness here.

I also love the little feet that get to spend time

rolling around on it!!

Babies and quilts are meant to be TOGETHER!!!

Don't you think???

And here's a recipe that's sure to make you forget the HEAT!

It's been SO hot here....

:/

The recipe calls it SALSA.

I call it SALAD!!!!

I served it with cheese quesadillas.

ENJOY!!!

Monday Making and a little dreaming

I have a lot of making in store this week.

There are the vegetables that need to be DEALT with.

I'm thinking about trying a pickle recipe HERE.

I pulled the mason jars and out and ran them in the dishwasher.

I'm READY.

There are tons of cucumbers that didn't make the photo.

I'm also working on a baby sweater.

I only work on this in the evenings when I'm ready for a little SIT DOWN time!

There's no deadline...so I can putter along slowly on this.

AND.....

I'm trying to get this OFF my living room floor.....

so I sew every chance I get between the activities of the day.

I am SO CLOSE!!

Yeah!!!

Now for the dreaming.....

I didn't know I wanted to make soap until I read THIS POST!!!

Margo is an industrious Mom who's always up to something

INTERESTING!!!

and then there's THIS.

King Arthur flour is having a little monthly bake along!

I'm not usually a bread maker....

but NOW I'm dreaming about THAT!!!

I'll take it One day at a time

and just SEE how much making I'll have time for!!!

:)

What about you???

Link up and share about what YOU are making!!!

Winner

Congratulations Kathi.

You're the winner of one handmade dishcloth.

Made with LOVE.

;)

Hope it makes your dish washing 

and your counter top cleaning...

a little more pleasant!!!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by!!

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For those wondering...

Son's surgery went well

and he's on the MEND.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Monday Making in August - and a little giveaway

It's going to be a different kind of MAKING week for me.

I won't be home much.

My son is having surgery and I'd LOVE to sew as I wait...

but I think this little knitting project will suit.

It's just a little dishcloth with a twist on the Basket weave pattern.

I like to play around with stitches on these small projects

and just see what happens!!!

I have LOTS of color to choose from!

Hmmmm...

How many of these balls will I pack in my bag???

;)

And, I'm sure you KNOW...

this won't be the only project I pack!!

Because....

MAKING is BEST when there are at least THREE things going at ONCE!!

I already have this one complete.

I thought it would be nice to send this along to one of my

blogland friends!!!

It's SO LITTLE....but....

If you'd like to have something pretty and practical...

leave a note and I'll choose a number at the end of the week.

It's a VERY SMALL thank you for your visits here

and for your KIND words!

I'm thankful for YOU!

What are YOU making this week???

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Knitting pattern for those interested:

Use cotton yarn and size 7 or 8 needles.

                                                    

                                                     Row 1:  Cast on 40

                                                     Rows 2-5:  Knit 4, Purl 2, k4, p2, k4, repeat this pattern 

                                                     Rows 6-9: Purl 4, Knit 2, p4, k2, p4, repeat this pattern

                                                     Repeat. rows 2-9 until you're satisfied with size.

Friday Finish

The baby shower is tomorrow.

The quilt is READY!

Oops.

Need to get that label on!!!

;)