tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86688422534999057072024-03-12T20:57:35.117-02:30Comfort Cove DesignsThis is a little place I like to call home out here in Cyberworld. My blog will be about my passion for quilting, sewing and the various projects I am working on. I want this blog to be enjoyed by my online quilting friends and of course my students! So sit back, have a coffee and enjoy!
I am only learning how to create a blog, so please be patient with me as I venture down this new path in cyberworld!
Cheers!Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-82529791203507387642011-06-06T00:31:00.002-02:302011-06-06T00:36:12.087-02:30Bloomer WeekendI spent most of my sewing time completing baby bloomer orders!!! I am just loving making these bloomers! They are so much fun to embroider! BTW, I am now selling my bloomers here on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75463459/baby-girl-bloomersdiaper-covers">Etsy!<br /></a><br />I am hoping to work on my scrap saturday Yellow theme month project tomorrow night (Monday). Better late than never I say!!! I found a really cute embroidery design I can incorporate into a project I want to try out. Stay tuned!!! I'm involved in a mug rug swap as well as a secret sewing pal exchange and I have ideas pouring out of my head!<br /><br />Sorry for now photos and the short blurb tonight. It is already 12:30am and I have to get up 6:15am to get myself ready for work!!! I can't believe I have been back to work almost 2 weeks already!!! That is just insane!!!<br /><br />Well of to la la land for me!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-32264999070649106242011-06-04T00:34:00.004-02:302011-06-04T00:50:40.559-02:30Another Work Week CompleteWow!!! Where did this week go at all???? First it was Monday, and I swear I just blinked my <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>eyes and its Friday night!!!!! Crazy!!!<br /><br />So I am face and eyes into my latest new Business Venture. I have been selling embroidered baby girl bloomers/diaper covers for 2 weeks now and just about every night I 4 and 5 bloomers hooped up and made up for customers!!! I'm sooo stoked!!! I am just loving how these bloomers are turning out and they are sooooooooo adorable!<br /><br />I am presently selling my work through <a href="http://stjohns.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-baby-items-other-Embroidered-Baby-Girl-Bloomers-Diaper-Covers-W0QQAdIdZ287392286">Kijiji </a>as well as through word of mouth. Here is my little selling blurb! I do ship worldwide!!! Here it goes!<br /><br />If you are a Mommy, Daddy, Grandmother, Grandfather or friend of a sweet little baby girl then you may know how difficult it is to buy a cute little dress only to find there is no diaper or panty cover. Well, Comfort Cove Designs to the rescue!!! How adorable would these little bloomers look on their little caboose!!!<br /><br />These diaper covers are double seat panties with a soft elastic waistband and a bias cut seat. The legs are edged win a white eyelet lace. The bloomers are 65% polyester/35% cotton blend and are machine washable. They cost $15.00 per pair and I use Paypal for payment.<br /><br />They come in the following sizes: 0-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18 months.<br />These bloomers make adorable one of a kind shower gifts or just cause gifts!!! With the summer season coming up they will look so sweet under their little sundresses!<br /><br />If you would like more information and details, please feel free to drop me an email. Stay tuned as there are more designs coming soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiVFvXlaZXwlG2qSFwVXbs3niOnrSP8YU3hxRuthwJE9qYuPchIONTh-B5M2gihTA3jA1HOQIJmPmfCAj5z_dBtpWPfzA6jYXLn6wrkJzGsDgzS9rvEWFNzf3koEd6qhxs1vPhUJ9m5oO/s1600/IMG_4729.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiVFvXlaZXwlG2qSFwVXbs3niOnrSP8YU3hxRuthwJE9qYuPchIONTh-B5M2gihTA3jA1HOQIJmPmfCAj5z_dBtpWPfzA6jYXLn6wrkJzGsDgzS9rvEWFNzf3koEd6qhxs1vPhUJ9m5oO/s320/IMG_4729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614197034412055282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRevUTaykxdQhwkM9maPrGeqAhJZwz4Mf-phICe2jFixv45oMM2mwU5Wkoef94wUwp6MiyRbO0KQBbRntSxvHiotL8Bq5CWHLaEmQPfw6rmdDo3G7WQmuU2INndA5yX_pHB3oKqWh4LKKF/s1600/IMG_4704.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRevUTaykxdQhwkM9maPrGeqAhJZwz4Mf-phICe2jFixv45oMM2mwU5Wkoef94wUwp6MiyRbO0KQBbRntSxvHiotL8Bq5CWHLaEmQPfw6rmdDo3G7WQmuU2INndA5yX_pHB3oKqWh4LKKF/s320/IMG_4704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614197030483622210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVMTzwSo0R0JdiUUjgVFr4NQX9SCk_sRp-0WEQGqHQbIPQSGnYP9QKt_zwHrxAVCzBrKZRsjKcYQ6vsqOAh7_hzh0Vwp1ycFXMWvQN3sDtNzz_JLht2KSu6FjWqrJ8rESvFTpMG6ifnbK/s1600/IMG_4709.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVMTzwSo0R0JdiUUjgVFr4NQX9SCk_sRp-0WEQGqHQbIPQSGnYP9QKt_zwHrxAVCzBrKZRsjKcYQ6vsqOAh7_hzh0Vwp1ycFXMWvQN3sDtNzz_JLht2KSu6FjWqrJ8rESvFTpMG6ifnbK/s320/IMG_4709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614197045719754722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZwdFifwefyY1CsUuH-Qi7yi85vnB2q_pVj7jURg9JHNL3w9-6Avk6MTi30B1gtG5vxKHWlKJ_swUWHC1HqUWPgMeDaNX-uCUnEf3fq2MEZZp94KLj9tJmha1aoYfNJ41eXMobrZ4FzzT/s1600/IMG_4730.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZwdFifwefyY1CsUuH-Qi7yi85vnB2q_pVj7jURg9JHNL3w9-6Avk6MTi30B1gtG5vxKHWlKJ_swUWHC1HqUWPgMeDaNX-uCUnEf3fq2MEZZp94KLj9tJmha1aoYfNJ41eXMobrZ4FzzT/s320/IMG_4730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614197051793722466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am adding a "like" link to facebook here on my blog if anyone is interested in adding my facebook page to their facebook. I am also working on an Etsy page.<br /><br />This will be the first Saturday in June and this month's <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> colour is <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">YELLOW</span>. I have a few small projects I want to make up so I will be going through my yellow scraps when William is down for his morning nap. I can't wait to start!<br /><br />Well for now it is going for 1am and I am zonked!!!! I have 5 pairs of bloomers set and ready to be embroidered tomorrow and send out to the customers. William and I are also meeting up with my girlfriend and her little baby girl for a playdate in the afternoon. It appears my weekend will be a fun filled and busy one!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-54840143083994176682011-05-29T00:05:00.004-02:302011-05-29T00:41:30.329-02:30New Business Venture!!!I have been selling my quilts and quilting related projects for close to 10 years now. I have also been teaching for 13 years. Comfort Cove Designs is also the name of my small business I have here at home. Although I have a full time Monday - Friday job, I love having this little business on the side! Well I have recently started a new venture and extension to my business. I now am into embroidery work. I have been working on Christmas inventory since January, but I wanted to get into something more year round. Well I found what I have been looking for .... BABY BLOOMERS!!!!!!!!!!! I have recently started embroidering ready made lace eyelet bloomers. So far the majority of my clients have wanted the bloomers personalized with the baby's names on the backside. Here are a few examples.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlphj2JrRN7nt8pY1Yrsob23o5CInyooaxxTuNvqRboseEXYVmEAmC9aZtkrccJkFuQ9-OvcT5k84p4yBn46y9U_QDG_7X4I0_dK0dIl0bvx1sGS0ViBV_pqWtSJif49Gyk7AyhKgTqQnv/s1600/IMG_4699.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlphj2JrRN7nt8pY1Yrsob23o5CInyooaxxTuNvqRboseEXYVmEAmC9aZtkrccJkFuQ9-OvcT5k84p4yBn46y9U_QDG_7X4I0_dK0dIl0bvx1sGS0ViBV_pqWtSJif49Gyk7AyhKgTqQnv/s320/IMG_4699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611968535360475714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rPQflCxvOoPsKg_aUrm8ze0S3m0QwEtEfBIsad_BXZHko9_krQfEDyg7zBryqdbR4q_d52mLbVMjynR3Z8b-Q4gjmiiTYDygtq0nZsuYl3icR5RXan6rjtBkRkpGY__q8g_az0Svppcp/s1600/IMG_4704.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rPQflCxvOoPsKg_aUrm8ze0S3m0QwEtEfBIsad_BXZHko9_krQfEDyg7zBryqdbR4q_d52mLbVMjynR3Z8b-Q4gjmiiTYDygtq0nZsuYl3icR5RXan6rjtBkRkpGY__q8g_az0Svppcp/s320/IMG_4704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611968543234769826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tonight I made a lady bug bloomer for another customer. I just looooove how the lady bug turned out!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL6Dgy53kHUNFnYYoEI7RWk8tEzThVMHNrpRUpDynR3I4gbSHYxA_5dLH42vXkPSyutNeMrid78ClabZ4U563y5_4lAlTpUoVKN7JyMPB9EbC3Bx2CqPFl4qD7ON4fNTT_3LIH_t1EVOZ/s1600/IMG_4709.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL6Dgy53kHUNFnYYoEI7RWk8tEzThVMHNrpRUpDynR3I4gbSHYxA_5dLH42vXkPSyutNeMrid78ClabZ4U563y5_4lAlTpUoVKN7JyMPB9EbC3Bx2CqPFl4qD7ON4fNTT_3LIH_t1EVOZ/s320/IMG_4709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611968554001231378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tonight I am also doing a few other samples of butterflies, and Princess themed designs. I am hoping within a week time to have my Etsy account set up and ready to sell my work there. I am also working on a Facebook Group. Once I have these in place I will post a message here for anyone who may be interested in ordering a cute bloomer for some sweet little girl they know. At the moment the size of the bloomers go from 0-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18months. If you have any questions or comments about these bloomers, please do not hesitate to drop me an email or a comment and I would gladly get in touch with you!!! I will be shipping worldwide!<br /><br />And on to other news.... I got back to my scrapbooking last night! My friend Crystal and I have decided to attend a scrapbook crop night once a month at a local scrapbooking store. We had so much fun last night working on our babys' scrapbooks!!!! I managed to get the first two themed pages completed last night. I am currently working on my pregnancy photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyEksF_9mM-UGAE164Lo1bbwoCVm3FmQcAImV42XPT1P-ep1Ol1w4fyE_DQP8cdZYbzrncsMiY1bUmYXMx7Yh4wdmbKi08ORzvzgQrBRw97fSH7YbeblTeG9DPodjhPX3b-mFRh0F0hpn/s1600/IMG_4712.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyEksF_9mM-UGAE164Lo1bbwoCVm3FmQcAImV42XPT1P-ep1Ol1w4fyE_DQP8cdZYbzrncsMiY1bUmYXMx7Yh4wdmbKi08ORzvzgQrBRw97fSH7YbeblTeG9DPodjhPX3b-mFRh0F0hpn/s320/IMG_4712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611968568070966978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwAr3cuu7YtvkFUo_V8gKZsQDzU0jceZp58AUp2F0OEvsyGyWZRtVsdAKV6A04ITazozzQOyGXYecRr_PA8-mD-PkoKkEapI0ksIdU4tCEQRNYtlydW3IfK-O2KNS9NUN3wgNhfspzwOM/s1600/IMG_4715.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwAr3cuu7YtvkFUo_V8gKZsQDzU0jceZp58AUp2F0OEvsyGyWZRtVsdAKV6A04ITazozzQOyGXYecRr_PA8-mD-PkoKkEapI0ksIdU4tCEQRNYtlydW3IfK-O2KNS9NUN3wgNhfspzwOM/s320/IMG_4715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611968571356782226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also got back to working on my scrapbook recipe binders. I hauled my Fish/Pasta/Rice binder out this morning and while William was napping I managed to get a few pages done. Here are a few examples. Since I didn't have much time to sew this weekend, I did still manage to keep with the <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Pink</span> Themed Scrap Saturdays through the <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2011/05/scrap-happy-saturday-final-pink-days.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> only it was with scrapbooking paper instead of fabrics!!! Hey it's still pink and I used pieces of pink scraps!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ76O1jmyU05qk_s1mRj3oRKJo3uPVDYVo3_UYofBa8T9sNqHoyHunbAZl5tcI-pOi3vLBkqAZcz6I-uLRoOTubUYoP9lEORxdVe1YFAguRSbIussekH9SV2Z635-svjdCEes7uqADlFx/s1600/IMG_4716.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ76O1jmyU05qk_s1mRj3oRKJo3uPVDYVo3_UYofBa8T9sNqHoyHunbAZl5tcI-pOi3vLBkqAZcz6I-uLRoOTubUYoP9lEORxdVe1YFAguRSbIussekH9SV2Z635-svjdCEes7uqADlFx/s320/IMG_4716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611970094831275858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPAPpd8tITuJoTrG1zUvO_NYKbSotq4OL_Z37varJTIPLCYSUE-N2c6_UUSA_xtml_Ag8qQ9iYgaVKhPgU2D5ccXKprrSfKa0YbvOX0ZVQIOtczW1bx0JTY9YSl4BHUSwQeMZhYWHyiRA/s1600/IMG_4717.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPAPpd8tITuJoTrG1zUvO_NYKbSotq4OL_Z37varJTIPLCYSUE-N2c6_UUSA_xtml_Ag8qQ9iYgaVKhPgU2D5ccXKprrSfKa0YbvOX0ZVQIOtczW1bx0JTY9YSl4BHUSwQeMZhYWHyiRA/s320/IMG_4717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611970105876083314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So that is how I am justifying!!! :) oooh does it also count that I am drinking a pink grapefruit carbonated fruit beverage right now???? :) lol how about that I used a piece of scrap muslin and stitched out a cute butterfly for potential bloomers???<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIRZzNLT5PcCchMEPszpfHZ3DqI_C4aX61h_mXxreFMdOXoT8Awn9ShKzUU6eThdoh6U0aJB-RjnGzlREhkdU8t75YEc70y7En2NU3BS8iBZcqNRiFSzjJSvTmkInGYjcSDWEcKDqKxy0/s1600/IMG_4718.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIRZzNLT5PcCchMEPszpfHZ3DqI_C4aX61h_mXxreFMdOXoT8Awn9ShKzUU6eThdoh6U0aJB-RjnGzlREhkdU8t75YEc70y7En2NU3BS8iBZcqNRiFSzjJSvTmkInGYjcSDWEcKDqKxy0/s320/IMG_4718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611970111969247298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well its already 12:30am and I am zonked!!!! I am off to bed to get some zzzzzzzz. Tomorrow I hope to stitch out a couple more bloomer design ideas and work on a few more recipe pages. I also have to stitch out a sample bloomer for a gal at work who had an idea for a design. I will get that completed and take it with me to the office on Monday.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-26402287759531702812011-05-23T07:22:00.003-02:302011-05-23T07:39:05.573-02:30End of Maternity LeaveSigh.... its been a little over a year between sick leave and maternity leave. Today is my last full day home before I head back to my full time job. Its been quite an eventful year between being a Mom to an AMAZING and funny little boy and my health up and down like a yo yo!!! How fast did the time go at all!!! I remember when I finished my last day of work on March 26th of last year. I thought to myself, "self... you got yourself a nice long year ahead of you"!!! HA!!! yeah RIGHT!!!! with the blink of an eye it was gone!!! Back to reality tomorrow!!! I will miss being with my little boy terribly, but I must join the ranks with many of the other working Moms out there and get working again. I am looking forward to the adult interaction again!!! Although I forewarned them that I will probably be driving them all nuts with my silly children's songs I have been singing the last year!!! LOL<br /><br />So I finished the pink project on Saturday night!!! Here it is!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vH1n36DtdgPcAvSaf-bASC2kQ-ZOE3Lfn1BZtyjdDlpgkE1N1OHuYN1puL4f1oL4hqCcG0z6vZUhmrNDzXY03pVPOk5lOHjCVwhrVMT_AoiDUDwJ_6OgQzExBgjDz8qE9ONIEjlDdefP/s1600/IMG_4697.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vH1n36DtdgPcAvSaf-bASC2kQ-ZOE3Lfn1BZtyjdDlpgkE1N1OHuYN1puL4f1oL4hqCcG0z6vZUhmrNDzXY03pVPOk5lOHjCVwhrVMT_AoiDUDwJ_6OgQzExBgjDz8qE9ONIEjlDdefP/s320/IMG_4697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609851159017812610" border="0" /></a><br />Tidy Bags with matching large pin cushions!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMEh60xl0KgoDh1RTFIsTBpQCk7M2zyiAwlxs-CTV8dYBPMotDxy6Og5-a_QEC4g1mXI0NsrTCN6VdnXiYlxbdHCMN-bGLW1t-vgWkOeLn1GWe4KTTM_Y0EPeNQ8NVFCOW81txKGi9r2W/s1600/IMG_4698.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMEh60xl0KgoDh1RTFIsTBpQCk7M2zyiAwlxs-CTV8dYBPMotDxy6Og5-a_QEC4g1mXI0NsrTCN6VdnXiYlxbdHCMN-bGLW1t-vgWkOeLn1GWe4KTTM_Y0EPeNQ8NVFCOW81txKGi9r2W/s320/IMG_4698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609851176190465314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I loved it so much I actually made a second set to keep for myself! I hope to have the little pressie packaged up and ready to send to my friend before the week is out. Apparently I hear Canada Post is in the negotiation process of a possible strike!!! Ugggh!!!! I sure hope not!! I have a few packages that I may be sending out very soon!!! This couldn't come at a worse time!<br /><br />On my last day off with my boy, he decided this morning to keep me up most of the night with his teething (poor little fella) and then decided he wanted to start his day at 5:30 this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ugh!!!! He normally would wake up at 7..... I am going to be a victim by days end!!!! Hopefully I can get a little cat nap in at some point today.<br /><br />Well on that note, it is 7:30am, and Trevor will be home in a half hour from working his overnight shift. Time to make a nice breakfast for us all.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-48759540174925965492011-05-21T09:49:00.004-02:302011-05-21T10:22:23.150-02:30Scrap Saturday!!!I am FINALLY going to take today as my Scrap Saturday again!!!! I had to take a few of those off the last month or so to play catch up on a few things before heading back to work next week. I am almost caught up!!!!<br /><br />As part of the <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2011/05/redecorating.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> this month, I won't be making a quilt, but will be making some smaller projects. I don't have alot of pink fabrics, but after some searching, here is a little tease of what I will be using to make my little project. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGWJCwq2wp2FDbKYN6KnsxFEJsGpZD7rjYZFk8MUHUa6jmvlg7KSdBAgDpyCIjE33I_tjHoloxtQCTGcKmUtgcVKUeeTZISWHwx0dhRF4sFFxvBZ8O-kLr9phAaW9NcOxaBjbINWjNB2y/s1600/IMG_4694.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGWJCwq2wp2FDbKYN6KnsxFEJsGpZD7rjYZFk8MUHUa6jmvlg7KSdBAgDpyCIjE33I_tjHoloxtQCTGcKmUtgcVKUeeTZISWHwx0dhRF4sFFxvBZ8O-kLr9phAaW9NcOxaBjbINWjNB2y/s320/IMG_4694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609149226226421426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hope to complete it by this evening. Stay tuned!!! This is a little something special for a very very good friend of mine!!! You will know who you are soon enough missus!!! I know you read my blog regularly!! I hope to make a second one for myself!!! I think I will stitch up the second design right now.<br /><br />Remember my February Red month Rainbow Scrap Challenge strippy quilt??? Well here it is!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtY2vVYONxnRViQU8pAM0p4hmECU_izVsYmx9HGI2kpWGElOeTAxzDQjjipVf8IP60p1ttMjhK_60c1H0qlcTvOyzXxM59mULlTv0On4uS8xcrm_8yfcxP-tBenP3j0S9sY58ZAPltB81S/s1600/IMG_4690.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtY2vVYONxnRViQU8pAM0p4hmECU_izVsYmx9HGI2kpWGElOeTAxzDQjjipVf8IP60p1ttMjhK_60c1H0qlcTvOyzXxM59mULlTv0On4uS8xcrm_8yfcxP-tBenP3j0S9sY58ZAPltB81S/s320/IMG_4690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609149208792313090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is FINALLY going on the machine to be quilted!!! I am free motion quilting this one too. There are 36 blocks to quilt in total. I can only do 6 at a time before my eyes get strained where it is against a white background and the design is a bit detailed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokX8I0VpFj0p-GpW4JbyfyRPQKIKCTXxmiM7NanlODQebnOEdiKn4Rk8PkmW23miRfomCuK1x5cIDMj5u-Va4GsLaAn7z44_8AMR5tNnFQV29GxeYbqM3DzoBQ7jZCi1i0ti4mWB92x44/s1600/IMG_4692.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokX8I0VpFj0p-GpW4JbyfyRPQKIKCTXxmiM7NanlODQebnOEdiKn4Rk8PkmW23miRfomCuK1x5cIDMj5u-Va4GsLaAn7z44_8AMR5tNnFQV29GxeYbqM3DzoBQ7jZCi1i0ti4mWB92x44/s320/IMG_4692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609149211923851986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have 12 complete already. I will do another 6 this evening.<br /><br />I also have the teddy bear quilt quilted and the binding is on by machine on one side.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5-oLldl3Skyw3rWsbctKLt75xVRx1WSC7f2R-u0-1aiw_-vGAPdK4wpp6Ta7fKRAZpThLc0KTrhuyLGGnzFkj_P7rxCADU3jxaURnmSqWtTgxBQLARQFa14Fr5mE0kZ-4nh4M7dMaU-/s1600/IMG_4689.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5-oLldl3Skyw3rWsbctKLt75xVRx1WSC7f2R-u0-1aiw_-vGAPdK4wpp6Ta7fKRAZpThLc0KTrhuyLGGnzFkj_P7rxCADU3jxaURnmSqWtTgxBQLARQFa14Fr5mE0kZ-4nh4M7dMaU-/s320/IMG_4689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609149199126601426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will slip stitch the other side down by hand later. Binding is good work to do when there is a little 'ankle biter" running around and you can quickly drop it to run after the little man!!!<br /><br />Well speaking of the little squirt. He is having lots of fun right now playing in my rubber maid containers of scraps and his toys, so I am going to take this time to do a little work down here in my sewing room!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-35614240876753572682011-05-16T08:35:00.003-02:302011-05-16T09:06:45.040-02:30Last Week of Maternity LeaveI am on my last week of maternity leave. I head back to my full time job next Tuesday after the Victoria Long Weekend. I can't believe how fast this year went!!! I will miss being away from my boy all day long but I am also looking forward to being around adults again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsAC7lXTmKulGIsV6ZAOSkSN7aqfr9SehuoL9TzGzsApHJlmX7V6CiPm4SAdd8xfMHqnzm6JZVnRtBXO8bQgz2poqwjetTIkhZSmIXGuHYQqNn5F9Sf50sslLffqORcnqGednTNi-lGHa/s1600/IMG_4681.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsAC7lXTmKulGIsV6ZAOSkSN7aqfr9SehuoL9TzGzsApHJlmX7V6CiPm4SAdd8xfMHqnzm6JZVnRtBXO8bQgz2poqwjetTIkhZSmIXGuHYQqNn5F9Sf50sslLffqORcnqGednTNi-lGHa/s320/IMG_4681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607273874214992354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXGR9u0c8gPVKFJCC4kF2pGN-4Uka4uS6MnOJlNeTKChWE9ALnG43uwox0j3E249y5rPiGz4MSSkApq75dbG2Ez5klhtlCndw8XYIhh5oWUimBFu4sFj7TcbqOfyLoi5N_n8skO_nT8aF/s1600/IMG_4684.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXGR9u0c8gPVKFJCC4kF2pGN-4Uka4uS6MnOJlNeTKChWE9ALnG43uwox0j3E249y5rPiGz4MSSkApq75dbG2Ez5klhtlCndw8XYIhh5oWUimBFu4sFj7TcbqOfyLoi5N_n8skO_nT8aF/s320/IMG_4684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607273880556792610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Although I'm sure they will have to get use to my singing all the silly songs I have been singing every day to my boy!!! lol I think I now know every theme song from every show on the Treehouse Children's TV channel!!! LOL<br /><br />Along with spending time with my boy this week, I still have a few more things I really want to finish before work next week. I did finish the two mug rugs I am sending off to my two friends in Turkey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXSybhD1Ejo5oYJnwlahYwtXiqDF6G34F0AUUsl6jIZXWYknE7A6PrmDH87hQ4RW5_1-OoHOMcz-eIdAXUeyBK6_ogYqH9ClZOwOnO2K7V7tftQ4LaRtxbvFUTLMLjLiaVbqtP_0GpMwC/s1600/IMG_4687.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXSybhD1Ejo5oYJnwlahYwtXiqDF6G34F0AUUsl6jIZXWYknE7A6PrmDH87hQ4RW5_1-OoHOMcz-eIdAXUeyBK6_ogYqH9ClZOwOnO2K7V7tftQ4LaRtxbvFUTLMLjLiaVbqtP_0GpMwC/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607273887050344706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I finished the binding on them last night. Tonight Trevor and I will get the care package set up and I will mail it off tomorrow.<br /><br />This morning I will be layering the Teddy Bear quilt. Mum will look after William this morning so I can baste the quilt without worrying about a little boy walking over a pinned down quilt or sitting on pins and needles lol. Tonight I might try to get a start on the quilting. I would love to have this quilt finished by the end of the month and give to my friend and her little boy.<br /><br />I miss posting regularly to my blog as I have been doing the last few months, but I know I will again very soon! I haven't been able to post messages on my favourite blogs either lately.<br /><br />Well I'm off to baste a quilt!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-50686974023614831672011-05-12T09:33:00.000-02:302011-05-13T17:59:14.610-02:30Latest Play Things in the Sewing RoomI am working hard at getting a few things off my list before heading to work in another week's time. The past few days I have been playing with a little baby quilt I am making a good friend of mine for her little 4 month old boy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn6f4nz8ndN6Fe1mWTiJNs8EDZe27JYAkMpNzqG4nRPfRkb2x6lOfdwhfHCsZnOg15D4XvVPi2P9IXSm6VBfyADaSvqPbtTJ612qhoa8lk9GLPU7RoR8rNDfRZa3nmWq6QLZBAtZDso4_/s1600/IMG_4678.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn6f4nz8ndN6Fe1mWTiJNs8EDZe27JYAkMpNzqG4nRPfRkb2x6lOfdwhfHCsZnOg15D4XvVPi2P9IXSm6VBfyADaSvqPbtTJ612qhoa8lk9GLPU7RoR8rNDfRZa3nmWq6QLZBAtZDso4_/s320/IMG_4678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605803838812847986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I finished the top last night around 11:30. Here is a little sneak peek of the quilt. It is approximately 54" x 54". It will be a nice play quilt or a cute snuggle quilt when he is older when lying on the couch cuddling with Mommy and Daddy. I just loooooooove the colour combination with this quilt and had sooo much fun making the teddy bear faces. I found the quilt kit on the Connecting Threads website. I just loooooooooooooooove that website and have done a bit of damage to my bank account on this site!! lol<br /><br />Here is another little something I have been working on with my embroidery machine. I am making these little mug rugs to add to a care package that Trevor and I are sending to our friends Sinan and his wife Ulku in Turkey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri0UcC_taDx59jI3JrUSM-6mJXtvMLNcvh0XlVvb22Z2wGSS0GSqKihIh1NNu2QiSZAGoYIfXOyHlK56O3aAIMfOnmRScCs2o9FJuxa0YPrJ5kmJDy0IW2okEYOZ6LibbwB0EK46nPhht/s1600/IMG_4679.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri0UcC_taDx59jI3JrUSM-6mJXtvMLNcvh0XlVvb22Z2wGSS0GSqKihIh1NNu2QiSZAGoYIfXOyHlK56O3aAIMfOnmRScCs2o9FJuxa0YPrJ5kmJDy0IW2okEYOZ6LibbwB0EK46nPhht/s320/IMG_4679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605803838982369730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sinan and I were penpals many moons ago. I met him when I was 21 years old when I travelled by myself to Turkey to visit him and another friend of mine Pelin. Sinan lives in Istanbul, and my girlfriend Pelin lives in Ankara. I spent 2 glorious amazing weeks in that country and just fell in love with the whole culture, food, sounds, history and sooooooooooooooooooooo much more!!! I am DETERMINED to go back to that country again. I can't WAIT for the day when I do!!!!!<br /><br />Tonight I plan to complete the mug rugs and get them layered and quilted. We want to send the care package off in the mail before the end of the weekend.<br /><br />Speaking of mug rugs... I am involved in another mug rug swap here at<a href="http://oneygirl-myquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/2011/05/mug-rug-swap-adventureits-survey-time.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeonasQuiltingAdventure+%28LEONA%27S+QUILTING+ADVENTURE%29"> Leona's Quilting Adventure</a>!!! I had fun the last time with her first mug rug swap, I just HAD to get involved again!!!! While I make this one, I will make a little one for William. It will be more of a smaller version of a placemat though as he needs his own little mat at the dinner table. I will make it with frog fabrics and embroidered design as he loves frogs!<br /><br />My next goal is to get the red strippy quilt quilted. This is a quilt I made back in February during the "red"themed month in February with the <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/">Rainbow Quilt Challenge</a>.<br /><br />Well it is almost 10am here and I have to get myself ready to run a few errands this morning and afternoon. My first one being a dental appt. to get a cleaning. Chat again soon!!!<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Quiltingly Yours</span><br />Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-52882967349619599522011-05-08T23:44:00.005-02:302011-05-09T00:11:23.525-02:30Wild and Crazy Week!!Whew!!!! What a week!!!! I have been insanely busy since before William's birthday party last week that I haven't had much chance to go online let alone blog!!!! The next two weeks will probably be just as busy as I have 2 weeks remaining before I head back to work full time. This was a wild and crazy yet fun year between raising a sweet little boy for his first year and being very very sick myself. Despite being sick most of the past year, I have enjoyed every single precious second with my little boy during my maternity leave. But now it is time to start the next chapter of my life and get back to work.<br /><br />In the next 2 weeks I have a few more doctor's appts, a dentist appt., an appt. to set up for William for his 1 year old needles and check up. Not to mention a pile of phone calls to make!!!! I also want to finish up a few more things in my sewing room.<br /><br />This past week, I managed to complete a few more sets of embroidered Christmas bathroom towel sets, bind two more sets of Christmas placemats, make two baby bunting bags for my boy,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT945nEXbAAwW1b3eXamtGv-MJY-gWL7y5IkhhVK81ZSyFN63cj5X7F4HedNRIEUb-ofa9_ELfvQAer7CMQIY4S4IiGlIqWk2mrMqYyEMfALdPOckjdP-F1qiONvuBW98GSEDNT8FXx-oC/s1600/IMG_4541.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT945nEXbAAwW1b3eXamtGv-MJY-gWL7y5IkhhVK81ZSyFN63cj5X7F4HedNRIEUb-ofa9_ELfvQAer7CMQIY4S4IiGlIqWk2mrMqYyEMfALdPOckjdP-F1qiONvuBW98GSEDNT8FXx-oC/s320/IMG_4541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604539722415101618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />cut out two more mug rugs and have them embroidered for my friends in Turkey we are sending a care package to.<br /><br />I also worked in the kitchen making cakes and cookies and nibblies for William's birthday party we had here at the house last Saturday, April 30th. I made a carrot cake for the gang at work. (I took William into the office on his birthday, Friday the 29th to pass out cake), I made William's birthday cake he would have himself at his party,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKokf1QlF6gvW90XMGwEW8wGPGSGGiZ0Ezf1B60pgESlBd6lHwQsv0I5skKu3YEcjS5hN_dB7IK_-UFqoWhoy99lUnIN7q-caGV4QFDk1Q57kCsShiIO6Lvg66NEkd59Bs_JWmDjfMB7G7/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKokf1QlF6gvW90XMGwEW8wGPGSGGiZ0Ezf1B60pgESlBd6lHwQsv0I5skKu3YEcjS5hN_dB7IK_-UFqoWhoy99lUnIN7q-caGV4QFDk1Q57kCsShiIO6Lvg66NEkd59Bs_JWmDjfMB7G7/s320/IMG_4607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604540122981120722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqQnKI9oxupYKyC05FHab9DyFe5CRxIQUMi-Sg7fSSibtIbrSbP6d4fST9aXIg5F4s1AlNL9ze-r07iE_ndw-uNRhGCiqUUZHoz7AlHnuQMgOUXKq050GgloRuJ4vrxf_pP4hOM4aT8ya/s1600/IMG_4619.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqQnKI9oxupYKyC05FHab9DyFe5CRxIQUMi-Sg7fSSibtIbrSbP6d4fST9aXIg5F4s1AlNL9ze-r07iE_ndw-uNRhGCiqUUZHoz7AlHnuQMgOUXKq050GgloRuJ4vrxf_pP4hOM4aT8ya/s320/IMG_4619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604540127255100994" border="0" /></a><br />(Something tells me he liked his cake)!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRM0DHb67RcBZ4H7kRdVz_kldeMSANH3bLBVJJSKqYGjcIXPtVewa2uyX6U5Tz4vYDRFaVx4QuZxVfH7yFAZeNwKfXPw6KNCDhRy11BgHUzZ8ccMZ5Efplf7eeLiAjQ1nkp1HQd6dnfNKL/s1600/IMG_4660.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRM0DHb67RcBZ4H7kRdVz_kldeMSANH3bLBVJJSKqYGjcIXPtVewa2uyX6U5Tz4vYDRFaVx4QuZxVfH7yFAZeNwKfXPw6KNCDhRy11BgHUzZ8ccMZ5Efplf7eeLiAjQ1nkp1HQd6dnfNKL/s320/IMG_4660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604539713083185698" border="0" /></a><br />(the birthday loot)!!!<br /><br />as well as a cake for all his guests. I also made mini eclairs, cheese dips, stuffed brie wrapped in puff pastry, vanilla cupcakes,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZUQoApeUmLMyLtQ3WByv0iZlN2lxDqzGQz0btgWx0xl6OoW81YTzf6p76sZl2wsYgA9I6uGBpMFq9wudx6GYJBLf7iJdsDDz69pGhegUroBjPuMoIWibPzCr5MbDOqPgcGQcvO7o-4yP/s1600/IMG_4589.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZUQoApeUmLMyLtQ3WByv0iZlN2lxDqzGQz0btgWx0xl6OoW81YTzf6p76sZl2wsYgA9I6uGBpMFq9wudx6GYJBLf7iJdsDDz69pGhegUroBjPuMoIWibPzCr5MbDOqPgcGQcvO7o-4yP/s320/IMG_4589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604539725492972354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a big pot of slow cooker chili, and other nibblies.<br /><br />I really hope despite all the work and things to get done before going back to work I will work harder at my blog! I hate being away from my blog and reading up on all my friend's blogs too!!! Once I return to work, my time will be limited to evenings after bambino is down for the night and my weekends. I plan to stuff in as much as possible during the times including my blogging!!!!!! I am a queen of multitasking!!!!! lol<br /><br />And although there is only 5 more minutes to the end of the day, I do want to wish all of you Mom's, new moms and moms to be a VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!! I had a really nice day myself. I got to have a beautiful sleep in (thank you sweetie)!!! William and Trevor gave me some beautiful clothes, I got to have some play time with my little boy, and then Trevor and William went to Nanny and Poppy Best's house for supper and I got to spend some nice quiet quality time with my Mum and enjoy a nice supper together. It was a very nice and relaxing day. I am soooo lucky and blessed to be the Mommy to one super duper amazing little boy!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqG_seT43Mj_nN7TyobK_BCKVrFI-lOLNuS-MF-mx9SI0FjFXzGxjEKMcYWsNhYJ4NlKe3vcu26TzyhunBWQk6ZJO4WbUZP456sTdkDoJBQpNM0L3LKRzhpMUpuPThWCA7MsrZjL8N3Ip1/s1600/IMG_4669.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqG_seT43Mj_nN7TyobK_BCKVrFI-lOLNuS-MF-mx9SI0FjFXzGxjEKMcYWsNhYJ4NlKe3vcu26TzyhunBWQk6ZJO4WbUZP456sTdkDoJBQpNM0L3LKRzhpMUpuPThWCA7MsrZjL8N3Ip1/s320/IMG_4669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604539715763802210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qVS0QEfXBUx9Vwehmqa-aZi8P8TU9fZmS2lPWM7YKVKrVkP4FOLf5eauApGjDDOr6vZeCXLSOxb8YWQNFXbFvubSztvOwM0g8Q5VbtUL0A7KUuTAk-stVNP2PQhmtS5cWjO1l9dnWd9L/s1600/IMG_4642.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qVS0QEfXBUx9Vwehmqa-aZi8P8TU9fZmS2lPWM7YKVKrVkP4FOLf5eauApGjDDOr6vZeCXLSOxb8YWQNFXbFvubSztvOwM0g8Q5VbtUL0A7KUuTAk-stVNP2PQhmtS5cWjO1l9dnWd9L/s320/IMG_4642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604539707768310626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Quiltingly Yours</span><br />Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-45461944094803965492011-04-26T23:04:00.005-02:302011-04-26T23:38:18.648-02:30Crumb Quilt FINISHED!!!Yep!!! That's right!!!! It officially went on the bed this afternoon!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YDdzXp3snMxWbszhtlzv3dKCB-82WWK2_s2-8LnObP5Zx6iFLj6goVLw5Hy7knpeKYlX9NzrvxUWpfcnpgxrodWZXP1EuiEJQBAKikdv02wfbJAPXa-Xq85zXr2n8_wykjpvIt-IEWpI/s1600/IMG_4522.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YDdzXp3snMxWbszhtlzv3dKCB-82WWK2_s2-8LnObP5Zx6iFLj6goVLw5Hy7knpeKYlX9NzrvxUWpfcnpgxrodWZXP1EuiEJQBAKikdv02wfbJAPXa-Xq85zXr2n8_wykjpvIt-IEWpI/s320/IMG_4522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600076297362609426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsMnHzPeCyCJPnUTUF0hVwA8ZlbWK_OOt6ZpJIhXKeJNh7tp4lm984cGtDA9hY3OWb4ZmkfDsWXK3TSM-GU3mA6NovWzDmEjC8A9fdoWZSz_GzKyiCEuuP9-QnXHyrkZxm_oActGg3KDM/s1600/IMG_4529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsMnHzPeCyCJPnUTUF0hVwA8ZlbWK_OOt6ZpJIhXKeJNh7tp4lm984cGtDA9hY3OWb4ZmkfDsWXK3TSM-GU3mA6NovWzDmEjC8A9fdoWZSz_GzKyiCEuuP9-QnXHyrkZxm_oActGg3KDM/s320/IMG_4529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600076306346339154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I started this little darling about 3 years ago. I love when a quilt like this is complete!!!! I am already going through my mind the next big scrappy quilt I want to make. I'm thinking of a chevron quilt next time!! I have alot of 2 1/2 inch strips that I need to use up and this will be a great way to use them.<br /><br />Although I took this month off from the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I still had the colour purple going through my mind. I mentioned some time ago that I had a purple and green row by row robin I was involved in back in the 90's and thought this would be a great opportunity to brush the dust off it and make it into a lap quilt. Last night I measured out all the rows and now I need to decide how I will put these strips into a quilt. I have an idea, but if anyone out there has some suggestions please share with me!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYXXFCYlHuhjIezobzDuhyOBSp7j1Dv8SduR3i-Vl3KX498C_Z9Uqrps93ku6vCQEl3cllk9TVC90kKrlAhgLolEZm0ZRkVVsVHSDgK-kRAnlUKqLISKLp_LPd8TKKrwwt5_e95f1uh8r/s1600/IMG_4516.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYXXFCYlHuhjIezobzDuhyOBSp7j1Dv8SduR3i-Vl3KX498C_Z9Uqrps93ku6vCQEl3cllk9TVC90kKrlAhgLolEZm0ZRkVVsVHSDgK-kRAnlUKqLISKLp_LPd8TKKrwwt5_e95f1uh8r/s320/IMG_4516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600076287273908994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the past week of silence from me here in blogland, I have been keeping busy working away on embroidered towels. I now have about 6 different Christmas designs stitched out. I want to make up a few more designs both whimsical and traditional so customers have a nice selection to choose from.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoH3v1sY_xfORhbiWNveBSYyKUh36N-ij4C815LoHCk1P2VRExoXSlT1j_oEI71kae2u-wUNkwh-QG-2-NLr5-_SKk6qdMzN-qMZppFu0jDBwCcwOEcmI2ThTn2OyeckoHpbppZ032dgT/s1600/IMG_4492.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoH3v1sY_xfORhbiWNveBSYyKUh36N-ij4C815LoHCk1P2VRExoXSlT1j_oEI71kae2u-wUNkwh-QG-2-NLr5-_SKk6qdMzN-qMZppFu0jDBwCcwOEcmI2ThTn2OyeckoHpbppZ032dgT/s320/IMG_4492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600079212678166754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While my towels are stitching out, I am working on two bunting bags for my boy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xETY4X0CSnEhyphenhyphenJQgZSm2sFHXcBaEEf2xWb6jIrYChjo3coUsoYIf6emmdCivvbmKFNuoosRWwXjJ4xAEBmZi_O2AI8ehWthYjkZH_D3Vwo8hnb27vOEo8drS5Q24GzQAzNuwXx70CNTO/s1600/IMG_4500.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xETY4X0CSnEhyphenhyphenJQgZSm2sFHXcBaEEf2xWb6jIrYChjo3coUsoYIf6emmdCivvbmKFNuoosRWwXjJ4xAEBmZi_O2AI8ehWthYjkZH_D3Vwo8hnb27vOEo8drS5Q24GzQAzNuwXx70CNTO/s320/IMG_4500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600076282524458354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The bags he has now that he sleeps in during the night are getting too small for him and he is unable to kick out as good as he use to. During the night he moves from one end of the crib to the other, so I like putting him in these bags rather than putting a blanket in with him for safety. The bunting bags still keep him snug as a bug and he just looks so gosh darn cute in them!!! He loves frogs, so of course I HAD to add a frog design to one of the bags. He is also a very active and busy little bee during the day time, so I added a cute little bumble bee to the other bag.<br /><br />I was recently involved in a mug rug swap. Today I received the CUTEST little mug rug pressie in the mail from my mug rug swap partner. Kristy over at <a href="http://www.cottonaddiction.blogspot.com/">Cotton Addition</a> sent me the cutest rug, mug and some yummy yummy organic green tea with ginger. I actually used one of those teas in my new mug tonight after sewing and it was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kristy thank you sooooooooooooo much!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq8aDl3Uhnji1rnfMxFiPPnwKzilWIhYRHk9FeuuKr8yKDY9NAkF6i7fjat9tUsO5sAEqL4oYUJi7_egO_rwMY5xYTMfMdUiEPDOm2KDN_kdc0dh8rdT85HVu3GQ2K7O66a8ciOuOlyRI/s1600/IMG_4533.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq8aDl3Uhnji1rnfMxFiPPnwKzilWIhYRHk9FeuuKr8yKDY9NAkF6i7fjat9tUsO5sAEqL4oYUJi7_egO_rwMY5xYTMfMdUiEPDOm2KDN_kdc0dh8rdT85HVu3GQ2K7O66a8ciOuOlyRI/s320/IMG_4533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600076308989942626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well can you believe my little boy turns 1 on Friday?????? We are having his birthday party on Saturday. Trevor and I went out this afternoon to pick up the party favours, decorations and loot bag gifts. I am now putting a list together of the food and finger foods I will be making for the big day.<br /><br />Last week my good Mommy friend from playgroup set up a photo shoot for William in her home for his professional 1 year old photos. Jeannine is an amazing and talented photographer!!! Here is some of her work!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtHbY_73ijjLwpW8GnfecXpvSQ8zsLhKOj2DLo-qcI7praT17LPlY6ys7LLveUlBtM8215y5kYCyo2vgCNAVJPm_i98Fmdxb5VvrfTRLl_vsA82ktpzyvcr_Zgs316rTq1h8aco7ga4OL/s1600/IMG_5560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtHbY_73ijjLwpW8GnfecXpvSQ8zsLhKOj2DLo-qcI7praT17LPlY6ys7LLveUlBtM8215y5kYCyo2vgCNAVJPm_i98Fmdxb5VvrfTRLl_vsA82ktpzyvcr_Zgs316rTq1h8aco7ga4OL/s320/IMG_5560.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077406211696050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70Vx5SecOrcbUdJKwN2BS-2IRiEHtWP8f4YgMISYVGT_o_qOKykpORe-rNB9AiAb6uTXCS8fVXWlP3i9ZEVKTKFQYmmVuA6e2xBXteemhceviG00O-rFa_zVVsaCvlqPbJwu08xe9IV0j/s1600/IMG_5573.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70Vx5SecOrcbUdJKwN2BS-2IRiEHtWP8f4YgMISYVGT_o_qOKykpORe-rNB9AiAb6uTXCS8fVXWlP3i9ZEVKTKFQYmmVuA6e2xBXteemhceviG00O-rFa_zVVsaCvlqPbJwu08xe9IV0j/s320/IMG_5573.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077406323286450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pdV26Bvcfq77hZW6XtTphWJmRtWjSZsh7-Jrumg-xfCgYjf7v_kg5nlOCJJMxaGW-_RH0ubEYATw6Dv8AQ8eZd5u6ZS5WcbmnvbbA7wKhHv1kOCxHS0aiI3j3XoK2kTLhT5LxobwMTnS/s1600/IMG_5595.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pdV26Bvcfq77hZW6XtTphWJmRtWjSZsh7-Jrumg-xfCgYjf7v_kg5nlOCJJMxaGW-_RH0ubEYATw6Dv8AQ8eZd5u6ZS5WcbmnvbbA7wKhHv1kOCxHS0aiI3j3XoK2kTLhT5LxobwMTnS/s320/IMG_5595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077411681440082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC39WgE3HTe2qXmkEwDWGzQC892mGvt4XZGoEsUxz5untRU37JYAFiKX1TIleWgfuS4NQ5HvhWtlOsOqBO3t3YXLb6kKHtfRRsUPWZM4SBBPTbyU7LwPvNrTgEuAHXeI4k5hjgeSj0Bmh/s1600/IMG_5695.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC39WgE3HTe2qXmkEwDWGzQC892mGvt4XZGoEsUxz5untRU37JYAFiKX1TIleWgfuS4NQ5HvhWtlOsOqBO3t3YXLb6kKHtfRRsUPWZM4SBBPTbyU7LwPvNrTgEuAHXeI4k5hjgeSj0Bmh/s320/IMG_5695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077422090375618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhachqKFeLtCQRiPQ6vYs2JMyHcJzkIKDSAG33wQ0zIZA_r1gIrNEYroXsDPgwUc0Ym94vlfxS1Wx8hslRaYfzxNR_Ej-G9mfrTKg8RIaQl60zdmkpHcIc0crh2sT2ViJ61nfVOqCKREILs/s1600/IMG_5734.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhachqKFeLtCQRiPQ6vYs2JMyHcJzkIKDSAG33wQ0zIZA_r1gIrNEYroXsDPgwUc0Ym94vlfxS1Wx8hslRaYfzxNR_Ej-G9mfrTKg8RIaQl60zdmkpHcIc0crh2sT2ViJ61nfVOqCKREILs/s320/IMG_5734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077432580387234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UX-INTBo7QgzMYJcCoTWwjGCtGQ5BDMEjtscBgMFyKubNthWHfjeTgSATo6L0sHr7dVK9V1vaMi9V_DygCkqltzQZrORmKhT6v2-8RvnN9TbwJJwLwniEn9ImYc2NcGfwKNR0NSkqM8w/s1600/IMG_5749.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UX-INTBo7QgzMYJcCoTWwjGCtGQ5BDMEjtscBgMFyKubNthWHfjeTgSATo6L0sHr7dVK9V1vaMi9V_DygCkqltzQZrORmKhT6v2-8RvnN9TbwJJwLwniEn9ImYc2NcGfwKNR0NSkqM8w/s320/IMG_5749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078005362262178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOApYHDe-6pr7V3fo48UmEtjKPqYBvC6dkJoUoyIqrfwjV293r2YltNRoo3hP0CR7krJoaLNgGKhtLcKj9UniBbZncWVaO8DWviW9Zw_5BcZsfxY_n1M-OmD2QnWmLDbTNl26GxLqUlm2R/s1600/IMG_5819.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOApYHDe-6pr7V3fo48UmEtjKPqYBvC6dkJoUoyIqrfwjV293r2YltNRoo3hP0CR7krJoaLNgGKhtLcKj9UniBbZncWVaO8DWviW9Zw_5BcZsfxY_n1M-OmD2QnWmLDbTNl26GxLqUlm2R/s320/IMG_5819.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078008911516818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArlpmreqoiMT457KqsxegOpkRvJ36HtDOINiP3UaGIT_S8kPrR_dBUhOITz_7zXRp5Rtswb-8qoF5WUYcA0dscOsNJFP1UEwUASY2C3gC_53VPzbBO8KofZZ7tx88mJwcVb8sFx7t9oD/s1600/IMG_5800.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArlpmreqoiMT457KqsxegOpkRvJ36HtDOINiP3UaGIT_S8kPrR_dBUhOITz_7zXRp5Rtswb-8qoF5WUYcA0dscOsNJFP1UEwUASY2C3gC_53VPzbBO8KofZZ7tx88mJwcVb8sFx7t9oD/s320/IMG_5800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077997321043202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I think I caught up with as much as I could think of I did in the past week. This is another busy week between prepping for the birthday party and tomorrow I'm off to get my income taxes done... sigh... Wish me luck for a nice big fat REFUND!!!!!!! Momma needs more sewing supplies!!!!!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-74012101746585625832011-04-19T12:20:00.002-02:302011-04-19T12:35:24.452-02:30Quiet Yet BusyIts been quiet yet busy since my last post. William and I had another birthday party on Saturday for one of the little girls in our playgroup. Only William's birthday left for April month. Although we have two more parties to attend in May. We will be partied out!!!<br /><br />I figured I would write now as William is heading into hour #2 of his day nap. He will wake up any time now I figure but while making lunch I am also trying to squeeze in this post.<br /><br />I got a nice start on my crumb quilt. I am now around almost 2 sides!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSWy_RNREoBOGMUICp3UPwFGG47rqBbVP2TBYv4fjFXU_YMDi-QL7gxVys0c0WHtx2ER77Rh_6UmGSawkLdDp8zg9I3KIEpjdx4FYeb1rKsgs8Bzh2u1biFC_sZF_qVU34DqV86IXD_1u/s1600/IMG_4476.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSWy_RNREoBOGMUICp3UPwFGG47rqBbVP2TBYv4fjFXU_YMDi-QL7gxVys0c0WHtx2ER77Rh_6UmGSawkLdDp8zg9I3KIEpjdx4FYeb1rKsgs8Bzh2u1biFC_sZF_qVU34DqV86IXD_1u/s320/IMG_4476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597310847929831762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also got back to finishing up the binding work on the Christmas placemat sets I made over a month ago. I really need to complete these sets and put them away for Christmas to sell. I have a few other plans in mind to sell both for Christmas and for year round (mostly baby stuff) but other things too. Stay tuned as I will be posting about it and advertising here on my blog in the coming months.<br /><br />Tonight I will take some photos of what I am doing and post it. ooh I have a mug rug to send out (ooops I'm a wee bit late sending it... but it is going out tomorrow in the mail.. PROMISE)!!! I will show you what I will be sending to my mug rug partner too.<br /><br />Well lunch is ready and I'm starved!!! Once kiddo wakes up and has his lunch we are meeting up with a friend and her 3 month old little girl to take a stroll around the neighbourhood. It is a beautiful sunny day here.. In fact the temperature is going up to a balmy 10 degrees celcius!!!wooo hoooo!!! highest it has been in a few months!!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-67909290323909206792011-04-13T23:37:00.003-02:302011-04-14T00:00:09.783-02:30Pressies!!!!I just looove a good pressie in the mail!!! Especially when you were not really expecting anything. Well yes I was, but didn't know exactly when during the 2011 year. <a href="http://www.melissagross.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a> sent me this beeeeeeeeautiful little handmade notebook and bookmark!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR_lCORNBHUofaQQow9Gc3cLTZV2JvTBG6zyPsFNVYcZkwGlNeZ5Cu_Fl6Ixv8np6zOKJrEzUrgO3unePtAXe1H1LuPFYNYDnexSGmN3KLMFLyz1RPvQGJK8mvL42o90k3KjLeVDaQlOo/s1600/IMG_4474.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR_lCORNBHUofaQQow9Gc3cLTZV2JvTBG6zyPsFNVYcZkwGlNeZ5Cu_Fl6Ixv8np6zOKJrEzUrgO3unePtAXe1H1LuPFYNYDnexSGmN3KLMFLyz1RPvQGJK8mvL42o90k3KjLeVDaQlOo/s320/IMG_4474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595259897994493538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was part of the Pay It Forward Giveaway many of us quilting bloggers are in. The notebook is sooo cute with the pretty flower on the front, and the bookmark has the CUTEST brad that is keeping the tassel to the bookmark. If you look close enough in this photo you will see the brad is a silver camera!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U3sf-Zhi43V4MlbbYf6SuWuVJwHRL8YSe3DYULvEMRfTW6s0aAJB-nHxGIqDyL7v_08pBK-kr9AWZB_8qwi-O4TxF0v-N6UYGtopDw3jpW5JkqqEWPNek0ZYoWOcmXpeILvdm3O_YxMP/s1600/IMG_4475.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U3sf-Zhi43V4MlbbYf6SuWuVJwHRL8YSe3DYULvEMRfTW6s0aAJB-nHxGIqDyL7v_08pBK-kr9AWZB_8qwi-O4TxF0v-N6UYGtopDw3jpW5JkqqEWPNek0ZYoWOcmXpeILvdm3O_YxMP/s320/IMG_4475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595259905400534866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you sooooooooooooo much Melissa for the sweet little pressie!!!! I know already what I plan to use my little notebook for!!!!<br /><br />Tonight I finished the Green Scrappy quilt top!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnp4FbU8Bfqaip8weJxWsFJLtx41FWgm83HD-vuckixA-vnig588QaXRJY3VH3BkmsMtlD5WfF88JC6PAsRA9uqhQDaHjU_D2VqFdWr9b-X5Lct76JQYLJYT5J2f_Vah8zjW3bwNDksxt/s1600/IMG_4472.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnp4FbU8Bfqaip8weJxWsFJLtx41FWgm83HD-vuckixA-vnig588QaXRJY3VH3BkmsMtlD5WfF88JC6PAsRA9uqhQDaHjU_D2VqFdWr9b-X5Lct76JQYLJYT5J2f_Vah8zjW3bwNDksxt/s320/IMG_4472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595259917454359922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Wooooooooooo hooooooooooooo!!!!!! All I need to do now is serge around the edges to protect them from ravelling. I don't want to layer or quilt this one yet until I get the Red Scrappy Strippy quilt quilted and binded. I put alot of work into that green quilt. And I just looooooooooove how the interweaving pattern turned out. I decided I will keep this quilt to put on William's Big Boy bed when he eventually graduates to that bed. I have some quilt tops already made up for some time that I will use to donate to my <a href="http://iriskirbyhouse.nf.net/">Iris Kirby House</a> charity.<br /><br />William and I have another birthday party to attend this coming Saturday. I am hoping to get out tomorrow afternoon or Friday afternoon to pick up the gift I want us to give. Hopefully that night, I might get back into the<a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2011/04/scrap-happy-saturday-purple-passions.html"> Rainbow Stash Challenge</a>. I had a purple/green row by row UFO that has been sitting in my UFO cabinet for ages. I need to size each row and determine how I am going to put the rows together. I will post a photo of the rows on Saturday when I pull them out.<br /><br />Tomorrow night I need to put away the machine and ironing board and haul out my scrapbooking supplies. I will be working on making William's birthday invitations. His party is at the end of the month and since we have a birthday party to attend this weekend (a little girl from his playgroup) it would be a great time to pass out some of his invitations. It still blows my mind that he will be 1 at the end of the month!!!! I hope every year of his life doesn't go by as fast as this one. He is growing up so fast on me. It makes me sad. SLOW DOWN SWEETIE!!! What's the rush????<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2igbbqg5bD999dTcdB41tqkc-aPOZOnZJB2aJ4RcjeiJyEYO0d8tQrbKy1z07qdkbwNhKj0XxDkLGFiaBZLyv7_HhEtQd89Ht_WXoid1nazMo1jOyxTR3lnMUnF_T-nk9kWW6imd_2WS/s1600/IMG_4470.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2igbbqg5bD999dTcdB41tqkc-aPOZOnZJB2aJ4RcjeiJyEYO0d8tQrbKy1z07qdkbwNhKj0XxDkLGFiaBZLyv7_HhEtQd89Ht_WXoid1nazMo1jOyxTR3lnMUnF_T-nk9kWW6imd_2WS/s320/IMG_4470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595259926826183874" border="0" /></a><br />(A little stroll down by the ocean close to where our friend and new (almost) 3month old new playdate friend live!!<br /><br />Sigh..... til next time.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-6297494380093056322011-04-11T23:32:00.005-02:302011-04-11T23:55:02.358-02:30Bits and BodsFor the past 24 hours I have been nursing a migraine. I am on the other side of it now... otherwise I would NOT be looking at this bright computer screen!!! I spent much of last night and this morning lying in my bed in my dark tomb bedroom. Very rarely do I get physically sick with migraines. I might have done that twice in my life. Usually I get the flashing light on the side of my eye and the intense throbbing head pain, one of side of my face goes numb and I can actually say even my teeth hurt!!! I usually get 2-3 of these migraines a year. They don't come on by food or wine (although I have learned to stay away from Merlot wine for this reason). I can eat all the chocolate and cheese and coffee I want and not get a migraine. They just happen. I thank my Mum for inheriting her migraines. Mum and Trevor looked after Sweet William today while I nursed this migraine. It was such a nice and sunny day outside, and when I was up I had to wear sunglasses in the house as the light was waaaay too bright for my eyes. When I did get up to try a bit of lunch, I took my bagel and tea down to my sewing room where I kept all the lights off and closed the blind. It was just light enough down there for me to see what I was eating.<br /><br />I am still a bit wonky and it usually takes me a couple days to get back to myself again, but I did feel I wanted to spend an hour or so in my sewing room tonight and feel a little bit productive. So, I managed to keep myself occupied and mind off the head by making all the rows for my green scrappy quilt. My goal is to at least finish the quilt top by month's end.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhiHl_6ToDNH6yetghXufGJd0gCVods15WP6Qk0T0ycaWa7Pt1MJ-2wVYmLQrIjpJbcwRs-kGGokPFg8vEPWESNCq2qsbM7XAZxWSc5F8-30Hh9Ib5YT1WMsKlC8kDVEOWqabbrhIrHCh/s1600/IMG_4465.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhiHl_6ToDNH6yetghXufGJd0gCVods15WP6Qk0T0ycaWa7Pt1MJ-2wVYmLQrIjpJbcwRs-kGGokPFg8vEPWESNCq2qsbM7XAZxWSc5F8-30Hh9Ib5YT1WMsKlC8kDVEOWqabbrhIrHCh/s320/IMG_4465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594516828114643506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also worked on this little embroidery darling that will be going into a little mug rug swap I am involved in. I did the embroidery work tonight while working on the green scrappy quilt rows. Tomorrow I will sew it into a mug rug.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCtIXlic3djdohTomu3GC51Ug_NXXhpflZxJVO1EH4FdUJ3xL6D-OjW2T-AIJJPw6Kye_NpsL7Lsq0S7xV_e2i2ERc5kzoiB1WGFg-6PpGVEykmPzkMWuddEHMLQkoR4vmwxlvk8aaaEZ/s1600/IMG_4467.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCtIXlic3djdohTomu3GC51Ug_NXXhpflZxJVO1EH4FdUJ3xL6D-OjW2T-AIJJPw6Kye_NpsL7Lsq0S7xV_e2i2ERc5kzoiB1WGFg-6PpGVEykmPzkMWuddEHMLQkoR4vmwxlvk8aaaEZ/s320/IMG_4467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594516833551673698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before the migraine started yesterday I was in the mood to try out a new cheesecake... So while Bambino was down for his morning nap I made this OMG yummy yummy Caramel Apple Cheesecake!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa9OMzba_E3Rm9-AObKFpR6-9Wq_JSV9e8yn9lnKLOsZE8vkyon9L0WcWlu5kJwcrEYW9j0dV-4bj9RIhfGzdN-fP8y-FVjIBEdmsH7GvroIPaxHmyRO3TmB04lPMQPWrb9kF82WvVuyI/s1600/IMG_4462.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa9OMzba_E3Rm9-AObKFpR6-9Wq_JSV9e8yn9lnKLOsZE8vkyon9L0WcWlu5kJwcrEYW9j0dV-4bj9RIhfGzdN-fP8y-FVjIBEdmsH7GvroIPaxHmyRO3TmB04lPMQPWrb9kF82WvVuyI/s320/IMG_4462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594516822680424530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLdBpfaH7VcdU8L245rkAwvKiqA8VNVA8NSrs43wPvVnFf0pGpx-IYYizgRB1cu2M3VlaG0Wi2jICHYy2ejF-T2s6SyLSvJjqE9gKsPPTexMKGGi4g2ARCaBvBl3N4K25BHKZ5KNXxxrb/s1600/IMG_4464.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLdBpfaH7VcdU8L245rkAwvKiqA8VNVA8NSrs43wPvVnFf0pGpx-IYYizgRB1cu2M3VlaG0Wi2jICHYy2ejF-T2s6SyLSvJjqE9gKsPPTexMKGGi4g2ARCaBvBl3N4K25BHKZ5KNXxxrb/s320/IMG_4464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594516827908723970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I loooooooove making cheesecakes!!!<br /><br />Ohhh one more thing before before I head off to bed. Last week Mum shared with me this really funny news article she cut out of the newspaper for me. There is a small column in our local newspaper called "News of the Weird". Okay so before I get started and type it out, I just want to say I am glad to know there are others out there that are more crazy than I when it comes to making insane projects. Don't get me wrong there are many of us quilters out there that love to come up with crazy and insane quilting projects that require a TON of pieces of various sizes, shapes and colours. But I have to now say I don't feel so bad any more!!!<br /><br />Okay, so here it goes.<br />"Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum is already home to an artist's rendition of da Vinci's "The Last Supper" made from burned toast, and now comes a version by Laura Bell of Roscommon, Mich.: da Vinci's masterpiece made with clothes-dryer lint. Bell said she did about 800 hours of laundry of various-coloured towels to obtain lint of the proper hues, and then worked 200 more hours to construct the 14-foot long, four-foot-high mural."<br /><br />My question is this..... did she hand stitch all this lint down????? I also would hate to see her power bill for all that electricity she used up washing all those towels!!! LOL Something to ponder!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-45086905598232778302011-04-08T23:59:00.003-02:302011-04-09T00:24:58.882-02:30Crumb Quilt Update and Other StoriesThe Crumb quilt is now machine binded!!! woooo hoooooooooooo!!! All the left over threads on the back of the quilt are also now trimmed off and tucked away within the layers of the quilt. All that is left is to hand stitch down the other side of the binding and remove all the basting threads. I'm already coming up with ideas on the next big scrappy quilt I want to make!!!! I have a number of designs I want to do, I just need to narrow it down to the one I want to do first.<br /><br />Tonight I did a bit of clean up and tidying up of my sewing room and work space. I need to make it look a bit more sane before picking up the next project I want to complete. I set about making a short list of projects I want to complete or get started on before the month is out. I also have 2 more birthday parties to attend from William's playgroup, plus organize his own for the end of the month. I can't believe my little boy will be 1 year old April 29th!!!!! It is amazing just how fast this past year went!!!<br /><br />We took him to get his first hair cut at the barber shop on Thursday afternoon. Because he is so active and wiggly, I had to sit in the chair with him to get his hair done. God love the fella who did his hair. What patience!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9Y6pFB9u49u0VbggdvKATSaOhA6Kh1998oaNfB9SSjQbHXaP5iiKjqHefRYE2mEcuo6aYRVrW119h4Y-n6J9JCfQRTZ38NElh0VVjNSj2rz4hMy4EuT3shjW6DWnEPdaDUPU9wYxK0hk/s1600/IMG_4414.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9Y6pFB9u49u0VbggdvKATSaOhA6Kh1998oaNfB9SSjQbHXaP5iiKjqHefRYE2mEcuo6aYRVrW119h4Y-n6J9JCfQRTZ38NElh0VVjNSj2rz4hMy4EuT3shjW6DWnEPdaDUPU9wYxK0hk/s320/IMG_4414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593410438936805442" border="0" /></a><br />(Before shot. I miss those cute little wispy hairs... unfortunately they were getting down into his eyes.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yVQpNkaWP0B6ywewohGmha2Ch4MsxWqUyKPqLY4c7W9vAVxJlkUQZASZi5fq07XyiNnzo84X6yvbslqvfTwSguP29HwJQDVCxNz19KXWcxFe08sbtMaHhq8H6E2p1KwrOFu1IqP2emZ_/s1600/IMG_4419.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yVQpNkaWP0B6ywewohGmha2Ch4MsxWqUyKPqLY4c7W9vAVxJlkUQZASZi5fq07XyiNnzo84X6yvbslqvfTwSguP29HwJQDVCxNz19KXWcxFe08sbtMaHhq8H6E2p1KwrOFu1IqP2emZ_/s320/IMG_4419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593410440684343122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWnySg3pTC4Sn_psdjjzwjW84LOzDuLe_iY6l-JZpNHniUhuhmtsRqg3XJHybBUG2s3v_08NhNTnwZvqP20lctbffTKDeu5v-HEpcdVKPWjO4SnatW2ebVk0uLeMn2Xoc2GRoV3TuVfh5/s1600/IMG_4420.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWnySg3pTC4Sn_psdjjzwjW84LOzDuLe_iY6l-JZpNHniUhuhmtsRqg3XJHybBUG2s3v_08NhNTnwZvqP20lctbffTKDeu5v-HEpcdVKPWjO4SnatW2ebVk0uLeMn2Xoc2GRoV3TuVfh5/s320/IMG_4420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593410444555216098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My little boy has lost that little baby hair look and looks like a real little boy now. The baby is starting to go... sigh.... sooo sad. Afterward, we went up to the shopping mall food court and celebrated his big haircut day with Tim Horton Timbit donuts!!!! Needless to say he enjoyed his first chocolate Timbit!!!<br /><br />Tonight I got a little head start on Scrap Saturday. I managed to get the first two rows of blocks sewn together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XwmD8khNjJUng4TiyRZhp6IY0dqHj6IIo4QvA1lXQSMO4xW4DQgKcrT7xjfdiTa6cji-Ia6EwnJ42GJv7NqKq_6ORvWErH8v2367BYI4wCWf6KTfYExS6DRqlbmGRwvvipan_vj9w-sP/s1600/IMG_4442.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XwmD8khNjJUng4TiyRZhp6IY0dqHj6IIo4QvA1lXQSMO4xW4DQgKcrT7xjfdiTa6cji-Ia6EwnJ42GJv7NqKq_6ORvWErH8v2367BYI4wCWf6KTfYExS6DRqlbmGRwvvipan_vj9w-sP/s320/IMG_4442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593410463167760690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will work on that quilt top again Saturday evening after William is gone to bed. My goal for this weekend is to get as much of that quilt top completed as I can.<br /><br />While I worked away in my sewing room, I also warmed up my ole Embroidery machine and stitched out this little darling.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27FsSrhOndc-8hE21JfpgT2EW1gQ6IrkRKRjO_e1xVZbx4043-DR3ubBAmf8KZahRZrmMOBSc9ojy03slXrVswwQIZB3MHS0WyrWRtWw_kwbbo_qcQ890ue457d-x2bBVoUmE_w1opieu/s1600/IMG_4441.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27FsSrhOndc-8hE21JfpgT2EW1gQ6IrkRKRjO_e1xVZbx4043-DR3ubBAmf8KZahRZrmMOBSc9ojy03slXrVswwQIZB3MHS0WyrWRtWw_kwbbo_qcQ890ue457d-x2bBVoUmE_w1opieu/s320/IMG_4441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593410456108494690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> It has given me an idea of what I want to do for a mug rug swap I'm involved in this month. I need to have that little project completed and mailed out before the middle of the month. My days are getting numbered, so I better get my mojo going.<br /><br />Well it is just after midnight, my tea is almost gone and I need to get some shut eye. William and I have a birthday party to go to in the afternoon. Before we go there, I need to run to a card shop to pick up a birthday card and then off to Fabricville as I want to get some more polar fleece to make a couple bunting bags for William. The two I have now are starting to get too small for him. I still don't want him to sleep with a blanket overnight as he moves so much from one end of his crib to the other. At least with these bunting bags, he is still keep cozy and warm and he doesn't get caught up in a blanket.<br /><br />Good Night. I hope to post again Saturday evening to show you the results of my Scrap Saturday evening.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-19053219150952280682011-04-05T08:34:00.003-02:302011-04-05T08:56:25.922-02:30Crumb Quilt UpdateI am on a roll now with this quilt and I just want to get it completed!!! Last night I dug down into my scrap rubber maid container and found a bunch of fabrics I want to put into my binding. Since this is such a scrappy coloured quilt I want to make my binding multicoloured.<br /><br />Here is the pile of fabrics I picked out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y2O6IQV68z27c2kwBh5iKgi8J0RUhD-KkmAF6PcDZWSi-aDEKanWOrtq-qiW95JO5bleG-mxw-4vV92XzOOyrcKzOZo0bqknPwQdZVNT9SE_TytVsLBB3PTF-FllpPU6jAlcXUfm-HtF/s1600/IMG_4397.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y2O6IQV68z27c2kwBh5iKgi8J0RUhD-KkmAF6PcDZWSi-aDEKanWOrtq-qiW95JO5bleG-mxw-4vV92XzOOyrcKzOZo0bqknPwQdZVNT9SE_TytVsLBB3PTF-FllpPU6jAlcXUfm-HtF/s320/IMG_4397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057452597719378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The night was still young, so I got them pressed and cut out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SlDLnW4kIrcALjtOSVAqWR5pXtcK66mb0R_fV_rAd8osPRZriYgrWB1Ew-cJZTdJnLTeZe2giQ7q9k2LTjCt1sYSnCek1n4NrRtvHZq5RPFrO3YeIXedLluVEQKP3rmcKovB-FjNZh0q/s1600/IMG_4398.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SlDLnW4kIrcALjtOSVAqWR5pXtcK66mb0R_fV_rAd8osPRZriYgrWB1Ew-cJZTdJnLTeZe2giQ7q9k2LTjCt1sYSnCek1n4NrRtvHZq5RPFrO3YeIXedLluVEQKP3rmcKovB-FjNZh0q/s320/IMG_4398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057462897756754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And not to end there, I decided to sew the pieces together. Tonight I will press the binding down properly and start sewing the binding onto the quilt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAJbfF1ZDcyU7OLIltiCKE1G-bQike-C4Tp_VtF-K9fA6N1P6ILQKo_jvnTiumZb-eAXitQjCIOu4LHfwidM8A73YCJXRQsBNiCRRuUGlR1YzvEnq3sbhNWq6gv_ZoiiS_6cRtkENrAJ5/s1600/IMG_4399.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAJbfF1ZDcyU7OLIltiCKE1G-bQike-C4Tp_VtF-K9fA6N1P6ILQKo_jvnTiumZb-eAXitQjCIOu4LHfwidM8A73YCJXRQsBNiCRRuUGlR1YzvEnq3sbhNWq6gv_ZoiiS_6cRtkENrAJ5/s320/IMG_4399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057470474725202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ohh, btw, the other night (Sunday night) Mum and her good friend Theresa (who is also part of our Wednesday night sewing group) between the three of us we got all the remaining paper off the quilt!!!! Yippeeeee!!! That job would have taken me a few days of Baby nap times to get that paper off. We finished the paper removal in just under an hour!<br /><br />Today, with the help of Mum who will be spending some Baby/Nana time with her little boy, I will play a bit of catch up on my housework including cleaning out my deep freeze. I need to take a little inventory of what I have and what I need to get. I want to start getting some casseroles made up and get my freezer set up for the Spring/Summer season. There are days during the summer when you just don't feel like cooking much and it is much easier to just take something out of the freezer and reheat something up. I'm also hoping to make a Taffy Apple Cheesecake at some point before the week end.!!!<br /><br />So on that note, with breakfast finished and my tea almost gone, I am off to start some laundry. Fun day!!!! Sigh.. I would rather be sewing!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-36232626817696099752011-04-02T22:53:00.003-02:302011-04-02T23:09:50.682-02:30Crumb Quilt QUILTED!!!Wooooo hooooooooooo!!! The Quilting is FINALLY done!!! Now the fun job of removing lots and lots of paper!!!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVqM_kK26g_32is6c2aSBUZB3V6COTzwx3JFGsNMuhLoaE5EuTrFEnLV6HS_HYgHgnE3QJfj1l9sHMl0mR4nHdua-jXJ3Lzuf3pz52xZ1GwW14ibkFRD666QtZEtyYsBSGD8H1w6cPdu7/s1600/IMG_4395.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVqM_kK26g_32is6c2aSBUZB3V6COTzwx3JFGsNMuhLoaE5EuTrFEnLV6HS_HYgHgnE3QJfj1l9sHMl0mR4nHdua-jXJ3Lzuf3pz52xZ1GwW14ibkFRD666QtZEtyYsBSGD8H1w6cPdu7/s320/IMG_4395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591165458195669906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-jZ7E3kBS_nFH-HGKJPbD0IrevsHS9RNUDMwrJ3WjLwPauM-10SoRAZNgtj90EBPzeJomtuNqiHhViVCaIK9735f0DXilwD4ngjD3B4dUubkxcYLk39R3w0Iw-3IEN0s4TAiJK9FATvA/s1600/IMG_4396.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-jZ7E3kBS_nFH-HGKJPbD0IrevsHS9RNUDMwrJ3WjLwPauM-10SoRAZNgtj90EBPzeJomtuNqiHhViVCaIK9735f0DXilwD4ngjD3B4dUubkxcYLk39R3w0Iw-3IEN0s4TAiJK9FATvA/s320/IMG_4396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591165465432782642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I decided since this is going to be a very dull and boring job, I will need to do it in short stages. So, saying that, I will work on it while William takes his morning/afternoon nap. These days he sleeps from 1-2 hours during this nap and then he is good til bedtime. That way, I can do it in stages and I won't feel like all I'm ever doing is removing paper!! LOL<br /><br />I also decided since April is Purple for the Rainbow Stash Challenge, I will be taking this month as a semi month off. I have a few things I need to play some serious catch up on with some of my sewing projects. Not to mention William and I have at least 4 more birthday parties from our playgroup to attend this month as well as plan his own 1st birthday at the end of the month!!! I want to scrapbook his invitations. I also want to try and finish up another recipe binder. I started my pasta/rice/fish binder but didn't complete it.<br /><br />But if time does permit, I did pull out a little Purple UFO I had stashed away for several years in my UFO cabinet. It was a Row by Row Robin I did back in the late 90s when I was living in Nova Scotia. I'm not a big fan of purples, so I will make this quilt up and donate it to the Iris Kirby House along with the other quilts I am making for this organization this year. By doing this I am making the effort to tackle a UFO as well as donating it to my charity organization. I will post a photo of these rows at another date. Right now they are still sitting all folded up nicely in a clear bag.<br /><br />I will still be watching and participating a little on the sidelines this month. I will still be watching and getting inspired by all the rest of my Rainbow Stash Challenge blogging friends. I also still have to get quilting on the red month quilt, as well as, get the green quilt top together. So I definetely need to take this month to play a little catch up before starting up another Rainbow Stash quilt for next month.<br /><br />Well I'm off to bed. William and I have a birthday party to attend tomorrow afternoon, and I also am seriously thinking of trying out a new cheesecake. Every now and then I get the craving to make a new cheesecake. I LOOOOVE making cheesecakes. I think the one I have my eye on this time is a Taffy Apple Cheesecake!!! mmmmmmmm<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf1itlEmYYxmP3FxJXVXFhbrQBzbohZDVnhJkriJwEtwBMBfqKAMw_BA8nYVBRJbFRTWHT0RG1f6HuLpkRCcO-gscq1Ga8dBQOl0jBOx1Pd8S4nb06gpigFw1UykwCZnQwUwVnyqLdQ1S/s1600/IMG_4389.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf1itlEmYYxmP3FxJXVXFhbrQBzbohZDVnhJkriJwEtwBMBfqKAMw_BA8nYVBRJbFRTWHT0RG1f6HuLpkRCcO-gscq1Ga8dBQOl0jBOx1Pd8S4nb06gpigFw1UykwCZnQwUwVnyqLdQ1S/s320/IMG_4389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591165473242241426" border="0" /></a><br />William has decided to claim poor Alexi's bed. I suppose if Alexi is not using it, its fair game!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-10553028994947515902011-04-02T17:35:00.001-02:302011-04-02T17:41:06.054-02:30Just A Short NoteI will try and post more again tonight. I had a few more tests done (medically) this week so have been off my groove. When I'm not tired I am back in my sewing room working away on my Crumb Quilt. I am hoping by the end of the night to have the last two sides of the final border quilted!!! I will only have to remove the rest of the paper, take out the basting threads, then start the binding process. I'm sooooo excited!!!! This was a project I started a few years ago. I was never in any big hurry to finish it as I was still not living in the house I am in now but sharing a small condo with Trevor. Now that we have a much bigger house and I have more room to leave my projects out and about I am working more at getting this project from a UFO, to a WIP to a COMPLETE!!!! My goal for April is to have this quilt finished!<br /><br />Anyway, again I just wanted to drop a little note here. I will post more again tonight along with some recent photos.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-81602310944583619232011-03-30T10:37:00.004-02:302011-03-30T11:42:02.943-02:30Bit of Sewing.. Bit of FoodI promised a few days ago that I would post some recipes, but a few things came up and I just never got the chance to get back to my computer. In fact I haven't touched my computer in a few days... OMG!!!!!! no Internet in DAYS!!!!!!!! No blogging in DAYS!!!!!!!!!!! Not reading up on my peeps BLOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sigh....................... I've missed you all!!!!!<br /><br />So here are the recipes and a little photo of the Salmon and the Orzo I made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTQgOd8wcEksOiMq-SrVyjDdIw0LJSGrN6AEj0E13HjjvmwenRGR42X1jTY3-f2bN_XpV1gCji3zjDTxqooe6Ghx4dhQR6mWGzzEnbWpd_OABye0gvvGHGrTRiFvX0EFkgpgbonWBYjee/s1600/IMG_4370.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTQgOd8wcEksOiMq-SrVyjDdIw0LJSGrN6AEj0E13HjjvmwenRGR42X1jTY3-f2bN_XpV1gCji3zjDTxqooe6Ghx4dhQR6mWGzzEnbWpd_OABye0gvvGHGrTRiFvX0EFkgpgbonWBYjee/s320/IMG_4370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589873985126349138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Salmon Fillets with Creamy Dill</span> (Serving of 4)... (I downsized the recipe for only two fillets)<br /><br />1 1/2 cups mayonnaise<br />1/2 cup prepared mustard<br />1 tsp chopped fresh thyme<br />1 tsp dried oregano<br />1 tsp chopped fresh basil leaves<br />1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets<br />2 tsp dried dill, or to taste<br /><br />Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)<br /><br />In a bowl, stir together mayonnaise and mustard. Stir in the thyme, oregano, and basil. Place salmon fillets on a baking sheet, and spread with the mayonnaise mixture. Sprinkle with dill weed.<br /><br />Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the salmon is easily flaked with a fork.<br /><br />Orzo with Parmesan and Basil<br /><br />2 Tbsp butter<br />1 cup uncooked orzo pasta<br />1 (14.5 oz) can chicken broth<br />1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese<br />1/4 cup chopped fresh basil<br />pepper to taste<br /><br />Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in orzo and saute until lightly browned.<br /><br />Stir in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer until orzo is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes.<br /><br />Mix in parmesan cheese and basil. Season with pepper to taste. Serve.<br /><br />ENJOY!!!<br /><br /><br />One of my favourite online recipe websites is <a href="http://www.allrecipes.com/">www.allrecipes.com</a>. I found both of these recipes at this site.<br /><br />During the last few days and weekend, I did get to do a bit of sewing. I think I mentioned that I have all my green blocks made. I put them into rows to make up the quilt top the other night, but it wasn't until after I had them set up into rows and then off the floor did I remember I should have taken a photo!!!!! I'm not sure how much sewing I will get to do on this quilt this weekend as William and I have TWO birthday parties to go to. Most of our playgroup friends have birthdays in April. It is going to be a busy month!!!! Hopefully in the evenings when William is put to bed for the night, I will try to sew the rows to the green quilt together.<br /><br />I did finish the two bunting bags I mentioned the other I made for my friend's baby shower. Now that she has been given the gift, I can now post them here for you to see what I did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTg8zlAnbDL2hMnxx4gPC-0v4i-JpA7v9sr5DkU3Cb19Is1mke0ujI6F2677kubHZL9eBTuOZUeyJw4__vkOCFTzYPu4j1_ibLkbrl3mhDTxcKAqWcsSeXpn8UWtumbBpvbE3zt9gQhfCZ/s1600/IMG_4377.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTg8zlAnbDL2hMnxx4gPC-0v4i-JpA7v9sr5DkU3Cb19Is1mke0ujI6F2677kubHZL9eBTuOZUeyJw4__vkOCFTzYPu4j1_ibLkbrl3mhDTxcKAqWcsSeXpn8UWtumbBpvbE3zt9gQhfCZ/s320/IMG_4377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589873991310822754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhyphenhyphenSBnnkqXsyB6o1tODLb6hTZbpUhzSVr5SbsoWWjx66ADj0-NpNpxKFL4wSsOXP6JDm6OLCnu7RNikxiqZCIWt5l7I36Aa2_6JO-yG-9Q9hOtmuE7BqQTA_NIrnl3VPIFGpEivYol0l6/s1600/IMG_4379.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhyphenhyphenSBnnkqXsyB6o1tODLb6hTZbpUhzSVr5SbsoWWjx66ADj0-NpNpxKFL4wSsOXP6JDm6OLCnu7RNikxiqZCIWt5l7I36Aa2_6JO-yG-9Q9hOtmuE7BqQTA_NIrnl3VPIFGpEivYol0l6/s320/IMG_4379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589873998730280306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6ylxZRsbDdp_k0oKaiKoe8W9cU_yamd3kf9JjBGujycfo2vKtDfjxQXmfar0QJb-V_RWKkfoH4vfrXYfY3DN5OGmnYs_j0vGiZHbEDdueWyFuCoLKUuP0S1ad7_rq2sSyXRezAfo_zgY/s1600/IMG_4382.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6ylxZRsbDdp_k0oKaiKoe8W9cU_yamd3kf9JjBGujycfo2vKtDfjxQXmfar0QJb-V_RWKkfoH4vfrXYfY3DN5OGmnYs_j0vGiZHbEDdueWyFuCoLKUuP0S1ad7_rq2sSyXRezAfo_zgY/s320/IMG_4382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589874002874424162" border="0" /></a><br />(I now need to make a couple bigger sized ones for William. I will embroider frogs on his as he loves frogs)!<br /><br />I also decided to take out my crumb quilt to get a start on the first border. I have one side of the first border completed. I will probably work on this quilt for the next few evenings as I really want to see this quilt quilted.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8nG4zihTzccvvawPiHwPO92duCYthNp7Oo5r1e8hu7toECi13SYgIi9KPJ2qmB1mg0aIUuco_8_oONE859ZlXkCyG7LE5Vup4jv2kqbp_XwUjYTq1Os4BG5v5DLQxvPZwG2lFk4imyrx/s1600/IMG_4383.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8nG4zihTzccvvawPiHwPO92duCYthNp7Oo5r1e8hu7toECi13SYgIi9KPJ2qmB1mg0aIUuco_8_oONE859ZlXkCyG7LE5Vup4jv2kqbp_XwUjYTq1Os4BG5v5DLQxvPZwG2lFk4imyrx/s320/IMG_4383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589874011363689010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOH7jahgx1W7tOrtzCsV3rX5a4oCBE56ZimXnlltQM7LLsSRxmzkeZAjNAfGU5HBMPevCqqAFzEKQUTODc3hacAAjAdfIYUKBAS1si4Rp-fMfSkZCiehNqzDjRzqXaYc9DOCZdjboFC1o/s1600/IMG_4385.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOH7jahgx1W7tOrtzCsV3rX5a4oCBE56ZimXnlltQM7LLsSRxmzkeZAjNAfGU5HBMPevCqqAFzEKQUTODc3hacAAjAdfIYUKBAS1si4Rp-fMfSkZCiehNqzDjRzqXaYc9DOCZdjboFC1o/s320/IMG_4385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589874914617256098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w3EMC0ea3c0kC2dVcSgHucmq0X97Aq0R9iXfCceAZaA2Ml76rSjYnx2uaDB12T5pYemzctOGMw4_LPbcqfF3dZOD2d7mDEoTZ1pHZaPjjdASV7PIMsDwe83RSJSpeYLtn-F-QtC3CRgs/s1600/IMG_4384.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w3EMC0ea3c0kC2dVcSgHucmq0X97Aq0R9iXfCceAZaA2Ml76rSjYnx2uaDB12T5pYemzctOGMw4_LPbcqfF3dZOD2d7mDEoTZ1pHZaPjjdASV7PIMsDwe83RSJSpeYLtn-F-QtC3CRgs/s320/IMG_4384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589874902234062418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6DM_Zom8dIlRKmvCf1L9V1PZdf34f2koIInsg_h4UtCM10pk_T2_NxaECEQjoBoyVx71TuXXifmsMWZNu9CEmbhoYJegCSW2ogDXD9mTnFC8GTq74zIeJoKUQTXLU5k6lk51OonpooyZ/s1600/IMG_4386.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6DM_Zom8dIlRKmvCf1L9V1PZdf34f2koIInsg_h4UtCM10pk_T2_NxaECEQjoBoyVx71TuXXifmsMWZNu9CEmbhoYJegCSW2ogDXD9mTnFC8GTq74zIeJoKUQTXLU5k6lk51OonpooyZ/s320/IMG_4386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589874910854970402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />OOOH and one more thing!!!! I treated myself to a brand new cell phone! I got the HTC Android Desire and oooooooooooooooooooooh its pretty!!!!!!!!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUa9yvMycB00DjxSCe2WR-pzBesPkSV-G314t4BnwXJex1XSznGhnQDOrdeBD741EdAUVqFvlPqzaS5a2K4aRhBx6fP8XqMU1sqjuauCyzT8ZXXYTEoHJ1bqIwki8PBTMlYutytNfxAWD/s1600/HTC-Desire-O2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUa9yvMycB00DjxSCe2WR-pzBesPkSV-G314t4BnwXJex1XSznGhnQDOrdeBD741EdAUVqFvlPqzaS5a2K4aRhBx6fP8XqMU1sqjuauCyzT8ZXXYTEoHJ1bqIwki8PBTMlYutytNfxAWD/s320/HTC-Desire-O2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589875386498278098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I haven't had the phone 24 hours yet, so I am still learning to use all its features. However, the guy at the cell phone kiosk who sold me the phone did a very very bad thing. He told me about this application called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNNzRyd1xz0">Angry Birds</a>"... He NEVER EVER should have told me that!!! I'm now addicted to slingshotting birds across the sky to knock now glass and wood and bricks to knock out ugly green snorting pig faces..... sigh............... I was playing it from 11pm - 12:30am last night!!!!! Oohhhh dear what have I got myself into.. well on a positive note, it will make the wait times at doctor's offices or other places easier to pass the time!!!! LOL<br /><br />If the Angry Birds don't keep me awake at night too long, or take over my sewing I'll be okay. And hopefully those Angry Birds won't keep me too long from posting again lol<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-39262240939065642332011-03-27T00:02:00.003-02:302011-03-27T00:43:09.205-02:30Little bit of Show and TellIn between sick moments and mourning a sweet uncle, I have been keeping myself occupied with some stitching.<br /><br />Here is a photo shot of the progress I did make on my green scrappy blocks this week. Earlier this week I took my blocks up to the kitchen counter and pressed and pinned<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFcjc_zw6v0Y0VnWVsI9ipdVKrKW8jNYeZ9hqZM2c9euFqB1EdECIF4tWdWzXJuf6_cqQCG56_DYvOYeOialJl_xTAURMGp2m4nING5uiQkdJS0pQI34yCWJSFyc6Nc6yF8Z9g7LE6pmz/s1600/IMG_4341.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFcjc_zw6v0Y0VnWVsI9ipdVKrKW8jNYeZ9hqZM2c9euFqB1EdECIF4tWdWzXJuf6_cqQCG56_DYvOYeOialJl_xTAURMGp2m4nING5uiQkdJS0pQI34yCWJSFyc6Nc6yF8Z9g7LE6pmz/s320/IMG_4341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588591398624077794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyMbUHHq97hATVz-TJx4-2beaQkiKrGIf3KzAW0jtEPaArKxg7RlFJia7vK_B_xkwvq1gT3_waVraRqqHYT_k8SrJogdrLEwGW9SqTMZwTZlFhN1KUe78czkWeZUrMIfp-jXaBuV6QrPl/s1600/IMG_4342.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyMbUHHq97hATVz-TJx4-2beaQkiKrGIf3KzAW0jtEPaArKxg7RlFJia7vK_B_xkwvq1gT3_waVraRqqHYT_k8SrJogdrLEwGW9SqTMZwTZlFhN1KUe78czkWeZUrMIfp-jXaBuV6QrPl/s320/IMG_4342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588591406433173218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWVGfSQUtF9I-H2EcTHZ7WYehNiFoVONIZ2R88DVQ7F2kotGP3ilsVu9OhQtBg9I0UnQ4Cz1-fGMIxF9ybTJAHvrMAZo46qOZJX7_H-bMBYD31rd5QiGrjV_b6oEOsG6v0-oBpEvJH45b/s1600/IMG_4343.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWVGfSQUtF9I-H2EcTHZ7WYehNiFoVONIZ2R88DVQ7F2kotGP3ilsVu9OhQtBg9I0UnQ4Cz1-fGMIxF9ybTJAHvrMAZo46qOZJX7_H-bMBYD31rd5QiGrjV_b6oEOsG6v0-oBpEvJH45b/s320/IMG_4343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588591416648993682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />while William kept himself busy going through my plastics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAOP6-8Ld4uO13b58Z8UkJ-Tnc_szm-TwD3Irw4H242K3tWVqIgC8BIDdI5oFxvosBnaccCn409I_oklDGoB2wxTzHhfnPwqWJjlQqrJ6sCuplfZGpy6kZaB2nCSo66VLj350HPUuwLti/s1600/IMG_4349.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAOP6-8Ld4uO13b58Z8UkJ-Tnc_szm-TwD3Irw4H242K3tWVqIgC8BIDdI5oFxvosBnaccCn409I_oklDGoB2wxTzHhfnPwqWJjlQqrJ6sCuplfZGpy6kZaB2nCSo66VLj350HPUuwLti/s320/IMG_4349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588591422319293266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I managed to finish making my blocks and William was satisfied with making sure every plastic container was out of the cupboard and onto the floor. Later that afternoon he found the drawer I keep all my placemats, hot pads and oven mitts!!!! Sigh..... ooh well he was happy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwM9CMOd5gewgxu7CxWCqzMAHc5LPUfkZTJN_r-vTn5BT1FVfhXMziguCnRI6nFYqqC7AG_QGsoRqPL9JJ3Zn6A0MsbzAXrq-c4ISpzBn8W2IFSdPE6v0sP6XNCDm7Bz69UydV-4Djy2X/s1600/IMG_4366.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwM9CMOd5gewgxu7CxWCqzMAHc5LPUfkZTJN_r-vTn5BT1FVfhXMziguCnRI6nFYqqC7AG_QGsoRqPL9JJ3Zn6A0MsbzAXrq-c4ISpzBn8W2IFSdPE6v0sP6XNCDm7Bz69UydV-4Djy2X/s320/IMG_4366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588591429458920802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I never took a photo of it yet, but I did complete the hand binding on my second coffee themed mug mat I made myself. It was part of the pile of hand binding that I have lined up to do!<br /><br />Tonight, I finished making a baby shower gift for a friend of mine who is expecting twin boys in May. I want to wait until she is given the gift before I post the photo just in case she peeks on my blog (which she says she does from time to time). I loved how it turned out so much that I will be making a couple for William too. I did some really cute embroidery work on them too. Funny whimsical dragons!!!!<br /><br />I also made an old classic dish for supper tonight. I made creamy herbed dill salmon with a Basil/Parmesan cheese orzo. I haven't made orzo in ages and just felt in the mood for it. I will post those recipes in the morning while William is playing. Once again I am sitting up in bed typing out this blog. And well it will be hard to balance a recipe binder on the bed while there is a sleeping dog by my side lol!!!!<br /><br />Well its off to bed for me as it is heading towards the 1am mark.. Yawwwwwwwnnnnn I'm tired too. Both William and I had a rough night last night, so hoping we both have better zzzzzzzzzz tonight.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-37687152053103035372011-03-26T00:19:00.002-02:302011-03-26T00:33:36.617-02:30Here... but not...Its been a few days since I posted and I just haven't been able to take a few moments to post and I am sorry. But I have very good legitimate reasons for not being here in blogland...<br /><br />First of all, I had a very close uncle of mine pass away suddenly Monday night. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia. It progressed very very quickly. He was in and out of hospital for the last month or more. Sunday night he was rushed to the ICU and passed away Monday evening from complications. He was only 71. Due to yet another snow storm today that dumped on us 30 cm more of snow, we couldn't get out to the funeral.<br /><br />Secondly, I haven't been feeling very well the last week and a half. This week has been insane. I actually had to go to emergency myself I was so sick. This all relates back to when I was in hospital back in October. I am still having complications and now my doctor has me set up for more tests. I am still losing weight despite how much I eat and I am just starting to get worried more and more. Since having William back a year ago in April, I have lost 30 pounds pre-pregnancy weight. Before being pregnant on William I was 138 pounds. When I was weighed at the doctor's office yesterday, I am now a whopping 108 pounds!!!!!!!!!!! I am wasting away it seems. I hope things get figured out soon, cause I can't keep this going much longer. Otherwise if I turn sideways I will disappear!!!!<br /><br />When I am having a few good spurts, I am managing a little bit of time in my sewing room. It is good therapy there and is keeping my mind occupied or worrying. I'm sorry I have no photos to post, but my camera is out in the other room right now and at the moment I have my little notebook computer here on my lap while I am curled up under my quilts in bed at 12:25am on Saturday. I have a nice warm dog lying here at my side and I just don't have the energy nor the interest to get up and get that camera!!! lol!!! just trust me when I say, I have my green blocks made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooo hooo!! They are now already to lay out on the floor to make the puzzle design.<br /><br />I also started making a couple of baby bunting bags for a friend's baby shower this Sunday afternoon (weather and health provided). Not to mention the place it is being held is outside the city and I have nooooooooooooo idea where to find it!!! I will post a photo of the bags when they are completed and given to the recipient.<br /><br />I also finished the hand binding of my second coffee themed mug mat.<br /><br />Tomorrow, with the help of Trevor and Mum to watch William, I will get those bunting bags finished so I can get back to my green scrap quilt!!!<br /><br />Tonight, I also got to call my good friend Noriko in Japan. My cell phone provider has a promotion on right now where all calls to Japan are free until the end of this month. Although she is nowhere near the earthquake site, she said her family are still very worried and concerned about the radiation levels coming their way. At the moment they are unable to drink the water and have to buy bottle water. She said that is also quite hard to do since most of the time it is sold out. They are keeping as positive as much as they can. How frightening it must be.<br /><br />Well it is late and I need some sleep. It was another busy day and a day of ups and downs health wise for me. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I also hope to post some photos tomorow evening too.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-69262468767766048032011-03-21T09:45:00.002-02:302011-03-21T09:58:27.170-02:30Sunday Scrappin'I was too tired to post last night, so I figured I would wait til I was a little more alert this morning to blog. Although I have to say I could EASILY go back to sleep again right now.<br /><br />Last night I was able to sew the first two rows together of the scrappy green blocks. I figured this morning while William was playing around here in the living/dining room, I would take my time and start pinning the remaining two rows of the blocks together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgSq5UxwPVrEa9oz3fGdUVfGrBijh_JctdDKjoLVOE2x6tRmY2oUDTo4YqVlcNpGHvE9jevDGY3-3QJ7KnGw4FXyEVkLaxcP_q-G_YCAS_81aWepBkQSRA5H9FSloeaFphpVSc9oIjelJ/s1600/IMG_4335.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgSq5UxwPVrEa9oz3fGdUVfGrBijh_JctdDKjoLVOE2x6tRmY2oUDTo4YqVlcNpGHvE9jevDGY3-3QJ7KnGw4FXyEVkLaxcP_q-G_YCAS_81aWepBkQSRA5H9FSloeaFphpVSc9oIjelJ/s320/IMG_4335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586508817445927570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Then the next time I can get to my sewing machine I will have all the pieces ready to sew together. I can't wait to get these blocks together. The quilt is going to be a real puzzle to put together to make the interlocking design.<br /><br />So while William munches on his "scooby snacks" I will get to pinning these blocks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ-NOOt_PN7YxQr1XwYNANbtSaLWZ9eUfNTeNBINpq3P-PaIySbd4SbfjB0PoW_Myz-dfTIk45wfHt_-2rwM_TmdiQ3MHbpQVnrJ0tYy3gR6wUpjSiuywUj3opcbbBEQHPDKu2B_6pj5n/s1600/IMG_4336.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ-NOOt_PN7YxQr1XwYNANbtSaLWZ9eUfNTeNBINpq3P-PaIySbd4SbfjB0PoW_Myz-dfTIk45wfHt_-2rwM_TmdiQ3MHbpQVnrJ0tYy3gR6wUpjSiuywUj3opcbbBEQHPDKu2B_6pj5n/s320/IMG_4336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586508825375291730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-8991083029605602042011-03-19T22:20:00.003-02:302011-03-19T22:35:24.496-02:30Scrap Saturday ResultsI now have all the green scraps sewn into rows for the blocks. I have 48 blocks altogether to sew up for this quilt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJID4lAoOP-4IahnkaKpRBjjyQXXdFJ8lM15JEvs800cGHUoQX6vnoZnnvPmCG98R1E38Tu60JgDdNzOXKoSPj65pCOCIQ59LupXSQde2M69VnvFXmMPeqBLB88SAdwVUxqh9tuRpTo2c/s1600/IMG_4334.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJID4lAoOP-4IahnkaKpRBjjyQXXdFJ8lM15JEvs800cGHUoQX6vnoZnnvPmCG98R1E38Tu60JgDdNzOXKoSPj65pCOCIQ59LupXSQde2M69VnvFXmMPeqBLB88SAdwVUxqh9tuRpTo2c/s320/IMG_4334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585961243964522274" border="0" /></a><br /> I will start that job tomorrow evening. I am pleased with what I did accomplish tonight.<br /><br />While I was sewing away tonight, Trevor brought me a nice little girlie drink to sip on while I worked away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJTW3EX-LJEL7Qstq3XxB2WFhM4q-NDlv7_ElezEaOL1ygmUHnxpo4N8NWzZTjUMucqGMksOjD6MYP3GUUaQCIoAfmov9-z7_fgcbeCWQZklR0qC-BTltXXm-D-hMjUZ9vRFGk4GgMBn7/s1600/IMG_4332.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJTW3EX-LJEL7Qstq3XxB2WFhM4q-NDlv7_ElezEaOL1ygmUHnxpo4N8NWzZTjUMucqGMksOjD6MYP3GUUaQCIoAfmov9-z7_fgcbeCWQZklR0qC-BTltXXm-D-hMjUZ9vRFGk4GgMBn7/s320/IMG_4332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585961239944285714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had myself confined to my little sewing space by putting the ironing board up next to my sewing table. I had alot of sewing and then pressing to do. It certainly cut down on the getting up and down each time!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyysS5IH49gGqUrv14RNjsRlPQllhpa0MeFAolzyr46PAOt3F8q5qU8_sILsUTuWtTw72xuJK0QH_exhfAL2c6m_ZHeTMVyhrhRgmnV-cu7HbIibwiK-UXV4zP-sInAouuE2gliRRwyvw3/s1600/IMG_4329.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyysS5IH49gGqUrv14RNjsRlPQllhpa0MeFAolzyr46PAOt3F8q5qU8_sILsUTuWtTw72xuJK0QH_exhfAL2c6m_ZHeTMVyhrhRgmnV-cu7HbIibwiK-UXV4zP-sInAouuE2gliRRwyvw3/s320/IMG_4329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585961226487543186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This afternoon while spending a little time in my sewing room, I managed to get the last set of Christmas placemats machine binded.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fDqp0jdEyWV58zxCFZcgCqRX6SFAq-DZJ_dluGyKISD_wUy4IU-pL0D20UcwHJIFARxg1yAkgr7lIod8LA7qmBqkeoOW5zQoN34NKTfA8C-BYmepv1BrksJ7g-ZOuAMIMba9N2BWlRSS/s1600/IMG_4323.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fDqp0jdEyWV58zxCFZcgCqRX6SFAq-DZJ_dluGyKISD_wUy4IU-pL0D20UcwHJIFARxg1yAkgr7lIod8LA7qmBqkeoOW5zQoN34NKTfA8C-BYmepv1BrksJ7g-ZOuAMIMba9N2BWlRSS/s320/IMG_4323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585961207812748642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZFMCKCbNoiRsTnRnuhrQgSLHGW4wrka_M7GViUaWnu88WWhYj5QZnIzMSl7by58csuccB5n-pQjrYFSHfU-ryUIIFpYIb52nFJbdO_FpnfTvkns36QtJpRrlRgl9_mu-bzkWYxIVZ-Oe/s1600/IMG_4328.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZFMCKCbNoiRsTnRnuhrQgSLHGW4wrka_M7GViUaWnu88WWhYj5QZnIzMSl7by58csuccB5n-pQjrYFSHfU-ryUIIFpYIb52nFJbdO_FpnfTvkns36QtJpRrlRgl9_mu-bzkWYxIVZ-Oe/s320/IMG_4328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585961215282838738" border="0" /></a><br />William kept himself busy exploring one of the fabric cabinets while I did some machine embroidery samples.<br /><br />All the placemats are now ready for the hand stitching while I can do while watching a movie or working on some machine embroidery work.<br /><br />After 10pm, I decided to take a little break from the sewing room and come upstairs to hang out with Trevor and to enjoy some yummy baked apples. They are baking in the oven now and the smell of the apples throughout the house is just divine!!!!<br /><br />And on that note, I think I will get going and dig into one of the yummy baked apples. I think I will also see if there are any good movies on tv tonight. Perhaps I'll do a bit of knitting on my sweater too.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-43332925746943718082011-03-17T23:29:00.004-02:302011-03-17T23:56:21.045-02:30All Binded Out!!!I have all but one set of 6 placemats left to machine bind!!!!! I had a good night of binding this evening and was on quite the roll.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQlz579m6f7pGc5tX40d0zdjKbDjWL0FW2Mbygf3qstooSProB5h_D91b_h1FRMrvjiTGl2OzoMyxoLjM-X8SnvdrDsQ6lBULRxp_bTegVfy5kYPZ9LYmEf4Uzrq6dq6gjov7n7Dw_0QG/s1600/IMG_4323.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQlz579m6f7pGc5tX40d0zdjKbDjWL0FW2Mbygf3qstooSProB5h_D91b_h1FRMrvjiTGl2OzoMyxoLjM-X8SnvdrDsQ6lBULRxp_bTegVfy5kYPZ9LYmEf4Uzrq6dq6gjov7n7Dw_0QG/s320/IMG_4323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585237879370676866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By the time 10:30 came along, I just didn't want to start another set of bindings!!! I will make sure to finish the last set before the end of the weekend.<br /><br />Tomorrow is March month's Friday Night Sew In!!!! My goal is to get a good start on free motion quilting the two borders that are left to quilt on my crumb quilt. I am so close to finishing this quilt!!! I am anxious now to see it on my bed!<br /><br />This afternoon I had a mini kitchen day. I haven't had a kitchen day or even a half kitchen day in a very long time. In fact I might safely say the last time I had one of these days was before William was born!!!!! Now that he is older and able to entertain himself with the plastics and bowls and such, I am able to start making up some casseroles and other foodie stuff to stock up my deep freeze again. This afternoon I made a homemade macaroni and cheese (I have been CRAVING mac and cheese for AGES it seems.. and it was sooooooooooo yummy)!!!! I also put on a loaf of cranberry/almond bread in my bread machine. While waiting for the mac and cheese to bake, I decided to make up some delicious banana/pineapple fruit smoothies for the three of us. We love fruit smoothies in our home. I thought I would share the recipe for you!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >Banana and Pineapple Fruit Smoothies</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCWPNZ-ZA7B7PCMpy49x3ysAJXbLnlu1YeZrlL5D3CyfPiF0ZGfFCsOtMAyvc5as4lKRbkQYTDs7ieEzOqYJSF79KVl12p7C0XaY2fghO95I5-G40u1R63PeSmh15D4ExMXDmTLRJlwpY/s1600/IMG_4321.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCWPNZ-ZA7B7PCMpy49x3ysAJXbLnlu1YeZrlL5D3CyfPiF0ZGfFCsOtMAyvc5as4lKRbkQYTDs7ieEzOqYJSF79KVl12p7C0XaY2fghO95I5-G40u1R63PeSmh15D4ExMXDmTLRJlwpY/s320/IMG_4321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585237870175962898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />1 half can of crushed pineapple (the small size DOLE can)<br />1 medium size ripe banana<br />2 cups vanilla flavoured yogurt<br />1 tsp vanilla<br />a pinch of nutmeg<br />1 cup of ice cubes<br /><br />Place all ingredients in the blender and mix til well blended. Pour into chilled glasses and enjoy!!!<br /><br />William certainly enjoyed sharing a smoothie with his Mommy!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fJdJvI0BZFCD3hMYTPZlBApoxeNc8mrv2pnVLgUYS7kRM3Zkjayll_Fo5No0Q_j3lvUBki3rO1Q7Cl-T8X30Wk6RL62EDQwEs3Zwi58Mf_-BnujLKpjFByrxOyZdF8sE2QXnELGKoqrQ/s1600/IMG_4063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fJdJvI0BZFCD3hMYTPZlBApoxeNc8mrv2pnVLgUYS7kRM3Zkjayll_Fo5No0Q_j3lvUBki3rO1Q7Cl-T8X30Wk6RL62EDQwEs3Zwi58Mf_-BnujLKpjFByrxOyZdF8sE2QXnELGKoqrQ/s320/IMG_4063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585239839133560146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Apparently Trevor decided to send Alexi the dog to the crib jail with William the other day!!! William thought it was hilarious... meanwhile Alexi seems to tolerate it. William just LOVES his dog!!!! He jumps out of his skin with excitement whenever he sees her!!! I think they will become great pals when he gets older!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLK4olETxw7s_J0IZ8JOiJ-TkmhMpfTnj9C56dbTqhyphenhyphenaIV4e6qs12Lrwhqj6YDZjSph8czdwEYceO-N3eMJ0lSOuawKez3yaRXFlB_H6wts-YdYBcTcCtg2qbAcJzlbYI8FHu7BzIN1nP/s1600/IMG_4049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLK4olETxw7s_J0IZ8JOiJ-TkmhMpfTnj9C56dbTqhyphenhyphenaIV4e6qs12Lrwhqj6YDZjSph8czdwEYceO-N3eMJ0lSOuawKez3yaRXFlB_H6wts-YdYBcTcCtg2qbAcJzlbYI8FHu7BzIN1nP/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585239842813595330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2C0gS3EmCPSftkgVkUfUJiyr_r_gBAM68Sz0ovEh9otOKbIAthChixnEQmE_r0TCIWVFCkY7EbEwC4JaWkuA_RLfKJH6WNsALO4CKElzXaj39HVdNylLKaqaQAV1pUxiXALfG87fn4zu/s1600/IMG_4051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2C0gS3EmCPSftkgVkUfUJiyr_r_gBAM68Sz0ovEh9otOKbIAthChixnEQmE_r0TCIWVFCkY7EbEwC4JaWkuA_RLfKJH6WNsALO4CKElzXaj39HVdNylLKaqaQAV1pUxiXALfG87fn4zu/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585239850292613442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />oh, I just remembered that today is St. Patrick's Day!!! So happy Paddy's Day to you all on the day when everyone is Irish!!!!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-70343453377024188892011-03-16T23:32:00.002-02:302011-03-17T00:04:26.782-02:30Binding and Some Food for ThoughtI managed to finally finish all the bindings I needed to make for the placemats this evening. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V1xhSNkLHRXa4b6pG-BbfeUOPbPa-HYVyKkzK411LwaEQ-hqzFw0Eeg_UTVrouu2DqqEPOVQsCjmW2aBGMN0WzUGiRL5F3Vpi976jDUxZHvqK5aWdgZ1Hmw1bPQPEPbZ5DRhsk5PG2wH/s1600/IMG_4318.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V1xhSNkLHRXa4b6pG-BbfeUOPbPa-HYVyKkzK411LwaEQ-hqzFw0Eeg_UTVrouu2DqqEPOVQsCjmW2aBGMN0WzUGiRL5F3Vpi976jDUxZHvqK5aWdgZ1Hmw1bPQPEPbZ5DRhsk5PG2wH/s320/IMG_4318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584871309791692834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also have two sets of four placemats now machine binded. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwx8SFFhshIvE8s1AV0Q4aUB1mt20uZGASD38R2zOZw5OHHAwQCroSh4jc0Ffd0y848DvJGlubHN8NPIkAeJBn2jdo8NJoJZ9zK7cKSSmg1CUBxYY_5jLIzcPXvvMnvkAjFkZxD4OkvZaC/s1600/IMG_4320.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwx8SFFhshIvE8s1AV0Q4aUB1mt20uZGASD38R2zOZw5OHHAwQCroSh4jc0Ffd0y848DvJGlubHN8NPIkAeJBn2jdo8NJoJZ9zK7cKSSmg1CUBxYY_5jLIzcPXvvMnvkAjFkZxD4OkvZaC/s320/IMG_4320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584871317175283154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once all the binding is done by machine, I will take my time and start the hand slip stitching. I figure this will be good stuff to work on when I start stitching my Christmas towel sets on my embroidery machine. I can sit to the machine and change the colour threads when needed and hand stitch at the same time. I have a nice pile of plain towels purchased and ready to be stitched out. I am waiting for an order of threads to arrive. Once they arrive I'll be stitchin' like a mad woman on the machine! I still have alot of towels to purchase. I'm hoping to pick up a few more sets later this week when I am out running some errands.<br /><br />The last few days, my new blogging friend <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Anita</span> over at<a href="http://lifeviaserendipity.blogspot.com/"> Life Via Serendipity</a> and I have been talking about our little portable outdoor greenhouses we love to use in the summer. We both love to grow our herbs and flowers in them and I have had alot of success with ours the last two summers.<br /><br />One of the things I mentioned to her this morning in an email is my new Aero Garden Trevor gave me for Christmas this past year. It is a dandy little hydroponics growing center I have in the corner of my kitchen counter where I grow dill, basil, oregano, thyme and mint.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVS2aiuE-MpTUHJ9WiRAyuNDzByveBrl352jJN7pdKdWIFjnyOgrx1fAnEUaCZ5UIggxE5VphyphenhyphenyujpOeoYYxFSQVxlxywOKfoKmqJ7WhcQjqwO0EK59MWLPwRSqFHFQfRXdTfz_W19RU-/s1600/IMG_4315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVS2aiuE-MpTUHJ9WiRAyuNDzByveBrl352jJN7pdKdWIFjnyOgrx1fAnEUaCZ5UIggxE5VphyphenhyphenyujpOeoYYxFSQVxlxywOKfoKmqJ7WhcQjqwO0EK59MWLPwRSqFHFQfRXdTfz_W19RU-/s320/IMG_4315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584871301893204194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I just love it!!!! If anyone is interested in them (well at least here in Canada) I know you can get them at Canadian Tire. For those living elsewhere I'm sure if you google "Aero Garden" you might be able to find where you can purchase one. My Aero Garden is so compact and takes up very little space on my counter.<br /><br />Today I cut down some of my mint and made this FABULOUS grilled chicken recipe! Its one of our favourites. I normally grill it on the outdoor bbq, but during the winter months I like to use my indoor Cuisinart Grill. I forgot to take a photo of it, but trust me, its soooooooooooooo yummy!!! I promised Anita I would share the recipe here on my blog tonight. So this is for Anita as well as anyone else out there in blogland who would like to give it a try!<br /><br />Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts<br /><br />For the Marinade<br />1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint<br />1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil<br />1/4 cup lemon juice<br />1 Tbsp coarsely chopped garlic<br />1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper<br /><br />4 Boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (although I just use two for myself and Trevor)<br /><br />For the Sauce<br />2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil<br />2 Tbsp unsalted butter<br />1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion<br />1 tsp red bell peppers (I like to use the <a href="http://www.epicureselections.com/en/recipes/">Epicure</a> dried bell peppers)<br />1/4 cup dijon mustard<br />2 Tbsp honey<br /><br />To make the marinade:<br />In a medium bowl whisk together all the ingredients.<br /><br />Rinse the chicken breasts under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place the breasts in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade. Place in a bowl, and refrigerate for about an hour (I like to marinade my chicken for several hours for more flavour).<br /><br />To make the sauce:<br />In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil and melt the butter. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook until the onion is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in the mustard and the honey. Set aside.<br /><br />Remove the chicken breasts from teh bag and discard the marinade. Grill over direct medium heat until the meat is firm and the juices run clear, 8 to 12 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Baste with the sauce during the last 5 minutes of grilling time. Serve warm. (I also like to keep any extra sauce for dipping at the table).<br /><br />I will try and post another recipe soon. I haven't posted recipes in ages, and I love to share my recipes with you!<br /><br />As for tomorrow night in the sewing room, my plan is to possibly get back to binding at least another set of placemats and perhaps prep my crumb quilt for the first free motion border. I will keep you posted.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-55908294587644208642011-03-15T22:58:00.002-02:302011-03-15T23:08:40.380-02:30Gone Binding!!!Tonight I started prepping for all the binding I have to do for the Christmas placemats. I managed to get all the fabrics cut and slowly sewing the strips together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbupMCJBYZrK0vYgaYQ8nbsI_TsnxlVOO6i_SZmrWpgiFq2m-UiqVEH8rHgbkIm1SaQ04hhhlPt8GwWgjAIMprttokdRanPLL5t97jv00TCBcnnAaeDSVPkQtUKuyvIrXFUGznfy7NLZN/s1600/IMG_4312.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbupMCJBYZrK0vYgaYQ8nbsI_TsnxlVOO6i_SZmrWpgiFq2m-UiqVEH8rHgbkIm1SaQ04hhhlPt8GwWgjAIMprttokdRanPLL5t97jv00TCBcnnAaeDSVPkQtUKuyvIrXFUGznfy7NLZN/s320/IMG_4312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584486020094695378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow night during our Wednesday night sewing group I plan to machine bind some of the placemats. Although I do still have a bit of prep work to do.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOZaT3NiLy0xAEguVkoymoHFjHZkFmVZI6grVp_aUdTGT5pTznydMIISQnpvpFpPtwTmlMs2woXDgENu7W_jfRwcSGeaVH3fzs6poB44qvhZoFajI9R-pcBjhfWKAMEXiEPQ45WrEPCmD/s1600/IMG_4313.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOZaT3NiLy0xAEguVkoymoHFjHZkFmVZI6grVp_aUdTGT5pTznydMIISQnpvpFpPtwTmlMs2woXDgENu7W_jfRwcSGeaVH3fzs6poB44qvhZoFajI9R-pcBjhfWKAMEXiEPQ45WrEPCmD/s320/IMG_4313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584486025484958754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had hoped to get a little further along with my prep work tonight, but poor little sweet William had a bit of trouble getting to sleep tonight. It looks as though two more bottom teeth are getting very close to breaking through. He just couldn't get himself comfortable and did a bit of crying. He just needed some Mommy's cuddles and rocking in our rocking chair to drift him under enough to keep the gum pain at bay. Poor little thing. I just keeping putting myself in his little shoes and what pain he must be going through. I am so glad he will never remember this discomfort.<br /><br />We are very lucky though. I hear of some parents up at all hours of the night with wailing and screaming babies while they are teething. William is just a strong little trooper.<br /><br />It is already after 11pm here and I didn't have much of a productive night. But that's okay. It will still be here tomorrow night! lol My main priority was to get my little boy comfortable and to sleep.<br /><br />Til the next post.<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668842253499905707.post-12599456907528435032011-03-13T23:14:00.003-02:302011-03-13T23:29:12.538-02:30End of Another Scrappy WeekendI felt I made alot of progress on my green scrappy quilt this weekend. After sewing all the units together this morning during William's morning nap, I was ready to start sewing them into rows tonight.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQ7fgZc0lBWkYkwZDlhF3LlqBmCL7yJsm0sWw4hL3GHM_Mr6H16jx0nIVxv24X02rmfFg9z5Uk8uS4B3TTbojNDgjlhYoHqjAoZsq6SRliFBbZvCVwThCzjPTfDRgsjngLJr9F5u9oOf5/s1600/IMG_4309.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQ7fgZc0lBWkYkwZDlhF3LlqBmCL7yJsm0sWw4hL3GHM_Mr6H16jx0nIVxv24X02rmfFg9z5Uk8uS4B3TTbojNDgjlhYoHqjAoZsq6SRliFBbZvCVwThCzjPTfDRgsjngLJr9F5u9oOf5/s320/IMG_4309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583748300867252674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of the 48 blocks I have to make (err make that 47 as I made a full one as my sample block) I managed to get approximately 15 blocks sewn into rows. I still have a ways to go, but I am pleased with how it is coming along.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a3oGl9v7nKAbVYtUV6ikA4IRVJN_hs4GsStSzevFHgvGIZPEvMZGlb0mp3u-lvE5gf_8MMWf6YFAPY7doTKWwkDffduIX34Ngh8yWCreK2A1rqQu_dsw9U5mcLBCacUwul1oIi-lbRt6/s1600/IMG_4311.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a3oGl9v7nKAbVYtUV6ikA4IRVJN_hs4GsStSzevFHgvGIZPEvMZGlb0mp3u-lvE5gf_8MMWf6YFAPY7doTKWwkDffduIX34Ngh8yWCreK2A1rqQu_dsw9U5mcLBCacUwul1oIi-lbRt6/s320/IMG_4311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583748308024891570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I now have the pieces organized in the storage box again and put aside for another evening later this week or until next weekend. My goals for this week are to get back to my crumb quilt. I have two borders left to free motion quilt and the quilting is done. I also want to get a good start on making the binding for all those Christmas placemats I finished quilting last week. If I set weekly goals for myself, I find I am able to accomplish my projects better.<br /><br />This afternoon I spent about an hour looking and admiring other quilter's blogs who are also involved in the <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2011/03/scrap-happy-saturday.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a>. I am so inspired by everyone! So many talented people out there working away on all their scraps! Its amazing what we can accomplish when we are "slightly" pushed by our wonderful hostess to dig through our piles and mountains of scraps! A huge thank you to you!!!! I have procrastinated for YEARS to get to my scraps and they just keep piling up around me. Eventually I figured I would one day just disappear never to be found again!!!<br /><br />Til Next Tme!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Andrea</span>Comfort Cove Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.com5