Happy Anniversary, Ang and Austin!

Today is Ang and Austin's second anniversary. I mailed them a package a few weeks ago, combination Valentine's Day, Anniversary and Austin's birthday gift. Part of the gift was a pair of frog hot pads.

I found the backing fabric on a Shop Hop and couldn't resist the happy colors.

For Valentine's Day, I also made Jenny some hot pads. Jenny's have a panda on them because she is fond of the cute bears.

Valentine Mug Rugs

I made some mug rugs for my friends for Valentine's Day.



They were made similar to hot pads so they can be multipurpose.



Here are individual photos of the mug rugs.

This is the cute vintage looking fabric used to back some of them.

Millington Quilt Club February Show and Tell

Last month at our quilt club meeting, members exchanged 6 inch squares. The following three photos are of quilts which the members made from the squares.

Dean made a table runner using a charm pack.

Nancy M. made this cute baby quilt.

Nancy S. used strips from an exchange to make this beautiful quilt.

Here Sydney is modeling a hat she made from Sherpa scraps.

Viola made this Christmas quilt for Julie.

Julie's pink baby quilt is trimmed and backed with minke.

Julie made a sample quilt for the block of the month quilt, she will be offering in her shop, Quilted Hearts Quilting. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilted-Hearts-Quilting/242393622486476?sk=wall

Karen put together and quilted the following signature quilts for the club.

Kay made the following wall hangings using her daughter's artwork for the pattern.

Alice hand embroidered this pretty yellow baby quilt.

This is Mary Lou with her hand embroidered pillow.

Mary is the most stylish member of our group. She made her hat, jacket and bag.

Mary finished the following prayer quilts.

Mary also shared her newest bag.

Carolyn made this three hour table runner.

Carolyn made this beautiful quilt which Mary Lou P. quilted.

This is a charity quilt, to be used for fire victims.

Deb shared this purple quilt which she said took years to complete.

Darlene used her squares from club Christmas exchanges to make this top.

This is Darlene's watermelon quilt.

Darlene hand embroidered this gorgeous quilt.

Connie used a panel and squares from her stash to make this quilt.

Linda made this cute baby quilt for a friend's grandchild.

Thank you, Linda for taking notes while I took pictures :)

Spaghetti Squash Gratin

I've been trying to watch my calories.... yet again. When Jenny was home for the holidays she suggested I try spaghetti squash gratin. I used this recipe Jenny recommended and was very pleased with the results. The recipe called for 8 ramekins but I used a 9 X 13 casserole.



Because the recipe calls for mostly vegetables, I think the entire pan only had 17 Weight Watcher points. The points came from a teaspoon of olive oil, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and 15 ounces of low fat ricotta cheese. (The recipe called for fat-free ricotta but I use low fat.) I will make this again :)

Fabric Art in North Carolina

Last week we visited my brother-in-law in North Carolina. While there we visited a shop in Asheville which sold a variety of local artists' work. There was pottery, wood furniture and jewelry, but my favorite was the fabric art. Below are some photos of some of my favorites.

Below is the view from my brother-in-laws deck just after sunrise.

This is the view while the sun was coming up. I think it would make into a beautiful wall quilt.

This is the view from the front yard; a wall hangings in shades of gray???

Kermit Christmas Stocking

Some of my friends have grandchildren or grandpuppies but I have a grandfrog. Angela and Austin have a frog, Killer. While they are living in Spain, Killer is in foster care in NYC.

I had promised to make Austin a Christmas stocking a couple of years ago. He wasn't here for Christmas in 2010 before they got married and last Christmas they stayed in Spain. Since they were going to be here this year, I figured I had better follow through on my promise. I made Austin a Kermit the Frog stocking using a vintage pattern I found on EBay.



The stocking was made with wool felt and lined with a cotton Christmas print.



Another Christmas project...an owl pillow for Jenny.