Frayed Around The Edges

My Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative donation quilt for April is dedicated to all those taking care of an Alzheimer's patient.  Being a caregiver for someone who suffers from Alzheimer's is a challenging full-time job.  The role of caregiver can be very rewarding, but with it comes a lot of stress and frustration that can leave one feeling "Frayed Around The Edges".

Silent Sunday

Quilty Fun!

What fun we had on the Spring Fling Shop Hop yesterday!  We traveled 250 miles through the beautiful Finger Lakes of upstate New York to five different quilt shops.  At each shop we received a goodie bag filled with notions, a pattern, coupons and most importantly chocolate to help keep our strength up through the day!  As you can see from the photo, I came home with a tote bag full and that isn't even including the purchases that I made.  If you have never been on a shop hop before, I highly recommend it for a day full of quilty fun!

Spring Fling Shop Hop

Today I am going to be busy hopping from quilt shop to quilt shop with several of my quilty friends. Five fabulous quilt shops and every shop has a trunk show from a national designer!  The Spring Fling Shop Hop continues through Saturday, so if you are in the Finger Lakes area join in the fun!

Ivy Thimble Quilt Shop, Victor, NY
Lake Country Patchwork, Hammondsport, NY
O’Susannah’s Quilt Shop, Watkins Glen, NY
Village Sampler, Big Flats, NY
Carriage House Quilts, Naples, NY

A Quick Knit

I am surprised at how quick the Io: Easy Rainbow Scarf Pattern is to make!  A few hours, a single skein of worsted weight yarn and size 10 needles is all you need to make this lacy scarf...the perfect accessory for chilly spring weather!

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Half The Calories?

No bake cookies are a favorite of mine, but I rarely make them because I will inevitably eat the entire batch myself.  Yesterday it occurred to me that if I cut the recipe in half that the calories would also be cut in half.  Brilliant!  Ok, maybe not so brilliant, but please humor me!

Small Batch No Bake Cookies

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened. 

Yield: 18 cookies

Silent Sunday

Black?

I spotted black food coloring at the grocery store and I couldn't resist buying a bottle for a yarn dyeing experiment.  I mixed three strengths of dye by adding 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon and 1/4 teaspoon to a 1/2 cup of water each and then poured them over three different sections of the yarn.  I was expecting the yarn to be shades of charcoal grey, but as you can see by the photo the color is more brown than black.  I can't say that I'm disappointed with the results though...the different shades of chocolate brown are absolutely beautiful!