Oh Yeah, I Have a Blog

I keep thinking that if I put up something on Facebook everyone will see it. Oops! Sorry blog readers. Are you still out there? I don't blame you if you've moved on. As you can see...I'm engaged, and very happy! Sorry for the delay. Isn't it pretty?



See...we are very happy.

Potholders

Last weekend, I had a little bit of time to sew, and I just realized that I didn't show the blog world what I made. On their recent trip to Texas, Mom and Dad brought me home a bunch of fabric. The one potholder is made out of some of that fabric, and the stripped one (It doesn't look like much, and might not seem like a big deal to you, but I did make up the pattern for that one.) is made from picnic blanket scraps. Yes, I know the blanket isn't finished yet, but these pieces were too small to use for that anyway. Things are too crazy around here to be taking out big projects to work on, so I'm sticking to the small ones until the wedding is over. I love how they turned out, and will probably only use them for setting things on, so I don't risk dipping them into food while taking things out of the oven. :)

Front
Back

Grilled Pizza

I've wanted to try this for a very long time, and finally got the chance tonight. If you care for the recipe, just comment so and I'll post it for you. There are a bunch of different versions, and I hope to try more in the future. I opted for chicken cooked in some Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and olive oil instead of pepperoni. I think it was a good choice.

The finished pizza
The dough being kneaded
The oven roasted tomato sauce

Ready to be made into pizza
The toppings
On the grill
Tomato and Avocado Salad.

What We Did Today

Today we canned blueberry pie filling and had a really pretty dinner. Sorry, this is a really boring post, but I thought the lighting on my dinner plate was really pretty.

Alright Already

Really, I had no idea that any of you cared that much. :) This is going to be a quick post because I have to finish packing before I catch a flight this afternoon that will take me to the third week of Joni camp. (Hold back your tears, girls.) Between addressing wedding invitations this week, I've had a bit of time to do some sewing on the blanket and other things. Lets start with a picture of the fabric shall we...

Since this picture, I've decided not to use the solid green. It isn't quite the right shade. I have enough fabric between the others, so I'm leaving it out. I spent my free time one day cutting all of the above fabric into 4 inch squares. Next picture...

Ah, yes...I've finished about 20 squares so far, but didn't get a picture of them all. Here are a few completed ones. Now you have an idea of the pattern. It is coming along, and I'm really enjoying the process. Oh, and the black isn't a solid. It's a polka dot.


On Saturday I pulled off the road and went to a yard sale. I'm very glad that I did because I found about 5 yards of the below fabric for only 50 cents! I wasn't stained or anything.

Since I've been in the mood to make picnic things, I decided to turn it into picnic placemats with a pattern from my Simple Sewing book. I even had the ribbon I needed in my stash.

Complete with a pocket for the silverware. That is my favorite part.
I'll be making more of these when I get back. There is so much of that fabric. I guess that is all for now. Have a great week everyone.

Picnic Blanket Part I

This morning in the mail I received the first fabric for the picnic blanket that I will be starting soon. These lovely prints came from Super Buzzy, and are even more beautiful in person than on the computer screen. Now I have to decided on a pattern that won't waste ANY of it. The mushroom magnets are REALLY cute too! Even though they are small, they are very strong.


For now the magnets will be here for me to enjoy.

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words

Last night Alice and I went with the A. family to Alyssa's 8th grade graduation to help out with the twins. When it was over and everyone was talking Alice attempted to get a picture the twins and me. We took this picture four times in order to get the A. twins to smile for the picture instead of right after we took it, but it was worth all four in order to get this one.

Of Which I am Very Proud

Here is the new tote I made last Saturday. The pattern came from this lovely new book I bought at Borders. Everything about the book is beautiful. There are so many nice patterns inside, and they were not hard to follow. (I guess that is pretty clear since I made the tote by myself and I’m not that experienced of a sewer.) I'm really looking forward to attempting some of the other projects this summer. Oh, and the total material cost for this bag was only $6.00. :)

A Day In New Jersey

On Friday we took the day off of work and went to a Disability Expo in New Jersey. (That makes two new states for me in one week. Delaware being the other.) We met up with the T***** family from camp and had a nice day visiting with them and walking around.

The T***** family and me
Mrs. T***** and me
David talking to my Mom on the phone and acting normal for David
Mr. T***** and Michael

Some Knitting

I have no idea why this is underlined. Weird. It won't go away.

Joan told me she was taking me on a field trip last week, but wouldn't tell me where. We ended up at a really great yarn store where I bought this pattern. I just so happened to have some the right kind of yarn with me to make this sweater (Don't ask), so it turned out perfect. I had to buy a size 0 circular needle, and it quickly became my favorite. It took the place of my DPN size 1, and that is really saying something. I took it out of its package and sighed right out loud.
This is how far I am on the sweater. It's almost time for the sleeves.
My beautiful needle. Yeah, that is sort of sick.

Okay, I'm Posting

I may not be in any of these pictures, but I thought I would post anyway. Since I got here I've been helping out a family from camp every Saturday. Their Mom needed some extra hands on Saturdays when the girls are home all day, and I'm really happy to help. I'll take pictures of me with them when I go this Saturday. :) Sorry about that! Candace and Ciara are 7 years old and really fun to play with.

Playing store.
Ciara was really into the marble game last week.
Candace

Ciara painting pictures.
Candace painting pictures.
Here are the girls moving everything from the shed to the deck with the help from their wheelchairs.

Happy Easter!

Here is the family picture from yesterday.
Since it was Easter, we had to do a bunny ears picture. What is Hannah doing to me?
Taking a picture of the guys is pretty easy.

Trying to take a picture of us girls is a little harder.


There.

Hannah and Todd
Here are Dad's eggs.

We sat down to color eggs and Dad grabbed four color, dropped an egg in each one, and picked up the comics to read while he waited.


We are very serious when we play this game. I will try not to brag about how Alice and I were way ahead of everyone else.