Kentucky Derby weekend is a big deal in our house. Well, at least it is for Hubby who is a huge horse racing fan. My picks for the Kentucky Oaks (tonight) and the Derby tomorrow have been given to Hubby and he will place my bets. Less than $20. We do not bet large amounts of money.
I was in the mood to bake and found a Kentucky Derby muffin recipe in my clippings. They have bourbon in them.
Cinnamon house has a few more motifs completed. The birds and flowers alternate across the bottom and stitch up fairly quickly so that will be my focus this coming week.
I have been concentrating my cross stitching on Three Boats to try to finish the current page. There will be an update on it on Sunday.
I was unable to finish the granny squares for the donation blanket in time for the last pickup day, but I will continue to work on it until it is done. I need 49 squares and I currently have 26.
It is using up a lot of little scraps of yarn. I’m sticking with blue, white and mint green. I have run out of the variegated and blue yarns so it will be mostly green and white with random squares of the blue when it is assembled.
I’ve decided to hand quilt this Churn Dash quilt top that I found in my fabric closet. It was hand pieced by my mother. Isn’t is pretty.
The backing fabric was already pieced and stored with the top. I have batting that is the perfect size and I’ve already pin basted it.
I found this stencil and chose this inherited tatting thread that I plan to use.
I’m sure the stencil was bought specifically for this quilt, but never used. I’m debating whether to use it on all the blocks or just the churn dash. Your thoughts are appreciated.
I also found these three basket squares to be used for a table runner or wall hanging.
These were also pieced by my mother and the fabric is there to finish it. I will make it into a runner soon as there is not much to be done and it will be another WIP finished. These two will be my quilt projects until I decide on another quilt to start. I have been going through my books, magazines and patterns. I have a couple of ideas on what to piece next.
I will be joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch on Saturday and Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.
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