Work In Progress Wednesday: November 30, 2011

Nothing like a long holiday weekend for sewing! I didn’t realize how much I had accomplished until I sat done to write this post.

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Current Projects

2011 Memory Quilt: One more block complete, representing Christmas Gift #2.

2012 Memory Quilt: One more block complete, representing Blueberry Pie.

Blueberry Pie: I am using Blueberry Pie as my leader/ender project, so the piecing of the back is slow going.

Christmas Gift #2: I was able to baste and machine quilt this table runner in under two hours! I can see why machine quilting is so popular!

Christmas Gift #3: The top is finished and now I need to baste it.

Color Book: I pulled this out and started piecing the front cover. I need to finalize my plan for the embroidery before I can move forward.

Finished Tops Currently Being Hand Quilted

Unblogable #1

Finished Tops Currently Being Machine Quilted

Kaleidoscope Quilt Along

Finished Tops Awaiting Quilting

Between the Lines/Paris Cats
Scrappy Green Quilt (aka Unblogable #5)
Unblogable #2
Warm Cool Quilt Along

On Hold
Call Me Crazy
Christmas Gift Bags
Scrappy Nine-Patch {12/70 blocks complete}
Valentine’s Day Half-Square Triangles

Stats
New projects: 1
Completed projects: 1
Total projects: 15

WIP Wednesday: November 23, 2011

This last week has been crazy, but I still managed to make some headway on my Works in Progress.

Check out Freshly Pieced for more WIP Wednesday goodness.

Also, check out the Tuesday at the {Thanksgiving} Table linky party and giveaway at A Quilter’s Table.


Current Projects

2012 Memory Quilt: After finishing the blocks for Call Me Crazy last week, I had a lot of trimmings left over. I sewed them together to make the first block for my 2012 Memory Quilt, since I’m pretty sure that I won’t be finishing Call Me Crazy this year. It still needs sashing, backing and binding.

Blueberry Pie: Piecing a backing out of scraps might not be the quickest way to back a quilt, but I am really enjoying it. The scraps I’m using keep getting smaller and I just keep piecing them together until I have something big enough to work into the design. It’s rather addictive.

Christmas Gift #2: I finished piecing the top and finalized my machine quilting plan.

Finished Tops Currently Being Hand Quilted

Unblogable #1

Finished Tops Currently Being Machine Quilted
Kaleidoscope Quilt Along

Finished Tops Awaiting Quilting
Between the Lines/Paris Cats
Scrappy Green Quilt (aka Unblogable #5)
Unblogable #2
Warm Cool Quilt Along

On Hold
2011 Memory Quilt
Call Me Crazy
Color Book
Christmas Gift Bags
Scrappy Nine-Patch {12/70 blocks complete}
Valentine’s Day Half-Square Triangles

Stats
New projects: 1
Completed projects: 0
Total projects: 15

Tuesday at the Table: Tortellini Soup of Thankfulness

I am thankful for many things, but I am especially thankful for the strong relationship I have with my loving, supportive parents. Even though I am a grown woman with a child of my own, they are still an enormous source of comfort and strength. One recipe that reminds me of their love and care is Tortellini Soup. One day, when I was in need of moral support, my parents invited me over for a meal. My mom made Italian White Bean, Pancetta, and Tortellini Soup from Everyday Pasta, by Giada De Laurentiis. It was exactly what I needed: warm, filling and healthier than eating Ben & Jerry’s straight from the carton. Later at home, I tweaked the recipe to make it a bit faster and easier. I also found that it freezes well and I do love to freeze food for later. This soup is now one of my stand-bys. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Tortellini Soup of Thankfulness

Serves six to eight

Ingredients:

A bit of olive oil
A package of pancetta or prosciutto, chopped
Two or three shallots, chopped
One bag shredded carrot
A spoonful of jarred, minced garlic
One 15 ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
Four cups or so of bagged baby spinach
Six cups of Swanson’s chicken broth
One small package of cheese tortellini

Directions:

After getting out all the ingredients and chopping the pancetta and shallots, heat the olive oil in a big pot over medium heat. Toss in the meat, shallots, carrots and garlic and cook for five minutes. Stir as needed. Add the beans, spinach and broth and bring to a boil. Add the tortellini and cook until done, about five minutes. Salt to taste.

Linking up to my mom’s Tuesday at the {Thanksgiving} Table linky party and giveaway.