Keepsake Quilted Pillow

Your treasured fabrics can be on permanent display  with the Keepsake Quilted Pillow.

You'll Need:

• 1 yard rose medium-weight fabric such as silk, moiré, or antique satin
• 9 squares lace or doilies, 4 X 4 inches
• 1 yard fusible tricot interlining
• 2/3 yard lightweight fusible webbing
• Matching or monofilament sewing thread
• 16-inch polyester fiberfill pillow form

To make the Keepsake Quilted Pillow Pattern:

1. Iron fusible tricot to back of medium-weight fabric. Iron fusible webbing to back of lace squares. Remove paper backing.
   
2. From medium-weight fabric, on straight of grain, cut six 2 X 4-inch strips, two 2 X 131/2-inch strips, two 21/2 X 131/2-inch strips, two 21/2 X 18-inch strips, nine 4-inch squares, and two 13 X 18-inch rectangles.
   
3. Fuse lace squares to fabric squares. Arrange in pleasing pattern of 3 squares by 3 squares.

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1. Stitch together 3 rows of 3 lace squares each, with 2 X 4-inch fabric strips between squares. Join rows together with 2 X 131/2-inch strips between rows, carefully maintaining alignment of squares and strips. Stitch 21/2 X 131/2-inch strips to either side of pillow top. Stitch 21/2 X 18-inch border strips to top and bottom.
   
2. Fold 1 long edge of one 13 X 18-inch rectangle over 1/4 inch and press. Fold over 1/4 inch again and stitch along folded edge. Repeat for other 13 X 18-inch rectangle. Lay rectangles on a flat surface, overlapping finished edges to create 18-inch square for pillow back. Stay-stitch along overlapped edges.
   
3. Pin pillow top to back with right sides together. Mark centers of each side 1/2 inch from edge. Mark corners 1 inch from edge. Draw lines connecting centers and corners. This will counteract the tendency toward "rabbit ear" corners. Stitch along drawn lines around all 4 sides. Remove stay-stitching from pillow back, trim corners diagonally, and turn. Insert pillow form.

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Garden Pots

Materials and Tools:

terra-cotta paints
small pot
thick twine
large beads

Directions:

1. Paint the pot with terra-cotta paints.

2. Fold the length of twine in half. Thread a large bead on the folded twine and knot the end.

3. Thread the folded end of the twine through the small terra-cotta pot, letting the bead dangle near the open end. Knot the twine to prevent the pot from sliding. If desired, thread on additional decorative beads.

Wagon Wheel Breakfast Pie

What you will need:


1 1/2 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
3 Tbsp. cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. milk, divided 
1 green onion, chopped
1/8 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
4 uncooked breakfast sausage links
1/4 cup bisquick/baking mix
1 egg
Dash ground nutmeg
Dash paprika


Directions:


Place the hash browns in a 7-in pie plate coated with nonstick cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, 2 Tbsp. milk, onion, salt, 
and pepper; spread over potatoes.
 Cut sausage links in half lenghtwise; arrange over potatoes in a spoke- like fashion.
In a small bowl whisk the biscuit mix, egg, nutmeg, and remaining milk until smooth;
pour between the sausage. Sprinkle with paprika. 
Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.


Prep: 20 min
Bake: 25 min
Yields: 2 servings

YoYo Fabric Instructions

First, make a pattern. Your yo-yo pattern needs to be twice as wide as your intended yo-yo, plus about 1/2" for seam allowances. You can use a compass to draw out your pattern, or find a bowl or lid to trace. Chipboard works great for a pattern, as does the cardboard from a cereal box.

On the wrong side of your fabric, trace around the pattern. Use a water-soluble pen or chalk. Following your traced line, cut out a circle of fabric.

Fold under a scant 1/4" along the edge of your circle, as you stitch close to the folded edge. Use strong thread and make sure it's long enough to go around the full circumference of the circle, with some to spare.

 

Candle Mount

I have rekindled my love for Mod Podge! For give the ghetto picture (my camera is not in service right now).

Materials:

-Candle wall mount

-Black spray paint

-Favorite scrap paper

-Mod Podge

-Fome brush for applying Mod Podge

Directions

Step one: spray paint a candle mount (purchased at thrift store) and let dry

Step two: select favorite scrap paperStep three: trace and cut paper so that it fits on mount.Step four: Mod Podge wrong side of paper and place on mount, let dry for 2 hours, Step five: Mod Podge the on top of the paper and let dry. The Mod Podge I used has a gloss finish, so I Podged the whole candle mount; I like the gloss finish.

Breakfast Bread pudding

Ingredients

• 12 slices white bread
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
• 12 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 Handful's dried fruit
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Directions

1. Remove and discard crusts from bread; cut bread into cubes. Toss lightly with cream cheese cubes; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, syrup and salt; mix well. Pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Orange-Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Pops

You will need:


1 12-oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (not nonfat) 


Directions:


1. In a large bowl, combine juice concentrate with 1/12 cups water. Whisk in sugar until dissolved. 
Whisk in vanilla and salt. Whisk in yogurt, mixing until well combined.


2. Place 8 7-oz paper cups on a baking sheet. Pour mixture into cups,
filling halfway. Freeze until slightly firm, about 1 hour, Place craft sticks in center of each cup,
then return to the freezer until completely firm, 6 hours or over night. To un-mold, peel
off paper cups. Serve immediately.


Prep: 5 min
Freeze: 6 hours
Yields: 8 pops