Another Quilt Top Finished

Well I managed to get another quilt top done.  This makes three finished this way, waiting for the binding, batting and back to be gathered to finish. This only means that I will have to start working on the circle quilt top.  This quilt is the one that I found in my craft closet that I started over years ago.

My poor dog Buttons is so use to me creating or making an attempt to create a piece of garment for her.  Usually having to do with the cold weather.  I have used socks to create booties for her to wear outside in the snow so that snow won't pack in between her toes.  She hates me putting them on her but once on she loves the fact that she can run around in the snow and not have it stuck on her paws and in between her toes

I came across this hooded thing that is for a human to wear while outside in the bitter cold.  Me or my husband have never worn it and when I came across it of course my mind immediately went to "I think that I can make this fit the dog with a few alterations. So this is what I came across that I am going to make some kind of hooded jacket/ body suit out of it.

Cold, cold weather

I just can't deal with this -40 (with wind chill) temps.  I have to put so many layers just to go out for 10 minutes with the dog.  Our dog Buttons, won't even go out unless she has her booties on along with a sweater and coat.

Our dog loves the snow, but she doesn't like getting cold (when the temps are in the negative).  So if she doesn't want to go outside then you know it is cold.

Winter and Sewing

With winter here and being stuck in the house there is nothing to do but, go through my craft closet and all of the containers in there.  Looking at my quilting stuff I found that I have on completed quilt that needs to be laundered and stored for giving it away.  I give most of all of my quilts away, mostly for charity.  I have quilts where only the tops are done and need to be finished (binding, batting and backing).

Then digging through some containers in my craft closet and came across a quilt that I had started in 2002. I have no idea why I stopped working on it, but it was mostly done.  I am just finishing up on it and it will be quilt #3 where the top is done.  I also have all the pieces ready for a circle quilt that I guess I will start working on.

Pinterest

When I first discovered Pinterest I was so excited.  What a perfect place to keep all of the wonderful ideas I see online.  Food ideas and recipes, craft / sewing ideas... love this.  I started pinning everything I thought was cool, cute, etc. Next thing I knew I had hundreds of things pinned and was way out of control. So I had to take a look at all of my pins and ask myself "are you really going to make that, or try that, or do that".  So needless to say, I got rid of a lot of pins.  Now the next thing that I will be doing is to actually doing, trying or making some of the items and if it was good or useful, or even bad,  then I will make my comments and either keep the pin or delete it. I will be sharing my feeling about it. That doesn't mean that someone else wouldn't like it ... it will just be my opinion.  If you think that you might have any suggestions on anything that I write about, by all means, feel free to comment on it. With that said I will post my first item I just tried.

This was fantastic.

Easy No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Nutella
• 1 8 oz block Cream Cheese (room temp)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 8 oz container non-dairy whipped topping (defrosted)
• 1 Oreo Cookie Pie Crust
• 1 bar chocolate (optional)

Instructions:

In a large bowl, mix Nutella and cream cheese together until well blended and smooth. Add vanilla extract. Fold in whipped topping until no white streaks are left. Pour into Oreo Pie crust. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Optional: Shave chocolate with veggie peeler on top of pie for garnish.