Last Posting for 2010 CQ

Autumn Block for Lorrie in Canada.She had picked a rather bright palette for her Fall Block and I might have put to much on it,but I like it.

All 3 finished blocks together.

This is my block for Debbie Jewels on Black.

Hallo to all my Friends,this is the last posting for 2010. Here are the last two blocks I have finished for our DYB RR.

Knitting

This is all wrapped up at my friend Doris`s house,she will be back from Las Vegas tomorrow and it will be her welcome home present.

My scarf, a little bit more color then the one I made for my friend.

Just as we started to get cold weather I have finished two more scarf`s

Frohe Weihnachten Merry Christmas

I`m done for today. Just did the last minute decorating ,putting cookies out and making sure all the gifts are under the tree. This year I only baked Ausstecherle  a German Butter cookie, and Spitzbuben   a cookie dough with ground Hazelnuts stacked together with  raspberry jelly  in the middle . Time to do nothing,no time to do some more knitting to get a few more scarfs  finished this year.

More Knitting

Close up of left and right side.

This is another Scarf I just finished today. I do enjoy knitting again and signed up for a Knitting Online Group. I hope to learn more and my wish is to make my creations more creative and maybe a little outside the box?

Pictures of my last shopping trip

My Polish pottery dish.

More Baking with this Loaf form.

My little Holiday slippers.

Just a few pictures of my last shopping trip, love Polish Pottery, I went to Poland when we lived in Germany and went crazy. Anything that says baking catches my eye  and my little Christmas slippers I just had to have.

Weihnachts Geschenke-X-mas gifts

My friend Doris works for the local school and needed some little gifts to along with some German goodies.Here are some kitchen towels that will be used as the Wrapper. I had fun to applique and embroider them. Frohe Weihnacht- Merry Christmas.

Crazy Quilting

Close up of silk fan

Fabric Postcard

Cherry Blossom`s.

The finished Block.

It is getting colder and I have more time for sewing .No garden work for a few month!Candji`s Asian Block was mailed this morning and I hope she will like it as much as I did mine.When I received it all of the lower half was empty and it was like a having a playground to play on all for myself. First did some simple seam treatments,started my fan and found this printed postcard to add. Still had a little room and decided to put some Cherry Blossoms to fill the space. I do love how it all came together.

Baking my first Madeleins

These are my first Madeleines I baked. The first batch burned and I had to eat them all !Just had to adjust temperature ,bake 10 minutes longer and voila .They are so good,I think they taste even better then I remember.They are like mini pound cake`s with a crunchy side like a butter cookie,easy to make ,measure about 2 inches long and 1 inch high.My Mom use to buy them for weekend afternoon coffee breaks,yes you can`t get the German out of me, I need my coffee and cake.I bought the baking sheet at Bed,Bath and Bejond and it was worth it , got another new baking form yesterday for breads,will have to wait till next weekend to get used. My Kids are asking for Christmas cookies so I will be making some this week.

Knitting

You order and I deliver!

Another scarf finished, it was made for a wonderful young Mom who works at the place I get my cars  fixed. She wanted a plain scarf in greens and yellow,hope it is to her liking.

More X-Mas decorating

Our Front Door

The staircase with the Elf`s

I`m getting to finish all my decorating today.My  stocking welcomes you at our front Door and the staircase is all decked out with elf's and candy canes.

Art 4 Mail

Here is a picture of a Autumn Quiltie made by Michele Ewa in N Y for the Art 4 mail swap..She was very creative and I love her design and color choice.