The Cupcakery Is Back

Since I've been back in Denver

 

taking care of this sweet little guy,

my daughter's co-workers have been

inquiring....any cupcakes?

How can we turn down such a devoted following?

So last week, 

we put on our aprons and started baking.

We baked our vanilla cupcakes

with butter cream frosting.

They're always yummy, but
the star of the cupcakes were going to be

 the sweet baby birds of spring.

We made a ring of frosting to form the

 shape of the nest,

sprinkled on toasted coconut to create

the perfect bird's nest.

The baby birds were the most fun to make.

Using the mini Cadbury shelled chocolate eggs

 we piped a tiny bit of yellow frosting for beaks and

then added two black dots for eyes.

Don't they look like hungry birds?

My daughter sent an email out to

inform the gang in the lab
that there were cupcakes!

In 10 minutes those cupcake deprived coworkers

had emptied the tray.

 Wish I had a picture of that.

I'm not sure who was hungrier,
the co-workers or baby birds.

Until Next Time-

Love Those Pom Poms

 My Wascally Wabbits Table Mat

was a new project that got started and finished.

This rabbit project

is a "I've been sitting around for 2 years" and

"Easter Bunny's only seem appropriate during a certain period of time" project.

 So I knew I needed to get it out

and get it done.

  

The wool applique 

bunny pillow pattern

 

is by Cabin Creek

and is cute and simple.

My friend and I had each bought a kit from a local wool shop,

not because we didn't have enough wool ,

but because we simple adored the 

pink pom pom fringe that was included as an edge treatment.
(We have a thing for "dingle balls".)

When I use a primitive whip stitch
verses a buttonhole stitch,

 

 it saves lots of time and thread,
and for something as seasonal as this,
both of those reasons seem practical to me.

 I was thinking the pom poms might

be a challenge to sew on and look nice,

 but it was easy, especially using a zipper foot.

Now another unfinished project is done.
And I have to admit
there's something about

 those pink pom poms that
you just have to love.

Until Next Time-

Out of the Blue

 Since the beginning of the year

I have been moving back and forth:

from complex projects to simple patterns,

from long term finishes to quick sews and
 from old half finished projects to new ones.

There seems to be a place for each

in my eclectic quilting style and unpredictable schedule.

 I recently downloaded the free pattern,

Charm Pack Cherry

demonstrated by  Kimberly

of the Fat Quarter Shop .

It's fast and easy,

especially if you use charm packets.

Instead, I cut some 5" squares of 

some older "odds and ends" blues and

some, "I don't use white on white prints anymore"

to stitch this easy peasy quilt top together.

Here's the general idea.

Make Nine patches

cut Nine Patches,

resew Nine Patches.

Just so you know, I did use some oldies...

Once everything is sewn together

it makes an interesting design.


I'll admit using some current bright and
cheerful charm packets would make a totally
different and delightful quilt, but
this is what I had and this is what I used.

Once it's quilted and bound,
 new life will be added to  some "classic fabrics".

I'm thinking ahead with this top.

My local quilt shop

donates lap size quilts to nursing home residences

each Christmas,

I'm looking forward to be able to

include this quilt as a gift

to some special person.

It's not like I was lacking in projects,

or needed something to do,

it was just something I did,
"Out of the Blue".

  Until Next Time- 

Never Fear

 I may be in a new location today,

but

never fear....

I'm still connected!

 Until Next Time-