january mini

second pandemic winter plods along, making for long days requiring creativity to keep from uber boredom...for this month's mini, pulled out a book filled with mini ideas....

 selected a pattern called 'lincoln's logs' that is ideal for scrappy...

it's about 18x24, big for some mini makers but mini to me....hand quilted, a couple of small pieces got used up...the backing is the pigs showed in an earlier post...and while digging thru the stash, found a piece for the february mini, which has already been started!  a pretty piece that was begging to be showcased....

vintage-y red with a bit of gold thread....can't wait to show the finished project!  ***  quilting on "stars" continues and sewing s'mores as well.   *** and many quilters know this product but i've resurrected mine and it is a winner for indoor dryness and sore fingers from hand quilting...

bag balm, originally used by farmers to treat cows' teats so it's safe from chemicals and perfect for dry skin anywhere.  ***  our big winter storm resulted in 0.6" of snow but now very cold and windy...watching live feed from new england and the wallop of a blizzard up there...thankful my family members are safe and warm "til the storm passes by".....

monday report

winter drags on and even tho temps modulated some yesterday, easy for boredom to become status quo...hoping this is the LAST pandemic winter---so how did i keep occupied?  while cutting s'mores blocks, the pile of repros loomed large, sooo....

cut some of these large, elongated triangles for a scrappy top....will donate or maybe sell, if i can, but no plans to add this to the UFO pile, just to use up some of the excess.  had seen this done in greens/neutrals and it was quite appealing...

and on the dueling hobbies front, cross-stitch has made a return in a small, controlled way.  inbetween machine sewing and hand quilting, have picked this up again...started a needlecase from this small sampler....

before starting, finished my pinkeep....

unlike quilty projects, goal is to FINISH one thing before doing another....have downloaded a few free patterns from the web and dear daughter gifted me some aida for christmas....no big, complicated samplers, just small, easily finished things are planned. 

and a bit of baking was done....batch of cookies and these yummy oatmeal rolls....

i never met a carbohydrate i didn't enjoy and fresh, artisan bread tops the list...commerical types are way too salty--extends shelf life of course--so pull out some tried and true recipes and make my own.  these are ideal with a cup of hot, homemade soup or for a slider with soup...or by themselves as i can attest...LOL!  

no appointments or fun things planned so it'll be another needlework-heavy week and just maybe the week the vacuuming gets done!