bag it

 I was looking at the leftover scraps from the last quilt top I had finished 

and wondered if I could remember how to make a tote bag.

It seems I could and I did!

I was given this vintage print I used for lining my bag.

I love a pretty vintage print.

~b

hot

 When I'm looking for a small project hot pad holders fit the bill.

I had a small pile of leftover scraps and a bag of quilt batting ends so...

~b

cast iron

 Happy Monday! How was your weekend?

I was in the mood for some cast iron cooking...

Southern fried apples, honey soy sauce pork chops and herb skillet rolls.

I love cooking in my cast iron pan, there's just something about it.

Both our mother's did a lot of cooking in theirs.

My mother's pan was as smooth as glass.

Mr. b's mother always stored hers in her oven with the grease last used in it. 

She came through the dirty '30s.

We also took a country drive in the family sedan. Not this one.

I got some great shots of our neighbors old car collection

which will soon be headed to auction.

~b

Friday Post Card

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"I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. 

The sweet chill of pumpkin and crisp sunburnt leaves."

                                                -unknown

~b

Up Bird

It's pheasant season here in South Dakota.

Which is great timing for this quilt I am working on.

My sister sent me these pheasant shots. 

She is a great upland photographer and has sold hundreds of her books to hunters.

~b

jam

 I have been wanting to make cranberry jam

and I finally found some whole cranberries in the store this weekend.

Homemade jam called for homemade sourdough bread.

One thing always leads to another.

~b

Friday Post Card

Have you picked out a pumpkin yet?

~b