It has been busy around here finishing up a few quilt tops and, oh my, it feels so good! I am so thankful I decided to get on board with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge as it has helped me focus on getting a couple of projects done and as is typical with me, start new projects, lol. Thank you Angela for hosting a fantastic challenge! I look forward to next year.
Here are a couple of tops I actually finished up. I am going to try to quilt a few of them myself but that is a frustrating project for another day.
Carolina Chain, a Bonnie Hunter pattern, that I started several years ago and had wanted to set on point like Bonnie did but in the end the extra effort just wasn't worth it for me. I like the pattern but really don't love it.
Next up, bunnies that have been waiting for months for some sort of border. One on and then one off, a couple of times, lol, before just adding the cabbage border. Not sure if this top was really a RSC, but it did get done this year and it is scrappy. I need to send it out to get quilted but I think I will wait until after the holidays as there is no hurry. My original plan was to donate the lap-sized quilt to Buckeye House Rabbit Rescue and perhaps when it is finally finished I will.
I didn't know what I was going to work on when the RSC month was dark green as it isn't one of my favorite colors; however, I ended up re-working a little quilt that I purchased at our guilds' Second-Time Around Quilt shop. I deconstructed the wallhanging and added bright green trees and a brighter border. I am really happy with the results of the "new" wallhanging.
Finally, last year one of my RSC projects was to work on Cake Walk, a Lori Holt pattern. I really loved working on this quilt and looked forward to each month and the selected colors. It was probably one of the most fun quilts I have ever done as I used quite a few ribbons from my travels to Paris and London to embellish the cakes. It really isn't practical to use as a bed quilt, but I love it none the less. I took this photo before I added the final whtie border to the quilt.
I think that is all that I finished up in November and December. I still have lots of projects to work on for next year so I am pretty sure I will be joining the RSC challenge once again.
Naturally I have been trying my hand at baking. It is such fun to try recipes that I never dreamed I could do. Today I tried my hand at Gateau Breton! Last year I was lucky enough to visit Rennes, France and not only did I love the area I wanted to try some recipes of their baked goods. Luckily I happened to record an episode of America's Test Kitchen on PBS that had a recipe that looked easy peasy. I searched online to find he recipe and found it on the Hallmark Channel, go figure! It is a recipe from
Elle Simone and it is delicious!
Yeah, I tried to be festive with my photo which doesn't really show how nicely it turned out. It tasted like a cross between shortbread and a cake with yummy apricot filling. Anyway, it is delicious and I will probably make it again.
That is about it from me for this year. I will be happy to see 2020 in my rear-view mirror and I am sure I have tons of company. Speaking of company, I am joining Angela and lots of other folks who are finishing up their projects at
SOScrappy and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I hope to see everyone in 2021!
Cheers!
Debi
