Lynn Carson Harris

Little Red Hen Day

Yesterday B and I had the pleasure of helping with the Little Red Hen activities in P's Kindergarten class. We took in ears of Indian corn and our hand crank corn grinder.

The kids planted some of the corn and read the story The Little Red Hen.

They had fun shelling the corn and then going through all the steps to make Little Red Hen Bread. They each got a turn to turn the crank to grind the corn, then everyone helped add the ingredients and stir the batter. They even put a little cream in to baby food jars and shook them up to make their own butter to spread on the corn bread.

We had a great snack after recess! I was so busy helping that I didn't get many pictures.

I think the kids had a really fun day. There were corn kernels EVERYWHERE and it was also "pajama day"!! Fridays in kindergarten aren't called Fun Filled Friday for nothing.

 

Milestones

We like celebrations. Years ago, when the boys were small we started celebrating 1000 day milestones. We don't have a big party - just a special dinner, cake, or pie - something special to mark the passing of the day. These celebrations are fun because they are not annual events.  They are also at different times of the year than the person's birthday and sometimes even catch us by surprise. B has a spreadsheet on the computer to figure out everyones 1000 day schedule but we do need to remember to check it every once in a while.

Today, D, my oldest, is 7000 days old. We are off to take him out to dinner to celebrate. P will have her 2000 day celebration NEXT weekend.  I recently passed a 1000 milestone but we won't say how many thousand.

What special things does your family celebrate?

 

 

 

 

On to Bigger Things

After finishing a few more smaller projects I am feeling a little more prepared for the craft show on December 4.

I feel like I can now calmly return to a larger project like finishing another quilt.

I put hundreds of pins in it last night. I will be quilting it on the machine but haven't decided about the design yet.

I don't want to put any quilting on the stars. I really want them to float above the background.  Outlining each star would be very tedious but I kind of think it needs it. I would like a lot of quilting in the background but I don't want to do the old meandering thing either.

What are your quilting thoughts?

And isn't this backing fabric great? I had just enough for the back of this quilt!

 

Wordless Wednesday

Under a Spell

It put me under a spell and made me bring it home.

Workshop Frenzy

I am busy in the sewing room these days. Starting new projects, progressing on others, and finishing some.

I even have a new pair of soft, squishy, warm socks for winter made of Artyarns Supermerino! I followed this toe up pattern to use all of the yarn.

Thoughtful Sunday

"When the sun went down
In the great green field,
The big cow lowed,
The little pig squealed."

Big Red Barn, Margaret Wise Brown, 1956.

Mid Century Shape

Happy Birthday to ME! I picked up some fun books at the library book sale.

Pattern and Shape
The Development of Shape
The Shapes We Need

They were published in 1964 - ALMOST as old as me!!  There is a lot of mid century groovyness in these!

All the Trimmings

I will have a booth at the All the Trimmings show on December 4 and the Chelsea Fair Grounds and I'm starting to feel the stress. I have been making quilts like crazy and now I have several tops still to put together and quilt.  I have a fear of having a booth piled high with quilts and not selling anything  so, I have taken a break from those big projects to make some smaller non-quilt items for the show.

I recently found Keyka Lou patterns.  I really like the clean lines and straightforward assembly of these bags.  The little clucthes don't use much fabric and I put batting between the layers for a soft finish.

I am really pleased with how this wristlet camera bag turned out. If I still used a point and shoot I think I might keep this one for myself. It also has batting to cushion the camera inside.

My favorite pattern has got to be this shoulder bag.  I love those pockets on the front.  It also has a magnetic snap closure. I had never put one of those in before. I am an instant fan!

I have done well to use fabric on hand but I have used up all of my interfacing. So, I guess I will trek to the fabric shop. I shall have to put on blinders and go directly to the interfacing and only the interfacing. 

 

Art Club

Art club was fun today. We tried our hand at paintings inspired by Aboriginal art.

We read a legend, studied some Aboriginal art, and painted with earthy colors like those that would be made from soil and clay.