Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Project List and Finished Projects

Got a few things done this weekend and even hosted a toddler craft day.  

I finished and hung up the crochet grandma bunting and added hearts to the bunting.  I attached the hearts using safety pins and after February I will replace the hearts with shamrocks.



I also completed the top for the 1600 jelly roll quilt.  It was fairly easy to assemble but I don't totally love it.  Maybe it needs to grow on me some.  I still need to pick out the backing and then baste, quilt and bind it.  I also thought I would like the colors more than I really do.  I was never a huge fan of the look of the 1600 quilt but always wanted to try it.

Close up shot

Another close up shot

I finished 2 more of the red blocks for the Block-A-Long (sorry no pictures this time)

Crochet Block-A-Long Blocks Completed
Green 2 of 25
Red 5 of 25
Blue 0 of 25
Yellow 0 of 25
 
Here is the rest of the list.  I really need to make the train and music bins for my son.  Hopefully I can work on that some this week.
Rank Project Status How Many

Crochet Hearts for Bunting COMPLETE
1 Crochet St Paddys for Bunting
8
2 Trains Fabric Bin
1
3 Music Fabric Bin
1
4 1600 Quilt 50% Complete 1
5 Kitchen Aid Bowl Cover
1
6 Kitchen Aid Cover
1
7 White Crochet Baby Blanket 25% Complete 1
8 Pink Eyelash Knit Scarf Started 1
9 Kitchen Oven Mitts - Wedding Gift
1
10 Car Mat Quilt
1
11 White Newborn Hat and Booties
2
12 Animal Cloth Blocks
2
13 Floor Cushions
1
14 Swiffer Wet Jet Reusable Pads
3
15 Christmas Quilt 65% Complete 1
16 Hooty Hoot Owl Quilt
1
17 Medium Rice Therapy Hot/Cold Bags
3
18 Numbers Bean Bags
1
19 Pink Knit Baby Blanket
1
20 Girl Animal Print Rag Quilt
1
21 Baseball Knit Hat and Booties
2
22 Football Knit Hat and Booties 50% Complete 2
23 Sewing Machine Cover
1
24 Lovey Tag Blankets
2
25 Mini Apron and Oven Mitts Set
1
26 Small Rice Therapy Hot/Cold Bags
3
27 T-shirt Yoga Pants
2
28 Alphabet Bean Bags
1
29 Red Knit Prayer Shawl
1

Saturday, February 4, 2012

1-Minute Chocolate-Peanut Butter Fruit Dip

Chocolate + Peanut Butter = Yum
Chocolate + Fruit = Yum
Fruit + Peanut Butter = Yum

So Chocolate + Peanut Butter + Fruit =  Yum, Yum, Yum



This is so easy and so simple and so quick to make. It makes a great snack to fill you up while satisfying your sweet tooth.

To make a single serving of this dip:
Add 1 tbsp of peanut butter in a bowl.  Add 1 tbsp of semi-sweet chocolate chips on top.  Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir together until the morsels are melted and smooth.  Cut up some fruit and dip away (this was the perfect amount for one medium apple).

If you want to make more of this dip - simply add equal parts peanut butter and chocolate chips and microwave together.  Enjoy!

Project List and Finished Projects

I really meant to get this posted on Wednesday but a sick child will always put you a few days behind. I have photos of some of the projects that I blogged about last week and started work on a few more things.


Here are the two car rolls I made recently for birthday gifts.  One of the boys likes baseball and the other is a Star Wars fan.







I also made a little UT baseball hat for one of my best friend's son for the UT Baseball games.  I told you I was a big fan.


I have also almost finished make a crocheted bunting for my mantel.  I am making the mantel in plain white and will make little hearts, easter eggs, other holiday things for the different seasons.  I plan to attach the different items with safety pins to the bunting. 


The next project I am working on is a 1600 quilt.  It is has been on my list for a while but I was waiting to find the right jelly rolls.  I saw these a few weeks ago at Hobby Lobby and they reminded me of spring and Easter time.  I don't really have anything like it but it seemed so cheerful that I thought it would be perfect.

I really had the urge to sew earlier today and the 1600 quilt seemed like an easy thing to get started with without having to do a lot of cutting first.  

I haven't made much progress on organizing my house and haven't made any more blocks for the Crochet Block-A-Long.  I spent all week working on the bunting instead.
Here is the rest of the project list - hopefully I will knock some of the things off soon.

Rank Project Status How Many

UT Baseball Earflap Hat COMPLETED

Car Roll - Starwars COMPLETED

Crochet Bunting COMPLETED
1 Crochet Hearts for Bunting 80% Complete 8
2 Trains Fabric Bin
1
3 Music Fabric Bin
1
4 1600 Quilt 15% Complete 1
5 Kitchen Aid Bowl Cover
1
6 Kitchen Aid Cover
1
7 White Crochet Baby Blanket 25% Complete 1
8 Pink Eyelash Knit Scarf Started 1
9 Kitchen Oven Mitts - Wedding Gift
1
10 Car Mat Quilt
1
11 White Newborn Hat and Booties
2
12 Animal Cloth Blocks
2
13 Floor Cushions
1
14 Swiffer Wet Jet Reusable Pads
3
15 Christmas Quilt 65% Complete 1
16 Hooty Hoot Owl Quilt
1
17 Medium Rice Therapy Hot/Cold Bags
3
18 Numbers Bean Bags
1
19 Pink Knit Baby Blanket
1
20 Girl Animal Print Rag Quilt
1
21 Baseball Knit Hat and Booties
2
22 Football Knit Hat and Booties 50% Complete 2
23 Sewing Machine Cover
1
24 Lovey Tag Blankets
2
25 Mini Apron and Oven Mitts Set
1
26 Small Rice Therapy Hot/Cold Bags
3
27 T-shirt Yoga Pants
2
28 Alphabet Bean Bags
1
29 Red Knit Prayer Shawl
1