My fifth building in the Snowman Village quilt is the library. This one was pretty easy, although it did have a ton of pieces. Those little Alphabities labels are a big help in keeping them organized.
Here's the entire village so far. Someone was asking me if there will be a quilt shop and there will be!
Today I am going to switch things up a little. My navy border and alternate block fabric arrived and I starched a yard or so of it yesterday. Today I think I will make my four snowman blocks, which fill out the setting layout. They promise to be super cute and I can't wait to get them done. Compared to these buildings, they will be a cinch.
My head is so full of ideas for projects I want to make! I mentioned that I have been buying fabric, and this is some of it. Look at those beautiful reds and greens! The pattern is called Christmas Kaleidoscope and is available as a pdf download from Gigi's Thimble. The darker greens form a strong diagonal line, with the. lighter greens forming kind of a shadow effect. The reds are the star blocks, which are so fun made in different prints. I am looking forward to plunging into this project during the holidays.
Hope your week got off to a good start. Eva and I usually bake on Tuesday, and this week we made a recipe from a new book I bought "Snacking Cakes" by Yossi Arefi. All the recipes can be made using just one big mixing bowl. You can bake the cakes in a round pan, a square pan, and even in a loaf pan (some of them). Our first effort is a Pumpkin Olive Oil cake with a Maple Glaze. We threw in a handful of chocolate chips because that's how we roll. I took the photo before we put the glaze on.
It sure smells good!
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The houses are so cute. I’ve never seen the pattern before. I’m a big fan of Primitive Gatherings so don’t know how I missed it.
I have that cookbook! I haven’t made anything yet though. I really need a grandchild to help me with the baking and especially with the eating.
Your red and green fabrics are so pretty– what line is this?
Your village is growing! The red & green fabrics are beautiful–will you share the name of the line with us, please? I’m guessing the cake was delicious! Chocolate chips do add to pumpkin cakes & bread!
You are going to town on your village! The red/green fabric looks pretty and love that pattern so thanks for telling us about it. I am off to look it up. Happy sewing!
Those reds are gorgeous!! Your xmas village is turning out soooo cute. Can’t wait to see the quilt store.
stay warm…..it’s been cold here but warming up today.
I’m enjoying your village! More than the average amount of detail to each building, so it must be challenging.
I am a chocolate chip fan but I think I’d have added raisins in this.
Your houses are so cute! That village is really coming together. I made some cookies that sound just like your snack cake, complete with the pepitas on top. They are fantastic – ymu!