This Weekend's Baking

Spent Friday afternoon baking, and filled and frosted this morning to take to an event today.  On the left is Bienenstich (Bee Sting Cake) and on the right is Nuss Torte (walnut tort).  It was all gone.

A Wednesday Finish!

Finished this morning, Home of a Needleworker Squared by Little House Needleworks on 30 ct recommended fabric with the recommended Classic Colorworks fibres.  It was a quick and enjoyable stitch.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, dear blogging buddies!  With still no fully functioning kitchen on the main floor of the house, I managed to make Easter Brunch for the family anyway.  Lots of planning and timing and I managed to spend all of Saturday with the oven in the basement, and all of Sunday morning with the microwave and the stovetop on the main floor.   The deviled egg platter was full when I went to get the phone to take a picture but was attacked in my short absence.




Dessert was equally as well received.  Cream puffs with chocolate whipped cream filling and
Kremschnitten with a vanilla pastry cream, and there isn't much left.

The little ones loved their Easter baskets.  I had also hidden 2 dozen eggs outside in the yard for them to have an egg hunt, but the neighborhood squirrels also wanted to hunt them.  They got 3 of the eggs and chewed right through them to get to the candy inside!

I will spend a little more time with my feet up, and then I will tackle the dishes.

This Week's Jam Session

I had an order for 30  4 ounce jars of jam, so I went to work!  I ended up with 35 4 oz jars and 2 8 oz jars of Triple Berry Jam.  All labeled and ready to deliver!

WIP Wednesday 4-17-2019

Work continues on my Hardanger Runner.  All the bars are wrapped and many of the dove's eyes are done.  I am getting a little tired of doing only white.

To relieve the boredom of all the white, I have started a new piece; Home of a Needleworker Squared by Little House Needleworks.  It should be a quick stitch.

Cutting is finished

After 4 1/2 hours of careful cutting.  Now I am ready to start wrapping the bars and doing the filling stitches......

WIP Wednesday 4-10-2019

Stitching is complete, and now we are ready for cutting....

WIP Wednesday 4-3-2019

It is hard to see because it is white on white, but there is good progress on this piece!  Although I have done this runner a number of times, it is still enjoyable to work on!

March Progress and April Goals

As always, not enough stitching time, it was a busy month.  Next month will be better.  

March 2019

WISPS:

Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Merry Bells #1 
Hardanger Hearts  worked on it
Diamond City Lights
Mystery Sampler part 11 finished

Future Maynia Starts

1.       New design model for Sue
2.       Stocking for Eleanor
3.       Candy Corn #2
4.       Foxy Fob
5.       Ambrosia Honey
6.       Scissors case
7.       May flower of the month
8.       June flower of the month
9.       July flower of the month
10.   French alphabet page
11.   Hardanger ornament
12.   Snowman Heart
13.   Marnee Ritter Heart
14.   Gingerbread heart
15.   Snow Sampler
16.   Foxy Fob
17.   Heart of Hearts
18.   Tree of Ornaments

Future New starts

Mystery Sampler part 12 finished
Luck of the Irish Photobooth  finished
Hardanger Runner:  worked on it
Large Bargello Ball #2
Small Bargello Ball #2
Winds of Grace (6 of them)
Towmater x 2
Lightning McQueen x2
Cupcake ornaments:
                Logan
                Natalie
                Owen
                Peter
                Justin
                Nathan
Spring
Summer
Winter
Crystal Violets
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
Carnival
Walking on Water’s Edge

April 2019

WISPS:
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Merry Bells #1 
Hardanger Hearts 
Diamond City Lights

Future Maynia Starts
1.       New design model for Sue
2.       Stocking for Eleanor
3.       Candy Corn #2
4.       Foxy Fob
5.       Ambrosia Honey
6.       Scissors case
7.       May flower of the month
8.       June flower of the month
9.       July flower of the month
10.   French alphabet page
11.   Hardanger ornament
12.   Snowman Heart
13.   Marnee Ritter Heart
14.   Gingerbread heart
15.   Snow Sampler
16.   Foxy Fob
17.   Heart of Hearts
18.   Tree of Ornaments

Future New starts
Hardanger Runner: 
Large Bargello Ball #2
Small Bargello Ball #2
Winds of Grace (6 of them)
Towmater x 2
Lightning McQueen x2
Cupcake ornaments:
                Logan
                Natalie
                Owen
                Peter
                Justin
                Nathan
Spring
Summer
Winter
Crystal Violets
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
Carnival
Walking on Water’s Edge