Cookies on a Cold Day

Today is another gloomy, winter day and I felt like warming up the house with good smells.  I love soup and bread on cold days, especially when they are both homemade.  Nothing smells better to me than the aroma of baking bread, cakes or pies.  So, I got busy and made some Hearty Vegetable Barley soup, (the recipe that was on the back of the barley box) along with bread in the bread maker.  While they are cooking, I tried a new recipe for February - Key Lime cookies. I can't wait until everything is finished and I can sample them.

Here's a few of the first batch of cookies.  They don't look fancy, but taste pretty yummy with just a hint of the key lime flavor.  I was afraid they might be tart but they are pretty mild flavored.  They actually taste like a rich butter, sugar cookie.  They won't go to waste around me.  I like a cup of tea and cookies anytime of day or night!

Twelve in 2012

At the beginning of 2012, I made a list of things that I wanted to accomplish this year (in the hobbies category). They basically are the same things every year, only this year I am really going to try harder to accomplish them. So far in January I'm on track in every category.
They were:
(1) to read a book a month; check - Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich
(2) complete 1 UFO per month; check - Twist and Shout
(3) finish a QOV per month and - see below (2 checks)
(4) try at least one new recipe every month - check - Cheeseburger soup

Here are the QOV quilts that were finished this month.

This top was pieced by Judy H.  It is made from mostly homespuns and is very soft and warm. I quilted a curly panto and put on the binding.  I'll make a pillowcase to match before it is given to our local QOV Chapter.












 The quilt below was pieced by Dusty P. using the Yellow Brick Road pattern. It has such cute fabrics in it --
Black bears, elk, fabric with fishing rods and fish, deer, moose, musical instruments and potting tools. I quilted a swirly pattern and bound it. Dusty made a matching pillowcase to put with it.

Thank you ladies for these great quilts.

This is an example of the labels we put on our Quilts of Valor quilts.  

Label on back of homespun quilt