UFO Challenge, Stash Report, Turkey Dinner

Oh, they are definitely going to throw my arse out of the UFO group.  This is number five done.

This was a Block of the Month that I won at the Binbrook guild.  If you've ever won a batch of blocks this way, you know that "9 1/2" unfinished" has many, many interpretations. 

I used up remnants on the back and did the binding on the Bindall.  I have a few customers that use this binding service.  I charge $1 per foot if I use the precut binding I have on hand, or $1.35 per foot if I cut from your fabric.

Another friggin' winter windy/snowy/frigid day.

This was the RE-scheduled dinner party after the weather-related cancellation back in mid December.  I like to start dinner guests out with a 'house cocktail' to enjoy with the appetizers.  The guys rarely partake - it seems to always be the girls who enjoy these.  I think it's the martini glasses.  Anyhoo - I made a pitcher of Pomtinis.  Then I made another pitcher.  And another...  There might have been another after that, but I don't remember.  We girls were definitely (!) enjoying these tonight.
POMTINIS

• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1 cup vodka
• 1/2 cup cointreau (I used Grand Marnier)
• 1/2 cup lime juice

We pigged out on turkey dinner, then apple pie & ice cream for dessert.  Around 10:30 I decided we needed POPCORN.  Then DH decided we needed CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS.  Then I made another pitcher of POMTINIS.  Ha ha, I had to sleep sitting up.

Today I'll be making Turkey Soup and Turkey Pot Pies.  My s.i.l. taught me how to make the pies.  This is her quasi-recipe:  everything leftover from dinner goes in. (Except the apple pie!) Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, leftover cooked veggies, gravy, cranberry sauce.  If you were good girls and boys and you have no veggies left over you can use frozen peas/corn/carrots/whatever.  Put spoonfuls of stuff in a casserole, distributing nicely.  Depending on the quantity of gravy you might need to add a bit of broth or water.  Then top it off with a pie crust and bake until the crust is golden and the contents are hot.  If you don't want to make pie crust you can use a sheet of frozen puff pastry instead (get the good one made with butter, not the cheap one using hydrogenated oils.  Your temple of a body is worth it.).  I love to throw these in the freezer and enjoy them later.

STASH REPORT
Used this month: 11.85 m
Used YTD:         11.85 m
Added this month:    0
Added YTD:            0
Net YTD          (-11.85 m)

Binding quilts

I am sooo sick with a sore throat/cold/fatigue/muscle aches I have not been up to anything. I've been on the couch watching Sex & the City dvds, and The Other Boleyn Girl. However, I DID use the lavender eye pillow my friend gave me last year when I lay down for a nap yesterday. Thanks Jean! I got upright for about an hour, late yesterday afternoon. I was up at 5:30 this morning because my throat hurt too much to get back to sleep. Pity me, please.

One of the sewing machines I have is an industrial with a binding attachment.  The Bindall.

I buy precut binding 2" wide (from the USA of course - nothing is available here in Canada). This does a very serviceable job on quilts that are not necessarily heirloom, but will be used and loved.

As a personal testimonial, this binding is on my very first longarm (actually shortarm in '99) quilted bed quilt. It has been through the washer and dryer a zillion times. It's fine.