Aren’t the colors in this quilt fun and make you want to celebrate! And this quilt also helps to celebrate a worthy cause.  I wanted to show you the celebration quilt that I designed in for the recently published quilt book “Think Pink” published by House of White Birches.  Celebrate Each Step is 44″ x 52″ and is made with fabrics from Quilting Treasures.

This book is filled with projects to give comfort to women as they battle breast cancer, plus a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book goes to breast cancer research.  I hope you make this quilt and help a worthy cause at the same time.

Happy Quilting!

Phyllis

I just finished the pattern and instructions for this free apron pattern available for you to download.  I am showing 2 aprons in different color combinations with different accent embellishments.  Both aprons are accented with large dog block pockets on the top part of the apron.  One apron has an additional small pocket and the other is appliqued with a bird and dog bones. The aprons are easy to make and can be completed in 2-3 hours tops.

The fabrics that the aprons are made with are the Its a Dog’s Life collection that I designed for Quilting Treasures by Cranston Printworks.

I just love aprons and am delighted that they are so popular.  I remember when my grandmother and aunts wore aprons daily and seeing all the aprons now brings back wonderful fond memories.

For products to coordinate with “It’s A Dog’s Life fabrics, please visit my Zazzle store.

I hope you enjoy the patterns and sew away.  I would love to see a picture of your finished apron.

“Bone” appetit!

Phyllis

Isn’t this cake gorgeous as well as delicious looking?  And it was delicious – every bite.  I hosted our book club this week.  Our club has a very wide assortment of ages and the youngest member, Alyssa, is leaving for college.  Andrea, her mother, wanted to surprise her with a cake at our meeting.  In order to surprise Alyssa, the components for the cake arrived early with another member, Jan, who assembled it.  The cake looked like it was quite an effort, but was very quick and easy to put together.  Maybe because Jan is a photo stylist for a cooking magazine, Cooking Light.

Starting with a purchased angel food cake,  Jan quickly spread a can of whipped cream over the cake then arranged strawberries around the top edge of the cake.  The hole in the center of the cake was filled with blueberries, then the remaining strawberries and blueberries were piled around the bottom of the cake.  Easy – yes! Quick - yes! Delicious – yes, yes!

This cake would be equally delicious made with various cakes – a pound cake or even chocolate, but of course a few calories would be added as well.

Have a sweet day!

Phyllis