It was a lovely weekend... ended with a blast. The husband was home with us the whole time. He and I even had a date one night. Just a quiet dinner and then a quiet coffee and tea. Quiet is a luxury for us.
Friday, I tried out my new cookbook and made this dish, which is made up of only five ingredients: Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, torn basil, and parmesan cheese. Oh and olive oil, salt and pepper. I liked it, didn't love it. Definitely had a peasant dish feel, very simple. Maybe too simple for my family. I have a feeling that if I add a ton more cheese and a sprinkle of bread crumbs, it might please everyone a little more. Next time.
Late after dinner that night I went down to my sewing cave and began cutting 2.5" squares from my new fabric (that's how I usually begin anything), and fiddled with them awhile, uninspired. Then, with sudden enthusiasm, I decided to finish something I started over a year ago. When I opened the quilt top I couldn't believe I'd let it sit for so long. It started off with ten embroideries...
... and ten nine-patches...
... and now there is a finished quilt...
It's small (about 30" x 36") but it took me all day Saturday to quilt by hand. X's in the nine-patches. Squares just inside the embroidered blocks and around each animal. I also did a scalloped stitch in the border, and sewed the binding by hand. I love it. Again, can't get a single good shot of it with my poor sick camera, but in person it's so pretty. So pretty I don't know what to do with it. I'll probably throw it on the wall for now. What would you do with it?
But oh, what a feeling! It's great to finish a project ~ especially one that's been sitting around for more than a year. And it's perfect when you finish on a Sunday when Monday is a holiday. Yes! To celebrate the 4th of July, we had a picnic at the park. The kids rode bikes, my husband and I tossed a football, and later we went to our friends' house for fireworks. Even our cake sparkled...
And driving home we saw fireworks exploding in clusters all over the city. What a great weekend. I hope you enjoyed yours, too! xo amy