Triangle Quilt

Happy Sunday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. I had an amazing weekend.  I finally finished my triangle quilt I've been working on. So happy the way it turned out and I even more excited that it is my first quilt finish of the year. Yay! Also, my husband and I took a nice drive to a National Park we have been itching to explore. It is so beautiful we are definitely going to be back and as added bonus it has great spots for photographing quilts :)

Anyway back to this little quilt. I'm totally smitten with the triangle pattern and I want to make more triangle quilts. My triangle rulers makes cutting a snap and piecing so easy. This quilt measures approximately 55X55 inches (I had planned to make it a little bit larger but I ran out of fabric). But still is a good size lap quilt.  I quilted it with a simple meandering pattern. I just took it out of the dryer and is so crinkly! I love it. Now what to do next? 

Have a wonderful week!


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Martha

Friday Link Up: A Picture... A Moment

Lately days have been busy and no much time is left for working on my projects but every morning I sneak a few minutes of knitting. And a couple of rows a day my little shawl is slowly growing. 

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Martha.

Friday Link Up: A Picture... A Moment

Playing with yarn. I started a new shawl and I'm super excited! Adventures with yarn are always fun.

*Photo taken by Mr. Weekend Doings*

Welcome to another week of A Picture... A Moment I hope you are having a wonderful week. Did you happen to capture any special moments with your camera? Join me at sharing your special moments from your week.

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Friday Link Up: A Picture... A Moment

On my table: freshly cut Meyer lemons from the garden. So thankful for my little garden.

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Boneyard Shawl

It seems like spring has arrived around here. Everything has started to bloom and develop new growth. Yesterday we had the most wonderful spring weather. We got a little break from the rain and as you can see on the photos my peach tree is exploding with pink blossoms. It looks like a big cotton candy.

I finally finished my Boneyard Shawl. I started it back in January and it has been such a fun knitting experience. The progress was slow; only knitting a couple of rows a day. I still can't believe it is finally finished.  While at times it felt like a long process I enjoyed every bit of it and I learned so much from this project. Halfway through the shawl I discovered that the technique I was using to do the yarn overs along the spine and the edges was not the right one to get a perfectly shaped decorative eyelet. But I've done so much I didn't want to frog the whole thing and start over. So I decided to keep going and finish it anyways. And I'm glad I did. I love the way it turned out even with its little imperfections. To finish it off I used a sewn cast off technique (which until then I had never heard of it before)  that I learned from this book. If you are interested in knitting or learning how to knit it is a great reference book to add to your library.
 There is so much I still have to learn about knitting, but slowly I'm gaining more confidence to try more complicated patterns.  I'm really looking forward to starting my next knitting project.

Have a lovely week!

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Martha. 

Friday Link Up: A Picture... A Moment

On my table: freesias from the garden. They bring a bit of sunshine to the room.

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Pumpkin and Spice Granola

Hello friends, how was your weekend? I had such a busy weekend. It has been a bit rainy around here (finally we are getting some much needed rain). So taking advantage of the rainy weather I started doing some spring cleaning around the house and decided to finally tackle a long overdue filing project that I've been postponing for a while. But in between cleaning and sorting through piles of papers I had a craving for some granola. I love granola as a snack or for breakfast specially on hectic weekdays that there is no much time for an elaborate meal. I make a batch almost every week to always have it at hand. But I try to change up the flavors so we get some variety. This has become one of our favorite flavors. The brown sugar makes it more crunchy with a caramelized texture without been too sweet and the spices give it a nice sublte flavor.

Ingredients:

4 cups of old fashioned rolled oats 

1 cup of raw shelled pumpkin seeds

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup honey

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Pinch of salt

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients using a spatula and mix well until all ingredients are combined. Spread on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until is golden brown. Halfway though the baking turn the sheet for even baking.

3. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Place in an airtight container.

The granola will keep fresh for up to a week.

Enjoy!

Martha.

February Moments

February was a fun month. I'm looking forward to see what March will bring; specially all of the Spring flowers. 

I hope you are having a lovely weekend.

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Martha.