Monday Mealtime

I am blogging today about a classic.  I was afraid to try making fettucini alfredo for the longest time because I was sure it was a complicated process with ingredients I didn't have access to.  Flipping through the cookbook, I discovered how simple and straight-forward it really is.
The only trick with this sauce is that it is time sensitive.  You can't mess around once this creamy sauce is ready.  Oh, but add some skillet chicken and broccoli and you have yourself a delicious, quick, and easy meal.




Fettucini Alfredo

1/2 c heavy cream
2 T butter
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
Cracked black pepper to taste
6 oz fettucini noodles





Cook the noodles to the desired doneness.  Drain and set aside. Put the pan back on the burner and melt the butter. Add the heavy cream and parmesan cheese and heat to a simmer while stirring. If it seems too thick, add more cream.  If it seems to thin, add more parmesan cheese.  It's a very forgiving recipe.  Once it's the desired consistency, add the noodles and stir.  Serve immediately with whatever you would like; broccoli and chicken are our favorites, but it would also taste good with shrimp or sausage. Green or red peppers would also compliment this meal well.  Enjoy!

Ready for the Beach

Oh, it's that time of year again. It has been hot, hot, hot here and I am ready for the escape to the beach. Feel the sand in my toes. Listen to the crashing of the waves. Beautiful walks at sunset. Yes, I am ready to go.  Unfortunately, we won't be going for a few more weeks, so until then I have this quilt to help me imagine what it will be like.

I found this shell fabric at my favorite San Diego quilt shop, Rosie's, and wasn't sure what to do with it when I bought it.  So, a year later I had figured out what I wanted and went back and bought the batiks to make the braid.

I mitered the corners of the braid (first time!) and it went pretty well. Other than that, this is almost a whole-cloth quilt. I just didn't have the heart to cut any of those beautiful shells.

For the quilting, I decided to try and create the 3-D look with a very small meander around the shells.  This is before I looked into trapunto, otherwise I totally would have used that technique on this quilt.

Oh, I just love how this quilt turned out.  It's so soft, and the colors are so beach-y.  I can stare at it and pretend I am already there... :)

I am linking up today with Finished Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. Have a great, relaxing weekend.

So many, So close...

Man, I have four different projects right now that are so close to being finished! I am going to lead a parade when they're done, it will be so exciting!

1. I have been delaying this one because it's really for Halloween, but I couldn't wait any longer. I finished the binding and now all it needs is a label and I can declare it finished.  Yeah!

2. This one was put on hold while I found a backing.  Once that happened, it quilted up pretty quickly (I was super happy with how the quilting came out) and now I am ready to put the binding on and label it.  

3. This one has shown up on the blog a couple of times as I work on it.  I am so excited with how it's turning out and I can't wait to get it done.  I am not on the hunt for a backing; not sure what to do so it might be a while :/

4. This one is made of scraps from another quilt. I want to maximize the scrap use so I have very little left, so I am working slowly on it.  I'm getting there, though, and with a couple of these others finished, maybe I'll have some time to work on it.

While working on these, I have also been cutting out my Honey, Honey fabric for a Strippers Club quilt from our LQS. Feels so good to get projects off the project table and into the 'finished' category. Alright, it's time to get back to it. I am loosing precious nap/quilting time. :)