This weekend I managed to squeeze in some time to work on my Civil War Spools. I don't know which of these cute blocks is my favorite! I am quite partial to the green ones, I have to say. I will make 16 blocks in all, and probably do the straight setting/small quilt with these fabrics. It has been so soothing to go through my stash and pick out scraps for these blocks. I am remembering quilts from the past and quilts I planned for the future as I go. Each strip is so tiny, it hardly is making a dent in the stash, but I am loving the scrappiness of it.
Lisa at Stashmaster finished her Spools quilt! Go take a look, it is beautiful!
Other than this bit of stitching, over the past couple of days I did make some lovely summer salads. A cucumber salad, a corn salad with honey ginger balsamic dressing, and an avocado salad that I wanted to slather all over myself it was so good. I also made shrimp fajitas, which tasted great, but were an incredible mess to try and eat.
AVOCADO SALAD
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2 avocados – peeled, pitted and diced
1 sweet onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large ripe tomato, chopped
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1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 lime, juiced
salt and pepper to taste
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| 1. | In a medium bowl, combine avocados, onion, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and lime juice. Gently toss until evenly coated. Season with salt and pepper. |
I got the recipes all off Allrecipes.com. The only changes I made to the avocado salad was to use red pepper instead of green, and add a bit more cilantro, and a LOT more lime juice (maybe the juice of 1 1/2 limes). It made a great topping for the shrimp fajitas, but would be terrific on its own as well.
Here's a complaint about the reviews on Allrecipes.com—-often they are very helpful, but what makes me crazy is to see someone rate a recipe very low, and then admit that they changed about ten things and left out something major and used I Can't Believe It's Butter instead of real butter etc etc. Duh, it isn't the same recipe anymore you moron. If you had made it the way it was written in the first place, you might have liked it.
I have to go out of town tomorrow, so I will miss posting on Tuesday, but check back with me on Wednesday to see what I've been up to.
In other news, I am planning a stash busting sale for the end of this week, so be sure and peek in to see what all that is about! I've rediscovered some treasures you might be interested in.
18 responses to “Spools”
Ooohh, those civil war fabrics are looking so wonderful! I love both versions.
Made some progress on my own Spools this weekend, it was fun with the Olympics playing in the background!
sillysally aka choc chip addict
Ooohh, those civil war fabrics are looking so wonderful! I love both versions.
Made some progress on my own Spools this weekend, it was fun with the Olympics playing in the background!
sillysally aka choc chip addict
Could not agree with you more about those “chefs” on Allrecipes that totally change a recipe and then complain about it. Or…how about the ones that change the recipe from the beginning and then tell you how delicious their version was. For heaven’s sake – review the recipe and tell me if it was runny or too spicy or if it was delicious. That’s the stuff I need to know!
OK – getting off my soapbox – love your CW spools. I still have not started mine and I am feeling guilty. I think I will pull stash tonight and see how much I can get cut. Thanks for being an inspiration!!
Could not agree with you more about those “chefs” on Allrecipes that totally change a recipe and then complain about it. Or…how about the ones that change the recipe from the beginning and then tell you how delicious their version was. For heaven’s sake – review the recipe and tell me if it was runny or too spicy or if it was delicious. That’s the stuff I need to know!
OK – getting off my soapbox – love your CW spools. I still have not started mine and I am feeling guilty. I think I will pull stash tonight and see how much I can get cut. Thanks for being an inspiration!!
Love this – I may need to pull out my CW fabrics soon:). What size are these blocks?
Love this – I may need to pull out my CW fabrics soon:). What size are these blocks?
I’m loving the Civil War spools. Awesome. As to the reviews of recipes on Allrecipes, I totally agree with you! It reminds me of a little verse that was frequently put into those old “church cookbooks,” you know, the ones made with member’s submissions. I love them, they are so much fun to read! (And they have good recipes, too.) Anyway the verse goes like this:
Sad Recipe
I didn’t have potatoes
So I substituted rice.
I didn’t have paprika
So I used another spice.
I didn’t have tomato sauce,
I used tomato paste…
A whole can not half a can
I don’t believe in waste.
A friend gave me the recipe,
She siad you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her,
I couldn’t even eat it!
I’m loving the Civil War spools. Awesome. As to the reviews of recipes on Allrecipes, I totally agree with you! It reminds me of a little verse that was frequently put into those old “church cookbooks,” you know, the ones made with member’s submissions. I love them, they are so much fun to read! (And they have good recipes, too.) Anyway the verse goes like this:
Sad Recipe
I didn’t have potatoes
So I substituted rice.
I didn’t have paprika
So I used another spice.
I didn’t have tomato sauce,
I used tomato paste…
A whole can not half a can
I don’t believe in waste.
A friend gave me the recipe,
She siad you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her,
I couldn’t even eat it!
Your spools are wonderful and Lisa’s spools quilt is delightfully colorful. Well done, you two!
Am busy getting FIL set up with hospice and getting two homes ready for his discharge from rehab on Saturday. Please keep us in your prayers.
Hugs!
Your spools are wonderful and Lisa’s spools quilt is delightfully colorful. Well done, you two!
Am busy getting FIL set up with hospice and getting two homes ready for his discharge from rehab on Saturday. Please keep us in your prayers.
Hugs!
I love your spools Nicole and I agree the green are the best! It wouldn’t be because green is my favorite color now, would it? 🙂 I must make this up with Civil War. Great idea!
I love your spools Nicole and I agree the green are the best! It wouldn’t be because green is my favorite color now, would it? 🙂 I must make this up with Civil War. Great idea!
That little poem in the comments is so worth sharing! How funny!
That is a big pet peeve of mine on Allrecipes too. Changing the recipe and then dinging in the ratings.
I looked at your recipe and was thinking maybe I’d leave the red pepper out (red pepper doesn’t always agree with me) and then I laughed because basically I’d be left with guacamole! 🙂
That little poem in the comments is so worth sharing! How funny!
That is a big pet peeve of mine on Allrecipes too. Changing the recipe and then dinging in the ratings.
I looked at your recipe and was thinking maybe I’d leave the red pepper out (red pepper doesn’t always agree with me) and then I laughed because basically I’d be left with guacamole! 🙂
I LOVE your spool blocks!! Fantastic!! I rate it 5 stars!!
I LOVE your spool blocks!! Fantastic!! I rate it 5 stars!!
Your Civil War Spools are just beautiful! I really like the idea of making a few smaller strips to put in each spool as the thread. Very nice combinations Nicole! I have a picture of my spool quilt that I need to send you. I made mine from reds and yellows…I actually did mine before your Spool Along so I was hesitant to send it. I had a dead line of July 1st for a friends 60th birthday, thank heavens for downloadable pdf patterns!! 🙂
Your Civil War Spools are just beautiful! I really like the idea of making a few smaller strips to put in each spool as the thread. Very nice combinations Nicole! I have a picture of my spool quilt that I need to send you. I made mine from reds and yellows…I actually did mine before your Spool Along so I was hesitant to send it. I had a dead line of July 1st for a friends 60th birthday, thank heavens for downloadable pdf patterns!! 🙂