I quilted it using a walking foot on my brother 1500 pqs, and randomly went across the quilt as I liked.
*This post has been imported from my other blog which no longer exists:)
Well it has certainly been a while since I have attempted a blog post. Almost 2 years! 2 years ago I had an 18 month old and we had just started live in foster care work. Now I have a 3.5 year old and an 8 week old, and we will be moving from California to Papua New Guinea in September.
Life has certainly changed. I will certainly be learning to more things from scratch, on purpose, and all the time, not just for fun.
These beauties are homemade hand pies filled with peach jam. I used the "Foolproof Double Crust Pie Crust" From the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, and substituted butter for the shortening I didn't have. Following the recipe as is gave me 10-12 hand pies depending on the thickness I rolled to. I used a heaping spoonful of jam per pie, smashed the edges together with a fork, and baked for about 25 minutes at 350.
Life has certainly changed. I will certainly be learning to more things from scratch, on purpose, and all the time, not just for fun.
These beauties are homemade hand pies filled with peach jam. I used the "Foolproof Double Crust Pie Crust" From the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, and substituted butter for the shortening I didn't have. Following the recipe as is gave me 10-12 hand pies depending on the thickness I rolled to. I used a heaping spoonful of jam per pie, smashed the edges together with a fork, and baked for about 25 minutes at 350.
"Guideline" for my Peach jam, without pectin, best made when peaches are dirt cheap and you bought 40lbs because you could. mmmmmm. Peel and core a giant pot full of peaches. Add a lot of sugar. I probably used 6-7 cups of sugar (or more?) to 6 quarts of chopped peaches in an 8 quart stock pot. Simmer it down stirring regularly until it is nice and thick and the house smells wonderful. Then can according to standard processing times for your canning method. Save the pits and peels for peach jelly!
I finished a quilt I started years ago. It's nice to have it done. I am also working on the quilt I started when pregnant with my daughter, who is now 20 months old.
My other news is that the girls I take care of want to sew, and one asked for a sewing machine for her birthday. Hopefully the hello kitty machine I just found on Craigslist is still available, she loves all things hello kitty.
I also have an official sewing room, and I'm working on making room for three to sew at the same time. Pictures to come soon! I am still unpacking from our move.
Thanks for stopping by!
