Happy dreams

I couldn't pass this little doll bed without taking a picture.

Happy Quilting!

Pineapple Coconut Cake

My niece makes this cake.  Talk about moist and delicious.  I first tasted it at a birthday party and  immediately I knew this was something my family would love.  Plus it's a quick and easy dessert.  A "go to" when you need something special.  So here it is......

Pineapple Coconut Cake

1 Yellow Cake Mix

2 cans Crushed Pineapple in Natural juice (drained with juice reserved)

1 can Cream of Coconut

Sweetened flaked Coconut

Cool Whip or fresh Whipped Cream

Prepare cake according to direction on the box.  In place of the water, use the same amount of the Pineapple juice.  Bake according to directions on package.

Remove from oven and poke holes all over cake (about 2" apart).  While cake is still warm, pour Cream of Coconut evenly over cake.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

When cake is completely cooled, pour crushed pineapple over the cake and spread evenly.

Top with Cool Whip or Whipped Cream and sprinkle flaked Coconut over top.

Wouldn't this be a special treat for Mother's Day?

Enjoy!

Love your Creativity

The Bachelor Spy

 

The Bachelor Spy by Pepper Basham is a Christian romance. Adventure, mystery and love all rolled into a delightful novel.

The story starts out gripping your attention. With spies lurking around, a sinking ship and a shooting that maims Blake. Does he survive? Does Evie go down with the ship? Basham weaves a suspenseful mystery. The characters Grace and Fredrick have such a special relationship as sleuthing partners that round out the story. There is a little violence in some scenes of people fighting. But all in all it is well written and definitely to be put on your to be read list.

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through Net Galley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Table Runners

Don't you  love table runners. A quick change can transform any table from rustic to elegant. Here are some to help you on your way. These have been shared by Stacy Lee.

Quilt As You Go Table Runner

Chunky Wheel Table Runner

Easy to Make Table Runner

Tannenbaum Table Runner

Star Flower Mini Quilt

Table Runner Roundup

Free Quilted Hexagon Table Topper Pattern

Weapon of choice

Rotary cutters. There are so many varieties available now. There are big ones, and small ones. There are cutters with straight blades and some with wavy blades. They come in an ergonomic design, or just plain ;-) The list could probably boggle the mind.

So, what is your weapon of choice?

Small?

Medium?

or large?

I had problems with this large blade rotary. The lock would not stay in the locked position when I would use it. I wrote to the company and they sent me a replacement, no questions asked -

But my favorite baby is this one

She was my first rotary and I still love to use her when I am cutting fabric. I also find that my blades don't dull as easily when I use her sister mat.

I have several mats, and I find that the Olfa mat seems softer then some other brands. I don't know if that is what makes the difference in dulling a blade, but I'm an Olfa girl :-)

So choose your weapon................. and start cutting :-)

Happy Quilting!

Clean books to read

Here are f-r-e-e additions for my to-be-read library this week! No-cost this morning on Amazon but prices do change so be sure to check before hitting the buy button! All should be clean and faith-friendly

Three clean books for free.  

• Western Hearts by Carolyne Aarsen is a contemporary Christian cowboy romance;

• First Lights of Mahone Bay by Sylvia Price is a short read about finding home (no faith content but should be clean);

• Steele by Laura Scott is Christian romantic suspense

Happy Iron

 Maintaining a happy iron usually takes a little effort. 

I never put water in any of my irons. I use a spritzer whenever I need to dampen my fabric. But as I was re-reading the directions for cleaning my iron I came upon this little hint -

Rowenta irons are designed to be used with regular tap water (up to 12 grains of hardness). If your water is harder than this, Rowenta recommends mixing half tap water with half distilled water. Never use 100% pure distilled water since this can cause the iron to spit and leak.

There are many types of household water softeners. Many of them are perfectly acceptable for use in an iron. HOWEVER, some types of softeners, particularly those that use chemicals such as salt, can cause the iron to leak or spit during use. If you experience this type of problem, we recommend that you try using inexpensive bottled spring water. NEVER USE 100% PURE DISTILLED WATER. Once you have changed water it will take several uses to correct the problem.

So just a word to the wise. These are suggestions from the Rowenta cleaning kit, but it may be applicable to other brands as well.

I hope this will make for some Happy Quilting :-)