I'm cooking now!

Making homemade Made Granola Bars today.....yummy!

Also. I love this recipe for 

Chicken Enchiladas....very easy and delicious.

 Chicken Enchiladas

3 cups chopped cooked chicken

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can chopped green chilies drained

8 flour tortilla shells

Vegetable cooking spray

1 (8 oz.) container sour cream

1 can enchilada sauce

Toppings: diced tomato, olives, avocado and enchilada sauce

Stir together the first 5 ingredients.

Spoon chicken mixture evenly

over each tortilla and roll up.

Arrange in a lightly greased 13x9-inch pan.

Drizzle enchilada sauce over the stuffed shells, as much as you prefer.

Sprinkle with extra cheese!!

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. 

Sprinkle toppings of your choice.

We like adding extra enchilada sauce or even taco sauce.

 

 

 

A Mountain Quiltfest, Pigeon Forge, TN

 Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN was awesome!!

My husband and I drove down for the day and I had a wonderful time looking at all the quit goodies and the quilts on display. 

Here are a few of my favoirtes.

 "To Grandma's House We Go"

by Patsy Caraway

Morganton, NC

 

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 "Grandmother's Country Album"

by Sandy Poehler 

Dandridge, TN

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"13 Year President's Quilt"

by Camelia Elliott and friends

This quilt took 13 years to make, quilted by

the senior center in Amarillo, TX

 Close up of the details

 As I stood admiring this quilt I overheard a couple 

of ladies next to me talking about how this 

quilt reminded them of when they were little

girls and this quilt reminded them of their grandmother

sitting around with family and friends quilting.

My, how times have changed in just a couple

of generations past!!

My first ever Dresden Plate

My first ever Dresden Plate Block

made from Moda's Charlevoix

Charm Pack 

I had trouble with making the circle......it's not very....
well.....CIRCULAR!! HA!
Tried this at least three times and it's still
not very good.
Any ideas????? 

 Close up

The colors are so bright.....reminding

me of Spring!!

 

Birthday Goodies

 Sharing some of my Birthday Goodies!!

 Yummy Cookie Cake from my sweet family!!

 My sweet mother-in-law brought me a card 

with $$$$ and this little sweet

potato vine inside a beautiful cup

that was her mothers.....how sweet!!!

She collects dishes and cups and she wanted me to 

have this one.

 I was so excited when I opened this gift!!!! 

I drooled over the gorgeous bags a few weeks ago........ and my

daughters remembered!

 This lovely little tool that I absolutely adore!!!

~From my sweet husband~

I ordered 

  The Dresden Plate tool and fabric

and it came

yesterday and I couldn't resist cutting into this 

beautiful fabric.

 So much fun sewing these cuties together!!!

Just One Star

I've joined the Moda Challenge, Just One Star to help make quilts for our soldiers who are injured in the line of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I love making these stars....they're so much fun!
For the pattern and directions
You can join here! 

Quilt Display

 My three favorite quilts 

hanging from the

beautiful quilt rack

my husband made 

for me.

 From left to right:

1. Log cabin quilt made by my daughter when she was around 10 yo

2. Second in line is also made by my daughter around the same time, Scrappy

Quilt we made together during our first quilt class.

3. Last, this is the Pinwheel Sampler that took me so long to finish. The blocks are gorgeous

but I wasn't too happy with the quilting. I did the stippling on my machine. The front

looks good but I wasn't too happy with the stitching on the back.

Standing on His Promises

 The morning is warm....unusually warm for this time of year. As I made an early morning trip to the grocery my windows were rolled down. By the time I made it home and had started our day it began to rain. More rain.... by noon it began to storm. Thunder, high winds, lightning....yikes!

Cozy and snug inside our warm home I was watching the terrible storms outside our window. Thanking God for a nice warm home....a refuge from the storm outside. Earlier the news had given a tornado watch for our area but I was so busy with my plans that I hadn't gave it much thought. Until the wind and rain whirled outside. Thankfully the storm subsided by late afternoon. The creek across from our house is loudly bustling with rocks today from the rain....but the SUN is shining so brightly today! What a glorious sight!

Lately there have been a few storms that have came up in my life similar to the storm yesterday.

One day life is calm....then out of nowhere come those situations that cause our lives to be turned upside down.

Today I'm praising God for is protection, guidance, and peace He gives during these times.

I must PURPOSE in my heart daily to BELIEVE GOD!!

Standing on His PROMISES!

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, 

in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me 

from violence. I will call upon the Lord who

is worthy to be praised. So shall I be saved

from my enemies."

2 Samuel 22:2