An ornament on mama's tree:  St. Ann's Skilled Nursing Ctr

2009

An Ornament

My discovery of Christmas 2009: created by Ed Johnetta Miller, Hartford Conn.

Label noted: White House Ornament!!!

Don't miss out on the upcoming 208-page color catalog that is available for pre-order for $16.50 (Amazon). The book ships in April 2010.


"The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama"

The National Afro-American Museaum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio is hosting the exhibit "The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama" from December 18, 2009 untio December 2010.

I was one of over ninety quilt artists whose work was accepted for submission to Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, curator, and founder of Women of Color Network. I am so thankful to her dedication and vision  -- it is  rare opportunity to share my quilt  in this beautiful quilting adventure!

Congratulations to all the quilters with pieces in the show!

Remember that Sweet Potato Pie....

Absolutely the best... very rich!  Almost beyond the test of a sweet potato, the vanilla and spice.   But here's what I wanted to include.... FACT THAT  ... NO   do not PRE-bake pie shells.  GEEEESH  I reallydidn't know...  so I called and asked.   I'm so thankful to Mary!!!!

Upcoming project.....! ! !

I'm almost sick.... Tiana Fabric Fix

YES... I need a Tiana Fabric Fix!!! 

It has taken some 60 years for the Disney artists to begin painting their leading ladies with all the colors of the wind, including the American Indian Pocahontas (1995), the Chinese Mulan (1998) and the Hawaiian Lilo (2002).

Here's our Little Miss Tiana,,, the princess and the frog (Lousiana, USA)

Inspiration...Not forgotten....

Gele   is a Yoruba {Nigeria, West Africa} word for a female headwrap. A "headwrap" is a long piece of cloth that you tie and tuck on your head

Vacation - OFF Work

From Friday 11-209-2009 until today 11-30-2009!   GREAT -- I can't remember time off work (HOME SWEET HOME)  since I've worked OESC last 13 yrs! 

YES ! Sewing, Cookin, Quilting, A Christmas Quilt for Children's Church!

Plus an embroidery class tonight! 

Contentment

in the land of quiltin!

I'm still excited about TIANA

The first Disney princess since Mulan in 1998, Princess Tiana is breaking new ground in the old classic fairy tale. The first African American princess -- a point that has left some joyful, others not -- she is also the first to be set in modern times. The Princess and the Frog, which opens nationwide Dec. 11, 2009 also returns to the classic hand-drawn animation that audiences have adored for generations. Everyone already knows the story -- how a princess kisses a frog so that he can become human -- but the movie gives that old saw a modern twist. It's set in the mystical bayous of Louisiana and features music by Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman, the man behind the music of Toy Story.

OK WORLD>>>>>> Just in

Sunday, November 15, 2009


The Best Sweet Potato Pie by Leah Chase of Dooky Chase Restaurant, New Orleans 
CHECK OUT --- www. shesimmers.com    I googled for other recipes and this picture.....
 
 

file://But/ it was a simple e-mail from my professional... down home girlfriend's recipe....

SWEET POTATO PIE

1. buy two or three large sweet potatoes, I purchase the big ones, they are less stringy.(purchased from Home town or Otwells grocery. They have the best orange skin potatoes.


2. boil the potatoes whole after you wash them.,(sometime I add one white potato) fork to test doneness, peal while hot(the skin will slip off easily)


3. I mash with a stick of real butter while hot, place in my mixer and whip them:
• every time you raise the handle of the mixer, with a fork, strain, get the strings out.
• When all of the strings are out, I put back in the mixer,
o add 14-1 can of milnot,
o add one cup of sugar for each potato.


If this is not sweet enough add more sugar to taste,
• I add a dash of lemon juice,
• add 3 teaspoons of nutmeg,
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, and
• I tablespoon of vanilla.
If you want more nutmeg, you can add a little at a time. If you need more milk add more milk.
• Then at 2 eggs per potato.
This is what makes your pie light and holds together, the milnot is what makes it fluffy, so, if the filling is thin, that' great.
You can make your pie crust or purchase from the store the Ritz pie crust that you roll out in your pan. Or you can buy the Mrs. Smith or Ritz frozen pie crust. If you buy these, I always re-pinch the crust when I put the filling in

• Bake it at 375 degrees, delicious

About Copyright.....

Quilter's have big hearts.... so I posted the DO NOT COPY logo... but I really don't mind..... sharing the beauty and inspiration of quilting.   

LIKEWISE,,, I surfed and found this photo.... which is kinda inspiring.   I once had the ribbon pattern . . .   and I also have the lady fabric.....

Since 2006 -

Little Black Princesses..... in the link to Inner Threads.... I'm working toward completion.  The thing that has always held me up is... I feel boxed in...blocked format.   I'm longing for a way to place an outlying border.... color.... setting or layout other than  4 x 4....

Come on Inspiration.....