Kitchen and Stitchin'

Good morning, my friends. No more progress was made on the lemurs yesterday. I spent most of the day on my kitchen projects. By the time I could get to my sewing, I just wanted to sit and stitch on the quilt binding until it was finished. It took of most of the remainder of the afternoon, but eventually, I'd turned all four corners.

And...ta-da! The Kittens are finished. Mae has claimed this one.

Earlier in the day, I canned five pints of zucchini relish. There's still one jar left from a previous relish canning adventure, and so this should hold us for a while.

But I wasn't finished with the zucchini. Also, I baked this Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Buttercream. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I'm just baking half the recipe, and I'm using an 8 x 8-inch baking dish. I took a picture of it before it was frosted...

Because there isn't a lot to see once the frosting is on. The frosting is delicious, and so simple to make.

The only other thing I did yesterday was to bake some more Granola Cups for our breakfast. Now that I've started baking them in ramekins, it makes eight servings...enough for four mornings for the two of us.

So that was a busy day. By day's end, Smitty was channeling my energy level.

I did nothing outside, and so I'll have to get out today and try to be more productive. The bird feeders need filling, and I'll need to check the garden for any more marauding zucchini. I'm hoping I'll find more pickling cucumbers too. Happily, the garden has been producing in dribs and drabs so far, and so I've been able to keep up with it. That will probably change when the green beans start producing. 

With the Kittens quilt finished, I'm ready to start quilting the next quilt on the pile. Next up will be the Girls' Getaway quilt. It's draped over Eliza ready for its turn under my needle. I'll be using all white thread for this.

As usual, quilting will be my first priority, and then I'll get back to the Lemurs. 

I expect to spend at least another two days on the thread painting. From there, I'll add the back and do some quilting in the background. Already I know what to do for the quilting, which is half the battle. Then, it will just need binding, and the Lemurs will be finished.

There’s a pretty day on the horizon. After those smoky days last week, clear skies and mountain views are a welcome sight. That’s it from me today. Have a good day, Everyone!