kathy schmitz

degrees of done . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I had a lovely, productive Monday off ... I love extra long weekends! First of all, I made scones from scratch. Here they are ready to go in the oven . . .

They are a bit of work! But I made additions and adjustments to the basic recipe I have on file and they were worth the effort. Cranberry Orange Pecan & Cardamon Scones. Delish.

I short baked ten of them (it made twelve) and froze those, so I could bring one into work, pop it into the oven, and have it with my afternoon tea at my desk. Again ... delish!

Then I got ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 9 months ago. under baking , blocks , class , embroidery blue , fabric , kathy schmitz , photo , scones , snow sampler

productivity . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's been a productive week and I've gotten in some quality time towards my crafts (and I use that word in the highest sense of its definition) almost every day, thanks to some lunch time stitching. In the class I'm taking we started to put together our first block, which I was able to finish:

It's a small class this go around, which is nice ... everyone gets the one-on-one if they need it. I'm learning some new things, too, which is awesome!

I decided to go ahead and make a fabric spreadsheet, to help me ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 9 months ago. under block swap , class , embroidery , eq , handwork , happy mail , heart , kathy schmitz , organization , photo , quilt , slow stitching , snow , stitcher's group

happy 2020 . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Happy New Year! I have so much to share since I posted last, which was before Christmas; the day after which I hopped on a plane heading to the sunny west coast to visit my son and his family! It was a marvelous trip, though it passed way too quickly. I so enjoyed spending time with these three:

Baaahaaahaaa!! No, no ... not those three, THESE three . . .

My California Crew!! ♥ ♥ ♥

I also got some sight-seeing in . . .

Yup. James moved within a ten mile radius of BOTH the Temecula Quilt Co. *and* Primitive Gatherings! Whoop! I share more on those (and my ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 10 months ago. under california , embroidery , grandchildren , kathy schmitz , lqs , movie , photo , slow stitching

swap happy . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's said that it's better to give than to receive, and believe me, I'm all about that. But if you've ever been in a swap with Janet of Rogue Quilter fame, you know it's awesome to receive, too! Janet and I did a little swap between our birthdays (mine is early in October and hers is later in November). I stitched up a mug rug for her and she stitched up one of her marvelous pin cushions for me. We both stayed in our comfort zones!

Along with this beautiful pin cushion (which reminds me ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 12 months ago. under acorns , camp , cream cheese mints , embroidery , happy mail , hiking , kathy schmitz , mug rug , photos , pin cushion , swap , veteran's day , wool acorn

time well spent . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

The association I work for had its 182nd Annual Meeting last Tuesday. It's a big deal for me and a lot of prep work and a long day . . . but we get the Wednesday and Thursday following the meeting off, giving me a long, five-day weekend.

And I made good use of that time!

Wednesday, I met Joc and the girls at Tate Farms for my annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch. I didn't bring home a single pumpkin (can you believe it?!), but we spent an hour or so hanging out in the corn crib!

Literally.

We all ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under birthday , corn , embroidery , family , floss , granddaughters , handwork , hexie , kathy schmitz , nook , patterns , photo , poinsettia , pumpkins , stitchery , tate farms , trivet

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