What I'm working on...

We are having a block exchange in my Clothesline Club this month. Soooo....better late than never...I thought I'd better get mine finished up in time for the exchange next week.

We are making blocks that are reminicent of the depression era. I need to make 30 blocks to exchange.

The rules are that they must be 8 inch finished...

We must use Kona Snow for the background...

And we must use 1930's reproduction fabrics.

I decided to make blocks from a pattern that I designed in 1998 called "Scrappy Spools"...

All 30 blocks are complete...I just have to add a little applique to each one and I'll be ready for the exchange!

Sabbath Song...

Autumn day, autumn day,
God gives richest gifts today.
Look on ev'ry side and see
Pleasant things for you and me.

Apples red and apples yellow,
Round and juicy, sweet and mellow,
Load the trees till they bend over
And thier branches brush the clover.

Child, be glad with all that lives,
But forget not God, who gives!

-Songs for Little People
Words & Music by A. B. Ponsonby

Quick Apple Crisp...

Around here on Sunday afternoons....my family wants something sweet ...and something homemade ...and something that involves ice cream.

One of the apple trees that we have in our backyard is a fuji, and not only are they delicious to eat...but I think they are good for baking.

Any baking apple of your choice would work...

Slice and core about 6-8 apples.

Place them in a buttered dish....and preheat your oven to 350*...

Use a pastry blender and mix together...

1/2 cup rolled oats

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 nutmeg

and 1/2 cup softened butter.

Arrange mixture over the top of sliced apples...and bake 1/2 hour or until apples are tender.

Serve warm ....with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

The sweet taste of fall abundance.

Yummylicious:)