Overall a very busy day! I felt like I was running around in circles though! I got a very easy Dear Jane “Insanity Revisited” block done this morning. A start on row 10.
Dear Jane, Row 10, Block 1, woops I forgot to press this one before I took a photo.
I got a couple more circles done and I transferred all of the circles to another empty Ramen Noodle box to store them in so they won’t get wrinkled before I get started piecing.
200+ circles
I was busy on my Star Crazy quilt also. I got my half square triangles finished for this first months assignment. I hope to get busy on the stars tomorrow. I ran in to further problems and will not be making the half square triangles with the paper method — it messes up my tension in my sewing machine too much. I am not a sewing machine person as a lot of you know. Sewing machines hate me! No kidding I have never been able to adjust the tension properly on a machine, no matter what machine it is. This one (Janome Jem Platinum 720) is the best I have had and is an easier machine to work with than others I have had (cheap) but every time I have tried to use the paper piecing method I have tension trouble. Finally I decided it was easier to go without the paper and draw the lines on the light color fabric instead. It works for me.
On to the stars tomorrow. I don't want to fall behind. All stacked up and ready to go.
I have a wonderful tomato soup recipe I want to share. I don’t think I ever posted this one. This is full of flavor. Little bit of spice and thicker than the stuff you get in a can. Full of veggies too.
Hearty Tomato Soup I believe I got this recipe off of Giada, Every Day Italian I believe.
Hearty Tomato Soup
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic or a couple tablespoons from the jar of minced
1 15 oz can white navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 28 oz can crushed or diced tomatoes
3 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 sprig of rosemary
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to your taste)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
In a large pot melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and garlic. Cook until the veggies are tender. Add the beans, tomatoes, broth and seasoning. Bring the soup to a boil over high heat then reduce to simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes.
Puree the soup in batches in a blender. Remove the bay leaf first!! Return to the pot to heat back up. Be careful with the blender this is a hot mixture.
Very good recipe and wonderful flavor. Enjoy
I was very busy today. I made it to the fitness center – second day this week – very good workout, I am starting to build back up to what I used to do. I hope to keep it up. I forgot the grocery list though and completely forgot that I was going to go to the grocery store until I got back home so after a short time at home I hopped back into the car for the 20 minute drive back to town and the grocery store. I got all my stuff fairly quickly but was held up at the check out line. Got into a really, really slow one. I actually read part of a magazine and copied out a recipe into a notepad that I keep in my purse (only thing in the magazine I wanted 
). Also read through the soap magazine and got caught up on all the soaps that I don’t watch and don’t want to!! But I would rather get interested in a magazine at the check out then get mad at standing in line so long think positive thoughts you know (but man was that checker slow!! LOL)
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