Red & Green Applique

I know I already did one post today, but I thought I would do another.  I think we are going to be home bound for several days to come with the ice storm fast approaching our area of Arkansas.  I thought I would get an applique project ready to work on.  I have the Christmas Quilt on the frame but if we loose power the room that the quilt frame is in is far from the fireplace so most likely I would not be back here working on it all that much.  I will have to put one of the space heaters back here if I do quilt.

I posted of the Red and Green Traditional Applique by Jeana Kimball at this post I had not gotten started on it although I did get the background fabric last month.  I thought it was time.  I think what I will do is alternate between the Little Brown Bird Quilt and the Red and Green.  I won’t get bored that way I hope.

My first block, I am in the process of glue basting in place. When that is all done it will be ready for me to bring into the living room where I can applique in the comfort of the fireplace in the living room if the power goes out.

With the cold weather approaching I thought it was a good day to bake some bread.  I love the smell of bread baking don’t you all?  I made some modifications to a recipe I had – yes I know I do that a lot –

Mixed Grain Bread

1 package active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups of warm water (110 degrees about)
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup quick cooking oats
4 cups white flour +?
2 tablespoons ground flax seed (optional)

In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water.  Add the sugar, salt, oil and wheat flour, oats, 1 cup of flour and the egg.  Beat until smooth.  Add as much of the  flour you can with the mixer you use and beat until smooth.  Turn onto a floured surface and knead in a little more flour until the dough is smooth and elastic.  You might need more than the 4 cups of white flour total.  If you are a bread baker you will be able to judge this ok.

Cover and let rise in a warm area until the bread is double in bulk.  About 1 1/2 hours.  Punch the dough down and divide the dough in half.  Shape each into a loaf.  Place into 2 greased bread pans and let rise again until double in bulk.

Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.  Remove from pans and let cool.

Don't they look good! I think I am almost ready for an evening snack - some butter and jam will make it perfect

Stay tuned – I’m sure I will have photo’s of our winter storm over the next couple of days — thank goodness for our generator!  I don’t know how we would survive our winter storms without it.  Maybe we won’t loose our power – one can hope!