A Few Squirrels

I have been working on the Soul Mate quilt. I’ve gotten quite a few of the blocks done

I was thinking I could finish it Sunday afternoon, but it took longer to clean up the house than I expected. I guess I should have known.

Jocelyn from the Canadian Needle Nana blog posted about propeller blocks, and I realized I had made blocks like that but didn’t know what I had done with them. I was pretty sure I hadn’t put the blocks into a quilt. I think I made them around the pandemic timeframe. I rummaged through some shelves and drawers and didn’t find them. I finally found a box labeled “Pinwheel blocks” in one of the closets.

It was taped shut, but I tore the tape loose and found my blocks.

These are made from a really cool mid-century modern fabric collection.

The background is either Kona snow or Kona white. I buy both by the bolt, so I’m not sure which is used. I spent a little time counting the blocks (there are 90), and thinking about what I can do with them. I also did a little internet search for something I can use for the border. 

I found a recipe on Jo Kramer’s blog and got all distracted with that. It’s an apple pie cake, and I like all things apple, and it didn’t have very many ingredients, so I decided to try it. That required a trip to the grocery store, and I forgot to get sour cream on the first trip, so I went back the next day! It was an easy recipe.

My opinion—it was good but not great. Sort of like a cake-y Cobbler. I rechecked the recipe on Jo’s blog and realized I had left off the glaze. I went back to the kitchen and stirred up some powdered sugar and milk and drizzled it over the top. I think it will be better with the glaze.

I enjoy reading everyone else’s blog posts, and I usually don’t get so sidetracked, but this week has been an exception. I need to refocus and make some progress on my own projects.