Crazy Quilt Made By Aunt Minnie Day

This is a crazy quilt made by my Great Aunt,Minnie Day.It is dated 1883-1895.There are many initials embroidered on it,which I expect are family and friends.It is made from many types of fabrics,silk,velvets etc.Minnies sister was Eliza Day-Henderson my grandmother.She was a seamstress and I expect most of the fabric was leftover pieces from the dresses and gowns Eliza made.Most every piece has something embroidered on it.This quilt was passed down to me,I suppose as I am a quilter and interested in quilts.

This mat was made with mostly 2nd hand wool from our favorite 2nd hand shops.Probably the black background was origionally a skirt and belonged to a lady a that gave it away to a Goodwill shop.The grey in the body of the rooster was a tweed fabric,which made a perfect body for the rooster.It is surprising what you can find and how well it works.Rooster with Sunflowers

This is a mat made from Dorr wool.I dyed this wool for the mat.I use mostly Po-chem dyes. A good place to find 100% wool is at places like Frenchies,Value Village etc.in our area.If you use less than at least 80% wool it will dull your blades on the cutters.I try to use all 100% wool. Rooster,Hen and Baby Chicks

PHYLLIS'S HANDMADE QUILTS

BRIDAL WREATH

TENNESSE WALTZ

LOG CABIN

QUEEN ANNE STAR

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES

CHOCOLATES

1 can sweetened condensed milk

3 small packages of icing sugar

2 tablespoons of corn syrup

8 tablespoons butter or margarine

Melt butter,add corn syrup,milk

Mix in icing sugar

These can be flavoured with peppermint,maple ,orange,coffee,flavorings.Wrap a maraschino cherry with the batter for a cherry chocolate.When you get them shaped put on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and put in the fridge to get cool so they dip easier.That firms them up.

Chocolate for dipping

8 ozs of semi-sweet chocolate

1/3 cake of parawax

Melt this in a small pot in a larger pot of hot water on the stove.Keep it on the heat while you dip the chocolates.I use a large darning needle to dip the chocolates.Stick the needle in the prepared

shaped center and dip in the chocolate and parawax mixture.As you dip them put them back on the wax paper to harden.

Christmas Day

MERRY XMAS
It has been a long day but enjoyable.I started the day by cooking 2 turkeys,rolls and fudge ,that I did not get made before Xmas.I had planned on making chocolates ,but just did not have time to make them.It has been a tradition for years.I will make them between now and New Years.
There were 22 family members for dinner.We are lucky to have our family all here in Nova Scotia,except for four,2 in Nfld,1 in Alberta and the other is in B.C.They were one of the lucky ones that made it home before Xmas,with all the cancellations,by the airlines because of the weather.
Everyone enjoyed the meal and exchange of gifts and have returned home .It was nice weather for travelling.
Watch for my chocolate recipe .Will post it tomorrow

Santa Toilet Seat Cover

Today I made a Santa toilet seat cover.The hat is one complete stocking.The beard is the top of a second stocking.The face was embroidered on my Rose embroidery sewing machine.I made a narrow hem and inserted an elastic to hold it on the seat cover.I just have to make a pompom for the tip of the hat and it will be completed.It was fun to make.