tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55518926756698341012024-03-21T22:15:04.461-07:00LSSLSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-26656732357932133262011-10-18T20:09:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:09:29.890-07:00Kitchen Catch UpSo here's some of what happened since I last posted.<br />
<br />The floors got refinished in the entire downstairs.<br />
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Which meant that the furniture all got piled up in the family room, the only carpeted room. This picture is taken from the doorway because you couldn't get in to the room!</div>
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Then, finally, the cabinets went in.</div>
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Followed by the counter - Laurent Brown marble. Yum.</div>
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Here's the sink and faucet.</div>
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And the almost entirely finished kitchen. The back splash is white. The LED lights make it look blue in this night shot. It doesn't look like that in person.</div>
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Next time, the rest of the story. . . Mina.<br />
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<br />LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-84294030237221686852011-06-04T18:49:00.000-07:002011-06-04T18:49:59.876-07:00The Disaster Zone continuesThe ceiling in the breakfast area and the kitchen were two different heights, so they both had to come down. The good news is that the plumbing that had to be moved was more easily routed through the ceiling. The water pressure in the bathroom is better now, too. But there's also quite a mess in the laundry room now from streamlining the gas lines and moving the water lines, which required putting some holes in the ceiling.<br />
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Electric is next, I think. Then floors Thursday.<br />
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We also bought knobs for the cabinets today.<br />
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So far meals have included leftovers, Thai take out, BBQ lunch out, grilled hot dogs, and steak and potatoes on the grill.LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-1994915426012335772011-05-20T18:51:00.000-07:002011-05-20T18:51:21.862-07:00Demolition Has BegunThe guys came today. I think they got a lot done. Tomorrow they are coming to brick up the window from the outside.<br />
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Some sewing projects are done, like the pillow, a new dog bed, and the picture frames:<br />
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but not the curtains or crib skirt. Once the curtain rods are hung, which can't happen until the guest room is cleaned out, which couldn't happen until the room was painted. then I can do those. It's all starting to come together...<br />
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We visited two quilt shops after lunch, the Quilt Basket in Downer's Grove, and Pieceful Heart in Lisle. Here are my purchases for the day:<br />
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These batiks are for a housewarming gift. Much thanks to Donna for helping me pick them out. Batiks don't come naturally to me. I need to get some solids before I get started on it. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I only purchased one of these yesterday, the top left green print. Eventually, these will be a Bento Box quilt, I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElss9G-OabfMygw9heboPWUWP9GCWHvUzoG0yYGNph_r55rmDfnOipK0HPiDsWZLSTnZkcM4h2854V_QSiSUMHs_TwVP2-NdyEJv6joPb35ghwomAdN2jiD4F163YRcJ11tpn2di4pW4/s1600/DSCN7903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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And a few random fat quarters, some flannel for baby pants, and larger piece to maybe back a baby quilt. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The closet is getter fuller.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few of my favorites.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I heard shower invitations, which could NOT be cuter, are being mailed this weekend.</div>LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-68819162605031917922011-03-16T13:47:00.001-07:002011-04-07T19:16:45.675-07:00Delivery Day!Look what the nice UPS man brought us today. <br />
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He even congratulated me, told me about his kids - who are about to graduate from college - and brought everything inside for me. I didn't tell him, but I think I'll be seeing him again tomorrow. <br />
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I also got a box from my mom that included a package from my sister, nephew and niece with some adorable clothes for the baby.<br />
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I especially love the onesie with the elephant, the white dress with the big flowers, and possibly my absolute favorite, the yellow daisies.LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-22569831535022980582011-03-10T19:10:00.000-08:002011-03-10T19:10:50.853-08:00Nursery FabricsI left town for the weekend to go to the CMQG quilting retreat. I left LBK with the stacks of fabrics we have been sorting through along with some paint chips. I came home to this.<br />
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How smart was he to combine the Kate Spain prints with the Patricia Bravo fabrics? I hadn't gotten over using "a line" together. I think we're both happy with the results. The ones on the left will be for the curtains, pillows, fabric boxes and dust ruffle, along with some coordinating solids. The ones on the right will be framed on the wall and possibly used as accents elsewhere. <br />
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One step closer.LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-66546219357583036802011-02-13T18:34:00.000-08:002011-02-13T18:34:08.242-08:00First PicturesHere are the first pictures of our baby girl.<br />
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Sorry it's not the greatest picture. It's a bit of an odd size, 40x62. Maybe some wide side borders and narrow top and bottom borders?<br />
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Original post on blocks <a href="http://lss-littlesusie.blogspot.com/2010/08/flying-geese-blocks-and-pizza.html">here</a>. And <a href="http://lss-littlesusie.blogspot.com/2010/04/bad-habits-die-hard.html">here</a>. Was it really that long ago?LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-5049989419616983062011-02-03T15:01:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:01:01.398-08:00City LotThis is the City Lot quilt from Cherri House's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/City-Quilts-Dramatic-Projects-Inspired/dp/157120847X">City Quilts</a>. We chose the Alexander Henry dot for the back first, then matched Kona solids using my swatch card for the front. I quilted it using a similar free motion style to the one Oh Fransson used in her <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/11/tokyo-subway-map-sandwiching-and-quilting.html">Tokyo Subway Map</a> quilt. It's a little crinklier than I might have wanted, but I am in love with this quilt and can not let it go!<br />
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The finished quilt is rather large, so I'm scaling it down about 20% to make a quilt that is about 40" square. Assuming my math is correct, that is. We'll find out.<br />
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I started by going through my scrap bin, drawers and bag and sorting possible fabrics by color. You can see the template I scanned in, then reduced and printed out. I occasionally compared scraps to the template to make sure they were big enough.<br />
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After creating my piles, I ironed everything that need it, which was pretty much everything, then laid it out neatly in its color group. Next, I put every color group in the order I thought looked best, starting with pink and ending with the browns. You need 52 wedges. I had 55 in my finished layout, so I called in some help to weed a couple out. This is the line up before weeding.<br />
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This afternoon, I'll cut the template and start cutting the wedges.LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-49822029435203969962011-01-30T20:11:00.000-08:002011-01-30T20:11:30.867-08:00Kouign Amann<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqdyWcFDxEZHXJz_MYwJsh4zQLJ_it-ZpNj4TCMCFRKzH6E_BIrnNvpfJgaWtDxINMk69fM8oFmzSXKY5oZB9TWLR3-GWX3KhN_lvS3oSF7JOeDs8r3gKan-mIIbsPvyfYYJdy_twsw4/s1600/kouign+amann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqdyWcFDxEZHXJz_MYwJsh4zQLJ_it-ZpNj4TCMCFRKzH6E_BIrnNvpfJgaWtDxINMk69fM8oFmzSXKY5oZB9TWLR3-GWX3KhN_lvS3oSF7JOeDs8r3gKan-mIIbsPvyfYYJdy_twsw4/s400/kouign+amann.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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The first, and only time, I've seen this French pastry was at the eGullet Heartland gathering in Kansas City. I headed back to the table for seconds, only to find that there were none. It's buttery, crispy, sugary, flaky, chewy and caramelized all at once. I tried to make them once before, but they didn't come out at all. This time, I did much better. As soon as I find some time to make a rough puff pastry from scratch with really good butter, I'll be making more. As a shortcut version goes, though, these were pretty darn good. I used all butter puff pastry from Trader Joe's and lots of sugar in the folds and turns. Then I cut them into squares, folded up the corners and placed them in individual parchment lined tart pans to contain the sugar and butter and help them hold their shape. <br />
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More on kouign amann <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/08/long-live-the-k/">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/01/larnicol-kouign-amann-in-paris/">here</a>LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-72938124029226684552011-01-21T16:24:00.000-08:002011-01-21T16:24:39.963-08:00Original blueprints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQSNgk9TlDCzAAWBbKGpxsTHPBT_Ki9ZTLxSQPk9ZAPuPFZ6_HcCs_eQcJWMOGXShaV5xz7ExF310Ij2ovRNQnWsCmf573A6oTRKmLj22KHH0meMhdGUYtGFFcM1d46hz38yXU-Cm7Cc/s1600/first+floor+original+blueprint2+bright.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQSNgk9TlDCzAAWBbKGpxsTHPBT_Ki9ZTLxSQPk9ZAPuPFZ6_HcCs_eQcJWMOGXShaV5xz7ExF310Ij2ovRNQnWsCmf573A6oTRKmLj22KHH0meMhdGUYtGFFcM1d46hz38yXU-Cm7Cc/s320/first+floor+original+blueprint2+bright.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-29596487656343586102011-01-20T20:43:00.000-08:002011-01-20T20:57:09.167-08:00Kitchen Layouts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG_HMQzve9AEuJgU4bwtIi77ad1eF-NlnbustR3_46mtE21PYJcvCmNhwESJTmK0_uLrG_q1LKVTzSKhoABUzXKBbrFqdn5x5bMJvV4dBApn8Frimuc3oZBYpbp-gKgz_cGAPPy6LZHk/s1600/kitchen+plan+B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG_HMQzve9AEuJgU4bwtIi77ad1eF-NlnbustR3_46mtE21PYJcvCmNhwESJTmK0_uLrG_q1LKVTzSKhoABUzXKBbrFqdn5x5bMJvV4dBApn8Frimuc3oZBYpbp-gKgz_cGAPPy6LZHk/s320/kitchen+plan+B.jpg" width="245" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1zbXiIjDnbKcw71Jr_iRa1lSbUdOx6ar8BgsbCU4Rk2iUuRErh4qUe0PoGdLNuhIDsxjOgQDWbgZ8zOKCgJgyMnK3MU_9m1-DsZ32SdvK_lgFCX1Wthh4g64ZyBTgWs38ARpA2QQ52w/s1600/kitchen+plan+C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1zbXiIjDnbKcw71Jr_iRa1lSbUdOx6ar8BgsbCU4Rk2iUuRErh4qUe0PoGdLNuhIDsxjOgQDWbgZ8zOKCgJgyMnK3MU_9m1-DsZ32SdvK_lgFCX1Wthh4g64ZyBTgWs38ARpA2QQ52w/s320/kitchen+plan+C.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br />
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It was the most delicious penguin I've ever eaten!LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-62980248284359483722011-01-06T13:45:00.000-08:002011-02-13T18:35:07.663-08:00Faculty PresentationHere's the presentation I shared with my faculty this morning.<br />
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It received a big collective "awwwww"LSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904787976053491741noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551892675669834101.post-13228731884032068332010-10-16T21:09:00.000-07:002011-01-20T20:29:02.494-08:00Another CakeThis is a 6" round, 4 layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, marshmallow fondant and fondant decorations for a baby shower a friend was hosting.<br />
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