Project for Love

I've decided to make the quilt featured on the cover of the Sept./Oct. issue of McCalls Quilting for my nephew and his new bride. I will be doing it in Batiks instead of prints. I've got nearly all the strips cut - just need another 28 of the 1 1/2" strips and then I can get started sewing. I may cut more strips so that I can make it one block longer - we'll see. For now I am cutting what the pattern calls for. I've all ready cut way more 2 1/2" squares and 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles than I need for the binding so cutting a few more strips for blocks shouldn't be a problem at all. The Batiks were all in my stash waiting for the perfect project so I'm using something else up... which will make Scott happy. He laughs every time he comes in my sewing room when I'm working in there - says it smells like Jo-Ann Fabrics - can't imagine why!
HA HA!

Super Easy Fudge!

Microwave Fudge

3 2/3 cups 10x sugar
½ cup cocoa
¼ cup milk
½ cup butter
1 Tbls. Vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans, opt.

Combine and cook 10x sugar, cocoa, milk and butter
on high power until butter is melted, about 2 to 3
minutes. Stir until smooth. Blend in vanilla and
pecans. Spread into a buttered 8-inch square pan.
Cut into squares.

I can't remember where I found this recipe but it is super fast and easy. If you bought some small Christmas tins you could easily fill them with this fudge to give to co-workers or teachers.