Yesterday morning I made four scrappy trips blocks just to see how they look together, and I really like them. As I told the group, one block isn't all that pretty, but four together, rearranged, looks great, and I think it will make a very nice quilt.
I used some left over jelly rolls and batting scraps for most of the blocks which go together quickly, especially when you're careful about pressing as Bonnie Hunter instructs. I think I'm going to enjoy making the blocks for the swap and also a few more for myself. The blocks measure 12" finished, so one could get a nice-sized scrappy quilt with not too many blocks. So far 9 people have signed up for the swap. If all make 2 blocks per person, we'll each have 18 different blocks plus any we make for ourselves. What I like is that the resulting quilt looks so much more complicated than it really is. And it looks like something a grandmother would have made, very cozy.
Today I tried my hand at baked donuts. It was the first batch in the pans I received from Paul for Christmas, and they are easy to make and delicious! As you can see, there are only four left out of my six donut half-batch. We had to test them right away and found they would be great with a cup of coffee. I would love to make apple cider donuts like they have at a cider mill south of Stowe, so I just ordered some cider concentrate for that. But my next batch will probably be blueberry since we have quite a few from our bushes right now. I'll make a dozen and give some away to our neighbors.
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I have a doughnut pan but when I tried making the cake doughnuts they were kind of dry - I need a better recipe
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