Well, how is your weekend going? Are you getting all geared up for Luuuuuv Day on Tuesday??? Here in ThimbleannaLand, we had a super fun day with the Quilty Peeps yesterday. Lots of sewing and eating, as always. We had a little Valentine’s luncheon in the middle of our day.
Gurney, Junie and I are pinterest addicts, so we spent a little bit of time bringing Jewels into the fold (Holy Cow Woman — were you up all night pinning????). The reason I tell you this is because Pinterest played a big part in our get-together. For lunch, I made a Potato and Asparagus Frittata, Jewels made Ina’s delicious Cape Code Chopped Salad, and Junie brought these wonderful dinner rolls that she found on pinterest.
And then, for dessert, Gurney bestowed this beauty upon us — a gorgeous (and divine!) Kahlua Cake (from pinterest).
We had to keep our strength up while we were sewing. There was lots of snacking. Junie made the yummy Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips that’s made the rounds on pinterest. (Are you sick of hearing about pinterest yet?) I was really excited about this ’cause I wanted to try it. We all loved it.
And Jewels made us these gorgeous Valentine cookies, courtesy of Martha.
In spite of appearances, it wasn’t all about eating. (Well, sort of.) There was some sewing. Gurney worked on the Aurifil block of the month project. Her blocks are turning out SO cute!
Jewels was knitting a really pretty ribbon scarf. I love those colors!
Junie continued her fabric folding efforts. (See Jenny? Junie just works on folding her fabric here and there, and eventually, she’ll have it all done. Just. Do. It!)
Junie even had help — we had to chase both kitties out of her fabric boxes. Bad Kitties. Scruff says he’s sorry he bit you Junie — I think he’s just jealous that you have so much pretty fabric.
And I worked on an old Valentine UFO. I was going to work on my applique quilt, but decided to sneak another UFO finish into my year. Almost done….
And there were gifts. ‘Cause I have the best Quilty Peeps on the planet. Jewels brought us each a filled-to-the-brim gift bag. Lots of candy, cupcake liners and and adorable little dresden plate pin cushion. Jewels loves anything red, so this is HER week LOL. I don’t know if I’ll really be able to stick pins into that cute little pincushion.
And Gurney gave me a beautiful pack of homemade greeting cards and a cute little schnibbles pattern. Gurney makes the most beautiful cards and I’m so honored to have a nice selection to use when I need them.
We had a wonderful, really FUN day. I love my Peeps and our sewing days — we don’t manage to have them often enough. We’ll be celebrating our 25th year this year — how lucky can a girl be??? Thank You Thank You Dear Friends for all the wonderful memories and fun!!!
XOXO,
Anna
I had the most Wonderful day! I love you guys? what shall we do to celebrate our25th? Xoxo ps I can’t seem to put down my iPad, I am glued to pinterest????
Looks like you all had a wonderful day, and that fruit salsa… I’ve pinned it! :-)
Double swoon! What a great idea …love the table …fabulous
A great post, Anna. Lots of my favourite things- good friends, good food, stitching….and the cat!!!
25 years!! Wow!
Well, one more reason I wish we were neighbors. :) Looks like such a fun day. Congratulations on 25 years of bliss!
Also, I am now heading to my kitchen to make custard creams. My hips thank you. ;)
Don’t fall over or anything, but I posted on my blog.
My quilty group is on year 12. We had homemade Shepherds Pie and Pizzoli’s for dessert. Of course lots of red snacks and candy got exchanged too. I’ve been eyeing those creams to take into work but think I’m going with Potato Chip cookies dipped in chocolate with a little sprinkle of flake salt
PS I think the Dresden Pin cushion would be happier in CA.
We had our Valentine’s dinner tonight (I’m out on Tuesday at quilt group) and Malcolm didn’t have to resort to pinterest to cook up a feast!! We had coquilles St Jacques, followed by tenderloin of pork stuffed with haggis ….. and we are now sipping on a glass or two of bubbles!!
Your day sounded good fun – friends, food and sewing, what more do we girls need!!
25 years wow… lucky girls with such lovely pressies
What a wonderful group. This post reminds me of all the best things about friends and quilt groups (why is it that quilters are such good cooks?).
the fruit salsa and cinnamon chips was one of the first “pins” I had in my food category. Were they really good? I would like to try them soon. We celebrated Valentine’s Day today. Exchanged our little gifts and we’re having a yummy roasted chicken dinner. Hubby is working Tuesday night so we had to shift the calendar a bit.
Looks like another fun Thimbleanna day! It’s good to have friends who enjoy the same things.
Sounds like an absolute perfect day! What fun! You girls are amazing! 25 years is just awesome!
What a fun day we had! Ready to do it again soon. Thanks for hosting such a special day Anna!
I do think we’ve created a Pinterest monster in Jewels!
What a fun day! Love it.
yes yes…it simply must be folded, i know.
i got one stack done and just love the looks of it…and the ability to see it all!
love your gathering, how pretty. too pretty to walk away from for sure..especially to a fabric store who has issues honoring their coupons. grr.
Is there anything better than a whole day of stitching, eating and good friends? I don’t think so!
Don’t get my started on Pinterest – I’m addicted lol. What a wonderful get together you had – the food, the sweet little gifties and wonderful friendship – does it get any better than that :). I’m sure the day flew by to quickly – they always do.
hugs -Karen
Sounds like a wonderful day with your friends. All of that food looks delicious, especially the Valentine’s Day cookies.
Your day looked so perfect..and so glad you are helping to keep up the Pinterest roll call!! I added a few friends myself this weekend. What beautiful gifties!!!
Seriously? 25 years? Yikes!
You certainly know how to do things in style! I tried the custard creams over the weekend… very fiddly!
Oh Wow – that all looks so lovely and such talented Peeps.
Roll on 25 yrs of Pinterest … another celebration!
Abi
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what a divine party!! thanks for sharing all the fun with us – that dessert looks like it was to die (not diet) for :)
Like I always say…everything is fantastic in Thimbleanna land. Love love the table and everything you posted. A feast for the eyes.
Wow, what sweet friends you have Anna. It looks like you all have a wonderful time. Love Jewels big needles and pretty jewels!!
wow anna… what a fun day.
i just dont know what to say except that that pinwheel card it just killing me over here!!!!
what fun & such a talented group!!
great photos & it is so lovely that your “quilty besties” are together for 25 years…kudos!
happy v.day!
What a lovely day you had!! And the fact that you all have been doing this for 25 years is just amazing. :) The kitty in the fabric box is just too cute. :)
what a wonderful time and awesome food! I too am addicted to Pinterest…like I needed another addiction???!!!???
25 years together with the quilty peeps? That’s utterly fantastic!!!
Can you believe that I haven’t drunk the pinterest Kool aid yet???
So much deliciousness, especially that Kahlua cake! And what a sweet little pin cushion!
………and twenty five years? Wow!
What a fabulous day you all had. Food, fun, fabric…. what more could you ask for! Such lovely presents too – I’m with you, don’t think I could stick pins in that gorgeous dresden pin cushion. Quilting friends are the BEST, aren’t they?!