Green GREEN Green Delicious Meals, Treats and Other Green Things and the Weekly Block Party Link-Up

Sorry to be late getting this posted folks...I was out of town.

It's time to start thinking about green recipes. Whether it's green eggs and ham or green like a shamrock I've got 16 delicious green recipes to share today.

BEST Easy Guacamole | Thin Mint Truffles | Healthier Fettuccine Alfredo | Skinny Shamrock Shake | St. Patrick's Day Popcorn | Clover Cut Sandwich | St. Patrick's Day Muddy Buddies | Apple Snickers Delight | Grasshopper Dessert | Green Eggs and Ham Fritattas | Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps | Mint Popcorn | Avocado Pesto Zoodles | Mint Chocolate Lofthouse Copycats | Pea Soup | St. Patrick's Day Oreos

St. Patrick's Day was has always been a big holiday in our house. Even before pinterest had all moms feeling like they had to make every random holiday an event with special food and treats, we always knew that on St. Patrick's day we would wear green (often a new garment or accessory), we'd have Corned Beef and Cabbage (my dad's all time favorite meal), and we'd be drinking green lemonade. I could not resit but share some of my favorite green food ideas that you guys have shared in the last few link parties they all look SO tasty!

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings as today’s hosts. And can you tell I’ve been craving chocolate? Here are a few of my favorite posts I’ve shared in the last month.

• 10 Tips and Tricks for Meal Planning Success
• 20 Minute Child Sized Apron with FREE Pattern (super easy this is one of the projects I use to teach kids how to sew)
• 15 BEST Sewing and Creative Posts of 2015 these projects took Pinterest by storm and they are still super popular

Your turn I can’t wait to see what you have to share this week!

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#QuiltNon2016 Half-Square Triangle (HST) Challenge

One of these days I'm going to make it to QuiltCon, but this is not the year.  Instead I've been celebrating #QuiltNon2016 at home and sewing up a storm working on a couple Half-Square Triangle projects with Fairfield World and P and B Textiles.  Big thanks to P and B Textiles for sharing some of their new Urban Scandinavian fabrics with me and to Fairfield for providing me with batting and donating some batting and pillowforms for a giveaway and challenge. And of course thanks to Julie of Intrepid Thread for organizing such a fun event for all of us staying at home.

Half-square triangles are SO much fun because they're so easy to make and you can make SO many different designs depending on how you arrange them.

I have always had a special place in my heart for black and white fabrics.  (In fact, the very first real "designer" fabric I bought was a black and white line and ever since I've been hooked.)

My main project for the weekend is a queen-sized quilt with giant half-square-triangles using black and white fabrics from the Urban Scandinavian line and with pops of color from the Color Weave line, both by P and B Fabrics.

I was left with quite a few 6 1/2" WoF scraps, so I thought I'd chop them up into 6 1/2 squares and make a bunch of half-square triangles to use for some coordinating throw pillows to go with the quilt.  The finished HST were 6" and the finished size of the 9x9 blocks is 16 1/2".

I got one block designed and my 6-year-old decided to take over.  She designed the blocks and I sewed them together.  Wow! The creativity of children never ceases to amazing me.

My favorite of the blocks she made is this one.

And her favorite is this one.  She likes it because the big white and big black shape the triangles make reminds her of birds.

But there are so many fun options, even with just using 9 HST's per block.

If you're not familiar with making Half-Square-Triangle blocks there are quite a few different short-cuts for making them depending on what size fabric you're starting with, and how many you need.  One of the best resources for HST measurements and methods can be found at Blossom Heart Quilts here.

We'd love for you to share your HST projects on Instagram this weekend too, with the hashtag #QuiltNon2016HST

The original plan was throw pillows, but these blocks are so fun we may just have to make a HST sampler quilt with them.  So...in honor of both of these fun options, Fairfield World is donating a 60″ X 60" pack of my favorite Nature-Fil™ Bamboo Blend Batting a two 16" Crafter’s Choice® Pillow Inserts.  Anyone (in the US and Canada) can enter, whether you make some HSTs this weekend or not.  Open for Entries until Monday, February 22, 2016.

Quiltnon 2016 Giveaway

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20 Scrumptious Dessert Recipes and the Weekly Block Party Link-Up

Happy Valentine's Day!!!  I hope that you had a great day filled with loved ones!!  There were so many wonderfull dessert linked up that I thought that we all could use a new, yummy recipes.  Check out these 20 dessert that will have your mouth watering! 

20+ Fabulous Valentine Decor Ideas and the Weekly Block Party Link-Up

Polly, here from Pieces by Polly as your host for this week.  Since working for Fairfield World a year or so ago, I've really fallen in love with pillows and deocr projects, so I thought it would be fun to go with a decor theme this week.   

Hugs and Kisses Valentine Mantel | Ikea Dresser Hack |Valentine Heart Magnets | Valentine's Tablescape Ideas | Burlap and Ribbon Heart Pillow | Wine Cork Heart Wreath | Felt Valentine's Heart Wreath |Crochet Heart Garland | Big Bow Pillows |  Scrappy Heart Quilted Pillows | Valentine Glitter Jar |  Succulent Heart Wreath | Free Valentine's Desktop Wallpapers | Valentine Burlap Heart Pillow | Hashtags Valentine's Pillows | LOVE burlap table runner | Valentine Words Pillow | Valentine's Day Love Garland | Valentine's Day Mantel | Tissue XO Wreath | Pallet Love | Easy Cuddle Heart Pillows and Quilt 


It's time for another Block Party hosted by Making the World Cuter | Rae Gun Ramblings | Keeping It Simple Crafts | Pieces By Polly!

I've been really busy the last couple weeks working on some Valentine projects.  You can find them here: Geeky Chemistry Valentine Art (with Free Cutting Files) | Cuddle Heart Pillows and coordinating Cuddle Quilt with Shannon Fabrics Cudddle | Scrappy Heart Quilted Pillows This years my Valentine's crafting has been all about the red, white, and black, but in past years I focused more on less traditional colors and themes to we can use our Valentine's projects to add some love year round.  If you're not a fan of red and pink, you might like one of my older posts 14+ Off-Beat Valentine's Tutorials.

Now let's see what you've been up to! Be sure to read over the guidelines…

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• By entering a link, you give us permission to feature an image on our blogs. Proper credit and links will always be given.
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