I made two of our traditional favorites: Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish and cranberry bread. In 1990 my colleague Pam raced into the library saying she'd just heard a great recipe on NPR and had to write it down before she forgot it. I still use the copy made from her transcription (lower right) though NPR tells the story every year. I discovered the cranberry bread recipe circa 1976 when I read Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin for a library storytime. Recipe cards with splatters indicate tried, true, and delicious!
# # # # # My OMG for November: " (1) quilt two flimsies, (2) sew blocks, maybe flimsies, using a different genre from homespun, (3) pull fabric for Old Town, the 2024 Quiltville mystery."
I've done #1 (the two bingo board quilts, and seven placemats, and the holiday table runner). All of them fulfill the not-homespun #2. (Oh, and I also quilted one of the homespun flimsies I made in October.) I did not pull fabric for Old Town. I just dived in and made part one, flying geese.
Part Two dropped this morning -- a LOT of red-and-neutral four patches. Lo and behold, I already have a bunch of those sewn up.
There are many ways to arrange them. I'm aiming for 72 square blocks (=144 halves, obviously) for a quilt that's 64 x 72.
The strings are 1.5".
Linking up with OMG November and Finished or Not Friday.
Love this string block arrangement you’ve come up with! Almost like you planned it LOL! Beth in AL
ReplyDeleteThat cranberry relish is different than I've ever seen. It's a lot more savory than I'm used to. I'll have to go check out the NPR story.
ReplyDeleteI like your new project.
ReplyDeleteI can almost smell the bread baking. Those string blocks are just too much fun. Scrappy blocks are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI used to make cranberry bread. I’ll have to look up my recipe. Love the string blocks. Ann at FretNotYourself
ReplyDeleteFor some reason this was a cranberry-less Thanksgiving - I was the only attendee who likes them for one thing. Someday soon I will make myself some cranberry bread and revel in it. The strings look very satisfying!
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You've have so much going on in your sewing room. If you have red and white 4 patches already made you are definitely ahead of the game. I'm sure I'll be working on those for several weeks.
ReplyDeleteI love cranberry bread...but my husband doesn't :( Yours looks wonderful! Your blocks look great!
ReplyDeletethanksgiving is all about tradition for sure....we always have boiled onions and every year my dad would ask why we didn't eat them other times...lovely string blocks and a yowza of a quilt in progress...
ReplyDeleteHow serendipitous to already have the four patches made! Good work on your monthly progress and I like the new project too.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm - wish I could have a slice of that cranberry loaf!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love that new project with square blocks that make string diamonds! That one will go into my idea file!
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