Freaky Friday, Watermelons and Tortilla Soup

We held our second Freaky Friday this past week. It was a lot of fun and we had 24 for the first class. We were learning about Paintsticks this month. First we told them a bit about the Paintsticks and then let them loose with the fabric, brushes and Paintsticks. The photo below is the first class. They stayed and played untill about lunch time. It was really interesting to see all of their creations. Speaking of beautiful creations, Pam brought in her gorgeous Journal Quilts for us to see. They were amazing and the detail was really something. This first photo isn't really great but you get the idea. Right under it is a detailed photo of three of them.
I haven't really decided what to do as my theme and may not have one. Several ladies are using holidays or seasonal themes. This gives you all sorts of ideas right off the bat. I think I may do a color and a a shape. Maybe not.
The first Friday of the month are for our demo days and we are going to use the Freaky Fridays the remainder of the months to work on Journal Quilts or really anything you want. I hope you will join us one or all of the Fridays.
If you check out Pam's purple Journal Quilt you will see Angelina is used on it. We are going to demo Angelina in the next Freaky Friday which will be Friday, March 7.

You probably won't believe this but Lois, one of our Quilt Country Supergirls, has finished her Dragon Star! Isn't that amazing???? I wonder if she slept since Judy Niemeyer left. Isn't it gorgeous?

It may seem odd to you but we are busy getting things ready for our booth at the Dallas show in March. I just finished making this really cute watermelon table runner. We will have kits that are mostly precut. I still have to get it quilted and add the watermelon seeds. I love log cabins, don't you?

Before I go I want to share this soup recipe with you. Connie made if for us when Judy was there and I just had to have the recipe. She is a great cook and really spoils us!

Connie’s Tortilla Soup

1 cup onion 1 can hominy
1 cup celery 1 can black beans
½ cup chopped carrots
½ cup bell pepper
8 cups chicken broth
3 cups chicken cubed
28 oz can diced tomatoes
¼ cup lime juice
¼ cup fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon basil
½ teaspoon cumin
Salt/Garlic salt
Pepper
Garnish with tortilla chips, sour cream and Monterey Jack cheese.