{"id":24325,"date":"2012-09-04T03:09:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T07:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=24325"},"modified":"2019-01-26T00:45:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T05:45:25","slug":"quickie-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/04\/quickie-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Quickie Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am STILL making those little stuffed toy<\/a>s for Operation Christmas Child<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Thirty-nine are finished with eleven still to go. Making these cuties is enjoyable, but I want to make baby clothes!\u00c2\u00a0 My beloved\u00c2\u00a0 Brother Quattro embroiders a speedy 1000 stitches a minute but even so, it takes a lot of time to select the fabrics for applique and trim away the excess.\u00c2\u00a0 Fortunately, a dear lady at church has volunteered to turn and stuff the toys, so it should go more quickly now.<\/p>\n

I’ve been really, really busy lately,\u00c2\u00a0 with all Saturday spent on the Gator football game 90 miles away, all day Sunday with church and a family get together at our home, and the better part of\u00c2\u00a0 Labor Day Monday cooking for that evening’s dinner with the PlayGroup Mamas<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I did manage to smock a few rows on the pique diaper shirt that was started some time ago, but other than that and the stuffed toys, not much has been accomplished in the sewing room.<\/p>\n

But I have been checking the comments.\u00c2\u00a0 Virginia wrote that she is trying to locate the Little Sunday Undies<\/strong> pattern in small size.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a Little Sunday Dresses<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 pattern. \u00c2\u00a0 If you have one that you are willing to part with, please leave a comment or e-mail me at NCcabin@aol.com and I will get you and Virginia together.\u00c2\u00a0 The pattern envelope looks like this.<\/p>\n

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I made the sweet little slip when Rebecca was about 5 so I only have the large size.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 Virginia found the Ginger Snaps<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 Double Seat Panty <\/a>\u00c2\u00a0pattern that is nearly identical.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 She is monogramming a pair right now.<\/p>\n

Our PlayGroup Mamas dinner, as usual, was wonderful–great food and 8 dear friends of 35 years, still enjoying and supporting one another through good times and bad.\u00c2\u00a0 We get together for dinner every other Monday. These women have been a constant blessing in my life.<\/p>\n

We met at Judy’s house where her orange crusted chicken was fabulous.\u00c2\u00a0 I brought two dishes, one as my contribution and one to cover for a PlayGroup Mama who is working day and night moving her mother into a retirement community.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 One dish was a lemon pound cake with a tasty lemon glaze.<\/p>\n

The other was an Asian “oddball” salad that was a big hit.\u00c2\u00a0 How it came to be known as oddball is a cute little story.\u00c2\u00a0 When my son-in-law’s Aunt Jeannette brought this salad to a family dinner, she was packing up leftovers for her widower father.\u00c2\u00a0 He said he’d like some of everything but just skip that oddball salad.\u00c2\u00a0 In the family, it has never been called anything but oddball ever since.\u00c2\u00a0 The recipe is below.<\/p>\n

Surely, in the next day or two I can finish up these toddler toys and move on to more creative projects.\u00c2\u00a0 Three year-old Alastair desperately wants an Incredibles Super Suit. With him and his parents due to arrive Thurs. night for a long weekend, I’ve got to get on that.\u00c2\u00a0 Other projects are stacked up, but I am going to stitch baby things for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 I promise a better post next time.<\/p>\n

Oddball Salad I<\/strong><\/em>ngredients<\/strong><\/em>
\n1 large Napa cabbage
\n5 green onions
\n2 pouches of Ramen noodles (remove flavor packets and discard)
\n1\/4 to 1\/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds
\n1\/4 cup sesame seeds
\n1\/4 cup sugar
\n1\/4 cup canola oil
\n1\/4 cup rice vinegar
\n2 tablespoons soy sauce
\n2-4 tablespoons butter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preparation:<\/strong><\/em>
\n1.\u00c2\u00a0 Saute Ramen noodles in the butter for a few minutes.\u00c2\u00a0 When they start to brown, add the sesame seeds and almonds.\u00c2\u00a0 Once all bits are sauteed, set aside or put in fridge to chill.<\/p>\n

2.\u00c2\u00a0 Vigorously mix together sugar, soy sauce, oil and vinegar.\u00c2\u00a0 Set aside.<\/p>\n

3.\u00c2\u00a0 Chop Napa cabbage finely.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s best to place it on its side and slice as thinly as you can at a 90 degree angle from the cabbage.\u00c2\u00a0 Chop green onions very thin and mix the two together.<\/p>\n

4.\u00c2\u00a0 Add noodle mix and sauce.\u00c2\u00a0 Toss.<\/p>\n

5.\u00c2\u00a0 Serve immediately.<\/p>\n

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