ketchup and caramel
Hey, Little Tomato, ketchup! Actually, catch up. I was going through some pictures and realized that I never posted pictures of a quilt I finished last month.
I made this quilt for a special little guy named Dru. I was sending a quilt for his new little brother, Marley, and I didn't want him to be left out.
Also, the quilt that I originally started for Dru before he was born two years ago crawled under a rock in my basement (aka "craftland" or my "studio", you pick) and died. Seriously. I lost it. A whole quilt waiting for binding. But that is okay, I like this one better (with the exception of the center strip that taunts me with its imperfections even now). I'll put further information in the gallery, should you be so inclined to know it.
The perfect quilt for a lil' cowpoke (which just seems so much funnier to say--and type-- than cowboy). Little Sir helped pick out the Robert Kauffman prints, which were floating around in a local Jo-Ann's for whatever reason. I like the bright vibrant colors of this quilt. They are fun.
You know what else is fun? Caramel (I know, terrible segue).
Today/tonight (details), I made you a Carmelized Nut Tart. This is a great tart/pie. You probably have everything you need for this tasty treat in your cabinets. You can sub in any sort of combination of nuts and it tastes amazing (probably because of the caramel). I also made the crust called for in the recipe which provides the most unexpected and tantalizing dose of cinnamon to which compliments the earthiness of the nuts and the sweetness of the caramel perfectly. Sublime. And easy; actually, quite easy.
Oh that tart looks divine. You're not the first to lose a huge project. Although I've never lost something quite so uhm... sizable as a quilt.
Posted by:Opal | April 03, 2008 at 05:04 AM
Oh my gosh. Caramel. Cinnamon. Nuts. I am there.
Posted by:stacey | April 03, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Oooooooh, caramel and nuts? You're just missing the chocolate (which you've smartly drizzled on the plate, SMART GIRL!) It's like snickers.. which reminds me, I still need to make that Dorie cake!
Oh, and I love the cowboy fabrics!
Posted by:yaiAnn | April 03, 2008 at 08:23 AM
Ooh, that tart looks delicious. But I'm loving the look of that quilt even more!
Posted by:whitney | April 03, 2008 at 09:43 AM
My quilts used to pucker like that when I machine quilted them. Some nice shop owner told me about a walking foot that attaches to your machine and kind of lifts up and lets the fabric relax while you sew. It really helps! I don't know you from Eve, but thought your would want to know. I was much more satisfified with my quilting after that.
Keep on sewing, knitting and baking. You have a beautiful boy!
Posted by:Jana | April 03, 2008 at 10:04 AM
LOL! My first thought when I read the title of your post in Bloglines was, "Oh my. Those ends really are driving her crazy. Please tell me she didn't make Ketchup Caramel Pie!"
Whew! What a relief!
Posted by:SpiderWomanKnits | April 03, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Wow that tart looks great and one that I will add to my growing list of ones that I hope to make.
Love the quilt as well! The receipient is a lucky lil' cowpoke!
Posted by:Stacey | April 03, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Wow that tart looks great and one that I will add to my growing list of ones that I hope to make.
Love the quilt as well! The receipient is a lucky lil' cowpoke!
Posted by:Stacey | April 03, 2008 at 12:30 PM
I love that quilt! I never thought I would see modern cowboy quilt but this fits the bill. It is really perfect :)
Posted by:Alice | April 03, 2008 at 12:31 PM
I love the rodeo fabric!
Posted by:Alyssa | April 03, 2008 at 05:24 PM
Great quilt for a little boy who likes cowboys. I like how you situated the two cowboy sillhouette blocks.
The tart looks scrumptious.
Posted by:Brenda | April 03, 2008 at 06:17 PM
that quilt is adorable!love all that fabric.
Posted by:katie | April 03, 2008 at 08:15 PM
Love the quilt! Thanks for the weekly dose of sweetness that won't hit my thighs, but makes me crave a bite or two.
Posted by:Oiyi | April 04, 2008 at 01:24 AM
The quilt is so cute and the pie looks de-lish!
Posted by:Kwana | April 04, 2008 at 09:45 PM
What a sweet, sweet quilt! I love the idea of making something for the older sibling (but I am an oldest child). And that pie? YUM. My MIL just taught me how to make caramel and now I can't get the idea out of my head. I have a really long run coming up tomorrow, perhaps caramel pie would be a good recovery food???
Posted by:Elinor | April 05, 2008 at 07:14 AM
Dru loves his quilt! The name of the quilt...the "Anderson" quilt. Thanks again, Nova.
OH...that pie looks divine. You'd be proud of me...I made a homemade chocolate cake for Prashant's birthday. It was seriously the best, most delicious cake I've made!
Posted by:Angie (Dru's Mommy) | April 05, 2008 at 04:22 PM
great quilt! so simple, yet wonderful. love your scarf too. great pic of you in it!
Posted by:Haley | April 07, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Love the quilt, the pictures, the food. This has put a bit of brightness into my day.
Posted by:Carolyn | April 08, 2008 at 05:02 PM
You did such a fantastic job with that quilt. I LOVE it. And I really like how you chose to have the strips running horizontally so that you could use the directional fabric to maximum advantage. You've inspired me to make another of these (okay, two more actually, for my boys' birthday next month), and I'm going to do horizontal stripes too. Awesome!
Posted by:earthchick | April 09, 2008 at 10:39 AM
i love the quilt, nova! beautiful work.
thanks for your comment on my blog too - I am planning my next warp right now. i have to do more weaving ;)
Posted by:lolly | April 09, 2008 at 10:48 AM
That quilt is beautiful! I love the bright colors in it!
Posted by:Rebekah | May 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM