I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CREAMED ONIONS, USED TO MAKE THEM ALL THE TIME!

So easy to make, a basic white sauce with some extra butter, and salt and pepper to taste, throw in the cooked onions. Yum.

Here Are My Fabrics
 

I think I have the fabrics I need and will lurck around until I am able to move to the sewing machine. Hip surgery on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

HELP JUDY!!! Help Help. I told you 6 fabrics would be too much for me. Here are two choices. #1, #2, or try again?

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oh that dark dark green to the left is the bin top, not a fabric choice LOL

Alas, I too have checked my stash and do not have enough pieces big enough. This means a trip to the fabric store. I will have to hop onboard later on when I get my fabrics. I can smell all the goodies as the train whizzes by. mmmmmmm, I hope there will be some creamed onions left.

Thank you, Paintmejudy, for doing this mystery quilt. I rode along (and sewed along) with the second one -- thoroughly enjoyed it -- top is finished; I keep going back and forth on hand quilting (I've never done), quilting on DSM (only done two) or sending it out (what I usually do). I'm anxious to go shop my stash for fabrics to make this one.

Linda in Missouri

Poker Diva,
I like your number two pick but with the green print you have at the bottom of your number one pick if that's any help.

Poker, I favor the bottom collection. In fact, I love the bottom collection, it will have nice punch factor. My choice would be to do the black and red as E and F, and maybe pair the white with the white print, but I also think the green laying across the bottom of #1 would be really nice with the white, too. - I know that next week you will know exactly what to do once you read that clue.

Chefwarner - LOVE your xmas fabrics!!!!!

Cadqueen - you have until next Saturday to decide on fabric, I won't post anything until then.

You're welcome, Teacher.

Judy the E and F in the bottom pic are only 1 yard so I can't put them anywhere in the center. The green at the bottom of the top pic has plenty of fabric and I can put that anywhere. Clevermom suggested using that as my F fabric in the bottom set which I layed out and she may be right.

I still haven't finished the last mystery quilt (blush) - having a hard time deciding if I want to make it a lap quilt or the center of a larger quilt. But I will think about that while doing this mystery quilt! I will have to go shopping (yeah!) because I don't have large enough pieces of 6 coordinating fabrics. Do I have to clean up the mess I made in my sewing room trying to find coordinating fabric before I go shopping??? Anyone up for a trip to the LQS?
Thanks, Judy for another fun project!

I'm in and off to raid my stash. Need to make this for my sister, she keeps saying she almost wore the last one out, she has had it for 20 years LOL I think she deserves a new one. Her only request was to keep it on the dark side so it will look cleaner longer she has 5 animals and a hubby.

Forgot to say I am bringing Cream Cheese Apple Crisp Squares

Sounds like a plan, Florence.

That sounds yummy. I will be picking apples in a couple of weeks. Will you share your recipe???

Well, the quilt show is over, thank God! Now I can jump on this train without having to run out to the show! I'll go tackle my stash in the morning to see what I can find, but me thinketh that I'm going to have to go shopping! But that's on my list for Monday anyway! Whoppie! Thanks Judy! I'm looking forward to this one, the last one was a blast! OH! By the way, that quilt took Honorable Mention at the quilt show this weekend! In Judge's comments she wrote "interesting choices of color" but in "color & fabric" she wrote "would a darker inner border have given it more pop?" Guess I should have entered Sulabug's! Bet we would have ribboned with it!

Caroline S, Here is the recipe you requested, hope you enjoy them. I will be making them tomorrow.

CREAM CHEESE-APPLE CRISP

CRUST/TOPPING

1 1/2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons groun cinnamon
3/4 cup butter, chilled, cut up

APPPLES

6 cups peeled chopped apples (1/2 inch) (about 4 large apples)
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt

FILLING

1 (8oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons milk

1. Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, stir together oatmeal, 1 1/3 c. flour, brown sugar and 2 t. cinnamon. Cut in butter until miixture is crumbly. Press half the mixture into bottom of 9x13 inch glass baking dish; reserve remaining mixture for topping.

2. In large bowl, toss together all apple ingredients until apple are coated. Spread over crust.

3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 c. sugar at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, 2 T. flour and milk; beat until combined. Spread over apple mixture; sprinkle with reserved oatmeal mixture.

4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender. Cool on wire rack. Cut into squares, store any left overs in refridgerator.

WOW! I totally missed catching the train and missed the first post! Oh my! Well, I hope I can get on at the next stop with the applesauce and fabric. Guess it's time to go stashing!

Feed back please. this is what I am thinking of this color and this one and this one and this one and thinking of cream tone on tone and gray as E -F.

I am not one to do monochromatic colors. I do what looks good to me

Hello everyone just made the train I've read all the posts and love the colour combos. I don't have quite enough fabric so will have to go shopping (what a shame :D) I wont bother counting calories for this trip I'm going to indulge yum!

I won't be home to search my stash until thursday. I might just go shopping for fabric since my LQS is closing and she has 40% off everything this month. Next month 50% and then closing 12/1. So sad. It has been my 2nd home.
There are some very lovely combinations so far. Can't wait to see the rest.
I will be sharing the chocolate candy cookies I picked up at Sam's. Oh my. Did they ever get that chocolate dough just right.

Nelco, you choose whatever you like. I only did monochromatic because I had it in my stash,

Judy would this work as a scrappy?

This sounds like a lot of fun. I've never done anything like this before. But, I have to believe I need to work on building my stash!!!! I don't have anything that's more than a yard...let alone six choices! This could be an excuse for shopping later today?

Can I use brights?

How about many different colors? I have lots of fat quarters.

When do you post cutting insturctions?

To bad we can't just have a folder for the instructions. I laugh because last time I spent more time reading than sewing.

Sounds like fun I would love to join in on this, will grt fabric today

I am off to check my stash. I have a lot of smaller cuts, so will really have to do some searching for these. Can't wait to get started. I made a Holiday Truffle with my Big Soft Ginger Cookies. Left some in the caboose for all of you.

OK, I am following this wondrous train's journey from the sidelines, but I will there waving at the stations as you pass. Got too much on my plate right now, but will record every move the train makes and file away for a future trip revisit. Thanks so much!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We are finally getting some relief from the heat, fir a while, down to 65 right now, and only into the 80s during the day. Been a looooooong hot summer here!

SheriR - no, sorry, this really wouldn't work as scrappy, and you know how much I love scrappy.

KarenR - some brights would be fine with something else that has contrast as I explained about your A-B colors and C-D colors, and two more fabrics with contrast. And cutting starts on Saturday the 20th.

Still deciding on what colors to use. Oh, I have to go to the fabric stores. Hope something jumps out at me. I am bringing Apple Pie Cider on the train. I will make two choices--one with a punch of alcohol and one with out. Delicious and will keep us warm.

Guess I am late for breakfast but this sounds good for lunch!!!

I have done your two other mystery quilts (although still finishing up #2) just haven't posted before, so looking forward to joing the caboose on this one!!!!

Now to go through my stash and see if I can find something I like that goes together. Darn, may just have to go shopping.... :)

I'm with you on that one, I have mostly smaller pieces. Lots of fabric, just nothing big enough. I will hit some quilt shops with you!

Oooh, oooh, oooh, ginger cookies!! Now that I am in the caboose, will have to have some!!!!

i'm aboard. wrote the material requirements down yest. then forgot about them. this daily update, reminded me to look for material. thx. i'm only sewing out of my stash so gotta go look. lunch break rite now.

Greetings! I had printed the first instructions and was downstairs looking in stash when the guests started arriving for the pot luck yesterday. Didn't they know that I had other things on my mind. But it went wonderful - lots of comfort food for our cooler weather here.

I raided the stash, and like many of you, lots of the fabric isn't big enough. BUT, I found a number of black/cream/gray and then F will be a darker red. Will get a photo as soon as choose an E ( I have 3 that are calling me right now).

Have apples on the tree to pick, so the Cream Cheese Apple Crisp Bars sound wonderful. Will make them and give take them to the church quilting this week. Oh a cup of warm apple cider sounds wonderful also. Well, off to kitchen to "raid" the refrigerator.

Okay..I've gone through my stash looking for my meager collection of Christmas fabrics. I've been wanting to make a Christmas quilt, but couldn't decide on a pattern. I'm hoping this one will do. I've selected some Christmas and some solids that are the right colors for the season. Here's my lineup, A, B, C, D on the top, E & F on the bottom.

ok I went through my small stash and I do not have anything large enough. I do have this peach and turquois but is it to big of a print.??????? I will have to wait until NOV to have the $$$$ to go and buy material for this. But then I will see everyone else's choices and I might borrow their ideas. LOL. Let me know about this material.

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