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Crazy Quilt Purse - Edwardian Lady Stitching Complete!

I finished up the stitching on my Edwardian Lady Crazy Quilt purse the other day:

I was going to sew this up on Friday but due to my current round of Zoloft withdrawals, I just didn't feel like it.  I'd like to sew this week so perhaps, in a few days, I'll feel normal enough to do it.

Next, I'm going to stitch up Block #6 of my Marie Antoinette quilt.

I didn't feel up to doing much of anything yesterday.  Bubba took me to Michael's for some little yellow Easter Chicks and then I slept for 3 hours.  I can't get anything done these days with this medication withdrawal!  Anyway, when I got up, I decided to dye some Silk Ribbon:

I wanted to do more but stopped to make my pot of soup. So maybe I'll do more later this week.  I was running low on pinks but it looks like I was kind of into playing with the green dye!  Must be thoughts of Spring.

Soup Recipe - Chicken Taco Soup

Since this bad bout of depression that I've been through, I've lost my appetite for many things.  One of them being protein.  Other than peanut butter, hard boiled eggs and cheese, the only way I can tolerate protein is if it's cut up little and mixed in with veggies.  Soup is great way to deal with this so I've been experimenting with a variety of different soup recipes.

My latest original soup creation is Chicken Taco Soup:

If no one minds that I pat myself on the back, this one is absolutely awesome!  I also prefer to eat low fat, low carb and low salt so this is quite healthy!

Chicken Taco Soup

2 1/2 pounds cooked Chicken Breast diced.
4 cloves Garlic minced
1/2 large Onion diced
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
4 - 14 ounce cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1 - 28 ounce can Stewed Tomatos
1 - 16 ounce jar Mild Pace Picante Sauce
2 teaspoons Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Onion Powder
Pepper to taste

Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Sliced Green Onions
Sliced Black Olives

Heat Olive Oil in stock pot, add diced onion and garlic.  Saute until onions become transparent.  Add diced chicken and chicken broth.  Add stewed tomations, picante sauce and seasonings.  Simmer for 30 minutes.

Before serving, garnish soup with cheddar cheese, green onions and black olives.  YUM!

Valentine's Day Drawing!

We're having a drawing for Valentine's Day!  The winner will receive the sweet little mini Valentine's Day Tussy Mussy that mom made for the current New Year Romance issue of Shabby Lane Shops magazine:

Visit our Shabby Chic Boutique for more information!

Tutorial - Mini Amulet by Pat Winter

My sweet friend Pat Winter, has agreed to write up a tutorial on making a Crazy Quilt Mini Amulet for our Simply CQ blog.  Please hop over and check it out!