Monthly color challenge - 2021 - May

 

Welcome to the wonderful month of May.    Here in my neck of the woods, it is beginning to warm up.    Spring is always crazy it seems like.  We have nice day and then we get cold.    

With a new month comes a new monthly color challenge.   This month is brown.   I don't have a lot of brown in my stash.  But I did find some.

I appreciate Jen and the work that she puts into the patterns for these blocks.     To get this pattern visit her at www.patternsbyjen.blogspot.com.  it is free all month long. 

This block is very easy to make.    I whipped it up very quickly.   

A couple of tips:

When the pattern tells you to press seams a certain way, do so.   It makes it so much easier to put the quilt together and to quilt it. 

I love to do a final pressing using best press.   It makes the block lay very nice. 

 

As you may know for this year, all of the patterns are based on foods.   This months food is potatoes.  I love potatoes.    Here is a recipe I thought I would share.  Thank you to my daughter for sharing this recipe.   She makes donuts quite often.   These are really good. 

Potato Doughnuts

1 package active dry yeast

1 1/2 cups warm water

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup shortening

2 eggs

1 cup lukewarm mashed potatoes

6-7 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in 3-quart bowl. Stir in sugar, salt, shortening, eggs, potatoes and 3 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle.

Turn dough onto well-floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. PLace in greased bow, turn greased side up. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 8 hours.

Punch down dough. Pat 3/4” thick on lightly floured surface. Cut with floured 2 1/2” doughnut cutter. Cover; let rise in warm place until indentation remains when touched, 45-60 minutes. 

Heat vegetable oil or shortening (3-4”) to 375 degrees in deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan. Fry doughnuts, turning once, until golden brown, 2-4 minutes; drain on paper. While warm, dip doughnuts in glaze.

Doughnut Glaze

3 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup boiling water

Mix together until smooth.

Please visit the other bloggers for this month:

Jen Shaffer: https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/

Bea Lee: https://www.beaquilter.com/

Sheila Oxley: https://sothisiskentucky.blogspot.com/

Raylee Bielenberg: http://www.sunflowerstitcheries.com/sunflower-quilting-blog/

Andi Stanfield: https://truebluequilts.com/blog

Crystal Drummond: www.daybrookdesigns.com

Joanne Hubbard: http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/

Ashli Montgomery: https://quilt2endalz.org

We have had some wonderful sponsors who are giving away quarterly prizes this year. In order to be entered for the prizes you need to do the monthly color challenge and link up at the end of the month. Make sure you get your pattern during the month it is offered because then it will be free. You can get your free pattern at http://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com.

Goodie Bag

https://www.dragonflysquiltshop.com/

PDF Pattern

https://www.beaquilter.com/

PDF Pattern

https://fortheloveofgeese.com/

Book: Monochromatic Quilts Amazing Variety

https://truebluequilts.com/

6 month subscription

https://www.makemodern.com.au/

Fat Quarter Bundle

https://islandbatik.com/

Fat Quarter Bundle

https://benartex.com/

60 x 60 Dream Poly

http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/

90 x 108 Warm and Plush 100% Cotton

https://warmcompany.com/

$10 Gift Certificate

https://www.appliquesquiltsandmore.com/

Tucker Trimmer 1 Ruler

https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/

Gift Certificate

https://www.fatquartershop.com/

2 PDF Patterns

https://daybrookdesigns.com/