Friendship Bread, Grannie Squares, and Valentines

So...at the Granny Bees the other day someone was giving out friendship starter.

Why doesn't anyone ever want friendship bread starter?

When you say, "does anyone want Friendship bread starter", people run like it's zucchini in July! Have you ever had the bread/cake it makes? YUM

So I took a start...

Squeezed the bag for the first few days...added the ingredients...squeezed the bag...

and made the bread.

Bummer.

I was all excited to take pictures of this yummy looking bread, but for some reason, it wouldn't come out of the pans without falling apart! Oh well, no matter what it looks like, it is still very moist and yummy. (might have been that I didn't have any instant pudding so I used the cook and serve kind)

Now I have four bags to give away. Anyone? anyone?

And you know I've been knee deep in granny squares, preparing for the Winter Woolen Workshop. (see side bar for information)

My cousin had last Friday off of work. She came over. She's a lefty. And I wanted to see if I could teach a lefty how to crochet. Well, she was fumbling around with the hook and yarn, and I got a little panicky inside, and I admit, I was hoping no lefties sign up for my granny square class. But then something amazing happened. She held the hook in her right hand, and voila' she started making grannies!!!

Perfect little grannies! Easy peasy, huh cuz?

I was showing her how the grannies I made look sewn together. (above)I didn't much like them.

So I decided to stitch some white, cream, or black around them, to see if that would help.

I

chose

white.

First set of grannies in above picture no border.

Second set, white border.

So I went to the library and got some of my favorite, easy-to-watch, movies.

Movies I've seen before, so if I miss a bit, no big deal.

Cranford

Miss Marple

Enchanted April

My House in Umbria

Enchanted April

and

Cross Creek

and on Sunday, I got up veeerrrrryyy early. Six episodes of Cranford later...

I have stitched white borders.

Ta Dah!

More on this later.

Because...before this post gets too long, I want to make sure the following people are the ones who want to be in the Valentine exchange.

If anyone else wants to join, let me know before Friday.

See previous two posts if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Theresa (no blog)

Hookin it with Mr. Lick Lick

LadyBug Dreams

Grandma Pedens Porch

Reality jayne

just breathe janis

east plus 4 & 1 more

ME

And just to recap - it does not have to be handmade. Not all of my blogger friends make things. I went to the fabric store and bought a few fun small pink heart things that fit in an envelope. It's just fun getting Valentine-y stuff in the mail. Think simple, small, and fun. Or if I must say it...cheap and easy!

Cindy Bee