Whatever... Chicken Enchiladas

We decided to try the chicken enchilada recipe over at Whatever... and it was awesome! I followed the directions almost exactly... I obviously added more cheese and we marinated the chicken for about 30 minutes before grilling it and chopping it up. My simple marinade: Put chicken in a gallon sized bag, dump some pepper, soy sauce, garlic, lime juice and vegetable oil in a bag.

Thank you for the recipe!

Pillowcase!

I made my very first pillowcases using these instructions.  It was so simple.  The hardest part for me is cutting fabric.  I get nervous! I buy something pretty just to cut it up!

More Passport Sleeves

Oh how I love these!  I made a couple for friends....

Passport Sleeve

I wanted a small project for a Saturday afternoon, so I made a passport sleeve! I followed this very simple tutorial over at SewBunnyBum. It fits perfectly, but I wasn't perfect with the seams... oh well. Now all I need is a reason to actually use it. :)

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies You Will Ever Eat

A while back I started trying out a bunch of chocolate chip cookie recipes to find the perfect one.  The winner for me is the Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe over at allrecipes.com.  I could never get the chips to poke out on the top, or they would spread and look weird -- but these do AND have that amazing gooey center and crisp edge and stay soft the next day!  They are amazing and now my ONLY chocolate chip cookie recipe to use.  I follow the recipe exactly.

Save some for later!: I make a full batch of these and scoop little balls (2 Tablespoon size) onto a jelly roll pan lined with wax paper.  I freeze them and dump them into a freezer bag to make as needed.

Key Fobs

I love these things!  I used this tutorial over at the idea room to make key fobs for gifts.  The inside is cotton and the outside is brocade. I added two inches to the length of the cut fabric as suggested to fit around the wrist (Total size cut:  2 3/4 inches by 13 inches).  The top green one is 14 inches in length to give a little extra room for large wrists.  The tutorial reads for the interfacing to be 1 inch in width - I also shaved this down about 1/8 inch to make sure it didn't accidentally peak out.

Using the brocade fabric was the hardest part.  It was so slippery, I could barely get the interfacing to stick, and I ended up with some singed fabric trying.  I used lots of pins!  My machine HATED me for the final two line stitches across the ribbon, but it chugged along.

I hoped the recipients liked them.  I was very nervous making them and trying not to screw up!

(These are much shinier than the picture shows!)

Burp Cloths

My friend is having a baby, so I'm practicing on her.  I followed the very simple Diaper Burp Cloth Tutorial at Chickpea Sewing Studio.  I ended up making 10 of these things!

Tada!  They look so nice in a stack!