Sew Mama Sew May Giveaway Day

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 Hooray!  It is finally here...May Giveaway Day! 

Welcome to Modified Mix, my little corner of the Internet.  I know there are so many giveaways to get to, but stay for a minute or two and check out the rest of my blog.

I am giving away a Moda Attitude Girls charm pack for you to use in one of your creations.  I usually giveaway something that I've made, but I am also a teacher, mother of three boys, including a not quite 5 month old and this time of the year is quite busy.  I'm hoping to put something together to add to the charm pack prize this week, but I can't promise.  If not, I'll throw in some other extra surprise.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  Anything at all.  Followers can have a second chance to win.  Just leave a separate comment stating that you are a follower.  I will ship internationally, so anybody at all may enter.  I will choose the winner by random on May 26th after I get home from school and ship out the prize on Friday.

Good luck and enjoy your giveaway blog hopping!!

Tutti Frutti Banana Bread

 Warm. Moist. Yummy!  There is almost nothing better than banana bread fresh from the oven.  I have a favorite go to recipe that I make and embellish.  I named this loaf Tutti Frutti in honor of the coconut that I put in it.  I wish I could share a piece with all of you out there reading!

But since I can't, I thought I'd share my recipe.

Tutti Frutti Banana Bread

3 mashed, ripe bananas                           

1/3 C shortening                                      

2/3 cup sugar                                          

2 eggs      

1 3/4 C white whole wheat flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream the first four ingredients together.  Add the remaining dry ingedients and mix together well.  Don't forget to grease your bread pan.  I use cooking spray.  Bake until the center is firm, approximately 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack about 15 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan.

extras that I added to this loaf: 

1/4 cup coconut flakes

1/2 C golden raisins

1/4 C flax seed meal

1 tsp. cinnamon (Sorry, but I usually add this to everything!)

I would have loved to have added pecans as well, but my oldest is allergic to all tree nuts.  After he ate a piece of this bread we also decided that he is allergic to flax seed.  And I thought he was just kidding the first time he had it. ;o  We know for sure now! Thank God for Benadryl!



Enjoy!

Check back later.... I'll be posting my Sew Mama Sew giveaway!!  I can't wait until tomorrow to check out what everyone else is giving away!

A little something for the teacher

My boys gave all of their teachers some pretty pansies for an end of the year gift.  I was quite impressed that they were all delivered in one piece and with very little dirt missing.We potted the pansies in some cute spring bowls that we found on sale at Kmart.  I decided to keep it pretty natural by using a stick for our sign post. The boys signed the tags and the teachers loved their pretty posies!

One Sweet Package!

I am a very lucky girl!  My friend Bobbi at Crafty Vegas Mom sent me the most amazing package ever!  She REALLY spoiled me. 

First, she made me this super nice bag to carry Baby M's things.  I really love it.  The colors are just perfect!  Bobbi did a great job making this bag...it is so perfect!  I even got lucky enough to take some pictures on one of our rare sunny days here in PA.

 Baby M really likes his bag and says "Thank you, Bobbi", but he wasn't going to smile for anything when I was taking this picture.

 Bobbi even made matching burp clothes that were stuck inside the bag's pockets.  We can definitely use those.  Baby M is notorious for spitting up.

She also sent me these really cute potholders, which will also be put to good use.



All of these goodies were also in my package from Bobbi-  a pin cushion, a crocheted dish cloth, recipe cards and a notepad.  She even included a Hoover Dam mug (which somehow didn't get photographed).  I absolutely LOVE everything!! 

Thank you so much, Bobbi!  You are the best!

Guess who??

How time flies when you're having fun!!  Sorry for the neglected blog.  I just haven't had much time for anything since returning to work after my maternity leave.  Great news though...it will be summer vacation in no time!

Baby M is growing like a weed, just like his big brothers.  He is exactly 4 months today.  He's so much fun now.  His newest trick is rolling over.  For a couple of days last week that was all he wanted to do!  He also tries to escape from his swing, too.  I have a feeling that we're going to be in for it when his little hands and knees start crawling!

And in sewing news, there is not too much to report.  Not only have I had to neglect my blog, but also my sewing.  I did manage to make a set of potholders for a bridal shower.  I used some of my beloved Neptune honeybun for this project.  I even had some labels made before my little sewing break.  I'm hoping that I will have some time to use a few more very soon.  I really like how the potholders turned out.  The bride was pleased, too.

Giveaway Winner!

Mr. Random Number Generator chose number 5.  Congratulations to Maria!  She won my quilted notecard giveaway!  Please let me know what colors you would like me to include on your cards, Maria!  I can't wait to make them for you!!

More potholders and a mugrug!

A few posts back I showed my friend Bobbi a sneak peek of these babies.  She received them on Friday, so now I can post their entire picture.

These spawned out of PP6 since Bobbi didn't quite make it into the swap, we decided to do our own swap.  I chose to do pinwheels since I remembered her saying that she liked them in a post way back.  I like to make pinwheels, too.  They are really fun!

We also decided to exchange a mugrug.  This is my very first mugrug as well as my very first attempt at free motion quilting.  Bobbi likes owls, so I chose some Hooty Hoot and put it with some scraps from a 12 Days of Christmas charm pack that Bobbi gave me last year.  In the center of the mugrug, I tried to write her name with the quilting.  It didn't turn out so great, but I've heard that famous saying, "Practice makes perfect!".  Let's hope so!