Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Knitting, miscellaneous on Jan 31st, 2008
I’ve been working away at the socks – it’s definitely addictive. I decided to make socks for P (she has the smallest feet in the house), although these seem enormous and will probably fit me. I had to cast on 6 times (yes 6 times!) before I managed to get it right, but now things [...]
Posted in Knitting on Jan 30th, 2008
I’ve decided to knit some socks. From here I bought self-patterning sock wool, bamboo needles and from here I bought one of the Yarn Harlot’s books. My wool did come with a sample pattern as well, so we’ll see how we go.
I baked Yarnstorm’s Chewy Flapjacks. They’re certainly very lovely and chewy. I’m not sure I baked them long enough, but as the bottom of things tend to burn in my oven I like to err on the side of slightly early. It was an easy recipe and as it all went together in the saucepan, [...]
Posted in Book Review on Jan 27th, 2008
As I’m a bit of a janeite, I buy every book I see about Austen. Even some rather dreadful sequels and continuations. I have even made a few cross words. So when I saw this book at Dymocks I just had to have it. I’m still collecting my thoughts about this book – overall I [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Jan 26th, 2008
Some roses from my garden …
Posted in Childrens Craft on Jan 24th, 2008
This is the only creative activity happening in my house at the moment… Below is A’s version – we’re half way through waiting for the glue to dry so we can draw on the details. The card is from 50 Rainy Day Activities. Even though it’s not raining, we’re housebound by the heat. We’re also [...]
Posted in Baking on Jan 24th, 2008
We baked Almond Macaroons today – a couple of little friends were coming for a visit. It’s an extremely easy recipe and they taste great. I’m happy to email the recipe to anyone interested.
Posted in Fabric Stash on Jan 23rd, 2008
I have accumulated a large amount of Nursery Rhyme/Childrens fabric. I purchased quite a bit thinking I would use it in my T-Shirt business, but I’ve learnt a few things along the way. First, I don’t like doing the same thing over and over again and secondly, the embroidery doesn’t show up very well on [...]
Posted in Quilting on Jan 21st, 2008
My neighbours have a lovely white bouganvillea. I love the contrast between the green and the white. It just seems crisp and fresh. I’m contemplating a green and white quilt – although I think my design might be too grandiose for my cutting ability (lots of triangles and narrow bits and accuracy is vital). There [...]
Posted in Quilting on Jan 20th, 2008
I’ve sewn all of the blocks together – still have to add the borders. Despite the simplicity of this pattern, I have still had to unpick rows and sew them back together again. I think it’s because I’ve been trying to quilt whilst doing other things – supervise small children. I do like this pattern [...]