A Village Quilter

Hello all. If I told you it was a bit wet - it really wouldn't convey how wet it is and it's coming down in sheets. So, I've been a good girl and been to the gym this morning.  And now I've baked Jubilee Crown Shortbread.  Good job I went to the gym. This is my second attempt - rolled out a bit thicker and allowed a little more room to spread.  One of the cookie cutters doesn't seem to work as well as it can spread into the next part of the shortbread.  But I can assure you they taste good. I wondered if any of you had been to Malvern to the quilt show.  Unfortunately I didn't make it, but hearing from friends who did, I missed a really good one. With this in mind I thought I'd let you know details for next year's competition are out.  Why not give it a go?  When you enter a quilt you do get a day ticket too.  Be brave - go for it. Take care and keep dry!

 I'd like to be able to claim responsibility for baking these lovely Butterfly Cakes - but I can't  they are all DHs hard work.  And boy are they nice.  And I thought I'd share a few pages of my Sketchbook.  I'm really enjoying it.  It does make me draw on a regular basis.  I've found a new products - like water soluble graphite pencils. Very nice they are too.  I found the shading really difficult - but it has improved.   I must say sharing sketchbook pages is like baring your sole - so please be kind with your comments. Hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend. Take care.

Hmm...  Pear and Ginger Muffins from a Nigella recipe.  Very nice. Thought you might like a post staring with cake. I've lots more photos from the FoQ.  And here they are :  I made this at the Rise and Shine session on Saturday.  A great opportunity to sit and chat and do a bit of sewing.  I thought the show was great this year. My sketchbook course is going well.  I'm drawing at the mo. Not my best skill - but that's the point isn't it.  And it is forcing me to draw, which can only be a good thing. I've also been making very good progress with my UFOs.  Finished a number of cushion covers, a couple of tea cosys and a couple of Linus quilts.  It's very satisfying finishing off things.  I'm enjoying my new style sewing room.  It's great to be able to see all my stuff rather than thing it's there and not be able to find it . Have a great weekend.

 Hello all, Apologies for my tardiness at posting. No excuses - I'm rubbish.  I thought I'd start by sharing a scene from my bedroom window this morning. Spotted by DH.  And here's a cake I've baked this afternoon for Christmas. It's getting packed onto the freezer very quickly otherwise we'll end up eating it now. It's a pear and ginger one from the BC Good Food magazine. And here are the 'yellow squares' that members from the Leamington Embroiderers' Guild have made. Mine is is second in from the right on the second row from the bottom. very simple - but I like it. The variety and skill were great to see. Anyway I left the weather until last. I'm sooooo bored of it now. It's become very slippery underfoot and I'm such a coward as I'm terrified of falling over. I have managed to get to work every day last week and do appreciate there are lots and lots of people much worse off than me - but I'm ready for it being cold and ...

Hello all. Hope you're well. Aplologies for taking so long to blog. Thought I'd show you what I've been up to. Well one thing is baking. I treated myself to the new Nigella book, ' Kitchen ' and I tried a new recipe - a Banana and Cherry cake. Hmmm nice. What do you think? Have you cooked anything new recently?