Sunday, 27 December 2015

Has anyone seen my diet?

I seem to have lost something. I seem to loose it at the same time every year....my diet.
 It seems to coincide with my desire to make extremely high fat, high sugar desserts around Christmas time. 

This year I made a Red Velvet Cake Trifle with strawberries, raspberries, marscapone cheese etc.



This was accompanied by Honeycomb Ice Cream Cake.


The result seemed to make all the younger nieces and nephews very active.



But the older male nephews and our sons more sloth like.



Strange how young children power on while those twelve and older need the afternoon 'Nanna Nap'.

We alternate year about on Christmas Day. This year we spent the day at my parents-in-law. 

On the sewing front, I have finally finished a library bag for my niece who will commence Kindergarten when school resumes next year.


A chance to practice my free motion quilting and raw edge applique.


Sadly I have not sewn much at all this month, too much happening. But I hope to make some time today and finish a library bag for my nephew.

Hope you have time to sew too.

Saturday, 12 December 2015

A Quick Catch Up and Finish It Up Friday

Like everyone, I've been a bit busy and absent from my blog. This weekend is a chance to catch up before launching into another week of choas. I will be brief and tell the story with pictures.


I caught up with the Cassilis Quilters a little while ago.


Lovely gifts were exchanged.


I made some little travel jewellery cases for my friends. Here they are zipped up...


...and open. 


They have a little pockets for necklaces etc. on one side and a place for earrings on the other.


So, I can finally update my OPAM tally for November on my side bar. (Yes, yes, I know we are half way though December). The pattern is called 'Finder Keepers' by Keiko Clark of K Cotton Studio. It appeared in a copy of Quilts and More Winter 2012.

 I'm also linking up to Amanda Jean for Finish It Up Friday with this long overdue post.

Finally a sneak peak at what I hope have to finish ready to take to the post office by Monday...


...just keep working to deadlines at the moment. It's a Christmas gift of course.


Longer deadline for this project...


...have until midnight on Christmas Eve for this  ;)


Love making gifts for little nieces and nephews!

Have a lovely weekend.