~I'm In Print~

Here's a pic of the coffee pot warmer I did a few years back

Front

Back

I showed it off to Homespun magazine and this morning I awoke to see that Fiona at Dragonfly Crafts had let me know that it was in this month's issue....

Woo hoo but I haven't received my copy yet!!!

Thanks so much Fiona for letting me know....You MADE my day
I'm stalking the postie now LOL!!!

~Progress of Bag~

A quick update here....

When I went to the Blogmeet at the Craft Show I had in mind that if I bought a kit I wanted to come home and start it as soon as possible!

Not having done much hand quilting I really wanted to give this a go...

All the strips are sewn together and I thought that I would use the Americana thread above to quilt as I remember that I was told it was for hand quilting due to the fact that it would go through the fabric nice and easy...

and it sure did!!!

The kit......surprise, surprise by Anni Downes of Hatched and Patched!

All cut and ready to be sewn together...

Then I started photographing from all angles...stitchery on top of the pile of fabric...

Fabric chain-pieced together...

I have only done this once before!

I thought it looked nice hanging up......for a moment!!!

Unpressed...

Pressed...

the reverse side...

with the thread and needlecase all set to quilt...

Imagining what it will look like all finished!!!

And I'm soooo happy about how it's starting to look!!!

Cook Up With Donna Hay No 14...Pork Belly with Garlic, Caramelized Onion and Quince Sauce...

Another delicious Cook Up with Vicki  has happened here from Donna Hay magazine Issue 60 Dec/Jan 2012...

Menu tonight is:

Spiced Carrot Dip

Pork Belly with Garlic, Caramelized Onion and Quince Sauce

Roasted Baby Vegetable Salad

Mini Strawberry Tarte Tatins

Cumin and coriander seeds roasting for dip...

Add carrots, cayenne pepper, honey and chicken stock...

and the most delicious dip is ready after a little while...yummy...

The recipe called for malt vinegar (not gluten free) so after some research for a substitute I bought Red Wine Vinegar...

Pork Belly ready for oven...with our thyme on it...

And out of the oven...

Roasted vegies...beetroot, parsnip, carrot and kipfler potatoes...

There was even a heart shaped potato!!!

This meal was full of flavour...we thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

Patchwork placemats and table runner bought at my local Needlework Group...

These were made by a lady who cannot sew anymore...

Butter, sugar, water and vanilla bean for dessert...

Strawberry Tarte Tatin out of the oven...

recipe for these over here...

looks a bit of a jumble but this sure packed a punch...so very very tasty!!!

Now I'm looking forward to the next Cook Up...

Bon Appetit......Dzintra

Stitching On The Bay...

A few weeks ago I attended Stitching on the Bay here hosted by Fiona and Sylvia...

Projects on offer...

A new patchwork shop not too far away from me...My Patch

fat quarters on offer...

quilt on show...

Fiona specially went out and bought me gluten free goodies for morning and afternoon tea...

thank you so much Fiona!!!

some finished projects from previous stitching days...

I thought I would start on the little felt needlecase and scissor fob...

and here they are both finished...

Our hostesses Fiona and Sylvia...

My purhases...

a great day girls...thank you so much for doing these days here at The Bay...Dzintra

A Gardener's Journal Progress...and a very special trip to Bowral!!!

An update of my progress on the Gardener's Journal Quilt by Anni Downes of Hatched and Patched...

I had finished stitching Block A and had started to piece it the night before I broke my arm...

Still going to the physio...shoulder won't fully function for 12 months...a long long process!!!

However getting back into using the sewing machine now (Nina)  and hope to finish it this week...yay!!!

Progress on Block B...Smell the Roses...

On the way to celebrate Mum's 80th birthday last week we stopped off at one of my favourite towns...Bowral...always have a cuppa there and go to a lovely shop called My Place specializing in Moda fabrics amongst other gorgeousness...

I saw this cute little quilt hanging there together with a kit next to it and it was an instant purchase for me!!!

The quilt is called Hopscotch Baby by Bunny Hill designs...

I thought it was just beautiful...all pretty and pink and chocolatey...not at all like me LOL!!!

We had a quick wander through Corbett Gardens...

Tri

Now here is a very very special home dear to my heart...The Corbett Gardens Guest House which my beautiful  Nanna/Vecmamin used to have...

With my family back in the early 60's...Mum with my 2 small sisters...me and my brother with my brothers's godfather next to him...and Nanna in the background with my step grandfather...

And I'm sooo excited...after looking for it since 1994 whenever we were up that way I think I have found it!!!  Look at the left hand step above...then at the right hand step in the family pic...very very similar...My Heart jumped when I spotted it and the road looked familiar...(perhaps a sign) a young girl skipping up that same road came to mind...and I can't stop thinking about it...More research needs to be done!!!