Sadly there has been no progress on Civil War Bride... I am getting too distracted!!!
My kumquat tree is fruiting.... Recently we watched the last couple of seasons of The Durrells... a charming series and I remember just loving the books by Gerald Durrell in my youth....
Anyway, amongst other things the older boys decided to make money by doing kumquat liqueur..... and it sounded good so I looked up a recipe and it is now brewing.... all that sugar is now dissolved into the brandy and the kumquats are hopefully soaking up goodness and giving off goodness too...
I won't be making money with it but hopefully it will be tasty on icecream by Christmas!
A bit more has been done with the blackwork.... I have left it tight on the sides as there will still be a border to do... should squeeze it in....
Tuesday sewing yielded a few more sets of half hexagons (Inner City)
I won a lovely box from Glenrose Patchwork in Warwick (instagram) of a starter pack for Pies and Tarts.... there is loads of ready cut out fabric, a number of backgrounds, quite a few basted templates and lots of spare templates as well as the plastic template for cutting.
I guess my EPP skills are going to be challenged further!!!! It is going to be a good one to have a little box in my car for those times when I have to sit and wait a bit....
My shocking pink quilt has been given a border... and I added a light blue peeper between the pink and the border.... I think it does help a bit and also makes it a more useable size ....
Sometimes I buy a doona cover which I fancy - give it a wash and cut it to be backings.... this is one I am going to use for this quilt....
I also pieced up a backing for the sewing mice quilt - nothing to see really it just wasn't wide enough so I cut fabric off the bottom and added to the side....
Two more quilts into the Quilting Queue..... so many more I want to make....
Righto, Gotto Go..... cold day and I need to bring in a goodly pile of firewood.... hope you have a lovely rest of the week....
18 comments:
Some beautiful work there Fiona. Thanks for sharing.
It doesn’t matter that one project takes a back seat occasionally. The other projects are looking good. Lucky you to win the kit.
What a lucky win! Brandied kumquats, yum......would be nice with apricots too. Always good to mark another quilt off the list!
Sometimes it’s good to have a break from a project…..
Oh the kumquat brandy will be great on your ice cream……
Great win and enjoy working on it…
Good to have the bright pink together….
Congratulations on your winning. It's a fun prize. I'm sure you will learn to enjoy it more than you think at the moment. I don't know what kumquats are but I'm willing to give it try if you invite me over because I love ice cream. (wink!) Yep! That's a pink quilt all right!! Stay warm. ;^)
That was a lucky win. Love the border fabric on Shocking Pink. That will be a well matured liqueur......enjoy. Hubs and I are also enjoying watching the Durrells. We need a few more shows like that on tv.
Lovely projects. Nice prize you won. Hugs, xx
Congrats on your WiN... & as always lovely "other" projects going on too...xox
love your new pies and tarts projects.
the pink quilt has turned out beautifully
if you need some more backgrounds for your pies and tarts I have some that im happy to share!
Congratulations on your win, your epp will be well polished soon. Great to have finishes of the other projects.
Congratulations on your win. How fun!
Not only will it be delicious, but your kumquats look fab in that jar.
Congrats on winning that lovely box of goodies! Great idea to have it in the car... It will be interesting to see how that kumquat liqueur turns out - you'll have to give us an update! xx
Distractions can be a good thing. Lots of creativity still happening as well as something tasty to look forward to.
Love cumquat liqueur. Mum used to make it 6 months before Christmas. Don't waste it on icecream!! Lol. Those EPP blocks are lovely, congrats on your win. The pink quilt is sweet. So many lovely projects.
What a great prize to win...enjoy those pies and tarts...shocking pink looks great with the border and peeper...
It's good to take a break....keeps your interest up. I have just binge watched The Durrells on I View......loved every episode! Love your Pie and Tarts...beaut win! Lovely projects going on there xx
Some beautiful projects there, some look really complicated too. I´m sure your kumquat liqueur will be just the things for your icecreams xcx
Hi Fiona, I had to look up Doona cover. I often use colourful high thread count sheets for backings. Meanwhile adore all your hand work, inspirational to me! Happy stitching!
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