This week in 2012, the series continues.
My oldest granddaughter had her first sewing lesson with me. She made a cute pair of shorts.
Next week she wants to make a skirt and she says a patchwork quilt is in her future. Thanks to all my readers who sent in suggestions for things to make with her.
I enjoyed swimming laps in the beautiful community pool we have here in our neighborhood.
I made these sweet tarts using Bakerella's yummy and simple recipe. I am going to be so sad when fresh berries go out of season. For these I used a mix of strawberries and blueberries.
My sister discovered a new blog that is dedicated to using iPhone apps to enhance your iphone photos. I am obsessed with playing with these apps. For this photo I used autopainter, picfx and instaframe apps. I plan on spending some time reading through Karen's very interesting blog.
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I did do some sewing this week but it's one of those secret projects. This one is for Danny Mommy For Reals, who is in my Stitch Tease bee. Here is a sneaky peak of what I have been working on for Danny. She won't see it until next year when she will receive a finished quilt top put together by Helen.
I've also been working on my Hexie MF quilt along. I now have 26 flowers finished, but still need to cut and baste a lot more hexies before I get even close to having enough to make the 68 flowers required for this quilt. I think once I get about 10 more flowers finished I will start thinking about the background fabric that it will all be sewn on to.
Since Katy is the queen of EPP, I asked her what needles she uses because I was not happy with the ones I have been using. She suggested these Black Gold needles by Clover. I ordered them from Amazon and had them the next day! They just glide through the fabric.
Have a great week!
Thanks for stopping by,
Since Katy is the queen of EPP, I asked her what needles she uses because I was not happy with the ones I have been using. She suggested these Black Gold needles by Clover. I ordered them from Amazon and had them the next day! They just glide through the fabric.
And last, but not least, I have been busy tending to my garden. There has been lots of tomato picking going on. Aren't they pretty? I think I am going to make some salsa today.
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7 comments:
All your tomatoes look great! Yesterday we had them freshly sliced with mozzarella cheese, one of my favorite ways to enjoy them.
The berry tarts look amazing!!! Is it like a biscuit? Do tell please :)
Oh I would have loved a fresh tomato and basil salad with that lot, and I think one of those tarts would have rounded things off nicely ;o)
Mmm, those tomatoes look drooling yummy :) So do the fruit tarts! Thanks for the link for the recipe, I pinned it to my pinterest board :) It's so nice you're making the crust from scratch, I love it! And thanks for the suggestion for the needles! I do a lot of handwork and always eager to try new notions. The hexagon flowers look great, are you going to butt them up against each other, or put a background fabric between them? I love the polka dot centers :)))
Thanks for the needle tip, I'll go buy some. Your tomatoes look great!
I love hexy flowers! They're going be a jaw dropper as a quilt!
GUITARS?!!?!?! I'm so excited!
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