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A stitch in time...

enjoying the summer breeze and lazy afternoons :)

Here I Go Again...

Not much happening in my little part of the world. Distracted by my engagement, crafting has fallen to the wayside! Gosh, I suck at this. The closest I came this week to crafting has been chopping a big hanky into 4 smaller ones. Wow, do I get a medal for that?

I've sworn to myself that once the obvious jobs get done (washing/washing up/vacuuming/tidying) I will be on that machine like a hurricane!

Photos will come when I have something to photograph :)

My oh my!

All of my baby plants are growing so well! It must be the odd weather we are having, because everything is either flowering or bursting with fruit! The tomatoes are looking good; the pumpkin has flowers; the cucumbers have flowers; the eggplant is huge!

bones...

Dear all,

I have been kidnapped by Bones; I haven't done anything without watching it in the background. But rest assured, I have been sewing as well! Well more like washing, ironing, cutting and tracing, but soon there will be sewing!

Photos to come :)

Joy in the New Year?

There's a post over here at Tallgrass Prairie Studio, discussing a UFO finishing project! Just what I need! I have 2 UFOs, pieced and ready to go.

I have plenty of pieces being pieced (sounds funny), so I may include those depending on how I go with ideas.

a) Ohio star block table runner for my Sister-thing
b) yellow top; needs to be machine quilted. This would be also really good practice for my quilting skills!

Meg x

Spending the day with my washing machine...

Today's a ritual cleaning day in our house. Sundays are filled with washing powder, plastic gloves, pegs and newspapers. I love the feeling of stumbling out of bed, letting the Boy sleep for an extra half hour and just spending a few minutes by myself. I get to check on my plants and my birds, and I get to just revel in the joy of a Sunday morning.

This afternoon will be spent tidying, vaccuming, cooking, taste-testing, watering and perhaps some study for the four exams I have this week. But for now? I'm listening to the Buble (Michael Buble) and enjoying the lovely spring breeze floating through the veranda doors.

Just haven't met you yet...

Thinking about books I wish I could own...just the two for now.



"The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond (Amazon link here).

I love her website - I'd love to do some canning; I'd love to live in the country; I'd love to be as pretty as her! She makes a zillion things I want to, and so easily.



If I had a girl, or if I knew a baby girl (whose parents weren't adverse to handsewn clothing), I'd totally buy this book in a flash. It's got beautiful photos and the sweetest patterns. I love little girl clothes so much, they are the sweetest thing around! *sigh* This one I have no real need for so I'll just keep lusting after it.

Can you hear those sleigh bells jingling?

Just thought I'd point anyone looking in the direction of Make Life Sweet, where they're showcasing some sweet, easy to do Christmas decorations! Sometimes it's the simplist things that make the house look more festive.

Me? I'm considering lots of things homemade this Christmas...advent calendars, cushions, wreaths, garlands, penny pockets...it's all on hold though, until after the 17th.

One for the archives...

I stumbled across this delicious looking and drool worthy recipe on (you guessed it) The Pioneer Woman Cooks, and am probably trying it tonight. Most of my pasta dishes have been feeling bland lately.

But this lemon pasta look delicious! Just need to pop down to the shop and get some Parmesan cheese and lemons! Yuummm.

Block party, wooo!

Who doesn't love new tutorials?

Who doesn't love seeing other people's ideas?

Who doesn't love a quilting bee?!

Well, there are all of these things over here! Together! Imagine!

I am so excited right now, I love the challenge and excitement involved!

Also, if you're looking for other awesome tutorials...check out A Sometimes Crafter's Quilt Along. She has amazing pictures and explanations (which I'm sure is the same as the lovely ladies at Block Party!).

Nanoblopo (National blog posting month).

Attempting this because hey, November isn't crazy enough already!

I'm going to try to post everyday -- recipes, patterns, tutorials, random blatherings, who knows?

To start with I have a bagel recipe I found through my favourite recipe website: the pioneer woman cooks. I'll probably have a few more from here as the month goes on ;)

So here's the recipe: bagels!. It looks fairly involved but good to try at least once. Plus I love a good bagel.


(Image from Smitten Kitchen)