My quilting thoughts and inspirations sprinkled with a glimpse of life down on the farm

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

One small finish.

Not too much to show for the 10 days since I last posted, however a small finish is better than none at all!
I made this recipe book cover for YD whose pile of loose recipes was getting scary, and needed a place to put them in (she loved the one I made myself earlier on).
I enjoy playing around with bit and pieces of fabric and see what 'arrangement' I end up with :-)
[The cupcake appliqué came from Bunny Hill Designs, free patterns.]
Something I did/learned while making this which I thought worth sharing was what I did for the appliqué background.
I had some 2 1/2 inch strips cut on the bias which I didn't know what to do with... however I knew that particular fabric would be perfect behind the cupcakes...
so voilà!...I joined them and cut my background square from them...
simple, I don't know why I didn't think of it before.

Last post I was doing happy dances as my son and daughter-in-law were coming over from Australia for a holiday... we thoroughly enjoyed seeing them but of course the time just wasn't long enough...they have left again now...but they did manage to squeeze a lot into their time here.
YD left the tender teens so we had a birthday day at her house while everyone was here;
this is one of my favourite photos from the day —
My 3 kids fooling around.
— oops a serious one —
Left to right - YD, ED and BB!
— and a family shot,  here we all are together —
And we managed to get Oscar-riley to stay in the photo!
(He's the one in the red party-clothes!)



YD's partner enjoys cooking and here is the first course...yes that is a crayfish you can see; he was disappointed he only managed to have one to share (actually he caught 2 but the second one mysteriously disappeared before it got to the table).
So, happy days! Until next time, happy stitching everyone,

11 comments:

  1. I like the cupcake! This one is very healty...... ;-)

    Greetz from Holland!!

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  2. Oh that cupcake won't last long in the baking tin!
    neat photo's of the family.
    have a fun day at work today.

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  3. Great idea for using up the bias strips. Lovely family photo.

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  4. Looks like you had a wonderful family catch up... Thanks for sharing your technique for the background applique... will have to remember that one!

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  5. Great family photos, I'm glad you had them all at home together. The cupcake is sweet too, what a good idea for a gift.

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  6. Wonderful family shots...and I also love your cupcake...

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  7. LOVE the family photo xxxx
    and the sweet cupcake is darling

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  8. Cute cupcake! And I really enjoyed your family photos. Seeing your kids together really makes me miss my boys. Glad you got to spend some time together.

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  9. I love the cupcake, gorgeous idea to do the piecing behind it. Nice family photos too.

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  10. Great recipe book cover and what a lovely family you have. Your property is so very beautiful.

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  11. congartulations, I sure you have a wonderful family!
    Thanks for sharing I enjoy readig your postings ☺

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