Kaffe Fassett Collection

I finally bit the bullet and started cutting up my Kaffe Fassett collection. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Once I decided on the pattern and could see how it was all going to come together, it was really exciting. The pattern I am going to do is in Kaffe's book, 'Quilts in the Sun'. The quilt is the Red Floral Parade Quilt, but I am making the squares slightly smaller and more of them because ...well because. Most of the fabric I have been collecting has been in the way of fat quarters and eighths and this dictated the square sizes.

My daughter is loving the colour and now wants to make a quilt for Lily-bub in KF pastels. We will have to start another collection now. Found some fabulous KF fabrics at a very, very good price on fabric.com, so had to indulge in a couple of these. Needed some more polka dots for the 'collection quilt' anyway.

It amazes me how all the KF fabrics seem to blend. Do hope the quilt ends up colourful and not just plain garish though. It is the brightest colour I have ever, ever used.

Bare Earth

Is this the most uninteresting photo you have ever seen on a blog? Well I am just showing you the "before" shot. Hopefully the "after" shot will be a profusion of daffodils in springtime. Fingers crossed!!!!

Selvedge Courthouse Steps

Had some more selvedge fun last weekend and put together this 12 1/2 inch courthouse step block. I figure I have so many selvages now, I am compelled to do a whole quilt.

It did take quite some time to put this block together as you are working with approx 1/2 inch strips most of the time. I have asked my friends (nicely) to cut their selvedge gifts a little bit wider for me.

Looking forward to doing more blocks to see how it all comes together. Unfortunately, too long at the sewing machine sends me off to bed with a migraine, so I will just have to do a block here and there. Another long term project Hmmmph.

Orange Cake gone wrong?

Look at this poor old orange cake. When I poured the mix into the tin it did look a little curdled! But what the heck, I shoved it in the oven and hoped for the best.

It was to be for a special friends 65th birthday gathering!! What to do?
Well, I decided to cover up all its imperfections with orange icing and hope for the best.
Guess what? It tasted delicious.
Never go by looks alone.....

Selvage Gift Cards

Selvedge or Selvage? I have always used the first spelling but it seems either will do.

There hasn't been a lot of sewing going on here at DinkyDi central. In between other jobs, I have been doing these little gift tags to co-ordinate with fat quarters which I have bought for my sewing group friends' birthdays.
From left, Kerrie likes Civil War, Frances wanted fabrics to remind her of Mozart, Joan likes 50's prints.
They are quick and easy to make and I make them in varying ways. Sometimes I sew them directly onto the card and glue the same cardboard shape on the back. Sometimes I sew the selvedges together then glue to the card, sometimes I sew the selvedges together, cut the shape, and zigzag them on the machine to the card. I have purchased the card shapes but you could just as easy make your own shapes to 'fit' the recipient.

I try and include some text on the selvedge relevant to the persons interest or personality.

My selvedge collection is becoming huge now and I feel a selvedge log cabin or the like coming
on.

Goodbye Roses

These are the last of the roses until spring. Boo. Hoo. They are a sickly looking lot, but would have been a lot sicker if I had not have picked them before the frost this morning.
We also have lots of carnations which receive very little care. They just don't care..if you want a hardy flower, plant carnations!

Packin' up - goin' nowhere

What could be worse than packing up and moving?
In our married life we have done this so many times. Packing up and going nowhere is a lot worse. Not complaining though, oh no, in the end we will have the whole of the inside of the house painted (son-in-law is the painter), new kitchen, new vertical blinds, new floor coverings. All this started out as a small kitchen 'make-over'. Oh well, life will only be in chaos for a couple of months. (we hope).

Why do we need so many teapots? Especially when we use tea bags most of the time. All inherited, and can't part with them.

Recipe books? Dunno. Some inherited, some collected, hardly used, but will she part with them? No.