Bit of a mixture...

I had a day with my friends last week.  We all had a Tilda doll (or the like) for Christmas and thought it would be good to get together to make them.  Well, days turn in to weeks, weeks into months and I was beginning to think it would be Christmas again before we got to sew them, BUT, I was wrong.  We all took our machines along with our dolly kits and believe it or not we all got on and sewed.  We had a good laugh, the host excelled with lunch, and plenty of cake (just to keep us going). I then finished my lady at home, and am thrilled with her.

I've been busy knitting.......yet another scarf finished, and a few more bonding squares for Emily's Star, then someone at the crochet group wanted patterns for Angels. I had a look on the internet  and came up with this little one from crochetmillan.... had to make a test one didn't I?

 Mr. D had a golf date today, so we were up a bit earlier than normal and as a friend had given me some windfall apples I thought I would make a couple of pies.  The apples, although small, were perfect and I only found one with 'creepy crawlies' inside. 

Bit of prep work

Pastry made and pie filled to the brim

Nice big A so I know this pie goes with custard

and by 9.30 a.m. I had a nice little collection

Ready for the freezer

  I used the pastry from this  recipe and therefore had an egg white left so decided to make some meringue's.
Needed to phone a friend on how to store them........ didn't think I could manage to eat them all in one day.....but I could try.

They were yummy

 My afternoon was spent drawing  up a design for a sewing machine that could be applique'd onto a cushion.  I  need to make the cushion for Higham Piecemakers bi-annual Exhibition of quilts etc. as there is always a cushion raffle and each member of the group donates towards it.

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Looks as bit like my machine

Now to get to sewing it

 I'll hopefully have it finished by the next blog......keep you posted.