I just can't put this project down, I'm loving it - I've prepped the fourth block, and here they are all together:
The blocks aren't trimmed to the correct size yet - on two of them a little of the excess has been cut away, but I'm waiting for now. I figure these blocks are going to be dragged around a little - in and out of project totes for show and tell, so I don't want to risk any fraying - it would be devastating if they ended up smaller than they need to be!
My newest block is on the bottom left, and all the pieces are glued in place, but I haven't stitched them down yet - that will be something fun for me to do over the next few days.
On Tuesday evening I made a new tennis skirt - the urge to have a new one for our match on Wednesday morning overtook me ...
This one is a little different to the last ones - only in that it doesn't have any pleats. I'm trying all the options in the pattern I purchased, and this one was super easy to put together. And maybe it helped us win that day, who knows :-)
And then on Wednesday afternoon/evening the macaron chronicles continued:
Because I had decided to make the filling with a lemon flavour, of course I had to use yellow colouring for the macaron shells. Now, I can't decide if the baked shells are browned more than they should be, or if that is just what colour they were going to come out. I feel like they could be a little browned, so with my next batch I'll leave the colouring out and see what happens. I also need to get my mixture just a touch runnier so the tops are a little smoother. Apologies if you stopped by looking for more quilting content - baking has me equally obsessed at the moment!
Last up - Happy Easter to all my lovely readers. I know we're all still living in strange times, but if you celebrate, and you're able to, I hope you can spend time with your family and friends. Big love and hugs xox
8 comments:
Your four blocks are FABULOUS!!
Happy Easter and enjoy those macarons
Love your four blocks. Such beautiful fabrics!
Your new appliqué project is beautiful Tara, so clever. I tasted a lemon macaroon and i was lovely.
Enjoy your Easter break 🐣🐣
I am still amazed how quickly you are turning out the blocks. Fantastic.
Skirt is very cute. Yummy yummy on the macaroons.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
I can see why you can’t put the blocks down! They are gorgeous. Love the background fabric too, stunning
Beautiful blocks - I stay stitch around my applique, embroidery projects, and now I have a quilt top that I am going to have to stay stitch around the order. This is expensive fabric and all it does is fray - You do some beautiful applique!
WOW! WOW! WOW! Your blocks are gorgeous!
I would not call that a "big" oops. I hope it wasn't too difficult to remedy. I would like to know how you fit into that adorable little tennis skirt after those beautiful macarons come out of the oven?
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