Saturday, January 17, 2009

In Which I Truly Become Mennonite



I have begun work on a quilt as a present for my coworker.  After a miscarriage and several years of trying, she and her husband are finally expecting.  In general, I do not find babies terribly interesting until they are old enough to sass me, but I am thrilled for her.  Hence, a baby quilt.  

Given the other crafts I do, it's a bit surprising I haven't made a quilt before.  But without a sewing machine I was worried about keeping my seams accurate.  This might be a total disaster, but I am hoping that keeping the top very, very simple I can ensure that it will at least be mostly gape-free.  If it works out I will use the rest of my material to make a quilt for MCC.

It's not fully Menno in the sense that at least half of the materials were purchased new.  But I still only spent $13.55  so far, so I think that kind of frugality has to count for something.  I gazed longingly at the fancy left handed fabric scissors at Dressew, but came virtuously home without and painstakingly cut out squares with our useless kitchen scissors.

Unfortunately, I have now come to an impasse.  Do I make a nice little nine patch design or do a sort of psuedo-colourwash?  (It really is a bit more colourwashy than it looks here; the colours are absolutely unlike the photos.)


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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Gingerbread House 08

 Here is the masterpiece of the confectionary arts produced by the Nashes & Woo this season.   Or whatever sort of arts gingerbread falls under the aegis of.   Note the ingenious use of tiny gingerbread stars to make a fence and rooftop decoration because it looks so rustic and delightful and not at all because we were too lazy to go buy pretzels.   The use of macaroons to make a bush and manure pile is Joel's innovation.  Not pictured: Clifford the big, sort of reddish dog/lump of macaroon and molasses crinkle.  (he is guarding the rear of the house)

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