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About mlwilkie

Software Developer, Mother, Wife with keen interest in art, design and crafts of all kinds.

Sunday stash {26.10.2013}

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Fiona over at Finding Fifth has one of my favorite linky parties – Sunday Stash. She gracious let me host it this week!!!

Today, when I looked around my sewing room, I realized that it looked like a tornado had hit it. I have spent the whole day cleaning it up….most of the time was spent putting fabric away. While I was cleaning up, I found this fabulous Home Decor VW van print which I received from Terry’s Fabrics.

VW_Fabric

I am so happy I found it, as I think I am going to make two floor cushions for my son, for Christmas. That will mean I have one gift done. I can’t make up my mind for a square or round cushion….the idea came from this pillow from Sarah Jane Studios.
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Have you started working on those Christmas gifts?

Do you have some fantastic fabric to show, then please link up below. (NOTE: Unfortunately, I am a wordpress.com site so the link-up will appear in a separate window).

New star block design

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I have been playing around in threadbias again today. Growing up in New Zealand gave me an amazing chance to be exposed to a lot of Pacific arts. One of my favorite arts are Tapa Cloths. Here is an example of what a Tapa Cloth is. Can’t you see a quilt design in there 🙂ed875c35d028d0c57343d0792073a8c4

Tapa Cloths use a lot of basic shapes such as triangles, circles and squares. Here is my new design inspired by this art form. This view is using some Lotta Jansdotter print to highlight the simple shapes.

LottaTapaClothStar

What about how it would look as a monochromatic block (1 color)….
GreenTapaClothStar

Tapa Cloths art form fills “in between” shapes with stripes and other fillers. For example, see above, the flying geese have all those stripes in the “in between” spaces. So, I took the same monochrome view of the star block and added some stripes to get this……
GreenStripedTapaClothStar

I am thinking of making these into paper piecing patterns. What do you think…paper piecing pattern or just a block pattern?

Linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday.
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

Slow Cooked Pot Roast + Menu Plan {10.21.2013}

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So,  I have found a little cheat for making a slow cooked pot roast….using Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauces. I loved the Tavern Style Pot Roast, and have the Korean BBQ flavor in the cupboard for next week.Slow Cooked Pot Roast

All you need is to place a piece of Chuck Roast, Campbell’s sauce, carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Turn on the slow cooker on low for 8 hours. Serve with potato’s and a vegetable side like broccoli. This will provide you with at least 4 servings and some meat leftovers for sandwiches.Pot Roast + Vegetables

Here is our meal plan for this week:

DAY BREAKFAST DINNER
Sunday Soft boiled egg Chicken & Spinach Indian Curry + Rice
Monday Pumpkin Bread Spinach, Mushroom, Ham Omlette
Tuesday Oatmeal + Banana Macaroni Cheese with Broccoli
Wednesday Toast + Banana + Peanut Butter Lentil + Kale soup
Thursday Pumpkin Bread Chicken Corden Bleu (light) + Broccoli + Potatoes
Friday Oatmeal + Dried Fruit Slow Cooked Beef Stew + Bread