Monday morning I woke up with my Mojo rising and once sending Master 6 off to school, Miss 4 and I motored through some cleaning and washing so we could spend some guilt free time doing what we enjoy best. Which means I get to sew and she gets to color-in while singing to me. Nice!
This burst of enthusiasm saw two wonderful creations begin AND completed!!
As I said last week I wanted to create a little dress inspired by the famous 'pillowcase' dress so, I came up with using three Fat Quarters, some shirring elastic and ribbon to create my cute little number, named inspired by Miss 4 , "Swish and Swirl Fat Quarter Dress".
My little model having a wonderful time posing!!
Honestly this dress was made in a morning!!
And the best part was I learnt how to gather on my overlocker - only owned the thing for 10 years but better late then never!
While we where on a roll I have been having some 'issues' getting Miss 4 to wear shorts to little school instead of a skirt for better playing movement however my solution was to make her a pair of 'frilly' shorts.
Armed with a Tinkerbell fat quarter and four strips of tone-on-tone my frilly fairy pants are a massive hit and been worn and washed numerous times already this week!!
With the busy day we had I used my new pressure cooker and made a yummy Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Casserole recipe I saw on Taste.com. Following the recipe for the preparation then popping it in the pressure cooker for 30mins while I made the creamy mashed potatoes, we all enjoyed a super delicious meal without any stress or the usual 'what to eat' drama after an active day!!
The school held a Meet and Greet last Friday and I took the opportunity to try out a recipe I saw in this months Super Food Ideas magazine, to take for dessert.
Apple Frangipane Tart
This dessert is so fast and easy to put together, will definitely be added to the family cookbook!! I added some lemon zest to the almond mixture for a nice little zing and while it is nice on it's own, I feel it needs to be served with either fresh whipped cream or some vanilla ice-cream.
In honor of Anzac Day, I made a batch of traditional Anzac biscuits also out of the Super Food Ideas magazine. They did a double page spread of many different types of Anzac's however I believe that you can't beat the traditional, not only for the flavor but also for what they represent.
Lest we forget.
Hopefully these biscuits stand up to the high standards required in a small country town, as I have been convinced by a lovely friend to join her in entering our Anzac biscuits and a few other baking items into the local show. We are also encouraging our kids to enter in the packet cake section! Stay tuned for the fun and mess that will no doubt occur in my kitchen just before show!!
For the links to these and other recipes I have featured on my blog, click the 'Yummy Things' tab on my page bar above.
With Mother's Day around the corner and one of the local cafe's holding a vintage high tea, I could not resist the opportunity to make myself a new 50's tea dress!! I have been drafting up the pattern and will start cutting soon!! I can't wait to show you all the finished project when I get completely dressed up to go out to tea with the ladies! Gloves on girls!
To end this week's blog and also just because I think my kids are cute I am going to finish up with a few more photos from the other days modelling session.
May your bobbin always be full!!
Amanda
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