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Posts made in August, 2013
This week I decided to attempt block 4 Basket Weave by cutting out the pieces using a rotary cutter. Not perfect but I’m happy with it :). I went back to Foundation Paper piecing for Block 31 Evening Star. I think I will stick with the Foundation Paper piecing method for most of the FWS blocks :). I purchased my copy of the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book from the Book Depository. I found they had the cheapest price that included postage to Australia. If you would like to buy a copy, here is a link to the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book. Block 31 was made using Carol Doaks Foundation Paper purchased at Book...
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Yay the end of the Star Surround QAL is nearly here! To find out more information about the Star Surround QAL, please visit Melissa’s blog Happy Quilting. This week’s assignment is to build the block surround. I was too eager to see how the block would look like that I went ahead and finished the block before I could take pics of this week’s assignment. Good to see other quilters also completed their star surround block :). LOL must remember not to choose prints with lines in them. It shows where I haven’t cut straight enough and it sure made it harder with placement for the star’s surround part of the block. Not perfect but I am pretty happy with the results :). Two of the chosen fabric above is Veranda Screen Print by Amanda Murphy for Robert Kaufman. The purple print is D#11500 and the yellow print is D#...
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This recipe is another family favourite. Hope you like it too. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 teaspoons cornflour 5 boneless chicken thighs fillets cut into 2cm pieces 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic 1 large fresh red chilli sliced 1 large red or brown onion cut into wedges 1 large green or red capsicum cut into 2cm squares 1 can of Pineapple pieces 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup of roasted unsalted cashews Extra: 1 can of Champion Mushroom sliced Steps: Combine chicken stock and cornflour and set aside. Heat oil and add garlic & chilli and stir fry for ~5 seconds. Add chicken and stir fry until cooked. Add onion, capsicum and any extra veges and stir fry for 1 minute. Add pineapple, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar and chicken stock/cornflour mixture. Stir fry for 1 minute. Scatter cashews over, stir to mix thoroughly then transfer to serving dish. Serve with rice and...
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This week I thought I would challenge myself by attempting some of the semi hard blocks for the Farmer’s Wife Sampler quilt. The blocks I completed this week are Block 108 Windmill and Block 40 Friendship Block. I already had 108 ready to go so I finished that off but this time took care in aligning the points. I took my time with Block 108 and found it was easier than I thought. I purchased my copy of the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book from the Book Depository. I found they had the cheapest price that included postage to Australia. If you would like to buy a copy, here is a link to the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book. These blocks were made using Carol Doaks Foundation Paper purchased at Book Depository. Next to try the harder blocks...
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Week 4 of the Star Surround QAL is building the centre block i.e. the star. For more information about the Star Surround QAL, please visit Melissa’s blog Happy Quilting. I think my 1/4″ seam allowances are getting better as most of my points are almost aligned :). Looking forward to finishing this Star Surround block :). The yellow print is Veranda Screen Print by Amanda Murphy for Robert Kaufman D#...
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The next 5 letters for Easy As ABC QAL is now available. To find out more about Easy As ABC QAL, please visit Blossom Hearts Quilts. Thanks to Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts for her tip about scaling down, I think I did a better job of scaling down the letters for this month’s letters :). I also caught up with last month’s letter “e”. Here is a pic of all the letters so far :). I am really having fun with this QAL and getting better with my 1/4″ seam allowance. Looking forward to next month’s letters...
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