had a handful of apricots and nectarines on the trees, so I was really pleased we got lots of blood plums.
However I was given lots of tomatoes, so I made tomato sauce, then a friend gave me figs that got made into jam. So I decided that plum paste would be nice instead. Well the first batch was a fail, so that was turned into plum jam. This batch was successful and is now setting as plum paste. But my kitchen looks like I killed a purple people eater, with stains on the floor, bench tops and I keep unearthing sticky spots every time I clean!
This poor forgotten mini has been waiting months for me to sew two hanging corners on the back! Now it just needs to find a spot to hang. These are all blocks I made from Temecula Quilt Company free patterns. I made a version in red and pink that has been completed for ages, so it was nice to get this one finished.
This is a much loved Australian native bottle brush flower, starting to bloom, that I only planted last autumn. These bushes do really well in our sandy soil, but previous owners only planted a red variety and this one is distinctly pink or salmon coloured.
Janet from Rogue Quilter made a Tree of life mini using just one block, in plaids. It was darling and it inspired me to start sewing something for myself, so I made this block (6" ), but cannot decide if I am having a "dirt" triangle at the base of my tree of life or not.
What do you think?
I am making four blocks, just one block completed and without a pattern the trunk took a bit of mucking around to work out the right dimensions. Now I am happy I think I will ditch the directional print! The HST finish at 3/4" and I am really pleased with them.
Happy quilting Sue.
Happy quilting Sue.