As usual, Monday meant domestic things - shopping, laundry - yawn, yawn. However, I also had one of those 'what needs to be used up' sessions. First of all it was the fruit bowl - some plums and apples. First stop of course was my favourite Delia book - and there it was - a recipe for spice plum and apple chutney!
Next, an investigation of the vegetable drawers in the fridge. Sweet potatoes, sweet yellow peppers and leeks - it might sound a slightly strange combination, but it has produced some tasty soup for tomorrow's dinner (as usual the soup is thick enough to stand a spoon up in!)
The third thing wasn't using things up - it is just a little treat for Malcolm to take when he goes to see his Dad tomorrow - strawberries dipped in chocolate (I'm keeping this one for me!)
On Saturday night we watched Mama Mia! (again!) and in between singing along with all those wonderful songs, I finished Oliver's quilt
It is just so cute and colourful - I love it!
As promised, the next stages in making Stuart's cushions. If you haven't made cushion covers this way before, the assembly seems strange - you start by putting the front right side down
Then the two pieces of the back go on right side up, aligning the outer edges so that they overlap, then pinning them in place
Why do I put the pins in at right angles? So that I can take them out as I go, as I sew the binding on
I stitched the binding on to the two sides first. It was then trimmed and pinned in place on the wrong side
The other two strips were then added and trimmed (leaving enough to turn in at the corners). The cushion cover now looks like this
The binding is just pinned on the back, but I hope to hand-stitch it in place tomorrow, when we have our last Kist, before taking a break for the summer.