Occasionally, I am envious of Wendy living in tropical Queensland - only very occasionally - but as Brisbane is having a "cool" spell at the moment, this could be one of those times....lol
FriDAY saw me at a lesson on using my embroidery machine to quilt quilts. When I bought this rather pricey big machine - a lot of the "justification" was that I could use it to quilt and save money by not getting my quilts done . . . Well, it is possible... and like lots of other things - it gets better with practice...but nothing really overcomes the issue of the bulk of even a smallish quilt.
But I did the lesson - picked up a few tips (I have had lessons before) and by the end of Friday Night I have quilted almost half of the quilt.
I need to work on the spacing of each row, but otherwise, it isn't too bad... certainly not perfect now , , but it's progress.
In the early part of the evening, I decided to make Musk Fudge that I had seen on Facebook.
The recipe says 2 packets of white choc and 2 packets of musk sticks, plus a tin condensed milk, butter & vanilla essence. It is cooked in a slow cooker.
Today (Saturday) I've tried it. If iI were to make it again, I'd do 3 packets of musk sticks as the musk flavour is very slight. Worth a try I suppose...I will take it to retreat.
Update: it seems not all bags of musk sticks are the same size. The Coles ones are 160g - the Woollies ones are 320g...Two of the bigger ones would work much better.
Update: it seems not all bags of musk sticks are the same size. The Coles ones are 160g - the Woollies ones are 320g...Two of the bigger ones would work much better.
And I did a bit of crochet...not much.
It will be fun - and productive - projects listed and packed . . .BUT it is going to be cold - especially overnight. Predicted minimum temperatures started at -1 and rose to 1. This will mean a brisk walk between the sleeping rooms and sewing rooms...brrrrr
