Home Sweet Home

 

We have just had the loveliest of weeks holiday, helped enormously by the beautiful weather.  In truth, an Easter holiday at home in 'normal' times, would have mean't Andy and Poppy playing golf, Jamie playing rugby, Poppy playing football, chores, more golf etc etc. Our enforced, 'stay at home' holiday resulted in us spending so much time together...we still got chores done and we now have the tidiest of gardens and the cleanest cars, but we also spent time together, walking Pepper, eating cake, drinking tea (and the odd glass of wine and beer), watching films and talking...it was so fabulous, it felt like we were in our little bubble away from it all.

I had the time to make bread again, which I haven't done for so long.  Luckily I had purchased by chance, a bag of bread flour and some dried yeast, just before the virus hit (I must have known).  I made a traditional Bloomer following the recipe by Paul Hollywood from his book titled Bread.  We had it with leek and potato soup that I made a couple of weeks ago and had frozen.  Oh my goodness...fresh bread... what a treat..how we all enjoyed it.  This spurred me on to make a batch of Cinnamon Buns.  Quite a few years ago, I went on a bread making evening and this was a recipe demonstrated on the night.... we ate them warm from the oven....Y U M M Y!!!!!

Of course I found time to sew...  my Floral Alphabet Sampler is almost there...I will be starting pattern writing this week.  I've been adding to my #SEWALITTLEHAPPINESSEVERYDAY sampler...so much fun.  I spotted this morning, that the hashtag on Instagram has almost a 1000 posts, how amazing is that!  I've been thinking how lovely it would to have a 'show and tell' of them all when the pandemic is over...I'm thinking a photo gallery of all the samplers made, with the names of who stitched them would be super...I just need to work out the best way to do this...watch this space.

Like many people, I added a little needle turn applique house to mine...it measures just 2" tall.  I had so much fun...as I was sewing I just knew I had to make more...so obviously I did....I know...I have no will power or ability to resist these stitchy desires!  They're going to be a little mini quilt and I have used bolt ends of some of my most favourite fabrics that I have been saving for ages, just waiting for the perfect project.  There will be kits as soon as mum has a day free to put them together and I have written the pattern of course...sewing is SO much more fun!

I also made a start on my new quilt design, Sarah's Sampler.  Andy came over to the workshop with me and patiently waited whilst I chose fabrics for my first few blocks.... I'm sure it takes me longer to choose than it does to sew sometimes!  I'm also adding embroidery touches to some of the quilts, I hope that you like them.  

Right, I must dash, I'm braving the Post Office and a food shop..then I'm returning safely back to my home..sweet..home .....I've always been happy at home but it's definitely the best place to be at the moment.

Sending you all my very best wishes and happy stitches,

Sarah xo