Ooh I forgot to share our fabulous wreaths. Mam was poorly so the lady running the class did hers in reds and golds. Vibrant and colourful for her to see with her eyesight. Mine’s more understated. I’ll own up to the fact that the expert made my bow . I’m pretty hopeless at that 😜
The food shopping was completed a few days ago this year.. Just as well as I decided to fall over and have spent the last few days with my knee elevated and iced with anti inflammatory tablets! Back to driving today.
A lot of my Xmas activities with my mam didn’t quite go to plan. She had a viral cough then a spell in hospital, but all is well now. Yesterday we went out for a Christmas lunch at one of the local pubs and we managed to do all of food shopping in one swoop last week 😳
We even managed to get back to south shields and see the folks in the community centre cafe that they love chatting to.
And I finally completed my Xmas top, shortened the pj bottoms for mam and made her a Xmas top and warm culottes..
Mines a loose t shirt type top made from French terry. I adapted a pattern altering the neck and lowering the front. I’m very pleased with it, but next time I’ve a another minor adjustment I’d like to make to the neck.
I’ve got an overlocker for Christmas so I’m quite excited about learning how to get to grips with that.
My goal after Christmas is to make a shell top and bottom to fit my body so that I can construct a block as well as pad my dressmakers dummy out to my shape
My second goal is to use some of the scraps I’ve accumulated! I’ll probably start with some new face wipes, kitchen roll and kitchen scrubbies. Plus a couple of neck rolls with my stretch fabric scraps.
I’m still using up yarn that’s been in the stash for ages and making progress with the cardigan. All the pieces are knitted and it’s ready for some joining so that I can pick up the borders… But not until after Xmas now! Unless my fingers start to itch!
Today is Xmas Eve and there’s a few foody preps to do. Yesterday I made cranberry sauce and all the layers for my layered veg tart. This afternoon the vegetable tarts will be constructed and cooked ready for re heating tomorrow. Plus an apple frangipane and the meringue and poached pears for the Christmas ring pavlova are on the cooking agenda today!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/recipes/pear-and-ginger-pavlova
Wishing everyone and very Happy Christmas ❤️
In an endeavour to make Christmas special with my parents, we have a few little activities booked in. This Saturday me and mam are going to a Xmas wreath making workshop at the local community centre with mulled wine and mince pies.
We started going to workshops pre pandemic and enjoyed it together but it faded away with lockdown, so we are both looking forward to fabulous wreaths for our front doors… Pics to follow lol
Next week we have an evening table booked at a local restaurant for a Xmas carol evening 😊
Plus we’ll definitely book a Xmas lunch at a local gastro pub! Not forgetting their Xmas buffet in the sheltered accommodation they now live in, organised by the residents….
I decided to buy winter/Xmas stretch fabric to make us both a Xmas top. I’ve not made mam one before so I’m going on the measurements I’ve taken when we’ve been bra shopping and shorts making! And to compliment her top I’ve a woven fabric for culottes which are her favourite type of pants at the mo…. I’ll better push my sleeves up this weekend and crack on with them!!
We’ve already started our coffee, mince pie and Xmas card writing sessions 😁
Mines the charcoal and gold Xmas trees, mam’s is the winter blue penguins… On a different note, I couldn’t help but notice that my nails at matchy matchy 😎😎
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