A couple of sewing projects.

 I crochet another Elvira bag using blue and green, it's a little bigger than the red and grey one. 

Boy, it's hard on the hands after awhile, more the forearms actually than hands. Three strands of wool and a 7 or 8 hook.

The sewing I did for it was the lining. It was 12 inches across the bottom, 11 inches high and 35 around. I usually use metric but the tape measure that I picked up, Warren swears that they breed, had inches on one side and metric on the other and of course, inches was on the side I used, not that it mattered. As the bottom was round, I used a large dinner plate as a temp plate, it was a nice 11 inches across so added a little more when I cut out the shape and Bob's your uncle.

I also put a pocket inside. Grabbed a photo to place in it.

Currently using it for my next blanket which will have ten different colours so it will be contained nicely in the bag.

Second project was one that I have been meaning to do for awhile. I need it for the weekend so thought I should get on with it.

A pair of plate warmers, can be put into a microwave but I prefer to sit the bowl in after if need be.

Basically a square of fabric lined with some cotton batting with a dart in each side.

This is the other side with a bowl nestled in it.

Unfortunately my machine has got stuck on the second one so only one is made at the moment. That's got to be tomorrow's job to unstuck the machine and finish it. I think I have to replace the cotton. Just letting it and me stew for a couple of days. 

Tea towel toppers

 Mum used to make these and I think I have one that is still going. Tea towels aren't used for drying dishes in this household but I always have a couple in use.

Warren put hooks on the cupboards under the sink so they are close by to use.

We did towel toppers at crochet last week I was finishing a blanket so didn't do in class but done three since.

One is double,more for a hand towel and two are single so towel could be used for dish drying. Three these are to be gifted.

The crochet top is done in cotton so there will be no hassles with washing.

Jasmine

 Many places around have jasmine bushes/trees and they are starting to flower which seems an odd time.

Lucy and I were on our way home a couple of days ago, it has rained earlier so everything was a bit damp and fresh.

Bushes are flowering and some blossoms had fallen to the ground.

Photo is sideways. Lucy's bum is in the top left corner waiting (the rest of her was waiting too).

Very pleasant walk which the smell of jasmine around us most of the way.

Which way fillet

 Warren bought me five balls of a variegated wool for Christmas.

I made a which way fillet blanket with it. I would say "fill it" but the guy who does the tutorial on you tube says it as "fill a" a long sounding a.

He is actually very good to follow, he has a pleasing voice and seems to explain things well. His site is called fibre spider and he refers to his listeners as "spiderettes".

I have made three of these now and blowed if I can start without watching him. Once the first two rounds are done it's easy peasy,just need to be able to count to six.

It was a sunny day when I took the photo. I had to spread it out on the lounge room floor as too big for anywhere else.

Cambodia food

 We watched Rick Stein on TV, we both quite like his cooking shows. It's not a regular thing but sometimes it comes up at different times.

Anyway, it appears that he was in Siep Trip  on for heaven's sake, the computer keeps changing it and I can't spell it properly anyway. It's a place in Cambodia where Ankor Way is, luckily it didn't correct that.

As Warren and I have both been there, him three and me twice, it was interesting to see the countryside and the cities as well. We figured that it was done several years ago as it looked much the same as when we were there last which we think was 2013. At the end of the program, the year did come up in Roman numerals, don't know why that is but it's a common occurrence. 2009. 

Warren was there in 1991 and then we holidayed 1994 or 95. 

Rick Stein did some cooking and visited the markets, loved those markets. 

One particular dish he cooked was prawns and fresh mango, so easy. No plans at that stage for dinner and I had everything needed except the mango. As Warren said shops aren't far away.

This was my version, I added some red capsicum for colour and because I like it. I thought I had prawns in the freezer but it was a seafood mix so prawns, mussels fish pieces and squid. I dare say they would have it over rice but we just had it plain, the mango did give it a nice fresh taste. Think it would be okay with pineapple as well.

My rainbow quilt

 Well, it started out to be a rainbow quilt then I realised that I needed nine colours not just the seven in a rainbow. Problem solved, I would add a white/cream panel and a black one.

Then I realised I didn't have enough fabric for the indigo and violet. Oh buggar, just a colourful kids quilt.

The insert for this one is a large doona cut in half, they were on sale for $7 a few months ago. I usually use cotton batting on sale for $80, I can get 10 quilts out of that but it's a lot to manhandle plus they are getting more expensive. Last time I saw they were on sale, they were $115 each.