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I am a mother of eight and grandmother of four who loves to make and create. Rosemary Hill is the name of our home where we live, work, learn and create together

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Some basting and a little quilting...

Today I basted two tiny quilts. My drunkard's path pot holders morphed into a table topper for my new table. (I put the first block on the new table to show my Bradley and suddenly knew that the pot holders should become a 16" x 16" table topper.) And I finally basted my Rainbow Road from earlier this month. The DP table topper got quilted and I may yet get the Rainbow Road quilted tonight. Maybe.

I also baked a treacle gingerbread cake with lemon icing which was delicious and munched on by all. I made a double batch of course, which got me thinking. Does everyone else immediately make a double batch? Or is this just my reality? A hangover from living in a house with ten people? I'd be most interested to hear your double batch or not stories!

5 comments:

Sarah said...

I LIKE that quilt!

Ummm no I dont usually make double batches but at times I do and freeze the rest. It is not often I cook things beyound meals... Really to avoid it on my hips... I do however love buying home made goodness from the local CWA shop so ha ha I make up for it!!!

Shay said...

I usually double batch freezable meals but not cake. It took me forever to remember Im only cooking for two not four or five when everyone finally moved out.

Suzanne said...

I use to do double batches when my kids all lived at home...and all there friends hung around and ate with us too. Now, I am always freezing 1/2 of most meals, even when I think I have cut down my recipes.

Pip said...

As there are just the two of us I usually halve the recipe, so I'm doing the opposite :)
Love that table topper quilt, beautiful fabrics choices.

Jindi's Cottage said...

Oooooh I like the drunkards path mini quilt...
being solo I have to make less rather than more but at Christmas when I make biscuits and the like I automatically double the mix or plan on making at least two batches of everything...