As you may already know, my mother-in-law is visiting from South Africa, and it was also her birthday this week. She's under strict instructions that there will be "no touristy activities" (she'll share them with her husband when she returns next year, we hope) and so what's a girl to do when she has a birthday and a whole city to shop explore?...
There hasn't been much crafting here at Bakercourt this week. My mother-in-law is visiting from South Africa and we've spent most of our time scooting around Oxford, London and Hobbycraft. Here's my progress on the Up and Away Cross Stitch project. Just so you know, I carefully measured out the height of the canvas, and it looks like we're going to be A-Okay...
We've been spoilt with some really beautiful weather recently - which is lucky when you have to go and watch your other half run like a nutter around a pretty park in a work-sponsored fun run in the beautiful Victoria Park. So, while the crazy folks gathered in their masses at the start of the fun run, I found myself a lovely little...
We have a rule in our house: if we go away for a weekend, I need to take a project with me. There's nothing I find more fulfilling and relaxing than blocking out thoughts of the week, work and worries with a cup of tea and a bit of creative stitching. I've taken knitting camping, I took English paper piecing hexagons to Silverstone,...
It's Rosh Hashana, y'all. Happy New Year! As we move into the new year, it's important to take a few minutes out of your day to take stock of what has passed, what you've achieved, what you're thankful for, and what you're aiming for in the new year. What has passed: We spent another year in London, we got married, we visited Prague,...
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Everyone knows that I love me some giant squid. I don't know where this love originated: I first caught whiff of the giant squidgery through the magical lens of Jules Verne, then - I learnt that they were real, and there is one being housed at the Natural History Museum in London, of all places. It became my goal to visit Archie in...
True story. After all that waiting, after all that suspense. The quilt wadding finally arrived. I know it looks snuggly and wonderfully warm. But, can you believe it, in my excitement and enthusiasm: I ordered the wrong loft. Yessum. This winter quilt is a measly 2mm thick. The threads that I ordered with the quilt wadding are perfect. I'm enjoying just looking at...
There's something quintessentially British about tea and scones. Or, Sc-oh!-nes, as they say here. I've always had a bit of an aversion to scones and cream with jam, but I love savoury scones. Especially when they're made with cheese. So, this weekend, the East End WI ladies served cream teas at the St Barnabas Community Fete. We baked, kneaded, rubbed butter, blended and...
I had every intention of writing today's post all about my beautiful Garden Party Quilt which makes me smile from ear to ear every time I see it... but alack! The quilt wadding and quilting threads I ordered NINE days ago still hasn't arrived (despite delivery estimates of approximately 3 - 4 days!) from The Cotton Patch. And so, last weekend, I had...
This is the latest addition to our Bakercourt Family: the Panasonic SD253 Breadmaker. I like to call her Sally. She comes with a recipe booklet, and the first Recipe of Deliciousness (yet untested) I spied when I flipped it open randomly was a recipe for Sally Lunns. I love Sally Lunns. She's a pre-loved bread maker (her official title is bread bakery, I'll...
