Melanie Makes Meringues Melanie Makes Meringues

Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

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Quilt Group Catch-Up

Went to Seven Sisters Quilt Group last night, a hotbed of creativity! Let me catch you up with everyone's projects.This tablecloth is coming on beautifully.Absolutely love the colours.Very organised, this advent calendar is almost finished and it's only October!A gorgeous scrappy Double Irish Chain.The flower quilting is very effective.Another lovely…

Jelly Baby Cupcakes

It was my friends' son's blessing today, he is a lovely little chap! I made jelly baby cupcakes with blue icing to take along for the buffet.When we left my youngest son said "That was so brilliant!". It really was a great afternoon.Love Melanie x

Dorset Apple Cake

I forgot to take a photo of the Dorset Apple Cake I made my parents for the belated September issue of their Cake of the Month Club. Fortunately my Dad took this picture though. Yay!Now, what shall I bake for October?Love Melanie x

Sewing in the Building Site

Well, I think the rubble and dust have receded to a level where I can get my trusty sewing machine out of her case, and I have missed her. She is a Bernina Aurora 440 Quilter's Edition, quite the most gorgeous morsel of Swiss engineering you ever did see.And here…

Matryoshka

Love those Russian dolls. I made an appliqued felt postcard with Russian dolls on it for my parents. It turned out really cute!And look at the postcard I bought from Paperchase for my friend who loves Russian dolls. I dropped it round her house today.Here are all the girls side…

Ping Pong

Look at the ingenuity of my sons! Forced to live in a building site they have fashioned entertainment out of things they've found lying around; a piece of old chipboard, some old wood, gaffer tape all balanced on two dining room chairs. Hey Presto, it's a table tennis table!As lovely…

Sorry for the Delay

I do apologise for the lack of posts on my blog lately but my house looks like thisYes, we are in the middle of a MAHOOSIVE building project. It's all very exciting but last week it got to the point where the kids and myself had to move out, just…

Things I Like!

Homemade onion bhajias............Mmmmmmmm............crisp, hot and fragrant. Considerably nicer than the solid, little cannonballs you can buy in the supermarket. Cheaper too :0) Mr & Mrs Doak's Bumper Book Shop for Boys and Girls in Eastbourne has the most amazing window displays. They are changed regularly, I will keep an eye…