Autumn changes

Its amazing how the change of season has an impact on my productivity.

The height of the sun in the sky, the lovely golden light and warm - but not too warm days.....

lots of baking

Im in designing heaven

I'm currently working on 3 quilt designs for a few fabric houses, sorting out my own cushions that are being sold on my etsy store & taking commissions for quilts.

 I have also been playing around with the idea of modern fresh fabrics in traditional patterns

I have sample blocks strewn all over the house. 

I was also reading Denyse Schmidts new book "Modern Quilts - Traditional Inspiration". The images are lovely and quilts beautiful. Denyse talks a bit about her love of contemporary furnishings and design and how she felt that bedding wasn't being showcased in the same arena.

I nearly fell off my chair!

It was like she had read my mind.

I know you can buy some nice bed linen and bed covers - but nothing beats a patchwork quilt.

anyway!

Here is yet another look at my cushion panels that I have designed and had printed.

I have been to Paris three times in the last three years, its lovely to go back. 

I always stay in St Germain des Pres - I have all my favourite spots, the florist in the cushion panel below being one of them.

cushions made & designed by me.
painting by Dorothy Napangardi

Cushion Panel - St Germain des Pres

I'm also a bit addicted to instagram

am I the only one that loves the in between season?

Xx Siobhan

procrastinating

Hi What have you been up to?

I have reorganised my fabric cupboard into colour order, reassessed projects that need finishing in a pile of order, arranged all my receipts, caught up on my fav blogs & been baking!

what I actually need to do is write invoices & finish the organised pile of projects :)

Wish me luck being more productive today

Xx Siobhan




Update 18th Oct 2011


*Recipe


set oven at 180 Celsius
30cm X 22cm baking tin, lined with baking paper (the jam sticks)


Base
250g butter
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 egg yolks
1tsp vanilla paste


1 370g jar Raspberry jam


Topping
1 cup raw caster sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 cups desiccated coconut




put the softened butter, caster sugar, plain flour, baking powder in a food processor and blend add the egg yolks & vanilla process till a soft dough forms.


Press it into the base of the lined tin.
Bake for 12-15 minutes till golden brown. Allow to cool (really really wait - otherwise it turns very messy) then spread the jam on top.


to make the topping, combine the caster sugar, egg and coconut - then spoon on top of the jam.


Bake for a further 25 minutes, cool in the tin, cut into slices.


Enjoy Xx