Melanie Makes Meringues Unicorn Piñata Cake
Made a unicorn cake. It's a piñata, it's full of sweets! Lots of unicorn love Melanie Xx
Back in the Studio
After a five year break I am back in the textile studio. I am taking a creative development course at Studio Eleven in Eastbourne. The course is on one Friday per month which fits in well with my day job. During my first session I dyed fabric in Opal Fruit…
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Quilt
I just got back from a trip half way round the world, I went to Australia to visit my dear friend and namesake. I wanted to take her a quilt, something which showed off the best of Britain. I made a red, white and blue quilt using the Moda Bakeshop…
Cake Monitor
I am in charge of the cake rota now at Mosaic Church Eastbourne which makes me Cake Monitor! Might get myself a badge. Here are some of the bakes I've made. Every Sunday afternoon we meet together for coffee, tea and cake at the start of our service, you would…
Floating Quilt
I made this quilt for a couple who are getting married this weekend. The coloured material is hand dyed by myself and some by Jo Lovelock whose fabric I greatly admire. [caption id="attachment_733" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] Early morning Eastbourne[/caption] This piece is quilted with one of my all time favourite quilting…
Tea Pouches
Tea pouches have been my go-to small gift to make for friends for a while. Ayumi Takahashi's pattern is ingenious and fun to sew. I made a parliament of owl tea pouches (love a collective noun me!). [caption id="attachment_714" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] Festive tea pouches.[/caption] I recently visited Eternal Maker in Chichester,…
How to be a Craftivist in the Art of Gentle Protest
On Friday 20th July I went to a talk by Sarah Corbett of the Craftivist Collective at Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft entitled How to be a Craftivist in the Art of Gentle Protest. Ditchling Museum is a beautiful venue. There was an exhibition of the work of Sister…
Sussex Pond Pudding
I am proudly Sussex (actually my heritage is Anglo-Indian so I am also proudly Secunderabad). This year I had every intention of celebrating Sussex Day but I have missed it, it was on 16th June! Oh well, next year I suppose. The event takes place on St Richard's Day, the…
Special Snowflakes Quilt
I wanted to make an heirloom Christmas quilt, a cover my husband and I could put on our bed every festive season. I chose the pattern Winterkist Snowballs Quilt by Lynne Goldsworthy which I found in an issue of Fat Quarterly e-zine. I looked for a design with large uninterrupted…
Diner Pies
There is something nostalgic about American diner pies, even though I grew up in East Sussex. I think it comes from the films I watched when I was growing up. I remember when a broke Kenickie asks Rizzo if she's got a couple of quarters so that they can split…