Thursday is ANZAC DAY, which I mark every year. If you're not familiar with the tragedy of the Dardanelles in WW1, and the blunders which cost so many young Australian and New Zealand lives, Google is your friend. Today we honor all the women and men in combat, and veterans.
As a mom I make ANZAC biscuits (cookies in north America) and give them to friends to honor that courage. They're based on the cookies that ANZAC moms sent to their sons in combat. They were a taste of home, they shipped well, long voyage in those days.
I omit the coconut the authentic ones had, and use honey because golden syrup isn't available here. But they're still good
Chewy, good stuff
I also got on with my fabric book, making the wall hanging into a tab and slot deal.
This was a nice experience. I know how it works now
Then I went on to new stitching, prepped unbleached muslin for upcoming book, ironed it into sections without cutting.
I also made a cool discovery. I accidentally made indentations into the muslin when stray threads got ironed in, leaving tracks.
This is a great way to plan a design without markings
So I put down a piece of twine and ironed over it. One side makes an indentation, the other side an embossment.
So I embarked on a new stitching, why not, using the indentation as a channel to lay the thread I couched down. .
Just random stitching, trala. Really enjoying this. This might end as another slot and tab, don't know yet. It might have some Indian quilt techniques. Maybe beading, I feel an attack of beading coming on.
I do know that Ann Wood, check her website, is a model teacher of process.
Gary has been busy helping a neighbor dig her garden last couple of days so I haven't seen him other than a flying visit to ask me about ants on a houseplant cactus!
Happy day everyone, and be sure to spare a thought for everyone in combat of all kinds right now and their families.