I love Mothers Day. Gives me an excuse to make my Mom some more crap :-) She loves it really, I'm sure.
My main "gift" to her (although my sister and I sure benefited too!) was a traditional English afternoon tea party... cucumber sandwiches and quiche aplenty!
It was a lovely day, we chatted, played board games, and drank tea till it came out our ears.
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| Not entirely sure what half of these things were, but they were delicious! |
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| These were quite possibly the largest strawberries I have ever seen. |
I also made her this little teapot mat/mug rug/pot holder. I used a layer of cotton batting, and a layer of insulbright in the middle, so it should be nice and protective.
I love this block. Its from Lee's tutorial, Hexing Around. I was going to square it up, but then I fancied the challenge of binding a hexagon... (FYI, its not as hard as it first seems!).
For Paula, I made this brush roll. She's just started a painting class, so I thought it might be useful to keep them all together.
I didn't use a pattern for this, nor did I have a paintbrush I could test the height on, so I guesstimated with knitting needles as best I could and hoped it would turn out alright. Isn't the teapot fabric cute? Perfect for Moms!
Your Sunday tea party looks very civilised! I am sure that your Mum enjoyed her day. Di xo
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is perfect LJ! Lovely gifts, and sounds like you 3 had a lovely day! Jxo
ReplyDeleteooh! I could eat ALL of those xx I LOVE your tea pot fabric xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect Mother's Day. You are such a nice daughter. And now I have a hankering after wee cakes and Middle Eastern pastries!
ReplyDeleteSo perfectly English dahhling!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to share the treats!
And lovely makes to boot...
That looks fun! Great projects you made, too!
ReplyDeleteOnly in London do they still have those tea parties! Those cakes look delicious. Love the mug rug and the brush roll looks so cool!! =D
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
ReplyDeleteLucky mum x
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful daughters! I would love a tea party for Mother's Day!!! And the gifts you made are just lovely. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteDanette
Yummy looking tea party, and fun makes too
ReplyDeleteOhh I'm sure your mom had such a great time with you guys! The big dish with little muffins hanging reminds me of the lovely English style so much! So cool your gifts were even tea-related!
ReplyDeleteYou completely put me to shame. I went away at the weekend, came back mothering Sunday - rushed in and quickly wrote a card and said - er um I didn't get you a present - sorry!
ReplyDeleteI love the paintbrush holder! My SO always complains his paintbrushes get ruined, it would be perfect for him!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lovely day with your mom celebrating Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteYour little makes are quite nice, too.
What a lovely idea for your mum!
ReplyDeleteFleur xx
Oh, fab teapots, well done on binding the hexagon, and those cakes are making me all hungry (the wedding diet has officially started, darn it) xx
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