It’s hard to believe that it has been a week since we were
in SLO visiting Picking Daisies. They
have the best selection of modern quilt fabric and are known for their cotton
napkins, which can be shipped if you’re interested. We’ve been to the store before, but last
weekend we visited to actually take a napkin making class and learn how to sew mitered
corners! What a fun day! Included in this full day of sewing and
instruction were all the extra tools needed to complete a set of 4 dinner napkins, 2 cocktail napkins, and 2 practice squares. The class materials included the coolest fabric marking pen EVER that
disappears when ironed, fabric that can be preselected from the store and is
prepped and ready to sew, coordinating thread, a point turner, a napkin ironing
template, instructions, and a 20% off fabric coupon. All you need is a sewing machine.
As my mom sewed away, I unfortunately had to go write a paper at a local coffee shop.
When I returned I got to see her awesome
napkin results. I think she’s on a
napkin making roll because we left with a pile of neatly folded fabric and a
handmade wooden napkin crate. Can't wait until the next time we get to visit this fun shop.
Merry Christmas… in July!
We just love Raiza Costa, so when she opened an online store we were
super excited to try her baking kits.
She freely shares her recipes and tips on YouTube and we have already
made some of her delicious treats, but we definitely wanted to support her and
love her first kit that was sent out… the Heart Patterned Cake Roll. She packed her Dulce Delight box full of
goodies that were all individually separated and labeled. The white chocolate endured some trauma
during the shipping process due to the heat, but it tasted just as delicious as
would be expected. We watched her
tutorial to get some visual tips and then went for it. We were a little nervous to just flip the
cake over from the pan to powered sugar dusted parchment paper, but it was
really no big deal. We did "ooh" and "ahh"
when we finally got a glimpse of the bunny design… very impressive and such a
cool technique to learn. We recently saw
Spamalot at the PCPA Solvang outdoor theatre, so we figured a red bunny was a
good choice. ;)
