Hilary

Black, white, and yellow quilt on a lap with a needle and thread in it. Tissues and tea in the background on a coffee table.

Staying home sick means fitting in little bits of stitching between naps and tea.

A black, white, and yellow quilt on a hoop. There is a tv in the background showing a scene from the 1995 BBC Pride and prejudice adaptation.

This afternoon’s quiet stitching accompanied by a little Austen. I’m making slow and steady progress hand quilting and it keeps my lap nice and warm.

Older kiddo thought it was pretty cool when I told her Chang’e is played by Phillipa Soo (aka Eliza Hamilton)

Kids chose to watch Over the Moon tonight and I am once again so impressed with how beautiful and emotional this movie is.

Watched the S2 finale of Silo tonight. Def one of the best sci-fi dramas I’ve watched in a while. Hoping the wait for S3 isn’t too long!

French press with some ground coffee and some whole beans accidentally poured in

I seem to be having the kind of morning where I just pour the coffee beans straight into the French press without grinding them

Thank you ☺️

Finally getting around to quilting the blanket I finished in August. Not sure about the thread, might change my mind later and switch to a different weight.

Cast iron skillet of a shakshuka (a stew with tomato, sweet potato, and eggs)

Attempted a new recipe tonight. Didn’t come out exactly as I thought but hoping we all like it! Husband accidentally bought broccoli rabe instead of kale but we just went with it.

A partially finished purple and teal English paper piecing block

Still mostly in the basting stage but took a little break to see this block. One of my favorite things about epp is how easy I can take it on the go! This block was done between dance recitals this weekend.

Screenshot of a note that says 2024 mummy Christmas list -walking sewing thing -bread

My daughter and I have a shared note where she writes wishlist items so I have an idea for Xmas and bday gifts. I noticed this new addition today, cracking up about “bread” 😅

This was one of the first feeds I followed!

A box of purple, blue, and teal English paper pieces lined up by shape. There are hexagons, diamonds, and triangles. On the side are cuts of fabric waiting patiently to be basted with their paper pieces.

Intro post!
I’m Hilary, I love libraries and books as well as epp quilts and other forms of sewing (I’d love to get back to making my own clothes.) I probably won’t post much as I mostly scroll to see what everyone else is saying. Here’s my current wip which is in the basting stage