Japanese Wineberries

Even though the summer has been a dreadfully rainy one again the allotment never fails to produce new goodies daily. It is time for the Japanese Wineberries, a very unusual fruit the likes of which is only on my plot here I think - I certainly haven't ever seen them in the shops. They are like a little tightly packed raspberry which keeps it's shape well and has a tartness to it's flavour.
I made some Japanese wineberry muffins with them which were a hit, especially with custard on, with the whole family.

In the pic here you can see how they look on the left.

I haven't done a lot of sewing lately because work has got in the way as has school summer hols but I'll show you a little something which I'm making from Moda Xmas fabric "Winter" tomorrow...

Raspberries To Eat And Sew

Moda fabrics have produced a scrumptious range of fabrics again - almost lickably lovely. The red spots on brown remind me of cherries and chocolate and then there's the gorgeous raspberry fabric mmmmmmm.... anyway I decided to embark on my first quilted tote and here it is behind some equally tasty allotment fruit to match!!

Co-ordinating food and textiles is a must!

Tonight I met the owner of some poppies which I have been admiring in a garden nearby for the last three weeks. I should have photographed them. They were like hand-dyed mauve silk. He thinks they are called "Angel's Choir" and has kindly given me some seed heads to grow next year.