color

Nejdrive se svami chci podelit a snad i zazehnout jiskricku inspirace. Kde kdo dnes hackuje ci plete a vzdy tomu tak bylo a bude ale nekdo ma  i uzasny cit pro barvy a jejich kombinaci. Potom vznikaji krasne vyrobky jako treba na tehto fotkach. Navody jsou dost nazorne a prekladac google jiste take pomuze.

I want to share these few tutorials with you. Lots of people knit and crochet. They always did and they always will, but some just have the right feeling for the color and the results are beautiful.

1.Northern Star  
2.Half flower
3.Clamshell
4.Scallop hat

Modra neni moje barva a tak jsem se rozhodla usit  si maxi sukni z bile bavlny. Obkreslila jsem strih, vytahla  serger a pustila se do prace. Byla jsem hotova nez bys rekl svec :)

Blue is not my color, but  I like this maxi skirt so I decided to trace the pattern and make one I like. I took out my serger sewing machine and set to work. I used light cotton fabric, no elastic in the waist, just a band from the same fabric.....easy peasy, I was done in no time!

 Sukni budu jeste barvit ale o tom zase priste :)
 I am going to dye this skirt, I'll post about it soon :) 

Shepherd's pie

 Mame radi tento tzv. pastevcuv kolac a protoze vcera bylo venku zase pomerne chladno a toto je jidlo, alespon pro me, pro chladnejsi pocasi ( ano, na noc jsme zapalili v kamnech ohen ) pustila jsem se do vareni.

We love Shepherd's pie, and because yesterday's weather called for some kind of comfort food ( yes, we lit a fire for the night ), I put together this dish.

 Nejprve si pripravime bramborovou kasi. ( Ja kasi bezne delam na pul s kvetakem a pridam vzdy jeste do hrnce par strouzku cesneku. Po uvareni dodelam stejne jako kasi jen z brambor a verte, ze jestli to zkusite, budou se vsichni olizovat ) Dale si nakrajime mrkev, okrajime zrnicka sladke kukurice, vyloupeme hrasek ( muzeme pouzit i nakladane ) a dame na chvilku povarit.

Start with making the mash potatoes. I almost always substitute half the potatoes with cauliflower  and add few garlic cloves in the water as well.  While the potatoes and cauliflower and garlic cloves are cooking, chop carrots, corn and cook till done but firm.  You can add fresh peas too or use caned as I did.

 Nakrajeny cesnek, cibuly a porek osmazime s troskou olivoveho oleje a mletym masem. Ja jsem pouzila klobasy, ktere byly uz ochucene, kdyz pouzivate mlete maso, okorente podle vlasni chute. Kdyz je maso uvarene pridame povarenou mrkev, kukurici, hrasek, zahustete troskou tmave omacky- instantni tmave jisky?

Sauté chopped garlic, onion, leek and ground beef with a bit of olive oil. I used sausages, that were already spicy but you can use salt, pepper and other seasonings of your choice. When the meat is no longer pink add the carrots,corn and peas and add some gravy or beef broth. Mix well and spread the ground beef in an even layer on the bottom of a casserole dish. Next, spread a layer of mashed potato mixture. You could sprinkle it with cheese as well. 

 Vse dobre promichame, narovname do pekace, prikryjeme bramborovou kasi ( muzeme pridat nastrouhany syr ) a dame na 30 minut zapect do trouby.

Cook in the oven until bubbling and brown, about 30 minutes.

 Latky na quilt, pripravene do pracky.

Fabrics for the quilt, ready to be wash.

Tady uz vyzehlene a pripravene ke strihani.

Ironed and ready to be cut. 

 Tuto latku jsem vybrala na zadni stranu deky.

 I have chosen this one for the back side of the quilt.

Nemuzu se dockat az se pustim do prace, dnes se ale udelalo po delsi dobe hezky a tak jsem cely den stravila na zahrade.

I can't wait to start working on it, but the weather was really nice today so I spent the day outside gardening.

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Dny bezi jako voda, pocasi se opet zkazilo a ja se nemuzu dockat, az si budeme moc zase posedet venku.....v dnesnim lijaku by clovek ani neveril, ze pred tydnem bylo takhle hezky. Travila jsem dny na zahradce, kde v tomhle chladnem pocasi roste pekne snad akorat trava.

Time flies, the weather turned ugly and cold once again. I can't wait for the sun to return, so we can enjoy the outdoors. It's hard to believe, that  it was nice and sunny not that long ago and I was working in the garden, where now, only the grass grows like crazy, while the rest of the plants are waiting for the warmer days.

Moc se mi libi  stin vetve na teto fotce.
I love this photo with the shadow of the tree branch on the ground.

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 Kdyz  nemuzeme grilovat, udelala jsem dnes hamburgery alespon na panvi v kuchyni,  mnnn cerstve upecene celozrnne housky, domaci okurky,  relish........

Certainly not a nice weather for a barbeque, but I made these burgers for our dinner today indoor in a pan, with fresh homemade buns, pickles and relish that I caned last summer.....mnnn.

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V pondeli jsem absovovala kurs na prosivani patchvorkovych dek.  Byl to bajecny den, kde jsem se toho moc dozvedela. Vyzkousely jsme  si ruzne vzory a zpusoby volneho prosivani ( free quilting). Je to zajimava technika,  se zvlastni patkou na stroji, ktera umoznuje volne pohybovat latkou. Zacatky byly nevalne ale jak hodiny utikaly a ruce si zvykaly, slo to lepe a lepe.

I took a free motion quilting course this Monday. It was very informative and fun and I learned a lot in one day! We tried different techniques of free quilting, which I never did before. You need a special foot on your sewing machine, that allows you to move the fabric freely in all directions. It was difficult at the beginning but as the hours passed  it got easier and i felt more confident.

Toto jsou vzory site volne bez sablony.

These are free motion patterns.

Tohle je dalsi zpusob, jak muzeme prosivat. Prez sablonu z  jemneho  papiru, ktery se po prositi odstrani.

 Another way to quilt is to use tissue paper pattern, that you remove after you done free quilting.

Nebo muzeme nazehlovat dilky lepiciho (zazehlovaciho) papiru , ktere po obsiti sloupneme a nazehlime o kus dal a tak pokracujeme stale dokola.

You can also use freezer paper pattern that you reapply ( iron on ) after each row. 

Ted se citim o moc vic pripravena pustit se do sve prvni deky i kdyz mozna nejprve prijde na radu nejaky mensi projekt, na kterem budu moc jeste trenovat :)

 I feel better about starting my quilt project, even thought I may tackle some small ones first, just for

 practice :)

Scalloped Dresden Bag

Venku prsi, doma topime a  dnesni den jako by primo vybizel k tvoreni. Toto je kabelka  " Scalloped DresdenBag "  usita podle strihu z meho minuleho prispevku.  Jen jsem si strih trosku upravila a hlavne zvetsila., protoze mam rada prostorne tasky.  Postup na siti je velice podrobny a tak se sila moc pekne. Je z lnene latky a bavlny, sponky jsem zreciklovala ze stare kabelky. ( jen jeste podotknu, ze kabelka/strih je urcena jen pro osobni pouziti a ne na prodej )

It's  raining, our fire is going and in my opinion, that is a perfect day for crafts. I decided to make the 

" Scalloped Dresden Bag "  from my last post.  I made adjustments to the original pattern and made the bag bigger,  because I like to have lots of room  for all my stuff  :)  The instructions are very detail  and easy to follow. I used linen and cotton fabrics and recycled the "hardware" from an old purse. 

cake pops a jarni vymena

Nevim, jestli  se uz  take v cesku rozmohla manie "lizatkovych" dortiku ale ja jsem uz dele nevydrzela a koupila "baby cakes maker"  Zatim jsem se jeste nedostala k jeho vyzkouseni ale videa na internetu  a me pritelkyne, ktere tuhle pecici  pomucku pouzivaji, hromadne souhlasi, ze upect davku kulatych mini dortiku je brnkacka.  Pridavam video, kde se muzete sami presvedcit. Kdo ale tohle pecici zarizeni nema, muze si klidne kulicky udelat podle tohoto videa.  Testo je sice jine ale konecny vyrobek  vypada stejne. Upeceny korpus se rozdrobi a spoji kremem (muze byt i libovolna marmelada) Nechate vychladit, pak udelate kulicky, ktere  zdobite stejne, jako upecene dortiky.

I finally cave in and bought this "baby cakes maker". ( I was able to buy it in our town and not from the internet)  This seems to be the latest craze :)  I didn't even have time to try it out yet, but it is suppose to be ( according to this video  and my  friends, who own this little gadget) real simple task. You can make them without this  maker like this.  It is slightly different, but the end result looks the same.

Na internetu je spousta inspirace a tady je par ukazek, jak lze tyhle sladke jednohubky nazdobit.

I found lots of inspiration on Flickr.

 Flickr images


Konecne take vkladam fotky z jarni vymeny, kterou z organizovala Helenka. Tahle krasna hackovana vajicka jsem dostala od Janicky a jeji sestry Helenky, ktera sice nema svuj blog ale hackovat umi naramne! Holky mockrat dekuji :)

These beautiful crochet eggs arrived from Jana and her sister Helena, who made them.  My friend Helena organized this awesome Spring swap at her blog. Thank you all!

A tady je zajda, ktery pro zmenu putoval ode mne az k Elisce do daleke Australie  :)

And this is "spring rabbit"  I made and sent to Ella  all the way to Australia :)

Bagels

Vcera jsem  pekla bagels a tak  mne napadlo pripravu vyfotit, protoze postup vyroby tohoto peciva je v Cechach trosku netradicni. My je mame moc radi, delam je z celozrne mouky v domaci pekarne ale muzou byt jen z bile mouky a klasicky zadelavane. Testo ma byt tuhe, rekla bych  konzistence jako na vanocku.

DOMACI BAGELS
1 1/2  hrnku vody
1 lzice cukru
1 lzice oleje
1 1/2 lzicky soli
2 lzicky instatniho (suseneho) drozdi
4 hrnky mouky (ja davam 1 hrnek bile a 3-4 hrnky celozrne)
rozslehane vejce a sezamova seminka na posypani

Zadelame testo a nechame vykynout, potom rozdelime na 8 dilu a utvorime  bulky. Ty nechame asi 15 minut odpocinout. Mezitim si dame varit vodu do velkeho hrnce,  pridame asi 3 lzice cukru. Rozehrejeme troubu na 200 C. Potom rukojetí vařečky vytvořte uprostřed kazdeho bagel otvor,  nasuňte na vařečku a několikrát jí zatočte, abyste otvor rozšířili. Ja otvor delam prstem, bagel stejnym zpusobem zatocim az se dira zvetsi na potrebnou velikost :)  Voda v hrnci se ma mirne varit. Bagely nechte sklouznout do vroucí vody (asi po čtyřech kusech) a minutu  je povařte,  obraťte a povařte dalsi minutu.  Lehce se nafouknou a utvoří se na nich pevnější ‚kůžička‘. Vyjměte děrovanou naběračkou a nechte důkladně okapat.
 Plechy vyložte papírem, bagely pomazte rozslehanym vejcem, posypte sezamovymi seminky, kořením a nebo mákem, vložte do trouby a pečte zhruba 20-25 minut.

I made bagels yesterday and remembered to take pictures. So, here they are :)  I used this recipe, but substituted the bread flour for 1 cup white flour and 3-4 cups whole wheat flour.   They were delicious and it was definitely worth it to make them at home.

 Latky na kabelku, kterou jsem se dnes chystala usit, bohuzel jsem se k tomu nedostala, tak snad zitra.......

Today, I was going to make a bag from these fabrics, but ended up doing other things instead. Maybe tomorrow........

 A jeste moje nova kabelka, i kdyz tu,  zmeho minuleho prispevku, bych brala radeji.  Bohuzel byla  vyprodana  :(

And my new purse, since the one from my last post,  sold out :(

Krasnou nedeli vam vsem preje Monika.
Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.