The cookie you've been dreaming about...
Seize the moment and bake cookies! Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart... Enjoy--Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild--author: Becoming Santa and Looking for Santa (out late summer) Cottage Oatmeal Cookies Preheat the oven to 350 or if using the Aga use the rack on the baking oven 2 cups olive oil or vegetable oil (also quite lovely with butter) 2 cups white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs (room temperature) 4 1/2 cups oatmeal (rol
Hand made jackets from old embroidery, quilt bits and tapestry
I love old embroidery from dresser scarves to tea towels and have been collecting them at flea markets and antique shows. Now I have started to incorporate them in my new line of hand made jackets so they can be worn and enjoyed. I use pieces of printed linen as I feel it is so British. Lilac days jacket has a deeper toned printed linen front with a pot holder pocket. This vintage quilt is now the back of a great jacket with cowboy sleeves. The front is printed linen with a p
