The Traitor’s Daughter

Books

Author: Roxana Spicer

I never would have picked this book but Stacia was on a trip with someone who knew someone and she passed it along to me.

The author’s mother is Russian and served during the Second World War. Her Mum’s story is remarkable, as is the author’s research to find the information her mother would never share. The big connection is that the family lived in Netherhill, SK, a town where my uncle and aunt lived. Although I didn’t necessarily enjoy the book (and my aunt and uncle aren’t mentioned) it did teach me things about the war that I had never heard.

Goodreads Rating: * *

Placemats

Quilting

I was having lunch with Stacia and Ron and admired the placemats we were using. She had used mini-charms (2.5″ squares) and placed a border around them to make them the right size. I planned a couple of sets of placemats as Christmas gifts and thought this would be a quick and easy pattern.

When I got home I realized that my pre-cut squares were only 2″, which meant the squares would finish at just 1.5″. I added an extra row of squares and sewed an extra square on each row. Most of the squares were sewn together as leaders and enders. Quilting was an easy cross-hatch.

I was happy with the results.

Cards & Tags

Needlework

Depending on the size these could either be called cards or tags; I use them interchangeably. If I counted correctly there were 31 in this year’s batch.

I’ve usually start working on them in October and I’ve already collected a number of patterns for next year.

If your particular piece is missing it’s because I wrapped some parcels before I remembered to take a photo. There were also some duplicates and I didn’t take more than one photo.