Made my first block for the Quilt Class Sampler Table Runner. Making another in different colours to get some practice. Think I'm going to like my new hobby though it might be a while before I make a kingsize quilt!
This is the finished shop sample - wonder if mine will look anything like that by the end of the 4 week course!
Had a fun assignment to do today. A friend of mine in Sydney works for someone whose mother has just died. She's in Adelaide for the funeral and my friend (and the rest of the girls in the office)wanted to do something to make her smile rather than send flowers. She loves Balfour's Frog Cakes - little fondant cakes with green icing in the shape of frogs - an Adelaide 'delicacy' I managed to track down a baker who sold them and reserved 6 for collection then popped them in a bag with a card and left them at the house where she was staying. I've heard she was delighted with the surprise and hasn't a clue how they got there!
The
Frog cake is a
dessert in the shape of a
frog's head, composed of
sponge cake and cream covered with
fondant. It was created by the
Balfours bakery in 1922, and soon became a popular treat in
South Australia. Originally frog cakes were available exclusively in green, but later brown and pink were added to the range. Since then other variations have been developed, including seasonable varieties (such as
snowmen and
Easter "chicks"). The frog cake has been called "uniquely South Australian",
[1] and has been employed in promoting the state. In recognition of its cultural significance, in 2001 the frog cake was listed as a South Australian Heritage Icon by the
National Trust of South Australia.
