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Sewing, Baking, and Learning!

I have been working on developing new skills to prepare myself to be a mom one day and to improve my skills as a homemaker. I want to learn so much--gardening & seed saving, preserving food, bread making, making my own ingredients, creating recipes, ceramics, and many more things. There's always more to learn and it keeps things interesting.

    For the past few months, I have been focusing on sewing and baking. My mother bought me a beautiful blue sewing machine for my birthday so that I could learn and it's been delightful—it's so much faster than hand sewing, which is the only way I knew how to sew previously. So far, I have made 2 baby blankets and am planning some clothing items to make. I also want to make some place mats for our table and see how that goes! Sewing has been a bit stressful, but I think I can get the hang of it quickly. Here's a picture of the second baby blanket I made that has little ducklings bounding along streams. 


 

    Along with that, I've been working on expanding what I can bake. I learned how to bake delicious pies when I was 14 or so, and it's been my specialty since, but I don't really go beyond it much and I want to be able to make whatever I wish. So I have, I made some vegan beignets and, with the help of my husband, a delightful dairy-free Oreo cheescake (recipes linked).

    As you will see on my Instagram in the next week, I have also made a peach cobbler and a fun banana bread recipe! If you're curious to see more of what I do in the day-to-day, I recommend checking out my Instagram account @stories.with.the.stricklands ! I'd love to see you there!

    I've become fairly confident in my ability to follow a recipe, so I want to try something new. What would you like to hear about in my learning journey? 

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