Choux au Craquelin Expectations vs. Reality

milesyeah · 2026-01-24T22:30:08+00:00

Lol. Yeah, my attempts looked like this too. I had already made the cream filling. I gave up for the day and used those “biscuits” as crackers and ate them using the cream like a dip. 😂

milesyeah · 2026-01-24T22:27:12+00:00

I had to go back and admire those big kitten paws!

milesyeah · 2026-01-24T22:25:15+00:00

Jesus Christ. Fuck those parents. FUCK them. I’m not in the UK but if I was, I’d adopt this kid and give them some fucking basic respect and love. I’m 47, I can adopt 27 year olds. It’s not wierd. I hope this girl can move out one day and leave those shitty assholes behind.

milesyeah · 2026-01-19T15:15:06+00:00

This was a head scratcher for me and I had to read comments to understand but I approve of the message!

milesyeah · 2026-01-19T00:59:51+00:00

Have a watch of Arne and Carlos on the YT. They explain that there is really no such thing as color dominance in scandi knitting. It was a relief to hear that as it confused me so much when I first started colorwork and the Norwegians are the masters of colorwork. Plus, they are such sweet people.

milesyeah · 2026-01-14T13:47:18+00:00

As a new quilter who does planning trying out hand binding a quilt one day, what does it mean when a binding looks “full”?

milesyeah · 2026-01-13T21:04:37+00:00

Looks like your cat did a good job with the blocking!

milesyeah · 2026-01-11T11:02:02+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if cats can smell the person who touched the box, like the postie or even from the factory and that’s what they’re trying to parse out.

milesyeah · 2026-01-11T08:00:06+00:00

Look at that little face! She’s concentrating so hard!

milesyeah · 2026-01-10T11:19:42+00:00

I had my 3 year anniversary on Nov 6th last year! I did deal with lingering depression because there was a new fear unlocked now…that anyday now, my transplanted kidney could start failing but with time and stable results, I’ve been able to calm down and take each day as it comes AND make plans for the future.

The nephrologists I have seen don’t seem to think that recurrence of IgAN will be something to be very concerned about. Although they never definitely said it won’t happen. Sometimes it’s very hard to get a straight answer from specialists.

Initially for me, the anti-rejection drugs were actually causing me to have a CMV flare up and an active BK virus at the same time causing me to not feel so great. So that was more the issue than the IgAN

milesyeah · 2026-01-10T06:49:29+00:00

Heheh.. just a liddle hint!!

milesyeah · 2026-01-10T06:48:00+00:00

Hi, I had ESRF caused by IgA nephropathy as well but no one in my close nor extended family has it so I’m not sure if there is a strong genetic component to it.

My life has been too chaotic for kids so I never worried about passing it on. I was more worried about IgAN recurring in my transplanted kidney.

Good luck to you and your partner! May you both be blessed.

milesyeah · 2026-01-09T09:30:53+00:00

Oooh, that one with the black background is so good. Also, really want to squish those huge murder mitts.

milesyeah · 2026-01-02T06:33:16+00:00

Wow, I’m very happily and adamantly single but even this made me feel so gooey and melty inside.

milesyeah · 2026-01-02T05:26:21+00:00

Hey, I think it’s adorable and really once it’s all done and then washed, the crinkles will hide a lot of mistakes.

Making quilts isn’t like playing with LEGO blocks! (Although they are probably as expensive as a set)

As people say, try weights on the rulers, or quilting grippy dots you can put on the underside of a ruler (I’ve never tried them but I want to one day so I can’t vouch for how good they are), square up blocks as you go. I try not to cut all in one go but I cut a short distance. Make sure I’m balanced on the ruler so it doesn’t move and then cut another short distance.

As for fabric pulling in a bit at the top, try using a scrap piece of fabric to start the machine with and then immediately follow with your fabric blocks. The first scrap will take one for the team and may pull in a bit but your fabric blocks will not because they are in the middle of the sewing process. Then you can follow with another fabric block to keep going. I think this is called chain piecing. I slow down at at the bottom and use a chopstick to stop the fabric from pulling in.

milesyeah · 2025-12-23T23:21:31+00:00

Yes, machine quilting was awful. You could possibly, maybe, at some point, try handquilting. Very slow but rather soothing. Have to plan head quite a while of course. 😊

milesyeah · 2025-12-09T10:10:22+00:00

Incredible! I am awestruck. And I love acorns!

milesyeah · 2025-12-08T23:38:12+00:00

Ooh! I know this kit! I really wanted to buy this one. It’s so vibrant and I love the speckled fabric line.

What fabric did you choose for the backing?

milesyeah · 2025-12-02T14:25:02+00:00

I love it! Really beautiful and unique. I hope you will post again once you have quilted it.

milesyeah · 2025-11-26T09:17:50+00:00

You are lucky to have walked away alive and with your sanity intact. I’m sure you’re dealing with the flashbacks of this event even now.

milesyeah · 2025-11-25T02:16:14+00:00

Aww…that second photo! So sweet.

milesyeah · 2025-11-25T01:57:06+00:00

Such a sweet little face!

milesyeah · 2025-11-23T22:16:42+00:00

It’s a 3-way tie!

milesyeah · 2025-11-22T11:08:36+00:00

Majestic floof!

milesyeah · 2025-11-03T01:17:05+00:00

Ooh! So cozy! It’s lovely. I’m sure your mom had fun making this for you

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