Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Reporting In!

with little bit and pieces!

Firstly, I decided to get some order into my stash!


I borrowed this book from my library...

And got cutting...


into 2", 3.5" and 5" squares!

There is something satisfying about make order out of scrap!

And I have started a new secret project.....



but I have only got to the cutting stage with this!

I have managed a little sewing...

Here are some of my favourite Farmer's Wife blocks together....


And the hand quilting on my Modern Sampler Christmas Runner! ooops!


Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIPS Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced



Happy days...

SUZ

67 comments:

felicity said...

Oh my goodness that hand quilting looks beautiful! I am also loving your Farmer's Wife blocks. Happy WIP Wednesday!

Heather D. said...

I just love the hand quilting. I'm experimenting with that myself for the first time, and it is a lot of fun!

**nicke... said...

i am a bit in love with your farmers wife!

Karen said...

I am a little worried about this idea of being organised!!!
Love the stars and the hand quilting. Looks great!

Unknown said...

How organized!!! But i do love the idea of cutting scrappy bits into usable blocks

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

I spy a teeny tiny stocking!

Live a Colorful Life said...

Whoa! That last picture is gorgeous! Love the hand quilting!

Suzanne said...

I love the idea of organising scraps into usable pieces and I have had my eye this book for a while but wasn’t sure if it was a good buy. What did you think of it and is it worth getting? I would love you opinion on this book. Love your Farmer's Wife blocks. I think I have done about 50 of them so far and still counting. I love your quilting on your modern sampler. Very nice.

Laura said...

Oooh love the hand quilting on your modern sampler! :) gorgeous

Anonymous said...

I love the hand quilting. It is just lovely! and your secret project looks very intriguing!!

Elizabeth Dackson said...

Love those stars - the hand quilting looks so perfect with them! Your FW blocks are also quite lovely :)

Jan Maree said...

Loving that hand quilting....Yum!

Leanne said...

You have a lot of fun things going on, I love the handquilting.

Quilt Genius said...

Your stitiching on your sampler is simply superb and your farmer's wife blocks look fabulous!

Mary
http://www.quiltgenius.com

Jeanette said...

Love that hand quilting!

Mary said...

Good for you getting organized!I think this book popped up in my email as a suggestion from Amazon. I was wondering if they had been snooping in my closet!!! Your stitching on this modern sampler looks fantastic!

Lynette said...

Oh, wow - your hand quilting looks fantastic :D

randi--i have to say said...

oh my goodness, i just LOVE your farmer's wife blocks. so so pretty!

Debbie said...

oooo. love your little sampler!

A Seam to Sew said...

Your hand quilting looks great!

KristyLou said...

First of all, your modern sampler looks awesome!!!! Second of all, I am going to see if my library has that book. I am in the process of organizing scraps :)

Cille said...

the hand quilting looks great :) And agree that iot feels great to use the scarps.

Jennifer said...

love that hand stitching! great job!

Dee said...

Oh what fun in this post. I'm inspired to go look for the book now! I just throw everything in a tote for scraps...

The hand quilting is phenominal on the Modern Sampler!

Bree said...

Your Farmers Wife blocks look great!

Melanie said...

I've read that about the Cut the Scraps book. I might have to check it out from the library.

Love the hand quilting on your modern sampler!

Christie describeHappy said...

I'm also curious what you thought of the book and it's tips. Looks like you are off to a great start with organizing! And can't wait to hear more about your secret project!

JuliePickles said...

Ditto ditto ditto, the hand quilting is spectacular!

Kristen said...

Lovely!! The hand quilting always makes me swoon. :)

Foolish Feathers said...

I love the hand-sewing on the modern sampler, very nicely done! What fabric is the one that you used with those 4 farmer wife's blocks? They have bold and interesting patterns to them.

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

your hand quilting stitches are so perfect

Rachaeldaisy said...

Great idea with your scraps! You sure do get a lot done in a week! Is the last photo really your modern sampler? It looks like your modern Christmas table runner, whichever one it sure is looking fabulous!!

Marsha Cooper said...

I'm really going to have to give a shot at hand quilting!

Kerstin said...

Your handquilting looks absolutely fabulous!

Chelsea said...

I love the hand quilting. I really need to give it a go myself.

Rachel said...

oooh. The Christmas runner is pretty. Love the hand quilting in red.

Rebecca said...

Your hand quilting looks so great! I am a big fan of red!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I love it. I'm your newest follower and I hope you will follow back!

Annabella said...

Oh I love your modern Christmas tablerunner and cutting into blocks is a great idea for ordering your scraps!

Pippa Parsons said...

the hand quilting is gorgeous, what thread are you using?

Marg said...

Wow yay for being organised, I will never be organised.
I love your hand quilting, after seeing your last few projects you have inspired me to get back into hand quilting.
I love the Christmas table runner and you know I love hexies. They are great colours you have chosen for them.

Maggie said...

I love the hand quilting -- it looks wonderful!

Ella said...

So many awesome projects! I am now inspired to clean up my scraps a bit.

Melody said...

Fabulous sewing. You are so clever.

Marlene @ KISSed Quilts . com said...

Nice 'big stitch' quilting!

Unknown said...

lots of goodies here! Love the Christmas runner!

Kirsty @ Bonjour Quilts said...

Yay for new projects! Love the handstitching, you have such neat stitches. My fav block is the one top left, I think it's your fab fabric choice!

Rafael's Mum said...

Just love the quilting on the stars! What a lovely effect !

Melinda said...

Ooh, I haven't seen that book. I need to check it out! Love your FW blocks!

CATHY DANIEL said...

Just love your work - it inspires me.

Marci Girl said...

Oh, I love that table runner! Nothing better than some nice hand stitching!

Kirsten said...

I hope I am your partner in the swap as I really love your table runner - the handstitching is beautiful!!

Kelli Fannin Quilts said...

I love your scraps! That Christmas table runner is gorgeous!

Olivia said...

I love the hand quilting you did on the table runner it is so cute. It really makes it pop!

Anonymous said...

Nice work! the farmer's wife never looked so cute!

Scrap,Quilt, Preach said...

The Christmas runner is looking good and good for you for making Farmer wife blocks. I've stalled out on mine.

Christine said...

Love your runner with the red hand quilting.

Brooke said...

I love the fabrics you're using for your farmer's wife.

Allison said...

you're lucky to have good quilt books in your library. nice farmer's wife blocks :)

Rachel said...

Love the hand quilting!

Carla said...

Susan, I have to say that your FW blocks knock my socks off!! I just looooove your fabric choices and color sense. As a big fan of scrap cutting and organizing, I'm going to look for that book. Thanks for the hint.

Anonymous said...

Your Christmas table runner looks amazing - I love the hand stitching. And your farmers wife blocks are awesome too! The colors all look great together.

Katy Cameron said...

That book looks like a great way to scrap bust :o) Love the table runner and your FW blocks

Lee said...

LOVE your Farmer's Wife blocks. And the hand-quilting on your runner is so super cute! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )

Al said...

I'm going to have to look into that stash. Love that glimpse of hexies in your secret project.

Leila said...

I love the quilting on the runner.

Jessie Fincham said...

oh my gosh I'm in love with your farmers wife blocks, the fabric choices are brilliant! they work so well together, and your hand stitching on your other quilt looks just lovely :)

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