Ta-da!

Welcome to Melbourne Town.....

I stalled somewhat completing this piece....

It was barely 4" by 7" after all!

I auditioned the four arcs and didn't really like how

this one looked...

It seemed to get lost and look a bit mushy!

I'm much happier with the pink one!

So that's it...

I declare Melbourne Town ready for quilting!

It deserves hand quilting, I suppose?

Happy sewing,

SUZ

A Change of Pace...

Due to an enforced period at home I have found lots 

of different tasks to fill my time...

A "Lola" pouch...

This is Svetlana's wonderful pattern, found here...

I am planning on joining these hexies soon....

I have all but finished my "Melbourne Town"....

just working on these hexies,

the blue ones, not the pink.

 I've started a blouse...

 with the help of my new dressmaker's dummy.

Finally I am planning something...

with this pretty bundle of bought and gifted fabric.

No chance of me getting bored!

Happy days,

SUZ

Update...

on the construction of "Melbourne Town".

My embroideries are complete...

and I have my Dresden ready!

I decided to limit the palette for this one...

Using foundation piecing for accuracy...

but it was still tricky!

But it sure is pretty!

Sunrise?

And the 'rainbow' reminded me 

more of a sunset...

I appliqued this one, rather than hand piecing 

the narrow strips.

It is much more stable like this!

I just have the hexies to go...

Can you guess what colour I'm making them?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Quilts I've made...

This photo, posted on IG...

prompted a friend to ask...

how many quilts have I made?

The answer (over 50) is over on a separate page 

at the top of this blog!

This is one of the oldest...

Happy days,

SUZ

Farming...

I have decided this section of "Melbourne Town",

is in the farming region!

This panel measures 16.5" square!

I think if I had started at this panel,

I would have stopped right here....

It would make an awesome mini!

Time to tackle this section....

with plenty of hand stitching of hexagons and 

dresdens to contemplate!

Happy days!

SUZ