I really should finish this quilt.
but I am not ready to commit all that time into
basting, quilting and binding in the lead up to
Christmas.
So I decided I wanted to make some
Trixie Zipper Pouches.
pattern available here, if you want to make one or
two or twenty of your own!
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| This fabric was gifted to me. It is gorgeous! |
It takes more time to choose fabric, trim and quilt
the fabric than it does to construct them.
The last one took me a little over an hour to make!
And that's doing some final hand stitching inside
rather than forcing ten+ layers of fabric
through the machine and risking all sorts of mishaps!
I stopped, for the moment, at four!
Mr PnP went for a little road trip as soon as work
finished.
The silos north of Benalla had been on my 'must-see'
list for some time.
This beautiful painting (below) is in a church.
in the town of Goorambat.
This one dedicated to those who have fought in wars.
And this one in honour of GJ Coles, the founder of
Coles stores here in Australia.
And this Christmas tree is tucked away in an alley in
Chiltern...
And one last thing...
a couple of Christmas decorations made using a free
tutorial from here!
They are by Amy at NanaCompany!
I hope to be back with that one quilt finish before
2019 is over.
Until then, Happy Christmas from my house to yours.
SUZ
Hello Suz,
ReplyDeleteI like the paintings on this buidings. It is a nice way to give them a better look.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2020
:o) Doris
The little zip pouches are lovely. I think a road trip might be in order for us too. We've seen some of the others in Western Victoria, but hadn't realised there were any near Benalla. Thanks for sharing & do hope the smoke clears, we have good rains soon & the fires abate. Merry Christmas & happy New Year to you too. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYour Trixie pouches are adorable! Between you and PinkadotQuilts, I've been sorely tempted to make some. But, thankfully, I don't need any last minute Christmas gifts. The four people receiving your four zip pouches will be four happy people! Love seeing those painted silos. There's no such thing (that I know of) here in the US. What thoughtful subject matter is chosen. I love them, and that colorful Christmas tree! I hope you get to spend at least some hours with your family, over Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMust mention that as of mid-December, I am no longer able to comment on your blog post using my MacBook computer. I can comment only via my iPhone. For some reason, Safari (the search engine I use) will not recognize my Google account, even though I am logged in. I can only comment on Blogger's sites that have the extra security, where the commenter has to choose pictures using a specified item. Sigh. I wish these IT people would just leave well enough alone! All their "improvements" make it more difficult for end-users. Just wanted you to know, in case your comments fall off. Could be that other commenters are having the same difficulty trying to comment.
I just love those zip pouches. I'm not very good about making non quilt things but have recently decided I need to consider other items to make in order to help use my stash. Maybe some of these will help just a little. They look fun and I'm up for easy. I also enjoy when you share the silo art. It's so inspiring to see something that big covered in art. Merry Christmas Susan.
ReplyDeleteLovely work on those pouches. They are very sweet and will be great for gifts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the silo photos. This is another lot that look like they are worth seeing. But maybe when we can pick the weather.
Thanks for the link to the tree tutorial. I may try those, too.
Merry Christmas.
Oh I love those murals on the silos! What wonderful work. Know how you feel about not wanting to tackle a tedious quilting project right now. Just doesn't appeal to me either.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year
Those silos look really interesting! And I love your tree ornaments - what a nice idea. The pouches are darling!
ReplyDeletep.s. The link for the trees appears to go to the pouches - can you send me, please? I'd like to check that out.
ReplyDeleteGosh those silos are amazing. What fun to travel around finding them. I love that first pouch - the fabric is beautiful. All the best for 2020.
ReplyDeleteLovely pouches, and useful too! The artwork is amazing! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLoved this post, from fun zip pouches to beautiful paintings, and ending up with the cute Christmas Trees. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from your late-commenting friend!
ReplyDeletePS I don't know why Linda can't comment--I use Safari almost exclusively to leave my comments, but it's true I haven't done the updates in a while. Maybe that's it? (she shrugs)
Just having a bit of a catchup and wondering if you got that last finish finished?
ReplyDeleteThat's a great pouch pattern. No wonder why you made more than one. Happy New Year.
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