Fan Girl!

I have long been a fan of Jen Kingwell!

I have made four of her designs so far....

1. Bonnie Lass, 

which I call "Winter Citrus

2. She Loves You,  

  

which I call "Heart's Content."

3. Glitter...

which I call "All that Glitters"

4. My Small World,

which I call "Melbourne Town"!

5. I am currently making "A Wild Ride"...

hereafter known as "Rockin and Rollin"!

Her new BOM "Delilah"  is due in my letterbox some 

time in March!

So when I had the chance to attend a trunk show 

and talk at my local library,

I jumped at the chance!

What a fun night and I learnt so much.

Jen with her "My Small World" quilt...

She based this on the artwork of Mary Blair, a 

Disney artist.

Google her if you are curious like I was!

Apparently Glitter is her all-time favourite quilt.

Here is "Delilah", in all her glory!

Jen's original "A Wild Ride"...

which has indeed inspired me to keep going with my 

blocks!

So it seemed appropriate that I make another one 

from the contents of the fabulous goody bag 

we received!

Now for some random facts-

Jen graciously donated the entrance fee to her 

favourite charity!

She always uses Quilter's Dream Request cotton 

batting.

"Halo"

And she stores all her fabric by colour in tubs of 

large, medium and small prints!

Happy days!

SUZ

A beautiful distraction!

If I can't be sewing, at least it's for a grand reason!

I finished the label for Eli's quilt (see last post here)

A grand son, in fact!

Proudly presenting Eli...

But I won't bore you with my happy snaps,

because I have another 'finish' to share!

I'm calling this one "All that Glitters"!

 I can honestly say I enjoyed quilting this 

more than I did making the top...

and that doesn't happen very often!

I used my trusty Hera marker to mark diamonds in 

the solid aqua sections, 

that echoed the shapes somewhat,

even some wonky ones!

And included this diamond shape in the centre of the 

patterned sections.

I was having lots of fun so I did some more echo 

quilting, and more diamonds.

I also decided to try my hand at machine stitching

down the binding.

and I was happy with that too.

For the backing I used lots of leftover pieces of 

fabric...

It's had a wash and dry, and it's now lovely and 

crinkly!

Also it's ready for gifting!

I wonder if Eli would like it?

DETAILS:    Finished size- 41" by 57"

Quilted with Gutermann thread #7827

(My first finish for the F-A-L Q3., original list here)

Happy days!

SUZ

❤︎ Not feeling the love....

I started making Glitter blocks back in January...

These were my two 'trial' blocks...

The one on the right is it's original size, the one on 

the left up-scaled somewhat.

And this is what I have ended up with...

I had mentioned to my friend Deb that I wasn't 

feeling the love...

So she suggested just making what I had into a 

baby quilt and call it done!

She also said to try white borders, but I decided I 

wanted to use fabric I already had....

The pretty aqua solid does not like having its photo 

taken...

It's a bit happier when it is resting on the batting 

though!

I like the staggered placement of the blocks.

I think it gives them a chance to breath.

Maybe I will love it when I get round to quilting it?

Happy days!

SUZ

Glitter Again...

These blocks have been on the back burner for a 

while....

So I decided they needed some loving!

I enlarged the original pattern to make it a

13" X 5.5" block.

I do enjoy the construction of them...

a nine patch first, as seen here across the 

diagonal.

Then the corner pieces, which involves a little 

pivoting....

Is that a 'y' seam or a partial one?

I'm never sure ...

And here they are, all together.

I'll leave you with this 'sneak peek' of a quilt I've 

just picked up from Karen,

my wonderful long armer.

More will be revealed in July!

Happy sewing! 

SUZ

Preparing for February...

The Chuck Nohara blocks for February will be...

Elizabeth's picks...

and mine...

 #1024 needed to be enlarged by 170%,

while the others,

 the commonly used 260%. 

Now to decide the best method to construct them...

That's the hard part for me!

And I see some more Glitter blocks in my future too!

This little ruler, which Elizabeth sent me, 

 helps me mark my 1/4" pivot point for the 'y' seam!

Is anyone else making these blocks?

Happy days!

SUZ

Randomly....

With the Australian Tennis Open in full swing,

Azarenka warming up this morning

there is little time for sewing....

But I thought some of my followers might enjoy a 

snapshot of my last few days....

This is a mural at Margaret Court Arena...

Can you tell who all these players are?

made up of photographs from..

who knows where?

I have been playing with this pretty "Glitter" block,

from Jen Kingwell's book "Quilt Lovely".

This array of fabric and beads will  be used for my 

"Four-in-Art" project due on 1st February.

The theme is colour, with the sub-theme of 

microscopic!

I spied this 'Double Wedding' patterned vase in a gift 

shop recently.

It seems quilting patterns are everywhere!

And my son and daughter-in-law arrived home

from the States,

with a couple of beautiful gifts for me!

Now what to make from this pretty bundle?

Happy days!

SUZ