Motivation

 Hello, I'm back!

It's amazing what a break filled with sea, sunshine and 

total relaxation does for one's mojo.

Before I went on my little road trip...... 

 

I made some progress on my "Le Finestre" quilt.....

I celebrated a birthday recently 

and my special friend Elizabeth sent me some lovely 

fabric and a sweet pair of scissors!

Who wouldn't be motivated?

Some of these fat quarters were $2.50!

I also purchased some new fabric to add to another 

project I started just before I left.

It is the "Checkered Garden" tutorial  

by "Film in the Fridge", available here 

It comes together so well!

I've now made four....

They finish at 14" square, so I am aiming for a 

3 by 3 arrangement 

to give a baby quilt of 42" square.

I love how they look together

And looking forward to making five more soon!

I hope I remember how to use my sewing machine......🤔

Happy days!

SUZ

Drawstring bags!

I made a couple of drawstring bags for Eli today!

I followed my favourite tutorial found here to make 

the smaller one.

To make the larger one I increased the 

measurements to this:

Main outer: 14 1/4" by 12 1/2" x2

Accent outer: 4 1/2" by 12 1/2" x2

Lining: 18" by 12 1/2" x2

I'm recording them here so I have them for future 

reference.

I'm making plans for this;

there is definitely a dress and quilt earmarked for 

these!

Happy sewing!

SUSAN

A Roadtrip

Mr PnP and I just returned from a little 

Easter/Autumn road trip!

Firstly, the Marimekko exhibition in Bendigo...

a beautiful art show in Castlemaine...

The Silo Art Trail has long been on my 'must-do' list!

 What an achievement!

And it's bringing some much-needed tourism back to 

country Victoria.

We then spent three glorious days in Glenelg....

walking the Esplanade each morning!

And along the Torrens river too...

Finally, we did some cycling in the Clare Valley...

with some wine tasting in between!

There was one last silo in Coonalpyn, South 

Australia....

For more information go here, or here.

I did sew while being a passenger or in the 

evenings...

and have six of these appliqued to the background 

squares.

And of course, it's important to have a little souvenir 

for my own future quilt....

I'd never seen "Frou Frou" fabrics in real life before!

I'm itching to get back in my sewing room,

with plenty of ideas brewing!

Happy days!

SUZ

Sew My Stash 2017

I have been consciously not buying fabric

'just because'...

You know, buying just because... its pretty!

And trying to use some of my stash for useful items.

I've made some drawstring bags....

from this tutorial,

Pattern testing for Ali, @ Very Berry Handmade

a tote bag pattern soon to be released....

And a pillowcase has been on my 'to-do' list for ages!

This one was made following a tutorial from here

Next time I will make it a little smaller,

but it's a great way to use up stash fabric!

Do you have stash busting 'makes', other than quilts 

or cushions?

I'd love some more ideas!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Show and Tell!

I am back from my little beach getaway...

where we did lots of walking,

and people watching!

This is what I managed to sew, hand stitching in the 

evenings.

My first Delilah block!

With another one cut out ready to stitch.

Amitie is moving soon so I decided I needed to take 

some fabric off their hands...

for Delilah, of course!

and the batting is going to be used soon for my 

"Chucky's In Love" quilt,

Five metres of Lizzie House, "Castle Peeps"

because I found a fabulous fabric for the backing!

This is my first block for the Gridster Bee...

designed by Nancy herself!

With fabric cut and ready for the next...

Plenty to keep me busy!

Happy sewing! 

SUZ

Bits..and pieces!

I was lucky enough to attend a de-stash sale on the 

weekend!

One seller had an incredible stash!

She was selling bundles of two-three metres of 

fabric for $5 each!

All this (above) cost me less than $30!

I could easily have spent ten times this....

Lots of AMH

but I had to leave something for the other buyers, 

didn't I?

Amy Butler?

There were even two Chuck Nohara fabrics hidden 

amongst the treasure!

Toy Box by Lecien

My dream catcher has grown....

from this to this.....

with some auditing for the centre taking place!

Happy sewing!

SUZ