Good things....

.....happen in threes!

Firstly I was very happy to have Ayumi from Pink Penguin comment on my new 

pin cushion....

Yes, I've been playing with PicMonkey!

I won a lovely book in a giveaway on "A Spoonful of Sugar" blog!

It was wrapped in an old dress pattern- how cool is that?

No, its not a quilting book, but it looks really interesting!


And the third, and most exciting thing, is....


 my FW "Sunnybrook Farm" quilt....

....... is being featured on Quiltstory today!

Happy days indeed!

SUZ

Presenting... "Sunnybrook Farm"

Time and the weather have conspired somewhat against me this week.....

But I really wanted to share my 'finish' for March!

(That's three quilts finished in three months!)

So inside photos will have to do...

My FW quilt, AKA "Sunnybrook Farm" is done!

I stippled all around each of the 48 blocks.....

quite Denysely densely, as is my method!

The back folded over to the front

This is the biggest quilt I've ever quilted myself...

57 " by 72 "

The binding is a pretty DS print...

which contrasts nicely with both the sunny back and the spotty front!

The blocks all stand out proudly from the background, which is the effect I was 

after!

I think it let's all the blocks 'shine'!

And a view of the pieced back!

Can you tell why I have called it "Sunnybrook Farm"?

Apart from the obvious sunny backing, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" was one

of my Mother's favourite films.

And this reminds me of my Mum!

She was a bit of a farm girl when she was young.

I know my Mum would have loved this quilt....

Well, that's not quite true.....

My Mum loved EVERYTHING I made!

Doesn't yours?

Happy Sewing!

SUZ

Stale Stash Swap!

Lucy @ Charm About You had a great idea to get rid of fabric that you don't have 


a use for any more...

So, with my FW Quilt almost in the finished pile I'm offering to swap these!

They are all taken!!!

Allison- this is yours!

Lucy- this is yours!

Lori this one is yours!

All these are fat quarters of Denyse Schmidt fabrics.

What have you got to offer?

Yes, its a straight swap!

You might want one, two or all three!

All gone! Thanks everyone!

Let me know what you have which you think I might like and we can come up 

with an 'arrangement'!


Look forward to seeing what's out there!


Happy sewing!
SUZ

There will be a Happy Ending!

The Farmer and his wife have finally got their act quilt top together!

Not without a spot of bother....

(The first option used a more sparsely dotted fabric)

Mr and Mrs Schmidt don't always have the same view of life...

Mr Farmer is a bit of a square, a straight up and down type of guy....

Denyse often sees things from a different (on-)point of view!

But I think they have their act top together...

Even if it is upside down!!


But how will they keep sew it together???


By hand or by machine?


Mr Farmer and Denyse may need to go to counselling to solve that one!

Of course, they would be happy to take advice from neighbours and friends!

They also apologise for the rather poor photos....

They live in a little house and they found it very difficult getting all the top in 

these shots!

And MrPnP didn't want to play!


Happy days!

SUZ

PS It's not too late to enter my giveaway!

The Love Affair continues.....

Yes, Denyse and the Farmer are back in my life!

It has been a "Whirlwind"  of a relationship.....

but it is officially Autumn here in Australia, so soon the "Maple Leaf" will start to 

fall!

While I was looking for my mojo recently I did take out all my FW blocks and 

decide on the fabric I wanted to buy to sash them. 

I only bought 20cm of this spotted fabric...

to see how it looked!

And I love it!

But when I went back today to buy three metres....

they didn't have it!!!!

This was the best I could do...

in fact the sales girl had cut the fabric before I realised it was WRONG!

I'm going to piece a few blocks and then decide!

This love affair has hit a serious cross roads....

Will there be a happy ending?

Happy sewing! 

(I hope!)

SUZ

The Old Buzzard....

has come home to roost!

#15 Buzzard's Roost

Like a "Streak of Lightning"....

#92 Streak of Lightning

he had taken Denyse to...

#85 Square Dance

the local "Square Dance"!

They had a great time!

Happy Days!

SUZ

Interlude...

I love the period between Christmas and New Year!

Our simply set Christmas table!

The frenzy of THE season is over...

Mooching around.....

Even Santa is 'kicking back'!

A new year holds such great promise....

And making plans....

Time to do, whatever!

#4 Basket Weave

Like just one FW block!

Happy days!

SUZ

Lost to the Great Outdoors?

After a  "Century of Progress"

Denyse was the "Prairie Queen"

riding the "Railroad"

over "Hill and Valley"!

Has the Farmer's Wife been lost to the great outdoors?

Or maybe Paris?

You'll have to come back to find out...

won't you?


(And you still have time to enter my giveaway!)

SUZ

A Spring Bouquet...

The Farmer bought his wife a Bouquet today....

# 8




...of Tulips

#96

and Rosebuds!

#75


Ah- young love!!!

Happy sewing!

SUZ