A Hidden Agenda!

I was thrilled when I was chosen to pattern test for 

Angela Pingel.

I have been a fan for many years!

And her new pattern seemed right up my alley....

Varied blocks, lots of colour and fussy cutting!

I immediately started scrambling through my stash

 for the perfect fabric!

I had hoped all my Heather Ross fabrics might have 

worked, 

but because the pattern called for 12" fussy cuts

 'on point', I just didn't have enough fabric! 

So I settled on my Cotton and Steel stash,

something which I'd added to during a "Quilty 

Wishes" swap last year!

I spent two days cutting out all the pieces,

and waited a few days for some extra fabric to arrive.

Then the piecing of the Square in a Square and 

Pinwheel blocks!

I laid out all the blocks on Sunday and started 

sewing and 'voila'!

It was finished!

I love how it turned out! 

There is so much to look at,

especially those cute teddy bears!

And the colours are so rich and bold!

It's a great pattern, well written with clear diagrams.

If you have some precious fabrics you are waiting to 

fussy cut, this may be the pattern for you!

Just maybe I could have moved those horse blocks apart!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Delilah-Month Seven

Full sewing activity has resumed! 

So it was time to dive into my Delilah stash...

for fabric for the "Four-patch Star" blocks.....

I had such a great time, finding fabrics for fussy 

cutting!

It is such a wonderful block which, I think, needed a 

new name!

Thanks to a follower on IG,  

I'm calling this the Victoria Cross block!

 This is my "Love" version...hearts, (Cupid's) arrow, 

spots and bikes!

And my "Forest" version- foxes, toadstools and even 

a fence around the border!

And all four together!

I love how the block can look so different, depending 

on fabric placement-

the sign of a good design, I think!

Linking up with Julie and Linda!

Go check out Julie's lovely AMH quilt top...

and Linda's gorgeous Floribunda quilt top!

Happy sewing!

SUZ