Tilting At Windmills

I thought long and hard about the name for this 

quilt!

Firstly, the working title was "Whirlygig".

The designer's official name is now Pirouettes.

But as my quilt is being given to a little boy named 

Xavier, that wasn't going to work.

I considered "Blade Runner" but, if you know the 

film, that felt a little aggressive.

Eventually, I settled on "Tilting At Windmills"

I liked the 'fighting the demons'  aspect associated 

with this line from Don Quixote,

as little Xavier has put up a good fight in his short 

life.

Maybe this quilt will give him some love and 

strength to continue to grow and thrive!

Mr PnP and I took a walk with this quilt this morning,

and these photos were taken then.

Happy Father's Day to the best 'quilt holder'....

It was his suggestion to take this route where we 

had lots of options for photos!

Dimensions: 49" by 66"

Quilt finish #11 for 2019

#115 all-time quilt 

Happy days!

SUZ

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

Testing, testing....

I've been testing a new pattern for Allison who blogs 

at Campbell Soup Diary.

Quirky name, hey?

This pattern has everything...

curved piecing, lots of HSTs and even applique!

The blocks finish at a large 24" square.

 I was never going to make a whole quilt but love 

the simple graphic nature of this block....

 so I have hand quilted it...

to make a pretty table topper!

I love the gingham and the stitching on white fabric- 

so crisp and Spring-like!

All I need now is a bunch of tulips, but they will have 

to wait a few months here!

I don't even have autumn leaves to show you!

This David Hockney picture, from the recent

 exhibition here in Melbourne, seems to fit the bill!

The pattern is due to be released this week if you 

want to grab a copy of yourself!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Notting Hill Terrace....

I recently had the pleasure of testing a pattern 

for Nadra, over at Ellis and Higgs

I really enjoyed both the making 

and the quilting of this mini....

adding roof tiles and leadlight windows,

and texture to the door and window frames!

Head over and check all the other versions,

with their embroidered flowers, button door handles 

and even a visiting bunny!

Happy days!

SUZ