Running out of steam...

for my Polaroid Calendar Series!

Ideas for November were scarce, especially as

 Halloween or Thanksgiving are not really celebrated 

in the Southern Hemisphere.

So for the last in the series, 

this is the best I could do!

More Spring flowers....

I have written some simple instructions, 

should anyone want to make their own 

Polaroid Calendar;

its now on a separate page at the top of my blog.

To make it up to you

 I couldn't resist a mini quilt show 

of the whole series....

This makes me smile!

Summer & Autumn

Winter & Spring

and the backs....

and them all stacked up!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Hello October!

October in Melbourne is all about selling houses....

and sprucing up the garden!

Although I don't think this house is for sale?

Happy days!

SUZ

July is here....

but I'm not!

Happy knitting!

(as I am away on holidays, I am not allowing comments on this post)

SUZ

June is here....

Not sure how that happened?

A new season means a new colour scheme....

 Welcome June...

the perfect month, in this part of the world, to sew!

And today, with its rain...

is indeed sewing weather!

Happy days!

SUZ

Welcome May!

I will admit straight off- 

I was stumped on a theme 

for May!

(In my best teacher's voice....

"Must do better!")

So I've gone all 'arty-farty' on you!

Imagine these are modern paintings...

at an Art Show!

Why don't we see stray threads until now!

Miro, Klee, Matisse?

I chose the binding because it reminds me

 of paint splashes,

and the backing is appropriate, don't you think?

Here is the Autumn group together....

and all six in the series so far!

I seem to have forgotten the quilting along the bottom section too!

Really must do better!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Welcome April!

Another month....

Another calendar!

April Shower and Autumn Leaves

Enjoy!

SUZ

Hello February!

February in Australia is all about "back-to-school".....

cupcakes for lunch, 

an apple for the teacher, 

(Well, maybe not!)

new glasses and cycling to school!

And a map for the backing....

Sorry for leaving off my friends from the west coast of the US!

I have now completed three of my twelve

Polaroid calendar series....

Summer in Australia- 

we have plenty of that to come!

(Should you like instructions to make one or more of these Polaroid calendars, please let me know)

Happy days!

SUZ

A finish, of sorts!

You may remember this pretty stack of fabric?

One piece has become this....

I have set myself a task of turning my many 

polaroid blocks into mini calendars....

one for each month of the year!

And with the heat hitting today,

the orange of "January" is quite appropriate!

Another way of using these could be to make one 

for each season?

Here's a quick how-to...

I sash each polaroid with a 2.5" strip....

cut each block on the angle to make a 5" square 

and join four together....

Some simple narrow sashing and embroidery 

before quilting and binding...

and VOILA!

A cute mini for December, 

finishing at 11" X 15"!

I can officially say I have started 

decorating for Christmas!

Happy days!

SUSAN