Not Really Random.....

Sunny, Spring weather took us on a drive to 

the Yarra Valley.....

To Tarrawarra  Museum of Art  and Vineyard...

Come along with me....

outside.....

Oh, there's MrPnP!

and in....

Aboriginal Art

Acknowledging the artist.....

This is music notation paper and tiny yellow paper cones!

Oh, who's that?

An inspirational day....

Linking up with Cindy @ Live a Colorful Life!

Happy days!

SUZ

WIPS Wednesday, again

I have used the first days of my Spring break catching 

up with household business-

ironing, window washing, getting a haircut, sleeping  

and shopping....

Pretty, isn't it?

for fabric from Amitie for my Medallion Workshop on 

Friday!

(I'll be back with something to show on Saturday,

 I hope!)

I have done a little stitching.....

Jazz Hands # 9 is complete!

And some secret sewing....

for a Flick'r swap!

Dasher is getting a friend....

And I finally gifted my "Crossroads" quilt.....

which is now being used.....

Should I be offended my friend called it a 'rug'?!!!

Linking up with Freshly Pieced....

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Fresh Squeezed Fabric- Pin it & Win it!

I have seen this fabulous idea popping up in    

Blogland, so I thought I'd give it a go!

The idea is to pin a bundle of Fresh Squeezed Fabric 

for a chance to win!

If you receive the same number of pins as the value 

of your bundle, you win it!

There's a lot of 'give and take' happening......

You pin mine and I'll pin yours!

Anyway, this is the little bundle I have pinned....

I'd love your help to win!

Go here  if you'd like to help out!

THANKS everyone, I've claimed my bundle!

SUZ

Source: etsy.com via Susan on Pinterest

Really Random Thursday....

*this brought a smile to the face of a little unknown 

quilter down at the bottom of the world.....

* this arrived in the mail...thanks for the heads up 

'Missus'!

                 

*long afternoons and evenings spent with these....

An evening here.....

in the company of Rufus....

brilliant!

Only two sleeps 'til school holidays!

YIPPEE!

SUZ

Playing Nicely...

Radioactive was doing my head in.....

It has been banished until it can play nicely!

 I was seriously tempted to start something new 

but I resisted.....

Scootering...

And dug my Sherbet Pips out of hiding- from last 

year,

oops! Its upside down!

Based loosely on this pattern...

"Sea Breeze" by Mary Cowan

It was pleasure to sew with such pretty fabric, and 

soft colours.....

And straight lines!

These images still make me smile, even if this fabric 

is so 'last year'!

Sweet girls swinging...

I changed the original layout around a bit...

I really wanted to include the puppy dogs 

somewhere....

So with some creative piecing....

they are now running around the outside of

"Pips Playground".....

Finished size: 49" X 67"

Happy days!

SUZ

Is it Wednesday again?

As many quilters do, I have flitted from one project to 

another this week...

I have wrestled with "Radioactive".....

The unpicker and I are very good friends!

So much so that this is threatening to be banished to 

the UFO graveyard!

Thankfully I have enjoyed EPP #9 of my Jazz Hands 

project!

This is my favourite one, so far!

And today I picked up fabric for the backing for 

"Castle Tiles"....

I just need to make up my mind on how to quilt 

this....

I'd better decide soon because I might be tempted to 

start something new instead!

And look what landed in my mail box this week.....

I am so lucky to have received this beauty as part of 

the MQPS!

Thank you Tiina- I love it!

(And so does MrPnP!)

What are you working on this week?

Linking up with WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced

Happy sewing...

SUZ

Four Acres Block....

comes from the Modern Quilting Book....

and is September's bee block for Chrissy!

She requested aqua, orange and hot pink with a 

brown centre......

And spots if possible!

This is my contribution....

And for the second block we had more free reign with 

the colour palette!

They're in the mail!

I hope you like them Chrissy!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Zakka Peg Board.....

I had picked this out, fairly early on, as one of the 

projects I definitely wanted to make

from the Zakka Style book!

I used a 5" hoop......

so its only little!

I used "Heat'nBond" to adhere those pesky bunting 

triangles down first ....

And finished with a little pink polka dot peg!

I can see more of these in my future.....

Maybe a green one....

or a yellow one!

The cute little pegs are crying out to be used!

Linking up with LR Stitched, Zakka Along.....

Happy days!

SUZ

MQPS.....

stands for Modern Quilted Pillow Swap!

This is secret sewing at its best!

Simply...make a pillow and send a photo to Tiina the 

administrator!

Close up!

They are published on Flick'r under the MQPS 

banner.....

When the time is up everyone with a pillow entered 

ranks them!

The back.....

It's fun trying to guess who, from this group of 60+ 

sewers, made what!

The maker of the pillow with the most votes receives 

her first choice, and so on! 

This is the pillow I made...

inspired by a mini quilt I saw here!

I used my Echo scraps and Kona Ash.

It's now off to its new home,

and I'm waiting to see which one is mine?

It's a shame MrPnP was partial to this one......

Typical!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Revisiting.....Radioactive

Do you remember these pieces?

which became these.....

Radioactive block

They are the leftover pieces from my 

Summer Stars quilt...

I decided it was time to do something with them.....

I found some homespun fabric hiding in my stash!

So I am joining them with black sashing, 

about 3/4" wide.....

I think there may be some set-in seams yet to be 

tackled....

But I have, so far, enjoyed the unhurried pace and 

chance to play!

Besides, the sun was shining this weekend and I'm 

back on my bike after a cold, wet winter!

What have you been doing this weekend?

Happy days!

SUZ