Hitting the ground running!

With nearly a week away from the sewing machine,

A 'floating' butterfly

A wallaby having a snack....

A red sky in the morning...

the sailor's warning

I was keen to remedy it this weekend!

I made a border for my Tula Pink hexies....

14" square of fabric with 2" squares around the outside edge

ready now to applique!

a nasty night time photo!

A friend is celebrating her birthday tomorrow 

and as the 'group' gift isn't ready...

I didn't want to go empty handed!

So a tote bag was made!

The inside pocket

I raided my stash for this Lecien linen from way 

back...

It's called "Isso Ecco & 'heart'"...

no longer stocked, I believe?

And an outside pocket.

Who knows what is on the schedule for the third day 

of our long weekend?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Dragging my feet....

I continue to plod along with my projects.....

I made this...

and these.

They may become coasters?

This is what has taken most of my time...

six inch blocks...

and EPP stars....

which will eventually be added to this....

only a sneak peek at this stage!

 But all sewing must wait, because I'm off on a 

business trip   school camp,

staying in a five-star hotel  a cabin with bunks,

socialising with supervising adults twelve year olds 

for four glorious gruesome days!

Wish me luck!

'Cos if I wasn't dragging my feet before,

 I will be on Friday!

SUZ

Where does the time go?

Can it really be a fortnight since my last 

blogpost?

Needless to say, I don't have much to show...

some purchases from a weekend market...

the beginnings of a new quilt...

all my Chuck Nohara blocks together...

time to choose those for March making.

and my addition (mainly along the bottom) to the 

the travelling bee block!

Now, if anyone can tell me how to find more hours in the day....

Happy sewing!

SUZ

One for me...

#cn 1024

two for you...

Bee blocks for Cindy

two for me...

#cn1132 and #cn1733

two for you....

Spelling Bee blocks for Lisa.

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Volvox

Volvox?

"What is that?", I hear you say!

A green algae which I have used as my inspiration 

for 

the first of this year's "Four-In-Art" mini.

If you do a Google image search, this is what you 

will find!

The overlying theme for 2016 is colour, and the sub-

theme for February was "Microscopic".

It was fun to see this little organism had inspired 

other artwork...

found here.

I first came across them when I was teaching my 

Year 7 Science class last year!

I have used a little 'artistic licence' in my 

interpretation....

But overall, I am pleased with the final result.

Beads, sequins, felt, fabric and thread.

I had fun photographing "Volvox" in the 

Science Labs where I teach!

And one last shot of it on my wall of minis.

Now it's my turn to choose the sub-theme for May...

the back....

Please take the time to check out all the other minis created by the group:

Betty 
Camilla
Catherine
Elizabeth
Janine
Nancy
Rachel
Simone

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Preparing for February...

The Chuck Nohara blocks for February will be...

Elizabeth's picks...

and mine...

 #1024 needed to be enlarged by 170%,

while the others,

 the commonly used 260%. 

Now to decide the best method to construct them...

That's the hard part for me!

And I see some more Glitter blocks in my future too!

This little ruler, which Elizabeth sent me, 

 helps me mark my 1/4" pivot point for the 'y' seam!

Is anyone else making these blocks?

Happy days!

SUZ

Randomly....

With the Australian Tennis Open in full swing,

Azarenka warming up this morning

there is little time for sewing....

But I thought some of my followers might enjoy a 

snapshot of my last few days....

This is a mural at Margaret Court Arena...

Can you tell who all these players are?

made up of photographs from..

who knows where?

I have been playing with this pretty "Glitter" block,

from Jen Kingwell's book "Quilt Lovely".

This array of fabric and beads will  be used for my 

"Four-in-Art" project due on 1st February.

The theme is colour, with the sub-theme of 

microscopic!

I spied this 'Double Wedding' patterned vase in a gift 

shop recently.

It seems quilting patterns are everywhere!

And my son and daughter-in-law arrived home

from the States,

with a couple of beautiful gifts for me!

Now what to make from this pretty bundle?

Happy days!

SUZ