Sewing, Knitting, Quilting

A panel of Liberty patchwork for a 241 tote bag.....

which I'm hoping to hand quilt!

  

Heart blocks for Christchurch....

and blocking the hand knitted baby blanket, in 

preparation for backing.

And my next knitting project waiting to be cast on

Finally, I am 

toying with the idea of making something for 

the 

Pantone "Living Coral" 2019 Challenge, 

organised by

No Hats In The House and Bryan House Quilts?

Happy days,

SUZ

Elaine's Legacy

I decided this quilt should be donated,

so when a work colleague said that her 

eighty-six year old Auntie Elaine was holding an 

afternoon tea for the Cancer Council....

I knew who I would give it too!

I had a great time FMQ those floral designs in the 

large white spaces.

I love the texture.....

even before I washed it!

And so crinkly after!

Oh, yes Elaine is the auntie's name!

And #4 for 2019!

Now onto #105!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Meadowland

I've been busy making quilt tops!

I'd seen the Meadowland popping up all over my 

Instagram feed and decided I needed to 

dive in!

  

I showed some of those initial blocks back here

The blocks are 16" finished.

Today, I basted it....

Finished size 48" by 64"

I've also made a scaled down version...

with blocks finishing at 12".

For this version, I went a little more scrappy for the 

corner blocks....

and added some thin sashing and cornerstones.

I think both designs have their merits,

Finished size 53" square

although this second one is my favourite! 

Have you ever made a different version of a pattern?

I'd love to know.

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Quilting brings people together!

 Many longtime followers of my blog will remember 

this quilt, 

 made with the help of my bee buddies in the 

United States.

 I call it "Words with Friends"!

This is another version made by Heather in Canada!

She had emailed me back in October wanting 

permission to 'copy' it!

I don't know where the saying came from, so I have

no rights to it!

She did an awesome job, didn't she?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

The coast, coffee and a concert

As you may realise from the title, 

there has been little in the way of sewing these last 

few weeks!

There's been a short sojourn at the beach..... 

Coffee in the country in a quirky cafe!

 And an Eagles concert!

I did happen to visit one of my quilts.....

 And I finished Mr Bear for my grandson!

I'm hoping, with the approaching long weekend, I'll 

have some serious sewing time!

Happy days!

SUZ

Finish Three- 2019

And the finishes keep coming!

But this one was two years in the making, so I hope

it was worth the wait!

My Delilah quilt, designed by Jen Kingwell and 

offered as a "Template of the Month" in 2017, has 

over 1650 pieces.

Blocks measure between 12" and 3".

Of some designs there are two blocks, others as 

many as nine!

 I was thrilled to find a fabric that worked so well 

as a backing!

And being from my favourite fabric store,

 Darn Cheap, it didn't break the bank!

I had an extra helper with my photo shoot this 

morning.....

The grey binding was from Emma Jean Jansen's

"Classics" range, Bushsticks in Silver.

I love how the sun came shining through this 

photo.... totally unexpected!

 I spent one-month hand quilting "Shadows Of Love".

What will I do in the evenings now?

Maybe its time to pick the knitting up again?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Missing in Action....

Has it really been nearly three weeks between blog posts?

Life got in the way, I guess!

But I have been sewing, so here's a quick recap-

I found a pattern for my lightweight denim 

purchased in New Zealand...

  New Look #6500

Believe me, it looks far better on ME than it does on 

the sewing dummy!

I really love the fringe details!

And, yes, I started a new quilt with these fabrics!

It is a pattern called Meadowland.

I do have it pieced together but will save that until I 

can get a better photo!

 Mr. Adventure Bear is slowly coming together!

 Most evenings have been spent hand quilting my 

"Shadows of Love" quilt....

The colour is off a bit in this photo

The texture is wonderful!

I'm hoping to have this finished soon!

What have you been up to the last few weeks?

Happy sewing!

SUZ