Day One of my Holidays (Stay-cation)!

No, its okay, I am not going to blog about every one 

of my 46 days 

off until the new school year starts!

But Friday was a happy day, so indulge me!

I went into the city to my favourite shop, L'ucello-

Lots of treasures imported from France, including Sophie Digard!

...the sights and smells of Christmas heaven!

I did make a small purchase....

Not sure what I will make with these tiny fabric   

squares, but they were too cute to leave behind!

This was a display in the Hopetoun Tearooms....

a popular stop for tourists to 

the Block Arcade in Melbourne!

The Jacaranda trees are in their full flowering 

splendour!

I have been doing a little more secret sewing....

with plastic! 

That's a first!

Happy days!

SUZ

A Last Minute Gift...

Last minute because today is my last 'official' day of 

school til February!

 (Happy dance....)

And when one of my dear friends gifted me this pretty 

fabric,

(hopefully enough to make a blouse),

I made something in return....

A mug rug!

I started with 1.5 " squares.....

And backed it with this piece of Liberty!

My colour choice was inspired by...

the mug I bought first!

I love the low volume feel of this...

I hope she loves it as much as I do!

On a side note, thank you to all my followers for 

voting for me for the Travellin Pic Stitch Bloghop....

I won the Australasian section!

In celebration I will be having a   g.v..w.y   soon!

Happy days!

SUZ

I'd love your vote!

Voting has opened over at Quokka Quilts....

as part of the Travellin' Pic Stitch Blog hop!

I'd love you to vote for my EPP Star Drawstring Bag....

I'm in great company too!

 Hadley, Leanne, Di, Jo, Lucy, Annabella, 

Kirsty are all there too....

So many lovelies to pick from!

Thank you blogging friends!

SUZ

Sneaky Peeks....

I have only progress shots to share today......

Pillowcase dresses my sister and I started to make over the weekend....

I hope to show you these finished 
before they are gifted!

Some vintage buttons....

And HSTs.....

Finally these fabrics, 
recently won in a giveaway here,
will soon be made into zipper pouches!

I really hope to have some proper 'finishes' 
to share soon!


Linking up with WIP Wednesday...

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Random Preparations....

As life slowly returns to some routine, 

(where I prepare for more regular sewing sessions, 

at least....)

I have another Jazz Hands block complete!

10 down, 2 more to go!

Backing has been prepared for the Sherbet Pips 

quilt....

And binding fabric purchased....

There has been preparation for my Summer job....

And a lovely pack of fabric scraps from Cindy in the

mail....

And a cute breakfast brioche...

My tummy was prepared for it...

Yum!

Finally we are preparing for a long, hot summer!

Happy days,

SUZ

More work than....

play!

The end of the school year is fast approaching and, 

as a teacher, it is my busiest time of the year!

And that's my excuse why I look so tired modelling by 

new "Sew Serendipity" blouse...

It's a little big, but better big than small!

I have done some more EPP of my "Jazz Hands"...

ready to add to these...

which has been sadly neglected while I worked 

on my Museum Medallion...

I hope to back with some serious fabric 'play',

real soon!

After all, its nearly Summer holidays here!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US...

SUZ

PS: I have solved my photo problem for the time being....

Thanks to all my friends, especially Hadley who came to my rescue!

HELP!

Blogger is telling me I cannot upload photos to my 

blog unless I purchase more space!

I haven't heard of this before!

Is there another way I can get photos to my blog 

without having to pay?

Can someone advise me please!?

Thanks everyone, I have a solution, albeit a temporary one!

Progress.....

Today, I went from this...

to this!

It's starting to look like a quilt!

On to the next round!

Happy sewing...

SUZ

Really Random Thursday!

Snippets from my week......

Spring roses!

Wining and Dining.....

Bollards at the beach.....

Stained glass looking Medallion.....

and my blouse cut out ready to sew.....

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking up with Cindy's Really Random Thursday

SUZ

One good turn...

deserves another!

My blogging friends have helped me out immensely 

lately...

Thanks Hadley!

Fabric from one,

An English translation from another...

Thanks Nat!

So when Cindy was feeling snowed under I offered 

my help...

She needed a bee block made in the Mod Mosaic 

design...

I made this one nearly two years ago!

It's still an orphan...

And this is the one I've made for Cindy...

for Emma!

Happy days!

SUZ

WIPS Wednesday...

I worked on a number of projects over the last few 

days....

Bee blocks for Cindy.....

for the Modern Stitching Bee!

And more hand stitching of my Medallion quilt!

Lots of bias edges! Thankfully they all lined up!

And a little zipper pouch!

more HST triangles in some secret sewing!

And I acquired ☺ this wonderful book...

and am planning.....

Couldn't get this photo around the right way, no matter what I did!

with this!

What have you been up to this week?

Linking up with Freshly Pieced..



Happy sewing...

SUZ