No Grand Illusions!

I'm calling my latest finish "No Grand Illusions'!

It is the 'Hidden Agenda' quilt pattern I tested for 

Angela recently.

I had fun quilting these swirls!

Since I have been making my own basting spray,

using this recipe,

the actual process goes very 'smoothly'!

There are some hearts quilted here!

The spray is probably not as economical as the 

commercial brands, but boy, does it stick!

Can you tell I love this print?

Now FMQ is the final fear I need to conquer!

This little section does make me happy though....

I also had fun photographing this quilt too,

finding pretty spots in my sister's home.

For an extra fast finish, I also machine stitched the 

binding!

#97 lifetime quilt 

#9 for 2018

I've now finished more quilts this year than I did last 

year,

with another three planned.

Quilt finishes at 56" by 72" 

The back.

All Cotton and Steel fabric.

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Another catch-up!

I put together this quilt last week.....

Lots of big prints and low volume sashing!

And I finished this dress this morning! 

"Easy Vogue v9327"

The front...

 and the back!

Now it is school holidays, I am aiming to get at least 

one quilt quilted.....

with this one being basted today!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Lately....

I've had more success with my clothes sewing lately!

Last weekend I made this skirt..... 

from this pattern.

And ordered this fabric....

to make this pattern!

Clothes, when they work, are much quicker to make 

than quilts!

Although a touch of Spring weather yesterday...

has me dreaming of a quilt from my stash of AMH 

voiles!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Some success....

Some failures!

This dress was a failure...

Way too big! 

I am hoping it might fit a friend?

Thankfully I had more success with this one...

made from my recent Outback Wife purchase.

 Last week I delivered these two cushions to my 

sister

where they are now happily living on her guest bed!

I've added some trees to the foxy forest,

but it is going in the WIPs cupboard for a while....

the intended recipient doesn't like it!

And I am still thinking about these...

I may add some other pastel colours?

How do you rise above your failures, and not let 

them get you down?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

"Bonkers"

 Yes, that is what I started to think when I realised 

how many straight lines

I would have to sew to get this finished!

The overall design of this never worked for me....

             and I just wanted to move it from 

            the "WIPS" list to the "Finished" one!

    

    There is a line in "Alice in Wonderland" that says 

                 all the best people are bonkers!

                          
                         So it certainly fits!

I think I will find a recipient  who will likeit!

       

     It's had a wash and dry and waiting patiently for                     

                    that person to materialise.

      

        

              That makes my 8th quilt finish for 2018 

                                and #96 ever.....

                                Happy sewing!

                                     SUZ

A Bento bag or two..

My sister was recently admiring this little Bento bag,

and it reminded me that I wanted to try a larger one.

 This one started as a 43.5" by 14.5" rectangle,

just so I have the details for next time!

I stumbled across a variation which joined the 

handles,

instead of knotting the ends as in the original.

So I followed this version

and stitched the ends together....

and added a spotty handle.

This bag now holds 800g of yarn, needles and 

pattern ready for my next knitting project!

Quick and very satisfying!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Drawstring bags!

I made a couple of drawstring bags for Eli today!

I followed my favourite tutorial found here to make 

the smaller one.

To make the larger one I increased the 

measurements to this:

Main outer: 14 1/4" by 12 1/2" x2

Accent outer: 4 1/2" by 12 1/2" x2

Lining: 18" by 12 1/2" x2

I'm recording them here so I have them for future 

reference.

I'm making plans for this;

there is definitely a dress and quilt earmarked for 

these!

Happy sewing!

SUSAN

Frieda's Platter Quilt

I am very pleased to share my latest quilt finish 

with you! 

It has been finished for a few days but I was waiting 

to get some decent photos.....

 which was tricky as it is a very large quilt

 (90" by 75") 

The pretty pieced back

AND it's Winter, so sunny, still days are few and far 

between.

I kept the quilting simple, to let the Dresdens shine!

I always like to give my quilts a unique name, 

especially when I use a traditional quilt pattern.

The hand quilting can be seen more clearly here....

So...Frieda was my mother's name and she was of

German ancestry, hence the link to Dresden, a city  

in Germany.

And 'Platter' because these are really big plates!😆

I had one block left so it was easy to use it as a 

label!

Quilt #95, "Frieda's Platter", measures 90" by 75", given to Helen

And here are a couple of photos of it in its  

happy new home.....

It fits the single bed nicely!

And the double bed too!

Happy sewing!

Susan