"Charcoal Lane"....

is the name of my first quilt finish of 2020!

My Juki has been in for a service and repair.

 Events transpired to eke it out to three months! 

My service centre was down a man, the part it 

needed took some time to source and everything 

closes down over Christmas too!

So yesterday I couldn't wait to get sewing!

I chose a square spiral following the log cabin block 

layout- simple but effective.

I want to use as much of my stash as possible this 

year, but often don't have WOF for binding.

So I used Linda @flourishpalms tutorial for 

a 'no tails' method. 

Two different stripes for the binding.

I still need to master the technique, but I am 

pleased with the overall effect.

And the name- a Paul Kelly song I heard for the first 

time today!

Three months between quilt finishes was WAY too 

long!

Dimensions" 45" square

Quilt finish #1 for 2020

#120 all-time quilt

Improvised log cabin

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Two weeks...

is a long time between posts! 

For no particular reason, I have not been very 

productive in the sewing department this year.

But I'm still here, doing what I can when I can!

I enjoyed some mindless piecing, making these 

'quilt-as-you-go' panels,

turning them into zippy pouches.

They are now waiting for some worthy recipients.

I have owned four "Merrily" panels for a long time,

and recently came across a free pattern online that I 

thought I could use with them.

And I'm thrilled with how it turned out!

It is now 37" square.

I really wish I had more of that gorgeous red and 

green 'stars' fabric.

I think it would be awesome as a large 74" bed quilt, 

using the other three panels!

If you'd like to make your own, the pattern is on the 

Art Gallery Fabric website here

Its name is "Snuggle"- pretty perfect, hey?

Peg Bags

or clothes pins....

That's what my North American friends call pegs!

I needed a new one and had 'pinned' Carla's version 

(here) on Pinterest ages ago. 

And before too long a friend ordered two more!

I was able to enclose all the seams by altering the 

final assembly step!

They are a surprisingly quick make!

It's great to have another gift idea in the vault!

I think they'd be a good item for fairs and fetes too.

Happy sewing!

SUZ

The quickest...

I've ever knitted a garment, albeit a short-sleeved 

one!

It took me less than a month to knit my Soldotna 

top...

And I enjoyed every part of it!

I didn't think I could knit a whole garment in the 

round....

All knit stitches except for the bands, short rows, 

loose bind off!

I love how it works with my skirt...

I'm thinking of making one with long sleeves!

Happy days!

SUZ

Drifting along...

My sew-jo seemed to have taken a little holiday recently....

Although since Christmas, I've made a skirt,

which is a little crushed because I have worn it 

a couple of times already!

And a blouse.....

I love gingham!

We have been experiencing terrible bush fires here 

in Australia.

They have not affected me directly, apart from some 

dreadfully smoky haze.

I do have friends in the north-east who have evacuated once and are now back on a 'watch and act' alert.

So I decided to join the call for 'cool ties' for the amazing firefighters, many of whom are volunteers!

These are so easy to make, using the free tutorial 

found here.

I'd hoped to find my sewjo amongst my Cotton and Steele scraps...

and before I knew it I was pressing, cutting and piecing log cabin blocks!

Happy days!

SUZ

Trixie Zip Pouches

I really should finish this quilt. 

but I am not ready to commit all that time into 

basting, quilting and binding in the lead up to 

Christmas.

So I decided I wanted to make some 

Trixie Zipper Pouches.

pattern available here, if you want to make one or 

two or twenty of your own!

This fabric was gifted to me. It is gorgeous!

It takes more time to choose fabric, trim and quilt 

the fabric than it does to construct them.

The last one took me a little over an hour to make!

And that's doing some final hand stitching inside 

rather than forcing ten+ layers of fabric 

through the machine and risking all sorts of mishaps!

I stopped, for the moment, at four!

Mr PnP went for a little road trip as soon as work 

finished.

The silos north of Benalla had been on my 'must-see' 

list for some time.

This beautiful painting (below) is in a church.

 in the town of Goorambat.

This one dedicated to those who have fought in wars.

And this one in honour of GJ Coles, the founder of 

Coles stores here in Australia.

And this Christmas tree is tucked away in an alley in 

Chiltern...

And one last thing...

a couple of Christmas decorations made using a free 

tutorial from here!

They are by Amy at NanaCompany!

(thanks Debbie for pointing out the wrong link- all fixed now!)

I hope to be back with that one quilt finish before 

2019 is over.

Until then, Happy Christmas from my house to yours.

SUZ

Finding time...

in a busy schedule to craft! 

"Crafting can help those who suffer from anxiety, depression or chronic pain, experts say. It may also ease stress, increase happiness and protect the brain from damage caused by aging."

                 So I'm trying to find the time to...

sew and knit for Barbie,

 knit socks!

 

make a little bag for gift giving.

I won an Instagram giveaway for this sweet pin.. 

and I'm making plans for this cute puppy fabric.

The Liberty book was the only sewing book on offer 

in the raffle at our Christmas luncheon!

So, of course, I snapped it up!

Happy days!

SUZ

Good Victory...

is the name of my latest quilt finish,

my 14th quilt for 2019!

This is the second time I have made a scrappy quilt 

with this 'pattern'....

I really like how the navy blue works with the white 

and all my scraps!

As usual, I've kept the quilting simple...

with just some straight lines through all the white 

sashing.

Why is it called "Good Victory", I hear you ask?

My friend's name is Eunice, 

and it means Good Victory!

Dimensions: 54" X 68"

Quilt finish # 14 for 2019

#118 all-time quilt

Scrappy sandwiches quilt

Happy sewing!

SUZ