PATCHWORKNPLAY- Where the joy is in the making not the having....
Just need to record these finishes while I remember!
A cosy knit, made from mostly op shopped wool.
The Dogs in Sweaters block has become...
a pillowcase.
And a Christmas Mug Rug!
I think my grandsons will love this!
Have you started your Christmas sewing yet?
Happy days!
SUZ
While my new home has a washing line, it is a bit tight
on basting space!
I do have a lovely 'reading' room,
formerly called the Chandelier room for the the out-of-
place lighting choice....
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| The chandelier is now gone, the ceiling rose is a little harder to get rid of |
But as I spray baste, I have been wary of getting all
that goo on the carpet!
Anyway, I bit the bullet and carefully basted my Starlit
Sky flimsy last weekend....
And got quilting, on Tuesday, a grey, cold and wet
Melbourne Cup Day!
I chose a simple diagonal grid for a quick finish!
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| the back! |
Quilt #5 for 2022
No. 146 Lifetime quilts
SUZ
Wensleydale blocks that is!
The last time I shared these, I was still living in
Brighton.
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| The yellow may be a little bright? |
We have been in our new home six weeks now and
loving it!
The move was not without its trials but once we were
in, the unpacking progressed quickly!
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| 20 blocks |
I love my new sewing room- its only small but the light
is fabulous.
24 blocks
I keep going through my stash and unearthing little
gems that just might work!
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| Pieces cut out... |
Maybe next time you see this it will be a complete quilt
top.
Jen Kingwell, the designer of this pattern,
tends to name many of her designs for the towns
around her home.
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| And 30! |
I have done that with a few.
"New Brighton Gardens" was named after the street and
suburb we lived in for eight months.
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| New Brighton Gardens |
So following that fine tradition,
I am naming this quilt Carisbrook!
Happy sewing....
SUZ
I had fabric set aside so decided to get going on one
block!
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I gave you a little sneak peek of what I was working on
in my last post.
So I've made them doily and fabric scraps into
drawstring bags....
Of various sizes.
Most required nothing but bits and pieces from my
stash.
I did have to purchase some blue grosgrain ribbon to
finish the last two.
Now to decide on a price that will ensure they sell but
not so little than I'm practically giving them away!
SUZ
Life has been hectic, but we have moved and are
happily enjoying rural life!
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| A "cut leaf" Banksia in my garden |
So there has been little sewing but lots to celebrate!
My sewing room is waiting for me.
It is much smaller than I'm used to but I'm okay with
that!
My AFL (Australian rules) football team won the Grand
Final.
The tulips are blooming in Bendigo...
Today I intend to play with these doily and fabric scraps.
There is a destash market coming up and I thought someone might be interested in a drawstring bag, or two!
Happy days!
SUZ
