WIPs Wednesday!

I cannot remember the last time I wrote a WIPS 

Wednesday post!

So here's what I have been up to...

I have finished piecing the backing for 

my Modern Amish,

with the arrival of Elizabeth's siggy block.

I now just need the inclination to baste it all 

together!

I have been slowly piecing my Triangle Quilt,

which is proving to be a challenge,

matching up all those points!

Stepping around it on my 'design floor' is also 

a challenge!

Finally I have made a bunting from some 

sweet novelty prints!

What have you been up to?

SUZ

My week....

I visited my sister at the weekend, 

and she had a little surprise for me!

Children's sewing machines!

The Singer is from the sixties 

and made in France;

The green one, a Japanese model!

I was thrilled to find they both work 

when battery powered!

The Singer even came with it's instruction booklet 

and spare needles!

The mailman delivered a much anticipated parcel 

this week too...

I forgot to include the lovely piece of fabric in the parcel.

from my sweet friend Mary 

Mary's equally talented daughter Molly,

made the embroidered hoop with my initial!

Isn't it beautiful?

I had a couple of hours in my sewing room 

this afternoon....

and decided my oft-used threads 

would look great in the sewing carrier!

I also did some sewing

(yes, that's a novel idea!)

Can you guess what that will become?

I hope to have a finished quilt ready to share 

with you soon too!

Happy days!

SUZ

Really Random Thursday

I don't think I showed you the Easter bunting

I made for faraway friends...

and the back!

This cute mosaic is a recent addition 

on the footpath at my local shopping centre,

Very cute!

and it seems like patchwork patterns 

are gaining popularity here.

I've made some recent fabric purchases,

the foxes were from L'Uccello, the others from Big W!

And I bumped into Ralph Fiennes,

when I was out to dinner the other night!

Can you tell I was pretty excited?

This is how some of you might know him...

'Voldemort' in Harry Potter

That's okay, my future daughter-in-law didn't 

recognise him either!

Happy days!

SUZ

Not much to show....

A bee block for Elizabeth...

who is making a cute Christmas quilt!

And some bunting....

for a friend who is having a baby!

I have my eye on this fabric...

See the rabbits?

which I may buy.....

if I can find my mojo!

 If you see it,

please send it here!

SUZ

Playing "Reindeer Games"!

I am pleased that this project turned out so cute!

I have been working on it for quite some time, 

so apologies if you are sick of seeing it!

Adding the pieces to the ties.

I think it was my friend Rachael who suggested, 

some months ago, 

that these would make a great bunting!

And boy, was she right!

The finished size of each the embroidery was 5"....

This is the process I used to make my bunting.

I roughly drew up a paper pattern....

chained pieced the frames....

1.5" strips add to three sides

Cut 5.5 inch squares and cross cut to give me the 

required triangle for the bottom section.

Cutting out the backing

I backed each with a cherry fabric-

after all cherries are at their best during an 

Australian Christmas! 

Snipped out the corners before turning through...

Snipping out the corners

And topstitched around three sides....

 I'd left the tops open for turning through....

They are hidden by the binding ties...

I left 1.5 inches between each reindeer...

Giving a very cheery and happy 70 inches of

reindeer having a Christmas party!

This is my third finish for the F-A-L!

Is it Christmas yet?

(Other details- Stitched in Perle8 thread, with some black stranded thread detail

Aunt Martha's pattern #3996
purchased from Colonial Patterns)

Happy days-

SUZ