Chuckies in Love

Or should that be "Chucky's in Love"?

Too late now, it's labeled and finished!

I loved everything about making this quilt...

 from planning which blocks to include, 

to choosing fabrics,

 to learning a variety of techniques in each 6" block,

the hand quilting...

even the photo shoot was fun! 

Thank you, Elizabeth, who encouraged and joined 

me on my Chuck Nohara journey!

That's Elizabeth's block up there on the left!

A shot of the "Lizzy House" backing...

and trying it out for size on Helen's bed!

Final statistics:

Quilt #88

Measures 65" X 73"

Hand/machine pieced and appliqued

Hand quilted with Eleganza #8 perle thread

Quilter's Dream Cotton Batting

Happy sewing!

SUZ

A Rose by any other name...

I had admired this quilt....

Rail Fence Quilt by Rose

and this one.....

Another of Rose's quilts!

on Pinterest recently, (one link is here),

to find that Rose, the maker, was offering her 

leftovers to me! 

Blocks Rose didn't have a use for!

After a friendly email exchange with Rose...

these beauties recently landed in my post box.

And heaps of 'scraps'!

 I haven't decided what I will do with them but there 

are plans being made!

I gathered up my meagre stash of

 Cotton and Steele... 

shopped for more at The Quilt Shop, in Eltham

with a couple of pretty fat quarters thrown in!

where they were having an amazing sale!

all playing nicely together!

So I guess I have another WIP or two to add to my 

never-ending list!

But the story doesn't end there....

Rose also included these pretty vintage circles,

which I am going to make into a mini 'quilt'....

of sorts, for my sister.

I am now making a couple of gifts to send back to 

Rose as a thank-you!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

"Fun and Friendship" Quilt reveal

It's hard to believe that this day has come!

The final reveal of our + and x friendship block quilt!

This was the palette Carla and I based our quilts on....

And I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

Here it is before I quilted it....

four blocks joined and sashed in an aqua spot 

with brown corner "+s"...

Putting it together wasn't without it's problems....

Keeping it real....

That's a broken needle AND a pin in there!

I chose a wavy quilting line from the many 'patterns' 

offered by my machine....

And I 'marked' diagonal lines with my Hera marker, 

two inches apart, 

keeping this line centred as I stitched with my 

walking foot....

I found a bargain backing at Darn Cheap fabrics....

Cuckoo Clocks from the "Folktale" range,

by Cinderberry Stitches in orange!

This was such a fun fabric,

perfect for a fun experience!

There are so many special parts in this quilt....

Carla and I even exchanged labels!

The binding is called "Alphabet Soup" by Henry Glass

My quilt finishes at about 68" by 75"

Be sure you pop over and see 

what a beautiful quilt Carla has made 

from our fun block sharing experience!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

The start of a beautiful friendship!

Even though May signals 

the end of Autumn here

This month's colours are reminiscent Australian Autumn leaves 

It is also the end of the

 + and x Friendship block swap.....

So let the quilt construction begin!

Here are the blocks I sent to Carla....

in the rich colours of red, orange and brown.

And here are the beauties I received from Carla!

And here they are 'getting acquainted'!

Carla and I are intending to work independently on 

our quilt layout,

with a final reveal at the end of September!

It will be fun to see our 'fraternal' quilts...

Happy days!

SUZ

WIPs Wednesday...

I can't remember the last time I wrote a WIP's post!

(In fact it has been a whole two weeks 

since I last posted at all!)

So this is what I have been up to 

(despite masses of end-of-semester schoolwork!)

MCM bee blocks are 'winging' their way to Carla....

+ and x Friendship blocks for the other Carla....

Just a sneaky peek....

hand quilting a secret project....

which I hope to share soon!

And hand quilting this long term project too.

My Museum Medallion

AND I may have just started a new quilt!

Shelburne Falls by Denyse Schmidt...

gifted to me in 2013 by my friend Mary!

Before long June will be here.....

Linking up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced!

Happy sewing!

SUZ