Star Surprise….more blocks

I confess to really not enjoying working with the striped fabrics, hence some of them looking a tad out of whack…oh well.

      

Block of the Month – Star Surprise

I need some more space in my teeny sewing room and have found some UFOs which really need to be finished.
This one has been hanging around for a while now – if I have been away from home for 2.5 years, then it must  be 3 years overdue …yikes.  This block of the month came from Amitie in Melbourne and is called Star Surprise
by Trish Harper.  I started sewing the blocks by hand, but realistically it will be another 3 years if I continue at this snail’s pace, so have done 3 blocks this week by machine.  They are all 12” blocks

  
 
 

Wonky Log Cabin Cushions

After an obscene quote for cushions to match my new chair, I decided to make my own.

I was thinking  chocolate with subtle aqua and green which would match my new sofas and these beautiful

fabrics Lantern Bloom by Laura Gunn were just the thing

 

Then I fell in love with the cushion on the cover of this Stitch magazine

 

  by Malka Dubrawsky who has a stunning Blog -

Stitch in Dye.  Malka does some fabulous fabric dyeing and her quilts and pillows are gorgeous.

 

A few more fabrics were added to the mix, then the cushion seemed to take on a life of its own!

It’s a bit more colourful than intended and probably needs a few more ‘plain’ fabrics.  Just gotta sew down the binding.

 

Now got to go and try something slightly more subtle……

Seen in my neighbourhood today…

Got a bit of a shock when I was driving behind this cab this afternoon….

I was stationary when I took the pic and am hoping this is a publicity stunt and the passenger has not lost their luggage!

The new Bonds Baby

How cute is this?   Emma, our company’s new little Aussie expat on her new quilt.   Just love the tummy Emma!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Some local colour to celebrate – blossoms and peonies, together with some eucalyptus leaves from home. According to the guy who made this up, they are known as “lucky money leaves”

The quilt group enjoyed a CNY lunch, complete with “Yu Sheng” the seafood & salad dish, peculiar to Singapore, which must be tossed high in the air by everyone to usher in a long year of prosperity!

The waiter mixes each ingredient separately, which are all specific meanings and wishes for the coming year. My wish was for more members for our quilt group!

Hushabye Quilt for Miss M

I took 2 of these charm packs – Moda Hushabye by Tula Pink

sewed them together, sliced and rearranged them to make a Disappearing Nine Patch pattern

added some off-white Kona cotton sashing

the backing fabric

and machine quilted it with a “meandering” design

  

The finished size is approx 50” x 50” .  I hope baby Miss M likes her new quilt!