I’m using my scraps to make fabric. Then using the scrap fabric to make leaves and backings and borders. It’s the scrap elimination challenge from Swan amity studios.

applique, table runnerSusan Griffiths28 July 2022scrap challenge, table runner, applique, autumn leavesComment

Bug Mania

I love christmas beetles with thier irridescent colours and promises of Christmas. Here is my celebration of one such bug, made with the shiniest fabrics you can find.

12 inch blocks, appliqueSusan Griffiths3 May 2022applique, beetles, australiana, christmasComment

It's teatime - my totally favourite time of day

Running out of tea is not an option in my life. OK, I don’t run out of coffee beans either, but tea is really an essential. So it’s absolutely right that we should be celebrating the ‘cup that cheers’ in the Quilt Block Mania complimentary ‘block of the month’. I love a decent teapot (spout doesn’t drip, tea leaves don’t clog, well balanced, stays hot…). My block is a nice simple applique block.

Rainbow Lorikeets - Quilt block Mania March 2022

Rainbow lorikeets are cheeky, smart as paint and as brightly cvoloured. They are opportunisitc and are quite happy to join you for coffee and cake at any cafe of your choosing. They are not supposed to eat cake. Sugar is bad for them. But like people they still do. I just hope that cafe culture is not doing them too much harm. This little fellow was a dining companion at NSW Art Gallery in Sydney. To be fair, I’d much rather have a lorikeet than an Ibis who have very anti-social wingspans and no sense of their own size.

Good luck to the bride

Good luck to the bride and bridegroom. What speaks more of our hopes for the happy coulple than a horseshoe brimming with luck and best wishes.

Quilt block mania block of the month, November

Food is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania Block of the month. My block is a fusible applique block celebrating summer and the festive season. What is not to like about a perfect slice of pineapple? the block is complimentary for the month of November and the links to the other designers can be found here.

Graduation scroll - a new 12 inch block

Graduation! It’s a great time to celebrate and to mark the occasion with a special quilt. This 12 inch applique quilt block would make a great album cover and can be personalised to write your own special message.

Dawn to Dusk on the Northern Rivers

A collaborative slice quilt from Goonellabah art quilters celebrating time and life on the river.

Good luck charms - the Dala horse and lucky horseshoes

Welcome to the February lucky charms blog hop hosted by quilt Block Mania

Fireworks, stars and Winter celebrations

Winter is the time for stargazing, for fireworks, for full moons hanging like pennies in the sky. My winter celebrations block is the stars of Matariki or the Pleiades. They mark the start of the Maori New Year and are a time for remembering the past and looking to the future.

12 inch blocks, appliqueSusan Griffiths4 November 202012 inch block, winter celebrations, stars, stars of matariki, fusible appliqueComment

Christmas in July bloghop

Time for some Christmas sewing. Join the Christmas in July bloghop hosted by ‘My Carolina Home’ to download some awesome free patterns for Christmas. Look for the hashtag #CIJPP on instagram, twitter and facebook.

Once upon a story bloghop 2019 - Jack be nimble

A new block for the nursery rhyme bloghop ‘Once upon a story’ . Enjoy my story of my my dash to the finish line and keep reading for some absolutely fantastically great giveaways.

Snowflakes! Applique for Christmas and winter.

Have some fun with snowflakes this christmas!

applique, raw edge appliqueSusan Griffiths16 December 2018applique, raw edge applique, Christmas, snowflakes, template, stencilsComment

My Happy Place

My Happy Place: What do you need in life? A room with a view, a bit of sewing and a friend to share the day. Read on to download the pattern, check the blog hop schedule and enter the free giveaways.