No campfire is complete with a billy of tea, and no tea is better than billy tea. It’s traditionally made strong and black and sweet even when the temperature is up in the 30’s and 40s (degrees Celsius). My little campfire celebrates the moment when the billy is on the boil and everyone is up to sitting around relaxing . The scent of the eucalypts is in the air and the creek is cool and welcoming.

12 inch blocks, raw edge applique, quiltmania bloghopSusan Griffiths1 November 202212 inch blocks, quilt block mania, camping, applique block, raw edge applique Comments

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.

12 inch blocks, applique, quiltmania bloghopSusan Griffiths5 April 2022quilt block mania, quiltblockmania bloghop, 12 inch blocks, 12" block, 12 inch block, applique, applique block Comment

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.

12 inch blocks, applique, bird blocksSusan Griffiths8 March 202212 inch block, bird block, lorikeet, quilt block mania Comment

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.

12 inch blocks, applique, raw edge applique, quiltmania bloghopSusan Griffiths1 February 2022quilt block mania, applique block, 12 inch block Comment

Animal friends

Pets, birds and nature: Welcome to the Quilt Block Mania bloghop for January 2022. Now is the time to enjoy some more complimentary blocks and toget your sewing mojo going again after the Christmas break.

12 inch blocks, bird blocksSusan Griffiths4 January 2022pets, 12 inch block, 12 inch blo, quilt block mania, quilt block mania bloghop, bloghopComment

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.

12 inch blocks, quiltmania bloghop, appliqueSusan Griffiths2 November 2021food, 12 inch block, quilt block mania, applique, pineapple Comment

Quilt block mania bock of the month -science

Science is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month. My block is celebrating Newton’s realisation that he could formulate a law for the fact that objects always fall towards the centre of the earth, and gravity was a force like magnetism that could be used to explain the nature of some types of motion. See the other science based blocks and download the complimentary patterns for this month

12 inch blocksSusan Griffiths30 September 202112 inch block, quilt block mania, Quilt mania blog hop, science, pieced block Comments

Twisted log cabin - Tradition with a twist

12 inch blocksSusan Griffiths7 September 202112 inch block, pieced block, quilt block mania, log cabin Comments

Barbecue Bloghop from Quiltblockmania

The August 2021 Quilt Block Mania blog hop is live. Check this blog for a link to my complimentary block and to all the other designers. There are some beautiful blocks here. Enjoy!

12 inch blocks, foundation paper piecing, quiltmania bloghopSusan Griffiths3 August 2021quilt block mania, quilt block mania bloghop, 12 inch block, 12" blocks, picnic, cricket, cheers!, glasses, picnic table Comments

Travel quilt blocks from Quilt block Mania

‘Travel’ is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month bloghop. My block is a pieced 12 inch block. that goes together very fast. I’m celebrating the moment when we will all be able to travel again, post pandemic.

12 inch blocks, quiltmania bloghopSusan Griffiths6 July 2021quilt block mania, quilt block mania bloghop, 12 inch block, 12 inch blocks, travel Comments

Celebrating International co-operation and treasuring our Beautiful Earth - 12" block

This block is celebrating international cooperation and the amazing things humankind can do when we dream big. It’s a 12 inch pieced block, the piecing is straightforward and can be customized as you choose.