Weekend patchwork!

amish cross, originally uploaded by beeware70.

It was last weekend but we won't worry about that. Amitie has a fun stash club which provides a great taster of their style in fabrics. Another fun task associated with the stash club is the challenge of making a block from the stash mail out. This is my version.

This weekend I'd like to get to a bit of peaceful hand piecing. We'll see. Amazing how quickly a weekend passes!!

prettiness

prettiness, originally uploaded by beeware70.

Clearly this blog needs a bit of pretty. It certainly could do with a bit more fabric. Or maybe by imbibing the prettiness I am hoping some of it rubs off on me...
One can hope ;)

Atsuko Matsuyama fabric (mostly) from various places including Ayumi, a most lovely crafty blogger & fabric seller.

I don't know what it will become. Hopefully something pretty.

amitie Gypsy BOM Block 4: Crazy Anne

amitie Gypsy BOM Block 4: Crazy Anne, originally uploaded by beeware70.

There is something about amitie quilts that I find irresistible. Jen has such a great eye for colour & print. If you want to see more of my blocks please check out my Flickr stream. I have a few on the go!!

Is it the Paris Stripper in progress?!

Is it the Paris Stripper in progress?!, originally uploaded by beeware70.

..complete with Isak!

Sweet Japanese Treats

Gift To Suzuko Progress, originally uploaded by badskirt - amy.

Can you work out what the above says?!

It may be evident that I am partial to a bit of Japanese fabric...not necessarily the traditional Japanese fabric...but the quaint, eclectic Japanese designer fabric.
When Ayumi of Pink Penguin decided to create a gift for Suzuko to present to her whilst she is in Japan, I was in like Flynn. I have developed a love of her fabric over the past year or more & thanks to some friends and some late night Etsy searching have a nice (little) stash.  There are about 18 people from maybe 8 countries contributing to this gift.  Wow!  Suzuko designs some great fabric that deserves much appreciation. 

The idea was that each person contributing did a different letter.  Mine was a U.  Can you tell?!

The back is made of the fantastic button card fabric with a little patch from some Kokka fabric.

BTW it says we heart suzuko koseki

Another treat of very recent times is the opening of baby Calico & Ivy in Balmain.  It is a beautiful shop with lots of beautiful creative things including some delicious Japanese fabric.  I went for a look the other day with Amy badskirt  (I'm thinking her skirts must be pretty good these days though!!)

Of course a little bit came home with me!

It is a beautiful place & certainly worth the visit for inspiration alone- but I dare you not to leave without something.  It has yarn as well.  Mmm yes...

Fabric stashes

suzuko koseki, originally uploaded by beeware70.

I'm a tad jealous of all the people I know who have been recently or are going soon to Japan.
It must be amazing.

Mind you I'm very appreciative of the special fabric that has come to me via these people!