Is it the Paris Stripper in progress?!

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

..complete with Isak!

Lost in time...

flavour of the month, originally uploaded by beeware70.

Mmm..well it's been a while. This is a taste of what the Beehivers have made for me this past month. They are absolutely amazing...the blocks & the Beehivers too!
As for me I've been lost in the knit & the yarn. As my ravelry pages can almost attest too.

Circle game update

Circle game, originally uploaded by beeware70.

I haven't done any since being back at work & into the race of life. But this came the other day in the post.

Suzuko in the circle game....can patchwork get any better??!!

I am looking forward to doing this once caught up with the Beehive & started on some knitting for the May Fair (one scarf down...lots to go)

Little coasters...

Our SK coasters together!, originally uploaded by ayumills.

Continuing on the story of the Suzuko Koseki coasters. Here they are all together...
I think Ayumi of Pink Penguin will talk about meeting & giving them to Suzuko very soon.

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!