Superlative ideas

The fourth Saturday of the month Saturday of the month comes around so quickly, it is my favourite Saturday of the month...... it's our Sue Ross class day!  Our mystery BOM has taken us on journey that has surprised us all.  If we are all honest with ourselves, I think we all had a little notion in our head about how our quilts would end up looking but 5 months later it's completely different, in a very very nice way.

We've all wondered how the quilt would come together.  And in true Sue fashion we have options that we can select from to suite our own tastes, designs and most importantly energy levels required to finished.  I have to say I am a huge fan of the below option, so much that I think Sue's effort this month are nothing short of superlative!!!  I am loving the Lone Star centre.

An example of how we think our quilt is not going to finish the way we first thought is Kate's gorgeous Yellow & Red inspiration.  For those of you who know Kate, pink is not an option, so imagine our surprise (and glee) when this perfect fabric combination made it's way down the wooden staircase courtesy of Stephanie!

Above you'll also notice a lovely lady a green top.  She was visiting from Italy and had followed Material Obsession blog and decided to visit the store.  We all agreed that I think her little half an hour playing with Kates quilt in class would have been a highlight of her Australian holidays.  There were several "Bellissimios" quoted!!!  

Stephanie is setting her's in a slightly different layout to allow for her on-point blocks.  I unfortunately don't have a photo of her "fill" fabric but it is the same version of Kate's large diamond but with a soft cream version.  

At this stage I am loving the lone star centre and am going to attempt my patience with this.  However just to be different, I've decided to use my basket and raw edge appliqué Kaffe Flowers in the centre - just another "superlative" idea from Sue this weekend!

Previously I've hinted that I'd have some show and tell for the month.  First up is my huge Boston Commons is now quilted, thanks to the wonderful Kim Bradley.  Now all I need to do is bind it and another project completed!

Second up is a finished quilt top - Best of British.  This is made entirely of Liberty of London and Oakshott Cottons - which I am in love with both equally.  I think this quilt calls for some simple hand quilting through the shot cottons..... but time will tell.

And in closing, Denny finished her amazing puppy quilt and is now working on another version for a very luck baby.  Unfortunately I didn't have any photos but maybe Denny does????

Have a wonderful week.  Ciao bellas, Kim