Friday, August 26, 2011

Kiwiana and a birthday present

Manaia Bird
Ileen is a new customer and has made this quilt (96" square) for one of her Granddaughters 21st present. The only request was she wanted a "Manaia Bird" --Maori carving . So I made friends with Google and got to making a stencil.

There is over 30 hours of quilting.

Please click on the photo's for more detail.








Using Madeira's Poly Neon, Sulky threads.








I used a Poly Neon variegated thread to create the  paua eyes .










Back of quilt
















My Great niece is having her birthday next month so I thought it would be nice to give her a quilt.
have a fabulous weekend!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Christmas Fun and a new / old love........

Lynette Anderson's Christmas Fun month 5 finished, the next one will be here soon!














After a visit to Bay of Islands/Pahia last weekend I found this old 1930's beauty from a antique store.It hails from America. No label unfortunately. It has a white muslin backing and cotton batting  and all hand pieced and hand quilted.
I like this one flower with the black fraying fabric.








I will need to give it a wash....very gently of course!










I think I am in love !!!! I have a real appreciation for English paper pieced quilts and they make me smile.

Who made this quilt? Was she/he a happy content person? Was the maker new to patchwork or a seasoned quilter? Was the maker a mother,father, daughter,lover, friend? What ever this makers story was I am so happy she/he made it :-)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

customers quilts and a novel finally finished

Lois' kiwiana jelly roll quilt
Lois made this jelly roll quilt as a gift for a family member ,she just wanted a loose stipple all over.I used Signatures variegated thread in greens.
 Ngaire made this quilt for one of her granddaughters, once again I was asked to do simple quilting.So using Signature Variegated thread in pink I X-hatched the nine patches and echoed the hearts and did a 'loopy' stipple on the border.  
Just a side ways photo to make your night interesting!.......why does this happen????












Finally finished this book!!I only started it in June, but I just read a bit at night when I hopped into bed at night.It is a trilogy, so not too bad.I enjoyed this book.It doesn't have much in the way of quilting like the Elm Creek novels,but a nice story and an interesting look into the Amish lifestyle.It is a story about Hannah and how she over comes some big set backs and finds peace and love.



Saturday, August 6, 2011

Layer cake quilt

Denise made this quilt at a class at The Country Yard using a layer cake by 3 sisters called 'Oasis' (my photo is sideways....sorry if you have a crooked neck!)


Denise wanted me to keep the quilting simple,so I did a loose stipple using Maderia's variegated rayon thread for the square blocks and circles and the top and bottom border, Denise is going to scallop the bottom border. I also loosely stippled the cream borders using Maderias cream poly neon and for the echo on either side of the jumbo Ric Rac.

For a completely different look using a layer cake and the same pattern go see this I did a while ago

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Mid winter Christmas

Mid winter Christmas!
This lovely quilt was designed by the country yard for a pieced mystery and I was lucky enough to quilt one of the samples.Simple clever setting in lovely fabrics by Nancy Halverson.





















Using my stash of Maderia poly neon threads I played!









Back of quilt



Megan did a fabulous job of piecing this quilt and thank you to her for allowing me to quilt for her.

Monday, August 1, 2011

warm happy babies......

My customer Margaret said to have fun with this one....so I just played, keeping in mind not to quilt too much so it will stay soft..






















Please click on this photo to see Margaret's lovely satin stitch, so neat and tidy and I love the variegated thread she used.







Welcome the the world new baby where ever you are and enjoy this quilt that was made for you with love!