All over quilting designs

Some of you may recognise this design, it is a Bonnie Hunter mystery from last year, or possibly the year before?This quilt is on the bigger side! ~ 95" x 95" called "Easy Street".
Barbara has chugged away on the piecing doing 'leaders and enders' to get this completed in time so she can gift away to some special for this Christmas.

Barbara asked for an all over quilting design using bamboo/cotton batting. In my last post  you may have spotted this quilt also. Fun vibrant fabrics.

Thank you Barbara, I hope your lovely Christmas gift is loved!

Next are three quilts for a baby.

Isn't this fun fabric! Shannon got busy to make these three quilts for her baby, she thought they would be nice to have as floor quilts for her sweet baby to play on. What a great idea!!

Lots of hearts, an all over quilting design seen here on the back.

Bugs this time! Lucky baby, don't you think?
You may have seen sneaky peeks on my Facebook page.

Cats this time.

Checkout the fun backing of these last two quilts.........................................

Yea-haw cowgirls and cowboys! Happy days to Shannon's baby.

I have several more customer quilts to share, but I don't want to over load you with photo's.
Wishing you all a happy weekend, my supervisor wishes you a happy weekend also!

Quilts and MORE quilts!

First up, yesterday was The Country Yard's annual exhibition.
 What a lovely way to celebrate being open another year and a special way to thank our loyal customers. Customers that have either completed a Block of the Month, kit or purchased fabric and patterns from the shop can exhibit their finished quilts. Every year we receive a wonderful selection.

With weather that couldn't be more perfect and live music from a local Dixieland band called "Red Arrows"  to entertain while strolling in the country garden and lovely snacks to nibble on.

I was commissioned by several of my customers to either custom quilt or create an all over design  on their quilts.

Suz won viewers' choice with her Berries and Bluebirds, a design by Gail Pan with Suz having her very own spin on the original design.
It was a fun day!

Next is a quilt that I started at retreat last year. I finished the top, then took over a year to get around to quilting it!

Made using one layer cake ( Simple Marks by Malka Dubrawsky) and a moda solid. The Pattern is called 'Urban Birthday' by Jenny Pedigo from Sew Kind Of Wonderful using Jenny's unique quick curve ruler.

I custom quilted this as a birthday present for my brother. I used Aurifil's variegated poly thread quilting leaves and a wood grain type of design and a simple stipple over Matilda's Own wool/poly batting.

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a magic weekend.

custom and all over quilting, plus a couple of wins for me!

Happy Friendly Friday! Hello to all from near and far!
The first quilt I have to share with you is one my customer asked for an all over quilting design.

Slip on your sun glasses for this cheerful zippy quilt! Liz made this whack and stack quilt using batik fat quarters.

I quilted a swirl leaf for the all over quilting using a lovely YLI variegated thread in rich purples and wine reds, difficult to see I know, but trust me, it is very appealing.

Liz has donated this quilt to be raffled at her grandchildren's gala. I am sure someone will be delighted to win this lovely cheery quilt. The quilt measures 60" x 67" batting : Matilda's Own wool/poly.
For the back lovers............................

Next is another cheery quilt of a different kind. Made at one of The Country Yard's  classes called "Loose Change".

Lois is fondly know as 'The Cat Lady' simply because she cannot resist cat fabrics, so much like I cannot resist one hundred dollar bills.....................but it seems my stash is rather tiny, in fact my hundred dollar bill stash does not exist!! You win the biggest stash competition Lois!
I think Lois may have put a dent in her cat fabric stash with this quilt.

When Lois Let me Quilt  for her we went for cross hatching, as I did for my shop sample, see here. The border was given a custom quilting treatment of 'cat' words such as : "curiosity killed the cat" ~ "cat got your tongue" ~ meow ~ pussy cat ~purr like a cat..........and so on and so forth!

The quilt measures 72" square and 50%wool50%cotton batting, signature thread for the cross hatching and madeira poly neon for the border..
Lois made a fabulous backing fabric pieced with some more of those cat fabrics!

a snapshot of the back

Thank you Lois and Liz for your continued supply of quilts.

Now to share a couple of wins I have had recently. The first is from Julie over at JulieKQuilts. I thoroughly enjoy Julie's blog, she makes the loveliest scrappy quilts and her needle turn applique is stunning. As a busy nurse she sure gets many quilts started AND finished! Usually her lovely dog Rosie is on hand to give her approval of any quilts laying on the floor.

Looks like a fun quilt, I have seen a few of these quilts popping up out there in bloggy land. Thank you so much Julie.

Next is actually two wins. Primitive Gathering Magazine and one of the sisters Jeni were having separate giveaways.............................you know you leave a comment thinking someone will win this lovely prize but not me. Well I won, such a nice feeling.

On Jeni's blog we were asked to name her online sew along. I said I liked the name "A Life of Plenty". Then on the Primitive Gatherings blog I answered one of their survey's. So they bundled up my prizes and sent them all the way down to little New Zealand to me! Thank you so much ladies!. Jeni I think I have all the material's to start your sew along!

Christmas is coming along nicely so if you are wanting me to quilt for you before Christmas you still have time to send your tops to me. See "Let me Quilt for You" for tips and ideas.

Well another week on the wind down, I hope you are all planning a happy weekend! Thanks for stopping by.

lovely customer quilts

Sharing three quilts today.

First is another Christmas quilt, yes folks it's coming! This quilt was made my Marianne. Marianne doesn't like to miss out on The Country Yards mystery stitcheries. They are always popular. You may remember the shop sample I quilted, see here. Marianne wanted her quilt to have the same quilting as the shop sample except replacing the cable with feathers for the borders.

Interesting example of a lofty batting. The shop sample has cotton batting which is a lower loft.

If you would like to see this quilt and many more The Country Yard's annual exhibition is the place to be. Kerryn the owner of The Country Yard opens her home to become a spectacular show of students quilts, block of the months, kits and quilts that were made at the shop's 'Stitch and Chat' days. The 25th of October is the day of this annual event, see here for more details.

Next is Nicki's quilt. A simple design with simple quilting. Nicki had already quilted this herself but wasn't happy with it. Then when she saw what I did to her sister's quilt, she set off on the ample task of unpicking!!!! Then promptly posted it to me.
I quilted an all over stipple through the middle and out to the last border where I quilted feathers then double orange peeled on the corner squares. Nicki also asked me to attach the binding and hand stitch in place, a service I am happy to do.

Ok you back lovers I haven't forgotten you!

Thank you Nicki, wishing you many happy years of snuggling under this quilt.

Last but not least, is a quilt Rachel made for a friend that sadly passed away before Rachel had the chance to finish the quilt.

Rachel decided on an all over flower and swirl meander and something for the border. That something  was a leaf/swirl.

Christmas already?

The Country Yard has started getting Christmas fabrics, so what to do with them when there is a lovely border fabric, panels and co-ordinating fabrics? Make a quilt of course!

Measuring 62" square, Matilda's Own polyester batting and various Madeira polyneon threads I quilted up a storm! Straight lines, meandering curling ribbon, circles, stars, loops and 'organic' orange peel.

One for the back lovers....................................

Last but not least, The Supervisor..........................................

Next is a sample I made from a new pattern out by Lynette Anderson, called 'Welcome Friends'.

The middle section is coffee dyed cotton batting, wool felt and some simple stitchery. The scallops are a lovely flannel check backed with a mustard coloured solid. These are now available as a kit or pattern.

While I was away visiting with my seven year old granddaughter she finished off a small stitched flower she had drawn on quilters muslin. I returned home with instructions to please make it into a bag for her, incorporating the fat quarter she chose and the buttons she had to have!

Taadaa................a finished bag!

So pleased to hear she loves it! Now the next thing Granny was asked to make was a Minecraft quilt!!!

That's all for me, I have more to show you but the quilts are either in the mail on their way back to their owners or waiting for a special event to come.