Welcome friends, readers and 'stalkers'! (those followers that don't comment here on my blog but surely do when I meet you in the street, supermarket etc where you comment face to face :-)
I have enjoyed a lovely visit from my soon to been nine- year-old granddaughter, she sewed more guinea pig 'quilts', fabric boxes, played lego, visits to the playground and coloured and painted (we found out that the paints were oil paints, so water doesn't get the brushes clean!)
A chocolate cake was made and decorated by the nearly nine year old.
While she was content at 'her' machine making bits and pieces I whipped up a quilt for Briana. When my sister told me about Briana I immediately thought I would make a quilt and happily donated to the family's "Give -a -Little" page. Please read about this wee girl and her family *here*.
Made from 84 - 5" squares, then 6 plain squares for Briana's appliqued name. 84 different eye spy fabrics, 5" wide border, Matilda's Own polyester batting, scrappy backing and binding.
Edge to edge quilting:"Splash" using Perma Core Mother Goose colour. More and more I am attaching the binding completely by machine, they are more hard wearing and less time consuming :-)
Another quilt recently gifted was for my great niece, she recently turned nine and phoned me up to say how she loved her quilt.........that makes me feel all warm and fuzzie inside when the kids love their quilts!
Made from my treasured Wee Wander fabrics and some other fabrics from my stash that went nicely with these scrummy fabrics. Another scrappy backing, Matilda's Own Polyester batting, "Whirls" edge to edge quilting using Madeira's Aeroquilt thread in the colour shown ......................
Finished off with a sweet embroidered vintage linen for the label................................
I really enjoy making quilts for others, do you?
Last week I got the surprise of my life, a phone call from Anna at the New Zealand Quilter Magazine to say I had won a Go Accuquilt Cutter!! Talk about feeling so lucky and excited!
So with all the excitement and joys of the past week it is back to quilting some really beautiful quilts that sit waiting patiently in "The Pile"for their turn to have me and my awesome machine quilt up some finishing touches.
Thanks so much for your all comments, encouragement and friendship, some days you make my day!
Two very nice quilts Leeanne. Love both quilt designs too
ReplyDeleteLovely quilts and quilting Leeanne. Lucky you on your win!
ReplyDeleteSweet quilts for special people.
ReplyDeleteLove the vintage linen as a label!
You scored on that win!!
great win, well done, and beautiful quilting on every one. It is always a huge pleasure to create, finish and send, and then know it has been received with as much love as was sent with it.
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ReplyDeleteI can just imagine what a wonderful time your grandaughter had with you Leeanne . gosh I cant believe she is almost 9 already. Your two quilts are just lovely - I cant even seem to make myself a quilt, let alone whip one up for others !!! That was a great win - am guessing it will make your cutting out time quicker.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your win! Well done. I bet you had a wonderful time with your grand daughter, great cake! The I spy quilt you have made for Briana is beautiful, I am sure it will be loved. You also made a beautiful quilt for your niece, lovely she rang and thanked you. It is a great feeling making quilts for others.
ReplyDeleteyou have one very talented granddaughter so many skills fingers crossed she continue to love to sew bake etc as she grows into an adult. Lovely quilt for Briana so sad for the child to be so poorly and with no hope for a cure, what remarkable parents she has. Some beautiful quilts.
ReplyDeleteBig congrats on your win. Such a special time with your Granddaughter. Beautiful work as always Leeanne x
ReplyDeleteBriana will surely love her quilt - so good of you to think of this. How lucky are you winning the GO cutter, I love mine and they have such a great collection of cutting dies.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the two of you had a great time. Nice quilts and I love the colours of that variegated thread. What a fantastic win did it come with any dies?
ReplyDeleteSounds like the two of you had a great time. Nice quilts and I love the colours of that variegated thread. What a fantastic win did it come with any dies?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have had a great time lately with playtime and family time... good to hear your GD returned home with more bits for her pets :-) Lovely gift quilts too, I'm sure they will be well appreciated. And congratulations on winnng the GO - there's a lot of fun to be had there, I bet...did you get any dies with it?
ReplyDeleteYou are a kind hearted person Leeanne to make a quilt for that dear little girl, I am sure her family will appreciate it. And then you won a prize, I believe in Karma. Well done you.
ReplyDeletePeople write such nice comments don't they? I agree with them all, but in particular agree with the comment about that variegated thread! Is that brand suitable for domestic machines?
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