Quilting for Jayne, Marilyn, Monica & Sue

Hello Quilty Friends!

How is your month of August going? Is it spring or autumn for you? It is spring in New Zealand, the temperatures are warming up, the flowers are blooming and the birds are flitting about getting ready for their busy season. I've been busy too, not making nests, my baby making days are over! Although I have spent some time in the garden,  pruning the apple tree & I found a good way to use the cuttings, see the end of my post for that. And of course I have been quilting some more lovely quilts for my customers. 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 50"x 74"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Gardenia - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide Linen.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 57"x 74"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Camo.

Batting - Supplied by Marilyn.

Backing - Supplied by Marilyn.

Threads - Glide - Mocha.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.**

Measurements - 51"x 75"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Green Grunge - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Herb.

 

** Monica's daughter started this quilt 30 years ago, then leaving it to Monica, who was not previously a quilt maker to finish it. Monica did so well! 

I think Monica may have the quilt making bug, so we might see her work here again.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me **

Measurements - 49"x 52"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - NZ Fern. 

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Green Grunge - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

** Sue made this quilt for her brother, lots of fabulous kiwiana fabrics on show!

Thank you Jayne, Marilyn, Monica & Sue for letting me loose on your quilts!

If you've lasted this long do you still remember I mentioned about pruning my apple tree? Yes? 

Ok well instead of pushing them through our mulcher I decided to weave them into a wall. 

Now I have a fun rustic looking place to make compost.

Another fun garden related thing I did after purchasing a mystery bag of bulbs from

  Pompallier Mission & Printery shop in Russell. I planted one of the bulbs in a small vase of water.

I wish I had 'planted' the other bulbs like this, it was fun watching it bloom. 

Every now & then I want to bake something. I had a big tub of passionfruit yoghurt so after a short Google search I found the following recipe:Yoghurt Cake I replaced the greek yoghurt with the passionfruit, I used raw sugar instead of white & I also sprinkled some frozen blueberries & the zest of one lemon...this was so yummy! I made it again yesterday only I put the batter into muffin cases. 

A word of warning you will want to keep eating - don't say I didn't warn you!  

Two recent arrivals to my wide backing shop are these two beauties:

Well I hope you enjoyed this rather long blog post.

 Wishing you happy days sewing, 

let me know what's blooming for you!

Leeanne.