Quilting for Julie & Julie.....

Hello Quilty Friends!

I have been busy quilting for many people,  Julie of Sublime Stitchery & another Julie, no shop but a lovely BLOG are my most recent jobs. Both ladies have designed their own quilts. I strongly believe we have clever quilters here in little New Zealand!

I fell in love with this quilt! Read more about Julie's quilt on her blog.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Julies own!

Measurements - 71"x 76"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Gingersnap.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Julie.

Threads - Glide - Sterling. 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Kaha Means Courage - Sublime Stitchery.

Measurements - 67"x 87"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Sparkling Dreams.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Julie.

Threads - Glide - Cool Mint (T) Linen (B)

Julie & I have collaborated, Julie has designed this beautiful quilt & I will quilt yours.

 If you get cracking & make your Kaha Means Courage Quilt & get it to me before the end of August I will give YOU a 50% discount on batting! So get sewing lovelies!!

Julie also sent me SIXTEEN Fat Quarters to be quilted. She plans to make bags & zipper pouches.

 What a great idea to have fabric all quilted ready to go when the inspiration strikes!

The back!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Fat Quarters.

Measurements - all FQ size approximately. 

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Graffiti Quilting, Hexagon Flowers, Serafina, Sofishticated, Best Day Ever, Finery, Fun Flowers, Botanics 2, Florish, Sorcha, Rainbow Flower, Autumn Splendor, Mystic Moth.

Batting - Soft & Stable Bag Batting - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Julie.

Threads - Glide - Sterling & Linen.

The back of my vehicle was full. I was ready to meet Julie & Pam at the quilt show.
( I will share Pam's quilts in my next post) 

This a beautiful piece I purchased. Made by Janet Lambarth.

 I drove to Auckland with a friend to visit the Auckland Quilters Show.

 WOW what an incredible offering of quilty eye candy! I took photos of my favourites.

 It was lovely to have a day out & meet up with Julie & Pam.

Leeanne.

Quilting for Brenda & Julie

Hello Quilty Friends!

Here we both are looking down the barrel of another month nearly over.

I came home from my annual birthday week away to quilt tops coming in thick & fast!

Of course if you read Julie's latest blog post you would have seen her quilt top came home with me too.

Brenda contacted me a while back about custom quilting her first Sue Spargo quilt:

 Fresh Cut & Truffle Duffel ( also a Sue Spargo design) she made. You are about to see why I was super impressed with Brenda's two quilts, they are Sue Spargo designs BUT Brenda has added her style & personality to them both, creating unique quilts!

 Let's take a look at Brenda & Julie's quilts:

  

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Fresh Cut by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 51"x 51"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester (charcoal) - Purchased from me.

Backing - Bloom - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Black.

If you are interested in seeing other Fresh Cut quilts I have quilted over the years,

 see HERE , HERE , HERE  & HERE .

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Truffle Duffel by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 38"x 43"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester (charcoal) - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Brenda.

Threads - Glide - Olive Drab, Warm Grey, Med Grey, Light Grey, Navy, Black.

To see other Truffle Duffel Quilts I have quilted, see HERE , HERE & HERE

This is Julie's first quilt, didn't she do so well!

 

I love the way Julie has used her late Mum's embroidered linens. 

 Quilt Information:

Pattern - Ruth's Quilt - By Leanne Beasley.

Measurements - 70"x 67"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Wildwood.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Gardenia - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - Make & attach to the front (Julie hand stitched to the back).

Thank you so much to Brenda & Julie for trusting me with their beautiful quilts.

 I appreciate you so much.

See you next month!

 

Leeanne.

Quilting for Laura!

Hello Quilty Friends!

It's June & wouldn't you know it June is my birthday month. Another year wiser??

Ok no comments about that thank you 😀

Over the last few years my long time friend & decided to stop giving each other birthday presents & spend a few days together enjoying each others company. We don't cook, we eat out or buy takeaways & knit, talk (oh do we DO LOTS OF that!) & we go go for a scenic bike ride somewhere. Last year I combined my birthday trip south with a quilt retreat. It's located at one of my most favourite places. It's fully catered, so once again a few more days of no cooking, that's always an added bonus. Last year another friend joined me at retreat, what a cool way to spend time with crafty friends. 

This year my lovely friend Julie from My Threadbare Life joined me at retreat. We sewed, ate together, went for walks together & even "escaped" retreat to go out for a nice coffee & some opshopping. If you follow Julie you will know she is a pro at finding some amazing treasures at opshops, I may have pointed out a few goodies to add to her pile! 

Julie & I swapped birthday presents too as our birthdays are both in June.

Before I headed away I worked hard to finish Laura's three quilts so I could deliver them personally & finally meet her. Let me show you Laura's beautiful quilts:

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Exploding Heart by Slice of Pi Any Heart Design.

Measurements - 72"x 72"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Heart Scallops.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Supplied by Laura.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information: 

Pattern - Moonbow by Tula Pink.

Measurements - 84"x 88"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Akash.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Tula Pink Pineapple - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Cleopatra (T) Lemon (B)

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Opening Night - by Tula Pink

Measurements - 82"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - First Starlight.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Bloom - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

Thank you Laura for once again for making beautiful quilts & entrusting them to me.

Here are a couple of collages' of my birthday week:

Now that Julie has her birthday present from me I can show you! I found a gorgeous piece of vintage silk dupioni which a quilted into a table runner for her:

It's VERY difficult to capture the true colour.

                                                    From the same fabric I made a cushion.

                                      As yet I haven't listed it in my shop - but it is for sale! 😉

Speaking of my shop, while I was away I was over the moon to be notified I sold the Satin Duffle Bag! Whoopwhoop....as a small business owner I am ALWAYS happy when this happens.

Have you visited my shop? Here's the link if you are interested, perhaps you know someone else that might like to go shopping with you??

Quiltmekiwi Quilt Shop

Thanks for stopping by.

Leeanne.

Quilting for Dorothy, Kerry & Marcelle

Hello Quilty Friends!

The month of May is ticking away & will be gone with a flash of King Charles crown!

Todays post consists of three very different quilts, Dorothy made a special family member living in Australia a unique sampler style quilt, while Kerry made a striking quilt using fabrics she printed herself!

Marcelle's quilt, or should I say Marcelle's twin 12 year old daughters made a super sweet quilt for their favourite aunty who is due to have a baby.

At the end of the post you will see a couple of recent finishes I have made for my shop, both are needing homes....wink, wink 😀

  

Applique Australia

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Dorothy's own design.

Measurements - 73"x 69"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Van Gogh.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Ombre Squares Cranberry - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Bark.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Kerry's own design.

Measurements - 82"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Supplied by Kerry.

Backing - Supplied by Kerry.

Threads - Glide - Bark.

 Quilt Information:

Pattern - Marcelle's daughters design from hand picked fabrics.

Measurements - 41"x 49"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Sweet Lil Butterflies.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Pink Squiggles - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen (T) Peacock (B)

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

A couple of months ago I went to a Hospice Bric-A-Brac sale. There were loads of people & fabric! All proceeds went to Hospice, what a great cause & because of that I did not feel guilty when I purchased  few pieces of silk & silk dupioni. Here is what I did with some of one piece:

On my computer the colour is not reading true, it really is a lovely colour.

I used a digital quilting block design, then added the vintage linen to the middle of the design & hand guided some freemotion quilting to add some more vintage interest. I even quilted a back, complete with covered buttons!

Covered buttons & quilted back.

The other creation I made sometime ago was this Birds of Aotearoa. Made from a gorgeous panel & fabrics from my stash.....I do have a good selection! I don't have a full frontal photo, but the following video seems to show it off nicely.

If you or someone you know might like a unique gift, the cushion is $70NZD plus postage. 

The Birds of Aotearoa quilt is $700NZD plus postage. 

Until next time............

Leeanne.