Quilting for Giles & Bye-Bye 2024!

Hello Quilty Friends!

This is my last blog post for 2024. 

What a funny old year it has been, a mixed bag of good stuff,

 boring stuff, annoying stuff & EXCITING STUFF!

But I shall end the year with not the last two quilts I completed for customers, but simply two that have been waiting in a file on my desktop for several weeks because Giles two VERY unique quilts are now hung in The Suter Art Gallery I've been working with Giles for several years now & whenever one of his quilt tops arrive in the post it's never boring. 

All his creations are his design, no patterns or BOM for him.

Lets take a look at WARHORSE - TERROR BIRD (diptych) 2024:

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Giles' own design - Warhorse - Terror Bird (more details below)

Measurements - 83"x 83" (two quilts each)

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Basket Weave.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Giles.

Threads - Glide - Garnet.

Below, two video's of me removing each quilt from the long arm machine:

Here is an excerpt of the gallery's overview of Giles' work:

Warhorse-Terror Bird, Panting says, is not an anti-war quilt, rather

the response of a father of two young men to the way countries

continue to behave when war is declared.

He reflects:

On 24th February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.  

On 25th February 2022, Ukraine closed its borders to men

aged 18 - 60. Warhorse-Terror Bird draws on a tradition of

quilts that are made entirely from red and cream fabric and

that include abstract, geometric quilt blocks to convey

meaning. Here, I’ve included 'drone' corner blocks and the

'kissing missile' blocks for the borders, along with a traditional

mariner's compass design as the comet/projectile image.

Scandinavian tapestry weaving is referenced in the design of

the horses and bird.

Giles Panting, October 2024

To see find out more & see these & other works from Giles visit 

The Suter Art Gallery between now 2nd March 2025.

Two in gallery photo's from Giles:

With just a few more sleeps until Mr-Man-in-the-RED-suit arrives

 I hope you plan some serious relaxing like I do!

See ya next year!! 

Leeanne.

Quilting for Janette, Katrina, Kerry, Pam & Patricia

Hello Quilty Friends!

I have a BIG line up of fabulous quilts in this post, these are nearly the last of 2024 quilts. 

Warning -Photo heavy!

Hanging around until the end for a short video.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 55"x 77"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Baptist Fan.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Janette.

Threads - Glide - Mocha (T) Sterling (B)

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Dwell 2 Kit from The Country Yard.

Measurements - 57"x 71"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - New Growth A.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Ivy - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Kerry's own design (I've quilted many of these for her)

Measurements - 60"x 80"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Supplied by Kerry.

Backing - Supplied by Kerry.

Threads - Glide - Pink.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Pam's own design.

Measurements - 61"x 87"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Rhapsody Rugby.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

Threads - Glide - Willow.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Charm Stars Kit from The Country Yard.

Measurements - 70"x 70"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Baptist Fan.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Cream Check Flannel - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - Attach pre made binding to the front only, ready for Patricia to hand stitch to the back.

After some heavy rain & winds yesterday I was delighted to see a bit of magic in my garden:

I will be back before Christmas with two more quilts, the last for the year.

 Until then, thanks for stopping by!

Leeanne.

Quilting for Kim, Linda & Melanie

Hello Quilty Friends!

Todays post reminds me of the contents in my kids Christmas stockings, a bit of nearly everything!

Custom quilting, E2E quilting, baby quilt, wool quilt & scrap quilts.

Grab a comfy seat & lets take a look:

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 42"x 59"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Lite Hearted.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Kim.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Positives by Rachel @Stitched in Color.

Measurements - 63"x 76"

Quilting - Straight Lines.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Linda.( https://kokaquilts.blogspot.com/)

Threads - Glide - Cool Mint.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Checkered Garden.

Measurements - 56"x 56"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Coneflower.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Linda.

Threads - Glide - Cool Mint.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Leymones Star.

Measurements - 47" x 60"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Coneflower.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Linda.

Threads - Glide - Peacock.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Dutchmans Puzzle.

Measurements - 50"x 50"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Peeling Good.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Linda.

Threads - Glide - Peacock.

Next is Melanie's Truffle Duffel quilt. Melanie is the owner of Bowerbird quilt shop in rural Hamilton New Zealand.

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Truffle Duffel by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 36" x 42"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Melanie.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

With the arrival of The Man in the Big Red suit shortly, I plan to stop quilting for this year & will have a nice break. I want to sew, bike ride, drink coffee (oh wait I do that special thing every day!) possibly potter around doing some neglected jobs around the house & garden.

I have put the Christmas tree up ready for the festive season,

 another year of going all out with lots of effort:

 For my readers w-a-y on the other side of the world, 

here in New Zealand Christmas time is summer time! 

Which must seem very unreal to you all, just as a wintery Christmas is to us Kiwi's. 

But don't worry Santa knows & comes prepared:

 Until next time, be safe out there while jostling your way the through malls & the supermarkets!

Leeanne.

Quilting for Belinda, Kerry & Kim

Hello Quilty Friends!

Something BLUE, something PURPLE, something WOOL.

There is a very eclectic mix in this post!

Belinda is the owner of Stitchmaker, a bespoke shop in Tauranga.

 Belinda asked me to custom quilt her Sue Spargo "Chirp" quilt.

 Kerry has been at it again with her applique circle quilts! Kim's got a Sonic duvet cover morphed into a quilt and also a purple sampler quilt for her granddaughter (the backing has glow in the dark fairies!). Enough chatter, lets take a look...................

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Chirp by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 24"x 24"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool.

Backing - Supplied by Belinda.

Threads - Glide - Cool Mint, Willow.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 80"x 100"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Supplied by Kerry.

Backing - Supplied by Kerry.

Threads - Glide - Sky.

The fairies glow in the dark. I used glow in the dark thread on the border design.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Sampler by Janet Greeks.

Measurements - 48"" x 66"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Kim.

Threads - Glide - Linen, Lilac & Glow in the dark**

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Purchased Sonic Duvet Cover.

Measurements - 78" x 78"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Organised Scribble.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Navy Squiggles - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

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

Leeanne.