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 Janis

Hello Quilty Friends!

Just like that another month has gone. The weather has f-i-n-a-l-l-y turned cooler. 

As a winter loving girl I'm happy! 

There's something about lighting the fire, making a pot of soup &

 snuggling under a quilt that makes me very happy.

I wonder if after so many years in the making of the following quilt, Janis will be snuggling under it?

I told her not to wait years to get that binding on so she can safely enjoy the fruits of her labour!

Janis' beautiful quilt BEFORE quilting.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Remember When by Libby Richardson.

Measurements - 64"x 64"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Marcell - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen, Mocha, Cool Mint.

Here's a short video of the complete top:

Thank you for entrusting me with your quilt Janis, I'm sure it will become a family heirloom.

To finish off this post is a quilt I recently finished too, although it didn't take years to make, just a couple of weeks:

 

Leeanne.

Custom Quilting for Jan

Hello Quilty Friends!

After loads of hours of work Jan now has her quilt back I thought I'd share photos.

Do you want to see???

There was quite a bit of interest from the photos & videos I shared on my social media pages. 

I had planning thoughts & ideas, in the end I just had to get cracking on this pretty quilt!

Jan gave me creative license, which is super helpful I find the ideas can flow freely,

 especially after coffee!

Before quilting

After quilting

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Amish Medallion by Mary Thayer.

Measurements - 71"x 86"

Quilting - Custom Quilting - all digital designs with the exception of the stitch in the ditch

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Jan.

Threads - Glide - Linen, Herb, Hunter.

Once Jan received her quilt, she emailed me to say this:

Hi Leeanne, I am absolutely thrilled with it, it is just beautiful, and so beautifully quilted.  

Thank you so very much for making such a lovely job of it, much appreciated.

I send you a top and you send me back a beautiful quilt.

Thank you Leeanne,  Regards Jan

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Leeanne

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 Margaret, Shannon, Roger & Veta

Hello Quilty Friends!

This blog post feels like a quick trip visiting three different countries, Asia, Alaska & New Zealand.

Margaret's quilt is a colour burst to brighten even the greyest winter day.

Grab yourself a comfy seat, warm beverage & enjoy the show.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Wallflower by Missouri Star Quilt Company.

Measurements - 71"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Sugar & Spice.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Dandelion Dreams - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Alaska's Wild Kingdom by Rushin' Tailors Quilt Alaska.

Measurements - 78"x 81"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - West Wind.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Mocha.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Bargello.

Measurements - 96"x 104"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Gingko.

Batting - Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied.

Threads - Glide - Navy.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 36"x 35"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by customer.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads  Glide - Black & Maderia #1608

Long time followers will know our cat Simon.

 Sadly we had to have him put to sleep. He got sick & suddenly. 

We will miss his sweet face & crazy antics that kept us amused.

Leeanne.