Showing posts with label Merry Merry Snowmen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merry Merry Snowmen. Show all posts

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Christmas quilts and decorating.


Today I have spent some time looking at some Christmas quilts I have quilted in the past, some are mine others are made by my lovely customers.
First to make an appearance is a Round Robin quilt that Jenny had me quilt back in 2009. I love the long slender snowman with the buttoned front.


                      A Buggy Barn Christmas present quilt, as sample for The Country Yard.


The following quilt was made by my own hand back in 2008 and gifted to a family with four young children. I have lost touch with them, I wonder if they still have the quilt to enjoy over the festive season?

Another one of mine, made a few years back, a Gail Pan design. This year I have this quilt draped over my log fire (no fire's going this time of the year here in New Zealand)


Cat's Christmas sampler, from memory this quilt graces one of her children's beds over Christmas.


Lynette Anderson's Snow Ball Fun quilt. I was very excited and humbled when Lynette asked me to quilt for her!

                                                   Marcelle's Christmas jelly roll quilt.


                                      Marcelle's Christmas present quilt under my apple tree.


             Lois' Christmas tree quilt, the trees have since been embellished with trims and buttons.


                                 My "Merry Christmas Garden".....a Gail Pan design.


                Marcelle's "Twas the Night Before Christmas"................a Hugs & Kisses deisgn.


                                               "Noel".................  a design by The Country Yard.


                                                 Another Country Yard exclusive quilt.


Maree's "Scandinavian Christmas" .............another design by Lynette Anderson.


More recently from Maree, "Merry Merry Snowmen"............a Bunny Hill design.


My Christmas Fun, this was one of Lynette Anderson's button mystery quilts.


Do you have many Christmas quilts? Have you been fortunate to be given a Christmas quilt? I haven't put the tree up this year except for my tiny one, it it about 8" tall. This tree has the little decorations I have been given. I have since added another that I was given.


                      My log fire is hidden by Christmas quilts, cat's, dolls, reindeer and Santa's.



A little nook that was calling out to be Christmasyfied! My eldest daughters cane chair that was given to her by my Mum is the perfect resting place for the Santa my pal Julie made me.


Lastly my snowman collection......................................I love these guys, they make me smile!


I have a snowmen table runner, a snowman on a penny farthing, a peppermint s.m, two wooden s.m, a s.m holding a Christmas tree and a very musical s.m playing what other than icicles!
Are you decorating for Christmas? I would love to see if you are sharing via a blog or Facebook, share your link in the comment section ~ along with your comment :-)




Tuesday, October 13, 2015

A Batik Beauty


Hello good people, a quick post to share Kerry's lovely Batik quilt. Kerry is the owner/operator of Tulis Textiles  selling "Exotic fabric and unique tools for the creative quilter".


Made using one of Kerry's slicing type rulers and templates and of course a selection of her batik fabrics. Kerry asked for all over quilting (edge to edge) but when I received her quilt and noticed the olive green peeper I suggested all over quilting through the middle only, and not over the peeper, then choosing a separate design for the border. I designed a pattern that I free armed/handed guided that suited the pattern and fabrics.


Which you can actually see better from the back, I was having a day of the sun not being on my photo taking side! You may have noticed the white circles, Kerry is going to applique some circles on now that the quilting is complete.


The border was easy to come up as the pattern on the fabric was quite geometric and very similar to what I have quilted, it ended up giving some nice texture.


                                  See that free peeper! Thank you Kerry, enjoy your quilt!

Facebook followers will have seen the latest quilt I am working on : Merry Merry Snowmen by Bunny Hill Designs. My customer, Maree has sent me two applique quilts that she has requested custom quilting on. Here is a photo of some of the quilting so far.


Stay tuned for more. Until then keep creating!