Quilting for Juliet, Marcelle & Patricia

Hello Quilty Friends!

I'm happy to have you back for what is the last post for 2025.

We all say how quickly the year has gone, but where did it go?

Was it a good one for you? I think mine was, or atleast parts were,

 the rest can go wherever the odd socks go!

As I'm writing this I have just finished that last quilt for the year. I didn't want any customer quilts hanging out over the holidays. I can start 2026 with a clean slate.

Lets dive in for a closer look.................

that sweary backing! LoL!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Otterly Obsessed by Tartankiwi Designs (a new pattern to be released early 2026)

Measurements - 63" x 60"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Camo. 

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Sweary Stitching - Purchased from me.

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

see the snails?

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Hodgepodge by Modernly Morgan.

Measurements - 60"x 72"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Garden Snails in the Yard.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Rabbit Blush - Purchased from me.

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

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Twirling at the Disco by Samelias Mum.

Measurements - 61"x 61"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Dreaming.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Marcelle.

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

Marcelle will make the three pieces into a cushion.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me. Marcelle will make this into a cushion.

Measurements - 16" x 16" plus cross hatched pieces for the cushion back.

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Rabbit Blush - Loaded at the end of the Hodgepodge Quilt.

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

 Thank you Juliet, Marcelle & Patricia for letting me loose on your beautiful creations!

We are very fortunate & grateful to have a regular visitor to our garden,

 sometimes there's a pair. 

 New Zealand Native wood pigeon - Kereru. 

They are big graceful birds that feed on the Kawakawa seeds. 

I absolutely adore watching them.

 

Merry Christmas From Summery New Zealand.

My Christmas efforts....😁

Thank you so stopping by to read or just scroll through my work. Thank you to my loyal customers who keep sending me their quilt tops to be finished & thank you to those who have purchased a quilted goodie from my shop (https://felt.co.nz/shop/quiltmekiwi ) it really means the world to me!     

Wishing you all a happy & safe holiday season.

Leeanne.

Quilting, a bag & other bits

When I contacted Ileen yesterday to say her quilt was finished, she couldn't get to my studio quick enough! I didn't even get time to take any decent photo's of the quilt! Ileen made this one........a HUGE quilt measuring 100" x 110" for her son, the starry border to represent Matariki . Matariki is the Maori name for a small cluster of stars............you can read more here .
Ileen is not alone in the problem of wavy borders, until I had pointed out the importance of measuring borders, she had no idea. I gave her the link to Bonnie Hunters tutorial on borders for some help, also telling her she was not alone, this is a problem I see all too often. So, much unpicking went on before any quilting could take place.
Illeen wanted simple all over quilting in the middle, then 'something' on the border. I know bad photo's, but I did an all over in the middle, then the first border straight lines, second border more straight lines framing stipple, third border, curling ribbon & finally the outside border I quilted  roaming, looping stars.

Just to give my arms a wee rest after that huge quilt I did two wall hangings from Ngaire. Ngaire has been making these hangings from patterns featured in the New Zealand Quilter magazine.

Ngaire told me exactly how she wanted both these hangings quilted.

Not sure of the birds in the first hanging, but I'm pretty sure these two are Moreporks?
To see more of the series she has been making you can go here & here.

In my last post I mentioned hoping I would have a productive Sunday, well the answer is yes & no. I wanted to do more the time just seem to run faster on the weekends. Anyhow I did get a Library bag made for on granddaughters 6th birthday. I used Leanne Beasley's lovely pattern. I spend way too much time fussing with what fabrics to use, I know my granddaughter is into fairies at the moment, so I chose the yellow background fabric as my starter.

I hope to make her a bunting for her bedroom too, but we will see, I have plenty of other goodies in my 'gift box' that can be popped into her parcel if I run out of time!
Also on the home front.....................

I have been slowly plodding away at my Dresden plates.

I am starting to think about how I want to put this together, sashings, on point or as is? Of course my mind goes off to 'how will I quilt this?' Then of course what will I use as my centres?

Also another project that gets some 'plodding' time is my Angel Story by Annie Downs. I  have completed all the applique, I just have two blocks left that need the stitchery to be completed, then I can start putting the top together!

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you all a happy rest of the week!

gone to the birds!

Ngaire's been at it again! Busy, busy............................

Ngaire wanted me to quilt the background to look like sky & water....I hope I pulled it off.

This wall hanging was in a New Zealand Quilter magazine issue #79 called 'Stitchbirds' or the Maori name Hihi. Stitchbird is a member of the honey eater family, like two New Zealand honey eater birds the Tui & Bellbird, they feed on a mixture of nectar, fruit & insects.
If you missed the post with Ngaire's Wood Pigeon you can go here

I have a couple of other customer quilts finished, but I can't show you them just yet. Here is a sneaky peak of one I am working on now..............

I hope your week is off to a great start, it was a l~ o~ n~ g weekend here, Friday was teacher only day, then today was Labour day.