Quilting for Lorna, Sue & Suzanne

Hello Quilty Friends!

Welcome back to the land of eye candy goodness 😍

My lovely customers have been busy creating some absolutely gorgeous quilts, Suzanne with her pretty vintage sheet quilt, Lorna with her striking log cabin quilt & Sue with her detailed wool quilt. Have you got your favourite drink on hand? I have, COFFEE!

 Let's take a look at these quilts:

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Log Cabin.

Measurements - 77"x 102"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers. 

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Butterfly Whisper Yellow - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Cleopatra.

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Tradewinds by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 34"x 40"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by Sue.

Backing - Supplied by Sue.

Threads - Glide Tar Heel.

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Extras - Hanging Sleeve & Pre Printed Label.

To see some other Tradewinds quilts I have custom quilted, please see this blog post.

 Suzanne made a blue version of the same quilt, to that quilt, here is the blog post.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Vintage Sheet Squares.

Measurements - 54"x 66"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Funky Daisy.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Suzanne.

Threads - Glide - Peacock.

Thank you Lorna, Sue & Suzanne for letting me loose on your quilts!

I've just come back from five nights away in Taupo for some bike riding & spending time with friends,   my daughter & granddaughter.

It was SO good to be back on 'home' ground, to see the mountains, lake, river & winter air!

Thanks for stopping by!

Leeanne.

Quilting for Pam

Hello Quilty Friends!

My lovely customer Pam is a real gem. She makes so many quilts to give as gifts, to friends, expectant Mum's & to her Mother's rest home friends! Not only that she is a beautiful knitter. Why don't you pour your favourite beverage & take a look at all her creativity..............

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Scrappy Log Cabin.

Measurements - 75"x 75"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Frond of You.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

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

Can you spot the Gnomes??

See him?

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Plus

Measurements - 35"x 47"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Toadstool Gnome.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

Threads - Glide - Mocha.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Brick Quilt.

Measurements - 46"x 52"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - A Tui in Kowhai.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

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

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Pam's Own Design.

Measurements - 48"x 48"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Doubles.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

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

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Pam's Own Design.

Measurements - 36"x 53"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Totally Mod Circles.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pam.

Threads - Glide - Admiral.

Thank you Pam for entrusting your quilty creations to me.

On the weekend I met up with a friend at Waitangi Mountain Bike Park to join in the female social ride that Paihia Mountain Bikes had organised. What an awesome day of fun, friendship & MUD! Pikiniki Cafe was open & kept us fuelled with coffee & delicious food.

I'm at the back hiding 😀

There's me in the green top!

Leeanne

Quilting for Pauline & Fiona & Hello 2025!

Hello Quilty Friends!

 2025, February is well under way & so am I with quilting for hire.

Sharing the first few quilts of the year. 

At the end of the post you can see some of my holidays

 & some personal finishes.

But first, two quilts from Pauline,

 both Sue Spargo designs & one from Fiona that wasn't made by Fiona?

WARNING - this post contains plenty of photos & quite a lot of words. 

(for me anyway! 😀)

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Chirp by Sue Spargo 

Measurements - 23"x 23"

Quilting - Custom Quilting 

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pauline.

Threads - Glide - Willow & Cool Mint.

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services plus a hanging sleeve.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Fresh Cut (small version) by Sue Spargo

Measurements - 17" x 32"

Quilting - Custom Quilting 

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Pauline.

Threads - Glide - Med Grey

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services plus hanging sleeve.

If ever you fancy seeing other Sue Spargo designed quilts made by my customers but quilted by me you can always put Sue Spargo in the search bar at the top left of this blog. 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 90"x 95"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Supplied by Fiona

Backing - Supplied by Fiona

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

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

The Christmas holidays involved a biking break in Taupo riding the two Kinloch rides - The Otaketake K2K & Headland Loop W2K. Both are spectacular in views. We ended one of the rides with a VERY quick swim in the lake, it was cold!

We treated ourselves twice to coffee & lunch at LÁrte Cafe 

- if I once again lived in Taupo I would be broke from this fabulous cafe, 

it's my all time favourite! 

After looking through Luke Haynes Instagram profile then signing up for an online class I came home from our biking holiday & launched straight into making Taylor Swift Portrait! 

So much fun & totally engrossing!

I made a short video from start to finish, you can view it HERE

Before we headed away I made my friend & her husband a quilted Christmas stocking each. I used a piece a silk dupioni. Lucky for you if you are interested I made a video of the making of those too!

 See HERE.

Inside the stockings were some chocolates & a pair of socks I knitted them each:

 Another finish of mine & TOTALLY unplanned - but - so - happy - it - happened is

 "If the words you Spoke" Quilt:

And - last but not LEAST, my Moss Blossom Shawl! 

I started this in September 2024 & after a few false starts - aka 'unknitting' I finished.

 It was lovely to knit, so soft. Now for some winter weather & a posh place to wear it other than in front of my long arm machine in my slippers! 😄

One final thing if you have lasted this long, I purchased two kit set shelving units from Bunnings to better store my wide backing fabrics:

I hope 2025 is off to a fantastic start for you, may your creative juices flow & you have warmth in your heart & a spring in your step!

Thanks for sticking around, I hope something was colourful or inspirational.

Leeanne.

Quilting for Laura & Linda

Hello Quilty Friends!

I have a super colourful quilt line up this post.

If you love colour, love Tula Pink fabrics & love books grab a comfy seat & take a look.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Dream Maker by Jemima Flendt (Tied with a Ribbon)

Measurements - 67"x 78"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Fractal Shards.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Supplied by Laura.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Nuts and Bolts - Free Spirit.

Measurements - 66"x 80"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Amusement.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Supplied by Laura.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Sparkler by Freespirit.

Measurements - 63"x 81"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Magic Melt Away.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Supplied by Laura.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Tall Tales by Kate Basti.

Measurements - 65"x 81"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Head in the Clouds Grey - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Light Grey.

Thank you Laura & Linda for entrusting your quilts with me!

I have been enjoying watching a new Monstera leaf open over a six day period:

Hubby & I went for a beautiful coastal/farm ride on the weekend, magic views!

Thanks for stopping by...................

Leeanne.