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 Dorothy, Kerry & Marcelle

Hello Quilty Friends!

The month of May is ticking away & will be gone with a flash of King Charles crown!

Todays post consists of three very different quilts, Dorothy made a special family member living in Australia a unique sampler style quilt, while Kerry made a striking quilt using fabrics she printed herself!

Marcelle's quilt, or should I say Marcelle's twin 12 year old daughters made a super sweet quilt for their favourite aunty who is due to have a baby.

At the end of the post you will see a couple of recent finishes I have made for my shop, both are needing homes....wink, wink 😀

  

Applique Australia

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Dorothy's own design.

Measurements - 73"x 69"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Van Gogh.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Ombre Squares Cranberry - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Bark.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Kerry's own design.

Measurements - 82"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Blooming Feathers.

Batting - Supplied by Kerry.

Backing - Supplied by Kerry.

Threads - Glide - Bark.

 Quilt Information:

Pattern - Marcelle's daughters design from hand picked fabrics.

Measurements - 41"x 49"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Sweet Lil Butterflies.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Pink Squiggles - Purchased from me.

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

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

A couple of months ago I went to a Hospice Bric-A-Brac sale. There were loads of people & fabric! All proceeds went to Hospice, what a great cause & because of that I did not feel guilty when I purchased  few pieces of silk & silk dupioni. Here is what I did with some of one piece:

On my computer the colour is not reading true, it really is a lovely colour.

I used a digital quilting block design, then added the vintage linen to the middle of the design & hand guided some freemotion quilting to add some more vintage interest. I even quilted a back, complete with covered buttons!

Covered buttons & quilted back.

The other creation I made sometime ago was this Birds of Aotearoa. Made from a gorgeous panel & fabrics from my stash.....I do have a good selection! I don't have a full frontal photo, but the following video seems to show it off nicely.

If you or someone you know might like a unique gift, the cushion is $70NZD plus postage. 

The Birds of Aotearoa quilt is $700NZD plus postage. 

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

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 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.