Quilting for Margaret, Marilyn & Sue

Hello Quilty Friends!

Today is the day to share quilts of colour & pure beauty.

I have the pleasure of quilting on a fairly regular basis for Margaret, Marilyn & Sue.

Not only are their quilts always beautiful, they are also beautifully made. I am really thankful for that, as it makes my job so much easier & more pleasurable.

Lets take a look.............

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Nine Sisters by Cozy Quilt Company.

Measurements - 50"x 50"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Peeling Good.

Batting - Wool/polyester charcoal colour - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Wisteria.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Sweet Pea by Ankas Treasures.

Measurements - 55"x 66"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Rainbow Flower.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Tula Pink Guava - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Peacock.

Marilyn's quilt back, look at that piecing & pressing!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Tahoe by Laundry Baskets.

Measurements - 89"x 89"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Light Snow.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Scrappy Hunters Star.

Measurements - 61"x 61"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Quick Easy Stars.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Mocha.

In the last couple of months I have completed two quilts for my personal collection.

 Both were tremendous amounts of fun to make! Both are Elizabeth Hartman designs. 

The Cat one I started at a retreat. I have quilted several of her fabulous designs for my customers over the years, but I have never made any for myself.

You can see some of my customers quilts here - here - here  - here  - here & here 

The shark bodies are from my husbands shirts & my son's PJ's

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Social Sharks by Elizabeth Hartman.

Measurements - 60"x 61"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Rip Curl.

Batting - Cotton.

Backing - Pieced Plaids.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service 😃

The kit was VERY generous with fabrics, so I used some of the plaids to create the pieced border.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Cats in Pajama's by Elizabeth Hartman. Purchased as a kit from Rainbow Stash.

Measurements - 75"x 75"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Point.

Batting - Wool/polyester.

Backing - Mammoth Flannel.

Threads - Glide - Peacock.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service! 

Our 'Tea cup' magnolia has started flowering! 

Leeanne.

Last custom quilts for the year......................

Hello pretty people! Time to share the last two custom quilts of 2015. Both have been made by Pam and both are for two of her grandchildren...........lucky grandkids!

The first quilt was made especially for Pam's 16 year old grandson, a pattern by Cosy Quilts, called "Colour Fall." Pam chose black batting as the bulk of the quilt is black as well as the backing fabric.

I used Glide thread in black for all the quilting of straight lines and continuous curves (aka: orange peel) and of course the stipple on the borders.

The next quilt is for Pam's granddaughter. Pam used Hugs and Kisses  pre - cut hexie shapes for the hexagon flowers.

               I just adore the whimsical layout of the hexagon blocks, fun, fresh and interesting!

The sprinkling of white thread for the machine embroidery flower middles adds a nice touch. I quilted a 1/4" in from the edge of each block ( I did no ditch stitching here as the seams were pressed open) then I stitched in the ditch around the flowers, then 1/4" away from the flowers then I pebbled with the odd swirl to add some interest for the eye to roam over, using Madeira thread.

The cream sashing was the perfect space for some more swirls and the continuation of the leaves from the applique helps pull all the quilting into a lovely cohesion. Pam loves her stipple, so I did so on the sashings and borders, this time using Glide thread in a light olive colour.

Isn't this quilt lovely and cheerful. I'm sure Pam's grandchildren with love these quilts and all the love and care she has stitched into both of them is a treasure in it's self!

Back soon with the very last customer quilts for 2015!!