Quilting for Laura!

Hello Quilty Friends!

It's June & wouldn't you know it June is my birthday month. Another year wiser??

Ok no comments about that thank you 😀

Over the last few years my long time friend & decided to stop giving each other birthday presents & spend a few days together enjoying each others company. We don't cook, we eat out or buy takeaways & knit, talk (oh do we DO LOTS OF that!) & we go go for a scenic bike ride somewhere. Last year I combined my birthday trip south with a quilt retreat. It's located at one of my most favourite places. It's fully catered, so once again a few more days of no cooking, that's always an added bonus. Last year another friend joined me at retreat, what a cool way to spend time with crafty friends. 

This year my lovely friend Julie from My Threadbare Life joined me at retreat. We sewed, ate together, went for walks together & even "escaped" retreat to go out for a nice coffee & some opshopping. If you follow Julie you will know she is a pro at finding some amazing treasures at opshops, I may have pointed out a few goodies to add to her pile! 

Julie & I swapped birthday presents too as our birthdays are both in June.

Before I headed away I worked hard to finish Laura's three quilts so I could deliver them personally & finally meet her. Let me show you Laura's beautiful quilts:

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Exploding Heart by Slice of Pi Any Heart Design.

Measurements - 72"x 72"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Heart Scallops.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Supplied by Laura.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information: 

Pattern - Moonbow by Tula Pink.

Measurements - 84"x 88"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Akash.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Tula Pink Pineapple - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Cleopatra (T) Lemon (B)

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Opening Night - by Tula Pink

Measurements - 82"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - First Starlight.

Batting - Supplied by Laura.

Backing - Bloom - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

Thank you Laura for once again for making beautiful quilts & entrusting them to me.

Here are a couple of collages' of my birthday week:

Now that Julie has her birthday present from me I can show you! I found a gorgeous piece of vintage silk dupioni which a quilted into a table runner for her:

It's VERY difficult to capture the true colour.

                                                    From the same fabric I made a cushion.

                                      As yet I haven't listed it in my shop - but it is for sale! 😉

Speaking of my shop, while I was away I was over the moon to be notified I sold the Satin Duffle Bag! Whoopwhoop....as a small business owner I am ALWAYS happy when this happens.

Have you visited my shop? Here's the link if you are interested, perhaps you know someone else that might like to go shopping with you??

Quiltmekiwi Quilt Shop

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 Kay, Marcelle & Shannon

Hello Quilty Friends!

I'm so pleased to have you back.

 I see you are a shy bunch, not saying much but enjoying looking at all the beautiful quilts that come through my studio.

Todays post will not disappoint.

Grab a cosy spot and a yummy drink and scroll away!

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Rooted - By Sue Spargo

Measurements - 20"x 23"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Kay.

Threads - Glide - Mocha.

** I look forward to sharing more Sue Spargo quilts as she releases her new designs to the public.

This "Rooted' quilt I quilted last year & I have been waiting to share photos!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Brimfield by Brimfield Awakening. (with Marcelle's final overall layout)

Measurements - 79"x 87"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Tula Pinks 'Homemade" - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen, Sky & Sterling.

If you are interested I made a video of some of the processes of quilting this quilt & loaded it to my Youtube Channel:

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Panel - more details later.**

Measurements - 44"x 49"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Off cut - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Sterling, Turf & Cool Mint.

** Shannon asked me to custom quilt the cow panels that will become cushion fronts & the following Rail Fence Quilt is to become the cushion backs - clever idea!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Rail Fence.

Measurements - 62"x 67"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Moo Cow.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Off Cuts - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Med Grey.

See you next time!

Leeanne.

Feathers, old cars and cushions................

Hi there! So happy to share my love of my job, or 'Jobby' as I often call it - that's a mix of hobby and job. Such a wonderful selection today, my lovely customers have been busy and I thank them.
We have Jill and Marcelle's creations to set your creative juices flowing...............

Quilt information:

Pattern - "Vintage Tin" - by Crabapple Hill Studio
Measurements - 64" x 70"
Batting - supplied by customer.
Backing - supplied by customer.
Threads - Glide.
Quilting - custom.

Quilt information:

Pattern - customers own design.
Measurements - 46" x 46"
Batting - Polyester - purchased from me.
Backing - cream swirls - purchased from me.
Threads - Glide.
Quilting - custom.

Cushion information:

Pattern - customers own design.
Measurements - 20" square aprox
Batting - polyester - purchased from me.
Backing - cream swirl - purchased from me.
Threads - Glide.
Quilting - custom.
* cushion fronts and cushion backs loaded together with baby quilt on the one backing and batting.