Quilting for Fiona, Lizzie & Shannon

Hello Quilty Friends!

I have Kiwiana and Farm animals on the blog today.

My clever customers have been busy creating some very special and unique quilts.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Birds of Aotearoa Panel by Ellen Giggenbach ( sliced & pieced with coordinating fabrics)

Measurements - 49"x 56"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Modern Leaves. 

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Elements Beige - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Bark & Warm Grey (bobbin)

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services.

Requested words for the label.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - 5" squares - Quiltmekiwi commission. Lizzie sent me a list of themes she wished for a quilt for friends having their first child and left the simple design to me,

Measurements -  40"x 53"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Van Gogh.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Koru Frond - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Bark.

Binding - Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Services with green peeper.

Label - Quiltmekiwi.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 45"x 59"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Diagonal Plaid.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Garnet.

Leeanne.

Cats & 'Loose Change'

My sweet customer Lois went on the Craft Fair at Sea Cruise with Lynette Anderson, Michelle Marvig & Sarah Fielke. The class Lois did with Sarah was the following quilt.

Lois is a huge cat lover & is fondly known as 'The Cat Lady'. So most quilts Lois makes has either cat themed fabric or she asks me to quilt cats. This quilt has both!!!
 I bought the cat stencil from Ngaire at Kiwiquilts. Incidentally I met Ngaire at the show in Auckland last weekend, she is just lovely!

For all the quilting I used a black/grey variegated Gunold thread & worked the stencil so that it was a continuous design. Through the middle of the quilt, I stitched straight lines 1/4" either side of the seams. The batting Lois chose was Bamboo. The quilt is 82" square.

                                   I free hand quilted the odd "meow" & "purr" here & there.

Now for the back, a lovely soft flannelette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

With cats on . . . . . . . of course!!! Enjoy Lois!

Next is a quilt, called "Loose Change" made as a shop sample for the shop, remember my sewing day? Over here, well here is my finished quilt.

This will be a class available, using some new fun rulers & books Kerryn bought back from spring market in America. Class coming in September, see here for more details.

I used Aurifil's Poly filament variegated thread top & bottom in a lovely rust/orange colour. Simple cross hatching through the blocks, the a curved/pointed wave on the border, over Matlida's own Wool/poly batting.

Do you fancy my label? A vintage doiley, using a black pigma pen to write the quilts own little blurb!

 I am pretty happy with this quilt & of course I have used my all time favourite fabric : Kansas Troubles.