Quilting for Jan, Janette, Julia & Wendy

Hello Quilty Friends!

Today's blog post is a collection filled with variety and LOTS of photos.

Lots of different styles, some E2E quilting and custom quilting, even some spooky ones!

Pull up a comfy perch and enjoy.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Flight by Joanne's Designs.

Measurements - 52"x 65"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Total Mod Circles.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - White.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 48"x 58"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Stars at Christmas.

Batting - Supplied by customer.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Military Gold.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Jelly Roll Quilt.

Measurements - 70"x 80"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Windy Fern.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Cool Mint.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Affairs of the Heart - by Aie Rossman.

Measurements - 82"x 82"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by customer.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Linen & Air Force Blue.

Three recent finishes from me. 

First, my huge (98"square) "Peanut Butter" quilt which is a pattern from Then Came June.

 I'm unsure why it's named that???

I tried to have no double ups of Low Volume fabrics but I just didn't have enough variety, 

so there are a few that 'feature' twice!

Then the two SUPER fun Halloween quilts! Boy they were fun to make!

"Skelly" was made by stacking up a Halloween themed layer cake and chopping through at a few random angles then sewing them back together - what we quilters do best right! 😀

Then I loaded it on my long arm machine quilted "West Wind Halloween" E2E Quilting design. Then the fun bit - laying the skeleton and "Boo!" over top (the wrong side had some steam a seam) pressing down then.......using Glow-in-the-Dark thread I quilted the edges down.

 "Skele-Tom" was a panel bordered with the leftover LV fabrics from the layer cake. Now this panel is Glow-in-the-Dark too! I quilted "Cumulus" E2E Quilting design over this one, I used black thread and it made me think of a dark, moody and spooky cloud night!

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

Leeanne.

Quilting for Alison and Lynn

Hello and thank you for stopping by to enjoy some quilty goodness.

I have two quilts that I recently had the pleasure of custom quilting.

Both are very different from each other, take a look..................

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Machine Embroidered Blocks.

Measurements - 50"x 56"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by customer.

Backing - Efferescence -  Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide

 Quilt Information:

Pattern - Summertime Dream - By Ngaire Brooks.

Measurements - 61" x 76"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by customer.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide.

Over the past few months I have been knitting retro slippers for all my parents great grandchildren.

I used the same pattern my Mum use to use to knit for the family.

It might be time for me to knit myself some!

Mum's Crown Lynn vase and knitting needles

Keep safe & warm ( or cool if on the other side of the globe) & creative.

Away with the fairies!

Yes folks that's me all too often! I got caught out good time last week. One of my lovely customers from Wanganui dropped by to deliver me four of her stunning quilt tops to quilt. Her husband had rung the door bell, no answer so they came to the side door which was open to find me...........yes they found me in my all too familiar pose.................... quilting away with ear phones in singing at the top of my voice! Oh dear the poor souls...................they said I must be happy in my work...............yes but boy oh boy was I red faced! I am a better quilter than a singer!
Here is the quilt I was working on at the time.

Pamela pieced together this pretty quilt for her friends daughter who has just had her first baby. Pamela's friend Jeanne machine embroidered all the fairies.

I was asked to do heavy custom quilting for the backgrounds of the fairies, each colour set I quilted slightly different and of course these pretty blocks really did need some feathers.

As usual the photo's don't give you a true feel for the beauty. The fairy wings were stitched with very fine shimmering threads.

These fairies look like they are cross stitched. I added some curves and curved cross hatching and pebbles and swirls.

Pamela chose Matilda's Own 'Oh Sew' Soft Polyester and asked for the "Full Quiltme Service" ~ make, attach and hand stitch binding to the back of the quilt.

It's difficult to see on the busy fabric of the sashings and borders but I quilted simple straight lines and a swirl/feather and a mini ribbon candy for the pieced top and bottom sashings.

Thank you Pamela, I am sure your friends daughter will be delighted with such a thoughtful and beautiful gift.

A couple of weekends past I went tramping the "Bream Head Assault".............it sure was an 'assault' on my legs going up all those endless steps from Urquarts Bay! But like all steps up the view makes it all worth while........oh and the swim at Ocean Beach to finish it off!

That is the Hen from "Hen and Chicks" behind the big cargo ship. This gives you an idea of how high up you get.

Looking back at the huge rocky pinnacle with Marsden Refinery in the background.

here we are heading down to Ocean beach for a much needed swim!

 Here is the link to the Department of Conservation's info about this tramp.