Quilting for Amy, Julie & Marcelle

Hello Quilty Friends!

Long time no see. Can you believe it's mid February?? How is the start to your year going?

Have you made anything interesting? Please do tell!

In today's post I can share photos of a very unique & personal quilt styled from Amy's daughters card to she made for her grandmother when she was a child. 

Also a beautiful double sided quilt that Julie & her sister made to give to their brother. 

At the end of last year Marcelle commissioned me to make two duffle bags for her twin daughters. 

I got them made & posted back to Marcelle in time for her to give to her daughters on their 13th birthdays in February.

 Both girls LOVE their ponies, 

so when you see the bags I'm sure you will agree why they love them the bags.

Grab a comfy set & your favourite drink & take a look:

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Amy's own design, styled from a card her daughter made for her grandmother.

Measurements - 87"x 77"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Three of Hearts.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Sleepovers Blue - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

The 'Front'

The 'Back'

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Julie's sister made the 'front" & Julie made a Daylesford quilt top for the 'back'

Measurements - 72"x 84" 

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Totally Mod Circles.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide Stone. 

Rainbow Seahorses & Hot Pink Trim!

Rainbow Zip, Dragonfly Zipper pulls & other hardware

Bag Information:

Pattern - Patchwork Duffle by Knot & Thread.

Measurements - 32H x 26W x 50 L cm

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Hills & Valleys

Batting - Annies Bag Batting

Lining - Jade Squiggles

Threads - Glide - Celery.

I have a duffle with Rainbows for sale in my shop:https://felt.co.nz/listing/574315/Rainbow-Duffle-Bag

( & it's on sale for a limited time!)

Thank you so much Amy, Julie & Marcelle!

A couple of weekends ago I dragged hubby along to an open Dahlia garden with great excitement....from me, not him! 

We took a bucket & $30 to full with Dahlia's & full that bucket it up we did!

 I was surprised that my hubby while not jumping up & down with excitement saying "Oh & Ahh" every second flower like I was he was well behaved :) He actually picked some really beautiful flowers. Sadly the flowers haven't lasted as long as a quilt does.

Just some rows of flowers!

Just some of the displays we had around the house.

This rich velvety coloured one got broken, so I lay it in a shallow dish

Thanks so much for stopping by, until next time, drink that coffee, have that slice of cake!

Leeanne

Happy New Year!

Hello Quilty Friends!

Another year ahead, months of writing '2025'....then cursing because it's 2026 & why didn't I write that? It takes a while to get into the groove of a New Year or is that just in my head? 

Maybe it's because I have a long holiday 😇

I have several makes to share now that they have been gifted.

 No customer quilts to share yet as I'm still on holiday.

The first make is a gift, a very simple panel quilt I made for my granddaughter who has just turned FIVE (yikes time is speeding by) her latest fad is unicorns.

 Quilted with swirls, stars & unicorns & a unicorn flannel backing, I think Fern loves it!

The next make is a cushion for a very special long time friend. A Wendy Williams design called 'Baby Blooms'. When my friend & spent time together over winter she spotted a this cushion in a quilt shop window. They had no kits, otherwise she would have purchased one. But shortly afterwards at retreat someone was selling the pattern. It felt to me the stars had aligned, so I bought the pattern then spent months hand stitching the flowers etc. I can report my friend (who is the only one apart from my grandchildren I give a Christmas present to) is very happy! Yay!

Quilted on the long arm machine

Quilted back & fabric covered buttons

Next up is a pair of socks for my son & his girlfriend. I thoroughly enjoy sitting down in the evenings, watching a good show with my feet up & knitting socks!

Knitted in Opal self striping yarn, always fun!

And of course from time to time I knit myself a pair of socks!

 This pair I started & finished while away on holiday.

I made two bags for one of my daughters recent birthday.

 A shopping tote made from a canvas panel. My daughter loves fungi.

 

Pockets inside

The backpack was a fun make! Violet Back Pack by Knot & Thread, her patterns are very good, easy to follow. I had quilted several pieces of fabrics in a variety of prints along with By Annie Bag Batting on my long arm machine. After making this Fungi one for my daughter I made myself one in some funky canvas that I had also quilted previously:

A very handy size!

The previous owners of the mountain bike park where we often ride had their first baby last year so of course I had to make them a quilt for such a special arrival!

This was like a puzzle to put together from odd sized squares on this fun bike theme panel. I had a some bike fabric that worked well for the backing & I added a care label in one corner.

My husband is a music teacher & had the privilege & joy of two memorable exchange students from Japan. Hubby asked if I could make them a small quilt each. I added a personal label to the back of each quilt. Each quilt was essentially the same except for a few squares that were of fabrics related to each students interests, see if you can spot them:

Towards the end of the year I did a class with Mary Jane Sneyd, our topic a Rhino. What a challenging but rewarding class, let me introduce Rory the Rhino!

Rory is small but mighty!

After a long & somewhat sad reflection about my shop & the lack of sales I decided to gift some quilts to different charities. I have SO many quilts & I love making them but I can't keep them all & because sales are slower than a snail on holiday I have to give some away. 

The first worthy charity - BOI Animal Rescue has just been gifted this horse quilt to use as a raffle.

I have more quilts set aside to gift to various charities ( please let me know if you have any recommendations)  & I will share them at a later date. 

In the meantime I have a sale in my shop. If you use the code: HAPPY2026 you get a 25% discount.

Quiltmekiwi Shop Please share with friends & family.

I will leave this post with a thank you for stopping by & two montage photos of my recent holiday away, biking & street art. See you next time with customer quilts.

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

Leeanne.

Quilting for Juliet, Marcelle & Patricia

Hello Quilty Friends!

I'm happy to have you back for what is the last post for 2025.

We all say how quickly the year has gone, but where did it go?

Was it a good one for you? I think mine was, or atleast parts were,

 the rest can go wherever the odd socks go!

As I'm writing this I have just finished that last quilt for the year. I didn't want any customer quilts hanging out over the holidays. I can start 2026 with a clean slate.

Lets dive in for a closer look.................

that sweary backing! LoL!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Otterly Obsessed by Tartankiwi Designs (a new pattern to be released early 2026)

Measurements - 63" x 60"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Camo. 

Batting - Hobbs Heirloom Wool - Purchased from me.

Backing - Sweary Stitching - Purchased from me.

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

see the snails?

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Hodgepodge by Modernly Morgan.

Measurements - 60"x 72"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Garden Snails in the Yard.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Rabbit Blush - Purchased from me.

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

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Twirling at the Disco by Samelias Mum.

Measurements - 61"x 61"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Dreaming.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Marcelle.

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

Marcelle will make the three pieces into a cushion.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me. Marcelle will make this into a cushion.

Measurements - 16" x 16" plus cross hatched pieces for the cushion back.

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Rabbit Blush - Loaded at the end of the Hodgepodge Quilt.

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

 Thank you Juliet, Marcelle & Patricia for letting me loose on your beautiful creations!

We are very fortunate & grateful to have a regular visitor to our garden,

 sometimes there's a pair. 

 New Zealand Native wood pigeon - Kereru. 

They are big graceful birds that feed on the Kawakawa seeds. 

I absolutely adore watching them.

 

Merry Christmas From Summery New Zealand.

My Christmas efforts....😁

Thank you so stopping by to read or just scroll through my work. Thank you to my loyal customers who keep sending me their quilt tops to be finished & thank you to those who have purchased a quilted goodie from my shop (https://felt.co.nz/shop/quiltmekiwi ) it really means the world to me!     

Wishing you all a happy & safe holiday season.

Leeanne.

Quilting for Emma, Thelma & Tineke

Hello Quilty Friends!

Welcome back, it's always good to have you here.

 In this post I have three very different quilts to share with you, all are colourful. 

Last weekend I attended a fun & challenging quilt class to make a Rhino, I've named him "Rory"...meet him at the end of the post!

There are also two (?) more additions to my shop, a fun vibrant quilt & a vintage silk table runner.

I was also finally able to gift a pair of socks to a long time friend, we live not far away from each other but both have been busy, but finally we met for coffee & cake. I've been enjoying several beautiful bike rides....photos' at the end, but first lets see my customers quilts:

 

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 68"x 82"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Patchwork Flowers Pearl.

Batting - Supplied by Emma.

Backing - Supplied by Emma.

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

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 62"x 62"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Squared.

Batting - Supplied by Thelma.

Backing - Supplied by Thelma.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Greedy Seagulls by Wendy Gratz (Shiny Happy World)

Measurements - 40"x 49"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Supplied by Tineke.

Backing - Supplied by Tineke.

Threads - Glide - Sterling.

Thank you Emma, Thelma & Tineke for trusting me with your beautiful creations!

Washi Plus Quilt

Vintage Dupioni Silk Table Runner

 

Hand knitted socks for my friend.

Rory the Rhino!

One view on a bike ride.

There will probably be one last post for the year, then it's holiday time for me!

Until then, take care............

Leeanne.