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.

A winner!

Hello happy people!  I have been waiting patiently to share this lovely quilt with you.

"Affairs of the Heart" is a beautiful applique masterpiece designed by Aie Rossman, made by Ngaire, who dedicated and re- named the quilt 'In Memory of Ruth', her sister.
I was pretty excited when Ngaire asked me to custom quilt this quilt for her and when she said she would be entering the quilt into The Auckland Festival of Quilts under 'Open - small bed quilts, made by two or more people' that was another level of excitement!

Ngaire anxiously waited by the phone on Thursday hoping we would get the call to say we had won, then I got a text to say "WE WON".................pretty exciting!

The quilt measures 61" x 61" with black cotton backing and black backing this is a black beauty!

Ngaire gracefully and happily handed her beautiful quilt top to me with no real rules of what she wanted, I suggested some dense background fillers around the appliques to help make them pop and me being a feather fan, happily recommend feathers on the border as well some scrolls in gold metallic thread, Ngaire said 'Oh Yes please!"

I ditch stitched around every piece of applique to define Ngaire's lovely satin stitched appliques, then some pebbling in the very middle section, then out to the next section I did my version of "Mctavishing' as well as some micro scribbling in selected areas.

I hope I don't sound like a big ego freak, but I really love the quilting, I had so much fun! This was as perfect as a quilt can get to work on, lovely and square, everything just flowed so well.
This is the very first time I have had a quilt in a show for judging, so to come away with a win is the icing on the yummy cake of life!

the back, including the label

This was a lovely quilt let loose with some custom quilting. A big thank Ngaire.