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 Brenda & Julie

Hello Quilty Friends!

Here we both are looking down the barrel of another month nearly over.

I came home from my annual birthday week away to quilt tops coming in thick & fast!

Of course if you read Julie's latest blog post you would have seen her quilt top came home with me too.

Brenda contacted me a while back about custom quilting her first Sue Spargo quilt:

 Fresh Cut & Truffle Duffel ( also a Sue Spargo design) she made. You are about to see why I was super impressed with Brenda's two quilts, they are Sue Spargo designs BUT Brenda has added her style & personality to them both, creating unique quilts!

 Let's take a look at Brenda & Julie's quilts:

  

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Fresh Cut by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 51"x 51"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester (charcoal) - Purchased from me.

Backing - Bloom - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Black.

If you are interested in seeing other Fresh Cut quilts I have quilted over the years,

 see HERE , HERE , HERE  & HERE .

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Truffle Duffel by Sue Spargo.

Measurements - 38"x 43"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Wool/polyester (charcoal) - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by Brenda.

Threads - Glide - Olive Drab, Warm Grey, Med Grey, Light Grey, Navy, Black.

To see other Truffle Duffel Quilts I have quilted, see HERE , HERE & HERE

This is Julie's first quilt, didn't she do so well!

 

I love the way Julie has used her late Mum's embroidered linens. 

 Quilt Information:

Pattern - Ruth's Quilt - By Leanne Beasley.

Measurements - 70"x 67"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Wildwood.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Gardenia - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - Make & attach to the front (Julie hand stitched to the back).

Thank you so much to Brenda & Julie for trusting me with their beautiful quilts.

 I appreciate you so much.

See you next month!

 

Leeanne.

Quilting for Janis

Hello Quilty Friends!

Just like that another month has gone. The weather has f-i-n-a-l-l-y turned cooler. 

As a winter loving girl I'm happy! 

There's something about lighting the fire, making a pot of soup &

 snuggling under a quilt that makes me very happy.

I wonder if after so many years in the making of the following quilt, Janis will be snuggling under it?

I told her not to wait years to get that binding on so she can safely enjoy the fruits of her labour!

Janis' beautiful quilt BEFORE quilting.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Remember When by Libby Richardson.

Measurements - 64"x 64"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Marcell - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Linen, Mocha, Cool Mint.

Here's a short video of the complete top:

Thank you for entrusting me with your quilt Janis, I'm sure it will become a family heirloom.

To finish off this post is a quilt I recently finished too, although it didn't take years to make, just a couple of weeks:

 

Leeanne.

Quilting for Lois and Pam

Hello Quilty Friends!

Welcome from a VERY wet wintery Northland in New Zealand.

If you are new here, thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy the quilty feast!

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Step Into My Garden - Lois adapted from Bonnie Sullivan and Maggie Bananomi Patterns.

Measurements - 54" x 58"

Quilting - Custom Quilting

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Brownie, Mocha & Thyme.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Vases - By Robyn Burgess.

Measurements - 37"x 41"

Quilting - Custom Quilting.

Batting - Cotton - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Linen.

Binding - The Full Quiltmekiwi Binding Service.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 38"x 42"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Mushrooms.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Purchased from me.

Threads - Glide - Cool Grey.

Quilt Information:

Pattern - Unknown to me.

Measurements - 55"x 65"

Quilting - E2E Quilting - Stars on a String.

Batting - Wool/polyester - Purchased from me.

Backing - Supplied by customer.

Threads - Glide - Cool Grey.

I was delighted this week to sell not one but THREE quilts, a bag and

 two zipper pouches from my shop!

Talk about make a girl smile. I LOVE making quilts but I cannot keep them all, 

so by selling some everyone is smiling .

Here are some of the quilted goodies that now have new homes:

Cat Still Available 😄

Leeanne