Crossroads for Wendy

 It was my pleasure to make this large lap quilt as a farewell gift for my awesome workmate of the past 14 years, Wendy Weir, as she moves on from classroom teaching at Edendale Primary to be a special needs support teacher for a number of schools in Gore.

I had saved a link to this Crossroads pattern by Melissa Corry of the Happy Quilting blog  (on either Pintrest or Instagram, can't find it now, so Googled it LOL!) and I knew it would be perfect to use with this black and white Riley Blake 'Delilah' charm pack that has been in my stash for a few years.

I added some extra squares of black and white prints from my stash, and for the repeated 'corners' of each block I used yardage from Spotlight. It measures 63" square.

I chucked in a few lime-green squares as points of interest and contrast too.

(The photos aren't great as I had to take them early in the morning as that was the only chance I had to get my handy helper to hold it up for me.)

The backing is a really cool bubbles kind of print (also from Spotlight) that gives a surprise of colour on the back...

I quilted with an all-over stipple that included random double-loops and I used a polka-dot for the binding.

Linking up with Wendy's (a different Wendy!) New Year Peacock Party - hi everyone!

Forest Friends baby quilt

Using up some scraps and stash fabrics to make up another bassinet quilt for the neo-natal unit...kept it simple with 3.5" (cut) square blocks and diagonal quilting, so made it in one day.

The animals print was leftover from the backing of another quilt that I haven't taken photos of yet.

The green zigzag print on the backing was also in my stash, and I have a wee hoard of the polka dots for binding.  Measures about 21" x 24".

Sharing with quilting friends at Michelle's Beauties Pageant linky - hi everyone!

Three 'fresh' baby quilts

 

These bassinet quilts were made in September with leftovers from my Mystery Jelly Roll QAL that was hosted by Donna's Quilt Studio this year.  (I'm still in the process of quilting the Jelly Roll quilt).

Donna had a selection of 'home-made' jelly rolls we could purchase for the QAL and I chose the 'Lagoon' set of lovely blues and greens.

To make the first two quilts, I sewed strips together in pairs, then sliced them up to create a simple rail-fence style of pattern.  

'Free and Fresh' measures 23" x 18.5" and has a zebra-print binding with a lion print backing.

I quilted it side-to-side with the curvy zigzag stitch on my machine.

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"Fresh and Free' is the same size, 23" x 18.5", and has a lime print binding, also with the lion print backing.

This was quilted using the curvy zigzag stitch on my machine, from top to bottom.

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The third quilt, 'Fresh Freedom', used some of the navy solid that features in my QAL quilt, and I used a different block pattern for it. 

It measures 20" x 24.5" and has a very cool polar bear print on the back, with a NZ fern print as the binding.

For quilting it, I used the curvy zigzag stitch along all the seam lines and extended them out into the side sashings. 

The quilts will go onto my neo-natal unit donation pile for taking to Southland Hospital at Christmas time.

Sharing with my quilting friends at Michelle's Beauties Pageant, Wendy's Peacock Party,  and

Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday. Hi everyone!

Dolly

 Another creation in the soft toy department for this year, for 2-year old Miss Alexis Bankshaw (daughter of a former workmate of mine, the lovely Lisa).

I have been informed by Lisa that 'Dolly' is already being well-loved and snuggles in bed every night. 

 Lisa's first three daughters each received a 'Mrs Perkins' giraffe toy but, despite my hunting through the sewing room at least three times, I could not find the pattern anywhere. So, Dolly was made as a 'twin' for the other rag doll I made this year as I just loved the colours/fabrics.

Dolly is about 21'(53cm) tall and was made from a pattern (called 'Pip') in the Australian Patchwork and Stitching magazine, Vol 11 No 1 2010.  She was super easy to make and I love the final result!

No Winter Blues Here!

 I finished this lap quilt about two months ago and haven't had the chance to get out for photos - today it's been snowing, which ironically is a cheeky match for the name of the quilt!

This is a lap quilt which measures 38.5" x 42" and it was made with the leftovers from the  Into the Light quilt.

I free-motion quilted different designs in the strips, sometimes going across a double-height strip, or along the length of two strips - I used loops, zigzags, matchsticks, ribbons...

Sharing with quilting friends via Michelle's (From Bolt to Beauty) Beauties Pageant, Wendy's Peacock Pageant and Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday linky- kia ora everyone!

Gypsy Diamond

 

Measures 40"square.

This was made at the start of the year with leftovers from the Gypsy Mama quilt and I finally got time to do the quilting on it during the Level Four lockdown earlier this year.

For the quilting I did different FMQ motifs in each of the strips, with a simple echoed four-petal flower in the diamond centre.

The backing is a lavender-coloured butterfly print, also from my stash. 

The quilting designs show up well on the back.

Summer Growth baby quilt

 

Measures 16.5" x 20"

The other of a pair of quick finishes made during the Level Four lockdown earlier this year, 

using scraps from my stash.

It also has the bird flannel backing and for this quilt I free-motion quilted a leaf motif 

within the coloured strips and side to side lines in the sashings.