Little Owl of Wanaka

 Another catch-up...this cute quilt was created in July as a baby gift for my cousin's newest grandson, Harrison, born in August, who lives with his parents in Wanaka.

It was very easy to put together - I only had one 'oops' (placed a row upside down) that took a bit of unpicking to fix up, but totally worth it!

I did straight-line quilting with my sit-down Elna 720 domestic machine.

The backing is a woodlands-themed flannel from my stash and the binding is a teal stripe.

It was made from a kitset, purchased in 2021 from Rainbow Stash, and it uses the Little Owl quilt pattern by Annie Brady (www.bound.shop) 

It measures 38"x44" and the bush-clad private road that leads to our new home location was the ideal spot for the photos on a gorgeous early Spring morning!

Linking up to share with Wendy's Peacock Party - kia ora!

Disney Wishes For You

 I am still catching up on sharing the projects that I've finished in this second half of the year!

This was a cot quilt created in September as a belated gift for our newest great-niece in Hawkes' Bay, Florence, who was born in April. Her grandparents were down visiting recently, so they took it back up to her.

It was made from a small pack of Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed fat quarters that has been in my stash for a couple of years, and I added a couple of other fat quarters from my stash as well.

I did a free-motion loopy stipple, with some stars thrown in along the way, for the quilting, using my Bernina Q20 longarm.

The quilt finished at 42.5" x 44.5" and was adapted from the 'Easy Bricks' pattern by Amy Smart (diaryofaquilter.com)

I used a mint pin-stripe for the binding, and leftover yardage for the backing.

Getting photos had again been tricky as the weather had been so changeable and often wasn't pleasant in the hours of daylight in which I was at home.

Little Blue Christmas

 

This is my art quilt entry for the 2023 Bernina NZ Colour Challenge, currently touring Bernina stores around NZ. Quilts had to be 12" square.

The challenge was 'Favourite Colour' and mine has always been blue.  I looked in my stash and found a small set of fat quarters with this blue and white Christmas theme.

I took elements of the different fat quarters to create a collage scene of houses and trees; then I machine appliqued and hand-stitched over top, with some metallic threads and beads for added sparkle.

The photos are not the best as I took them indoors at night; I only finished this a couple of days before entries were due to be handed in, so had no time to take nice photos outside in the daylight.

Sharing with quilting friends and fan(atics) on Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday linky, with Michelle's (Bolt to Beauty) Beauties Pageant and with Wendy's Peacock Party - hello everyone!

Three Wishes

 

Finished in early February after starting it in January to join in with the Moda Love charm pack challenge.

It uses a 'Wishes' by Sweetwater for Moda charm pack and the Moda Love quilt pattern.

It was great to a) make the charm pack version (I had done a layer cake version before), b) use a charm square pack that had been in my stash for a few years, and c) create a small project to use as a ruler work and free motion practice piece on my new Bernina Q20 longarm machine.

Here is a link to my demo video of my quilting practice (on Instagram).

The backing is a cute birds print from my stash.

It is 33" square, so ideal for a cot quilt or very small lap quilt.

Sharing with quilting friends around the world via Kelly's Needle and Thread linky party - kia ora!

Sweet Celebration

 

A bassinet quilt for the neonatal unit, using leftovers from the Three Wishes cot quilt I made in January (will share that one next!).

The prints are leftovers from a charm pack of 'Wishes' by Sweetwater for Moda; the yellow print, the blue border, the flannel backing and binding are all from my stash.

I did some straight line quilting and the loopy free motion wishbone in the border with my domestic Elna 720 - I do love a quick project that uses up leftovers and creates something that might bring a bit of colour into someone's life.

It measures 20" x 23" in size.

Pretty Pieces

A baby bassinet quilt to be donated to the local neo-natal unit, made from leftovers of the Pretty Medallion lap quilt that I made in April, using a charm pack of 'Papillon' by 3 Sisters for Moda.

This one measures 18" x 21" and I used the walking foot on my Elna 720 to do simple 'straight' line quilting on the diagonal (probably should have used the ruler foot and a ruler by the looks of these photos!)

The backing is from a flannel sheet that has been in my stash.