Backyard Flower Patch

The pictures aren't fantastic due to the lighting but you can see the lovely colours of this large lap quilt that I made in 2025 for my workmate, Laura McVicar, on her 30th birthday.

The pattern is 'Morning Flower Patch' by Cheryl Brickey, from here book 'Just Two Charm Packs Quilts', and I used charm packs from my stash of 'Backyard' by Sarah Watts for Ruby Star Society.

I quilted it on my Bernina Q20 longarm with a free motion design based on a panto I had seen online (I don't have a panto device so had to free-hand it).

The quilt measures 54.5" x 67.5".

And Laura adores rabbits, so that was my cue to use this cute teal bunny rabbit print that I've had in my stash too.

Pillowcases

 

In 2025 I made some pillowcases in anticipation of needing some 'big sister' and 'big brother' gifts for some older siblings of new babies that were due to be born during the year. And two of the pillowcases were sent my little cousins in Australia as Happy New Year presents.

I do love these owls that have been in my stash for a while!

And this boat fabric has also been waiting to be used...

And I know a couple of boys who will adore these monster trucks!

This woodlands flora print is sweet...

I make the pilllowcases by using the Roll It Up method, as shared by American Patchwork & Quilting on their website (for their One Million Pillowcases Challenge).

It involves French seams, and makes a nice big pillowcase.

First you layer the two fabrics, and roll up the main part so it is sitting inside the end-band.

Then you unroll the case and line up the side hems, to sew as a French seam.

The French seam helps prevent fraying as there are no exposed seams.

Animal Applique Quilt

I was asked to do some custom quilting on this beautiful appliqued quilt for a friend who had made it for a new grandbaby.

It took me about four hours, two bobbins, and approx 55,000 stitches to complete on my Bernina Q20 longarm. I free-motion quilted a stipple in the white background of each animal with a white Wonderfil Master Q thread, leaving the applique animals as they were.

In the busy, daisy sashing and the gingham border I used a ruler and ruler foot to do simple straight line grids.

Honky Tonk Flow

 

This was the large lap quilt I made for auction at our Edendale Bowling Club 'Clash For Cancer' charity tournament, this year in aid of prostate cancer support in Southland.

I used the 'Process Flow' pattern by Cheryl Brickey in her book 'Just Two Charm Pack Quilts' (and the link between 'flow' and prostates was coincidental, but very apt!)

The charm packs had been in my stash for maybe ten years, having been purchased from the Fat Quarter Shop (online) in the USA.  They are 'Honky Tonk' by Eric and Julie Comstock for Moda.

It measures 56" square and was quilted with straight lines (using channel locks) on my Bernina Q20 longarm.

There is quite a cowboy/wild west theme happening in the motifs of the fabrics.

The backing used up some leftover blocks.

Easter Bunny neonatal bassinet quilts

These three were made early in 2025 but I didn't get a chance to take them to the NeoNatal Unit before Easter...they will get handed out in 2026 as were dropped off to the NNU at Southland Hospital this Christmas.

Again, they were made to use up some franken-backings that I had made from leftover pieces of flannel when tidying up the scraps boxes at the end of 2024.  They all have a blue polka dot binding. It doesn't show in the photos, but the rabbit print fabric has glitter!

'Hop To It' measures 18.5" x 20".

'Hopping Around' measures 18.5" x 20".

'Hopping Along' measures 18" x 20.5".