Happy Friends cot quilt

This was made earlier in the year for another one of Brian's employees who was about to take maternity leave.

I called it Happy Friends based on the cute characters in the print, and I used different free motion quilting patterns in the stripes.

It measures 33' x 35.5" and I got all the fabric from my stash; the backing fabric is a stars and moon print

I used the leftovers for two more neonatal bassinet quilts to donate later in the year.

Woodland Hugs and Kisses

This is a commission baby quilt for my cousin's nephew's new baby.

It measures 37" x 43".

I found a cute set of fat quarters at Spotlight that had all the colours that had been suggested, and I used them in the quick and easy Craftbuds pattern 'Citrus and Mint' along with another couple of stash fabrics, such as the grey solids.

The prints had a cute set of woodland creatures, trees and arrows.

I used a simple diagonal straight line and echo lines design for the quilting.

The flannel backing has foxes on it and I love the binding!

I'm on the hunt for photo locations (as they are a bit sparse around our house) - 

the driveway fence was quite good (with the help of some masking tape to attach the quilt).

Linking up with Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday and also with 

Wendy's Peacock Party - kia ora everyone!

Peek-a-Boo Bears

This is a baby/cot quilt I have made using Leah Day's tutorial for the Disappearing Nine-Patch. 

I discovered the minky teddy bears (used for the backing) at Spotlight and selected greys, teals and blues in the same colourways for the front.

The pattern was very easy to follow and put together. I decided to keep the quilt to cot-size (but can't find my final measurements and the quilt is already on its way to be delivered.)

I used a simple straight line echo for the quilting.

Aren't these bears the cutest?! I couldn't resist them, especially when the baby's mum, Jamie, had stated she'd love a quilt in blues and greens with a teddy-bear theme.

Peek-a-boo!

Sharing with Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday linky party - Merry Christmas everyone! 

See you again in the New Year!

2014 Bloggers' Quilt Festival entry #2

And this is my second entry in the applique section of Amy's Quilt Festival, my hand-appliqued queen-sized Bear Family Album...each bear was hand-appliqued with blanket-stitch...

 ...with twelve different members of the family, this is  photo-heavy post, but worth it!

You can nominate my quilt for the Viewer's Choice here (if you like!)

...this was a block of the month quilt from Whichcraft in Invercargill, created over a period of months during 2008-2009. In 2012 I was able to sash the blocks and it was beautifully long-arm quilted by Barbara Joyce Quilting in Otatara...

Naturally, the teacher is my favourite!

Pre-quilting photos of each block...Sporty Bear...

Teacher Bear

Mama Bear

Papa Bear

Engineer Bear

Jogger Bear

Quilting Bear

Fishing Bear

Techno Bear

Gardener Bear

Nurse Bear

Dancer Bear

Bear Family Album quilt

This is a block-of-the-month queen-size quilt that I ordered from Whichcraft in Invercargill in about 2003?  Finally got around to hand-appliqueing the blocks in about 2008 and 2009? Am not sure exactly.

Have had the frames/sashing/border fabrics and the finished blocks sitting in my UFO box for the past two years and have decided (an early NY resolution) to get it done!

7 Jan 2012: quilt-top completed! Now just waiting to be quilted and bound.

Was hard to get a good photo as the quilt is so big (and my handy helper hubby is off bowling!)

24 Dec 2011: So yesterday I framed all the blocks (except for the Mama and Papa as I didn't have enough of their framing fabric so will hunt out some more) and have sewn together the 'children' photos into rows ready to put altogether once the Mama and Papa are done.

Is a pattern from The Stitch Connection by Lynda Howell.

Tessie the teacher

Mama

Papa

Earl the engineer

Rosie the runner

Quillan the quilter

Sam the sports enthusiast

Gus the gardener

Cornelius the computer techie

Nora the nurse

Daisy the dancer

Fred the fisherman