Thursday, October 12, 2023

October ShownTell

First up are quilts that have been donated for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.  They have been completed or reconstructed by Helen P, and she has also quilted them.


Blue & Yellow Stars top was donated by Trish Souness and Helen quilted it.


Egyptian Memories was blocks donated by Frances H from her Daughter, Amy and was reconstructed by Helen and quilted.

Mariners Compass was a top made by Morag O'Malloy and quilted by Helen P.


Lilac in Battle was a top by the late Kerry Hackett and quilted by Helen.


Stack & Slash was a top by Frances H. and quilted by Helen.


Kiwiana , a top by Diane Hay and quilted by Helen.


Brown Moment donated to the project.


Front and back of Under the Sea.  By Frances.  Was a block of the month with Aimee's Homestead Quilts.  Started 2007 and finished this year for my yet to be born Great Grandaughter, due in November.  Her parents are keen fishing enthusiasts. 


Opening Night by Belinda Morgan.  It is her version of Tula Pinks Opening Night Quilts and beautifully quilted by Helen P.


Another by Belinda.  Don't Run In Jandals, A EPP quilt. Started in January after running in jandals and having a fall.  The pattern is Hexie Harvest.


This is very fine embroidery called Turkish Delight and is by Belinda.


Rosie Neilson has made these Maternity Home quilts'

This is a Sue Spargo pattern called Fresh Cuts and was made b yJenny Rattenbury.  she used her own fabrics and used black wool flannel instead of 100% wool.  beautiful stitching.


"Gesha Girl" by Lesley McFarlane.  It is her first sashiko piece she has completed.


"Mariners Compass" by Lesley, 


"Kaos" by Lesley.  It was a Griet Lombard pattern and is done with scraps.  Lesley found it fun to do and enjoyed doing the quilting.

A bag by Carol Burgess and was a kit from Plume Art and is a Shashiko Bag.

More from Carol using Tula Pink fabric

A Spring Time Colour Wash quilt by Trish Sousness called Irish Chain.  She made this 16 years ago.

A bird panel- Semi-quaver birds, by Diane Harries, Was for an embroidery exercise in designing to explore line and shape, inspired by music - musical notes called semiquavers

"Karratha Memories by Dianne Hay and was quilted by Busy Bee Quilting.
 
Another original design by Diane Harries.

This is a Japanese Quilt by Linda SnellingBerg and was one of her first quilts completed about 10 years ago.
This was painted by Carol Burgess and she had attended a wine & paint evening.

Little Christmas Bags for Annette Bourne's Grandies.  Her machine was away for a fortnight being services and when it came home she just needed to sew sew sew.

"Cody's 21st Quilt made by his Auntie Annette Bourne and has been quilted by Lesley O'Rourke of Napier.  He requested hexagons, blues and green and random. It was all done on her machine. defiantly met the brief.

Thes wall hangings are by Hanna Snelling Berg, called Never Ending Landscape.