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Tauranga visit from Wendy's Quilts and More

Well, I went to Tauranga and it is a small world because I met my friend Helen who I first met 10 years ago when our kids were at school together in Wellington.

I had a great weekend in sunny, warm Tauranga. There were 15 people in my wool felt applique class on Saturday, and 17 in my big stitch hand quilting class on Sunday.

We had a great time and everyone learnt new skills. Belinda from Stitch Makers in Greerton was there with a stand filled with Wonderfil threads and wool felt. I think everyone found an excuse to ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year ago. under hand quilting , hand quilting designs , tauranga , teaching , wool felt applique

Hand Quilted Sampler from Wendy's Quilts and More

My Hand Quilted Sampler quilt has a long and chequered past, but it's finally finished.

I started this quilt in a class with Kaffe Fassett in Wellington, New Zealand in January 2018. Yes, five long years ago!!

January 2018 in Wellington

We set out to make the Green Diamonds quilt from Quilts in Ireland, but when I got home and started to piece my diamonds together I found they my cutting hadn't been very precise, and it was going to be difficult to piece the quilt top.

I don't give up on things easily, so I set ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 6 months ago. under green diamonds , hand quilted , hand quilted sampler , hand quilting , hand quilting designs , hand quilting threads , kaffe fassett , kaffe fassett class

My Kantha pouches from Wendy's Quilts and More

I finished my Kantha quilting challenge for this week. A couple of weeks ago I told you I was experimenting with Kantha quilting for an Aurifil Artisan challenge here.

Well, I finished my panels and I turned them into Openwide pouches (pattern by Noodlehead here).

I love the easy, relaxed look of Kantha quilting, and I enjoyed making these bags. I'm definitely going to use this technique again in the future. The joy of Kantha quilting is that you don't have to draw lines and precise - it's meant to look rustic.

Just a reminder - I used Aurifil ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 7 months ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , hand quilting , hand quilting designs , kantha quilting , noodlehead pouch , open wide bag , open wide pouch

Oh! Christmas Tree from Wendy's Quilts and More

I haven't made any Christmas quilts this year, but I'd like to show you my Oh! Christmas Tree quilt that I made back in 2016. This quilt is a great example of how you can take your quilting lead from the design in the fabric. See all those snowflakes in the backgroud? I hand quilted over them with Aurifil 12wt and now they stand out beautifully.

This is a wool felt applique pattern designed by Wendy Williams of Flying Fish Kits.

I loved making this quilt because I got to play with all the brightly coloured felt.

My ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 11 months ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , flying fish kits , hand quilted , hand quilting , hand quilting designs , material obsession , oh christmas tree , wendy williams , wool felt applique

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