tui song quilting

It's finished! And I've called it Mirage. (If I could insert the blue heart emoji here, I would.)

I love how the colours transition from top to bottom - that was my son's idea.

The pattern is Topsy by Sheila Christensen, but I've named this quilt Mirage for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, when I met my husband he drove a 1979 Mitsubishi Mirage and it was blue like this quilt.

The well loved Mirage - that is not my husband in the photo.

Secondly, my son loves Transformers, and there is an blue Autobot called Mirage.

This ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 3 years, 4 months ago. under hexagon quilt , mirage , mirage quilt , sheila christensen , topsy quilt , tui song quilting

My youngest son turned 21 this week and I finished his Topsy quilt just in time.

I haven't been able to get outside for proper photos yet, but I took some quick photos when we tried it on his bed yesterday.

It's the biggest quilt that I've ever made, so I had it custom quilted by my friend Rayna Clinton from Tui Song Quilting in Wellington, New Zealand. We chose the pattern together and I'm really pleased with it. It's called Snakes Hexagons by Sharon Perry.

I put the wide back Onion Rings by Brandon ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 3 years, 5 months ago. under blue quilt , custom quilting , hexagon quilt , hexagons , sheila christensen , topsy , topsy quilt , tui song quilting

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