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what’s happening…

Just a few photos today to show what the members of my local quilt group, Gatton Quilters, have been up to. Quite a mixed bag, with gifts for friends and quilts getting ready for Christmas. Jan M made...

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some art and quilting

Some photos to show you today. The first few were taken yesterday when I visited the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane with my lovely daughter. We had a look at a few different galleries, and even...

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looking towards Christmas

At long last I’m starting to think about Christmas, and in particular what sewing-related projects I want to make – either as Christmas gifts or for our own home. I like to make something different...

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stitching a story

Some progress on my little Christmas cloth that I started last week. I’ve sewn down the tree and added another one.. I think this is going to be a “Twas the night before Christmas” story. Can you tell...

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spiders and butterflies

Another couple of quilts that I recently long-arm quilted. Meryl made these two lovely quilts with jars of bugs and butterflies and asked me to quilt them. As both quilts were the same- same design and...

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a baby at Christmas

We had a beautiful family-oriented Christmas, with children and adults and dogs all joining in. I hope you all had a lovely day as well. There’s something special about Christmas with children; we love...

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getting the Gammill ready to quilt

I spent some of this past weekend quilting a client’s quilt on my long-arm machine, and had the idea that you might like to see a little more of the machine. I have a Gammill Classic Plus long-arm...

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my hardest quilt to make. ever.

Sometimes, working out the best way to quilt a quilt-top is a long process, fraught with indecision, double-guessing and accompanied by lots of sighs. Such was the case when I put this quilt of my own...

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a modern DWR on the long-arm

I recently quilted this quilt-top for a friend. She had made it as a wedding gift, using the pattern Metro Rings by Sew Kind of Wonderful. It’s a modern take on the double wedding ring quilt pattern....

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seasons

I made this little quilt recently, to the theme of “Seasons”. Seasons could have meant anything from portraying a particular season, or all 4 seasons, or anything at all related to seasons in some way....

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some longarm quilting

I recently quilted this lovely quilt for some new clients. This quilt obviously exhibited lots of care and attention in its creation. A group of ladies had collaborated to make a quilt for raffling....

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longarm quilting

A quilt that I recently finished longarm quilting for a client, this one is destined to be a raffle prize. This quilt also presented some challenges! Anne had utilised some blocks with candlewicking to...

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long-arm quilting…

I so love Christmas! I love the trees, all decorated with tinsel and lights, baubles and hand-made ornaments.. I love families coming together, sharing food and laughs and good times. And I especially...

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checking in…

Holiday time – I’m spending mine like most others, I guess. Little bit of this, little bit of that. I recently visited my sister and brother-in-law and took some photos of their lovely garden. Look at...

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long-arm quilting

By the very act of quilting other people’s quilts, I get to see a lot more quilts than I possibly would otherwise. I can look at the design they’ve used, the colour choices they’ve made and the fabrics...

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Longarm quilting

Just a few photos of a recent quilt I finished on my longarm machine for Lyn. This was a quilt embellished with crocheted doileys, lace and bits and pieces that all have sentimental memories. I didnt...

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my small world quilt

I started this art quilt last year. My Small World Quilt is made from a pattern by Jane Kingwell, and was featured in the Quiltmania magazine. Karen Mundt- My Small World It combines my loves of lots...

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Tula in Toowoomba

Lots of colour to show you this week! The following quilt is one that I did not make, but I did do the quilting. Meryl made this and asked me to quilt it. It’s a bargello-style quilt that makes the...

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can I make you a quilt?

I started my longarm quilting business back in about 2012-2013. I was a novice and taught myself to use the machine- a Gammill Classic Plus. Quilt by quilt I slowly progressed, and I’m thankful to...

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green and white

I first ‘created’ this fabric in a workshop on printing, painting, enhancing and embellishing fabric. We used leaves and sticks and various surfaces for mono-prints and transferring images and...

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