Kiwi Quilt

Ferntastic!

Boy I've been busy in my loft! 

Lockdown is a bit of a boon to us crafters and my friends have been busy in their sewing rooms and sending me their lovely quilts to finish off. 

Here is the latest masterpiece from Val.

The pattern is called 'Beads' and was a free download from Jordan Fabrics.

It features a collection of  New Zealand ethnic prints which looked so striking against this crisp white background.

I wanted an appropriate quilting design to compliment the theme and found this 'plume feather' design by Angela Walters.

After studying the video for a while, I decided to give it a go. I needed to bend it a bit to fit in between the blocks. The blocks didn't need quilting, being fairly small with the fabrics standing by themselves.

For the border, I got a bit creative, with these hooked curves and inward facing fronds (specifically designed so that the points would not be lost in the binding). 

Val agreed to this green backing fabric which I felt set it off really nicely.

Now I am working on the latest mammoth quilt from Jackie, which I will show you soon. At the same time I'm making progress with some projects of my own. My 'Treasure' quilt is growing and is nearly ready for the appliqué. A bit of 'mindless piecing' the other week led to this little scrappy piece which I have since modified to make an incubator quilt, when I get chance to quilt for myself! 

Happy Quilting Everyone - Stay safe and keep cheerful!

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