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Quilts from August 2011

This is the second page of the amazing photos you have sent me. Thank you, they are inspiring.
If you want to see a larger version of the quilt, click on the photo.
Scroll down to the bottom to see the link for the first page of quilts. These earlier quilts date from November 2007 to June 2011

	Cathryn from USA used several of the Maori inspired koru designs for this wonderful, large quilt.
	Ruth from England sent me this photo of her finished top of the Pohutukawa wall hanging. Those blossoms fairly glow. This summer 2011/2012 the Pohutukawa trees have been magnificent.
	Pixie from Auckland wrote "Here are two photos, front and back, of the quilt I made using your Australian fabrics and some New Zealand ones for my sister-in-law in Sydney. The pattern of the front is Robyn Burgess's "Modern Rail Fence" from Patchwork Passion. The back has the Southern Cross using NZ & Aus flags -the little star is made from both - and uses up most of the remaining fabrics from the front and a couple of extras". Click on the photo to the left to see the front and back of the quilt.

	Gwen in Australia purchased the pattern for the Pohutukawa wall hanging in July this year. Gwen has added stitching to leaves and flower petals for more definition. Wonderful Gwen! Click on the quilt to see her beautiful embroidered label.
	Silvia from Australia based her wall hanging on a photo she took on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula last year. Silvia collected lots of suitable fabrics, especially some gorgeous ones from New Zealand and went for it without much pre-planning. She says it wasn’t meant to be quite so big! I think it is quite marvellous and if you click on the image you will see it much larger plus a closeup of the sea area and you can spot the NZ fabrics.
	Check out the Paua blue fabric on Chef Erueti's new uniform! Who says our New Zealand fabrics are just for quilts. You can visit Chef Erueti at his restaurant in Waiwera just north of Auckland.
	Carol used the Australian ROLLUP and the pattern from the Christmas stars table runner and sewed this terrific Aussie runner. Don't forget to click on the photo for a larger version.

	Rae from Great Britain wanted some British fabric to make dresses. She settled on the Union Jack fabric and says, "Promised you a picture of our Best of British Frocks. I have attached it for your amusement!!! Please note the "hand bags"! Many thanks Rae" Aren't they wonderful? If you click on the photo you will four ladies all dressed in their Union Jack dresses.
	Christine from Melbourne has been busy creating rugby wallhangings and postcards. A great idea to post overseas. Click on the photos to see larger images and more postcards.
	Christine has also completed a Kotuku wallhanging that was in the NZ Quilter Magazine. She has used the fernlea fabric in the background.

Bev wrote " Would like to thank you for the material you sent to me and for he inspiration I got to make my two Grand sons their'Rugby Quilts'. I digitised and appliqued the footballs around the outside....I also digitised the outline of a Rugby boot and used that to quilt in the running rugby Border. Their birthdays come up soon and I can't wait to get their response".

Wow, Bev, you certainly have the machine embroidery down to a fine art!

	Terri has used my Pohutukawa quilt pattern and made the smaller version. Love the quilting in the border! "It's my first effort at machine quilting and I learnt a lot making it! I'd like to make the full design once I've mastered free-motion quilting".
	Alysa from Auckland sent me a photo of her stunning raffle quilt "Attached is a photo of "Rugby Stars" made with the Running rugby panel & fabric I purchased from Kiwiquilts. This quilt is being raffled to raise funds for the school I teach at - Whangaparaoa Primary - and has had lots of positive comments as it has hung in the school office. It will also be displayed at my Patchwork club's exhibition in Orewa on 20th & 21st August 2011.
	"Thought I'd send you a picture of the cot quilt I made for my niece, Sheena (exiled in Australia!) using some of your fabrics. I found the quilt binding tutorial invaluable - many thanks!" Patricia from New Zealand. Join my newsletter (see home page) and you will receive a free quilt binding tutorial. Mary
	This is my version of your pattern and fabric for the tiki - I really enjoyed making this. Janis from New Zealand Thanks Janis, love the wonderful batik in the border.

	Robyn from Palmerston North sent me this photo of a lap size quilt for her rugby-mad Father-in-law for his 82nd birthday. "I backed it with flannel and used bamboo and cotton batting, so he has warmth over his legs. Purchased from you online. To quilt it, I freehanded green grass on the green field at the bottom. I will purchase some more rugby panels off you, since its' a big rugby year here in NZ. Its really nice to view other quilts on your page.". Certainly is a big rugby year with the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand starting September 2011. Go the ABs!
	Patti wrote " I live in England and I ordered fabric from you to make this quilt for my New Zealand friend's 50th birthday. I wondered if you would like to put it into your photo gallery". Thanks Patti, I bet your friend was delighted with her quilt. Well done.
	Leone from New Zealand first made the I Love NZ mini quilt and then adapted the pattern for her American daughter-in-law. (Hope I got that right Leone). Here is the USA mini quilts I made after I made the NZ one.
	"Hi Mary, I received your newsletter and decided to send you a photo of my NZ quilt that I made on my overlocker when my embroidery machine was out of action waiting for a new part. I used the fat quarters that I had collected when visiting several quilt shops on a visit to NZ in 2007. I cut them into 4inch strips, with wadding and backing sandwiched together then joined them log cabin fashion. I just had to purchase a larger piece of fabric for the final border and binding, embroider the centre block when my big machine was working again to finish it". Many thanks Valerie from Australia.
	Sharron in Canada sent me this photo and says "I thought you might like to see a photo of the finished quilt... I got the fabrics from you about a month ago, the shipping to Canada was fast and reasonable.....it is a 9-4 patch set on point, with a flap border between the blocks and the main border. It finished up at 67" x 78"...I loved working with the batiks, they were wonderful!" Lovely quilt, always love the greens and browns.
	if you look closely you can see that some NZ fabrics have been used on the spines of the books. Dear Mary, here is the quilt which I made for our 50th wedding anniversary which will be in October. We met in the library where I worked and he visited regularly as a reader. One night he came with his mother and she asked if I liked to have a cup of tea at their house after I locked up the library. You can imagine that the joke is still: your mother brought us together. Which is not totally true of course. But that is what happened. She has passed away years ago. She was a mother-in-law which every daughter-in-law could wish for. Great woman. Greetings, Hanneke
	"Hi Mary, I thought you may like to see two pieces of your fabrics made up for my 4 year old grandson who is motor bike made!!!. He was thrilled with his own cushion and his wall hanging is next to his bed. Thank you for sending the material across the Tasman. Sent from Elizabeth in Australia.

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Quilts from August 2011