Our recent quilts

Congratulation to Jen, whose quilt ‘On a Whim’ was hung in the 

2023 Quilt NSW Exhibition at Rosehill last month. 

Jen wrote about her quilt on Instagram:

‘… I started it in 2014, using Heather Ross’s ‘Far Far Away’ (range) and modified the @thimbleblossoms pattern ‘On a Whim’ to make it square. The teensy colorful border was my own addition.  

I spent this winter handquilting it … and my decision to do a 1cm crosshatch with matching colors was often regretted! So. Many. Stitches.  

But there’s nothing like a hand-quilted quilt for drape and texture, and this one is incredibly soft (that early 2010s Windham base cloth is divine) … I’m claiming it for my own room and bed. I can’t wait to have it back for snuggling under this summer.

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During the Covid lockdowns, Robin delved into her
scraps, and stitched them into comforting hexagons for a
cosy ‘at home’ quilt, with a similarly scrappy binding,
for her family to enjoy every day. 

A fabulous combination of an undersea panel, a pieced border
and a very apt, fun backing, put together by Lyn for a young
relative who will be ver happy with it. Very nearly done!

Lyn’s backing of fun whales and waves -
looks like our east coast whale highway right now.

A pair of improv pieced quilts Jill made for her home.
Most of the fabric is hand screen printed by
Maze and Vale in Melbourne.

The second of the pair - each of the 24 blocks across the two
quilts is different. They were made over 4 1/2 years.

The backing for each quilt is a 19C reproduction print
that works well with the modern top.
Machine quilted by Laura Ujhazy.