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Gift Quilt Reveal, Cross Stitch and Happy Thanksgiving! from The Cozy Quilter

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! Our daughter and Finn are here for the weekend and we had a turkey dinner with my husband's family today. I put out my pumpkin decorations this week. I even raked some leaves--it really feels like fall now with cooler temperatures and the trees changing colour.

I'm adding another tree to the Forest cross stitch picture. It looks a bit odd now but will look better when it is all filled in.

Finn came with us to the farmer's market this morning and I managed to get him to pose in front of the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 5 days ago. under colour challenge , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , placemats , potato chip blocks , vacations

Aotearoa Quilters Lime Challenge from Wendy's Quilts and More

I loved seeing all the lime challenge quilts at the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in Rotorua. I was really pleased that I had two entries in the mix.

The winning quilt was made by Camilla Watson and it was amazing.

There were three or four Merit prizes, and I liked this one by Fyvie Murray.

Here's some of my other favourites:

by Brenda Gael Smith

by Lynne Rowe

by Helen Beaven

by Anne Adams

by Shirley Sparks

by me - Wendy Welsh

(You can read more about my entries in my previous post here.)

So you can see that ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 5 months ago. under aotearoa quilters , colour challenge , lime challenge , rotorua quilt show , the great new zealand quilt show

Not Your Grandmother's Garden from Wendy's Quilts and More

The Great New Zealand Quilt Show opened today in Rotorua, and I can finally show you my entries in the Aotearoa Quilters Lime Challenge.

First up is "Not Your Grandmother's Garden".

12" wide x 16" high

At first glance you might think these are hexagons, but they're not! Hence the name, and the fact I'd just bought some new jeans from Not Your Daughter's Jeans.

I love experimenting with geometric shapes, and I wanted to try the Fiesta Gitana pattern in Millefiori Quilts 4 by Willyne Hammerstein.

I hand pieced this mini quilt, and then I ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 5 months ago. under aotearoa quilters , colour challenge , fiesta gitana , hand pieced , hand piecing , lime challenge , millefiori quilts , millefiori quilts 4 , mini quilts , willyne hammerstein

Aotearoa Quilters Aqua Challenge from Wendy's Quilts and More

The Aotearoa Quilters Aqua quilts were on display at the Taupo Exhibition.

I always enjoy studying how different quilters interpret the theme. I didn't enter this time, but the next colour is Lime, and I'm definitely going to enter that one.

Here are some photos from the exhibition.

The winners

First Place went to Fyvie Murray

These quilts will be travelling around New Zealand, so if they come to a venue near you, please do go and look at them. There's so much detail packed into a very small space - 12" wide x 16" high.

There's ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 5 years ago. under aotearoa quilters , aqua quilts , colour challenge , mini quilts

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