The holiday is Waitangi Day (also referred to as New Zealand Day). It's the day we celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, our founding document, signed in 1840 by the native Maori people and the European settlers (mainly English and Scottish). Businesses and schools will be closed, so most of us have a holiday. The shops will still be open of course.
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| Month 5 in progress |
I've fallen a little bit behind with this Block of the Month, so I'm aiming to complete months 5 and 6 in February, before month 7 arrives at the end of the month. Unlike most quilting BOMs, this one consists mainly of hand sewing. There are many felt shapes to cut out and stitch onto the background fabric. Above is a photo of month 5 in progress. The felt pieces are sewn on with Perle 8 which has a nice sheen.
Someone did ask for some close up photos of the centre piece, so here they are:
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The flowers in the flower garden above are circles cut from fabric and then appliqued onto felt, which is then cut into a circle and stitched onto the background fabric.
The doors and windows are all sewn onto the houses before they are attached to the background. I'm really enjoying making this quilt.
I'm linking up with Esther's WOWs, WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Needle and Thread Thursday.
I'm linking up with Esther's WOWs, WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Needle and Thread Thursday.
29 comments:
Wow! That is great. So colourful. It's such a bonus having a mid week holiday!
Hi, found your blog through Ester's. Your work looks beautiful and neat. May I ask where did you get the pattern? I like it when your appliques are sewn over the patched pieces!
I've never been to New Zeeland but my daugther has, so she told me about it and showed pictures off course.Have a nice day off tomorrow!
Groetjes
Annemieke
I'm sorry I forget to say that I love the work you made in the picture in the header! Very very nice.
Groetjes
Annemieke
It's looking amazing!
that is beautiful! Is that all one block? How big is it?
What a lovely happy quilt! Wonderful! Enjoy your holiday day.
Wow you have done well to keep up as much as you have. I have cut out the last 2 houses for the centre block and have them sitting next to my sewing seat but haven't got there for a couple of weeks. School start and work have just got in the way. You have done an amazing job so far.
This quilt is gorgeous. I love those houses.
valspierssews
It looks wonderful. There are so many stitches to make, but what a fun project.
Fabulous. A real riot of colour.
Beautiful work and fun pattern -- are you choosing the colors?
Wendy, I'm stopping by from Freshly Pieced and I'm sooooo glad I did! I'm so inspired by your work! I not only added myself as a GFC follower but added ya to my blog roll under Wool Inspiration! (I'm just started to applique on wool this year!!) YAH!!! I'm glad I found your blog! Stop by: myplvl.blogspot.com
Wendy, thank you so much for sharing some close-ups. I've admired this BOM in the past but have not had the opportunity to see it up close. I can see how much stitching there is! Really lovely, thanks for sharing.
I love the circle flowers! Gorgeous. x
Gorgeous colour - the felt and fabric look great together.
This is such HAPPY, creative work...just beautiful! Happy Waitangi Day - Happy Wednesday...Tanya
Wow, those blocks are beautiful! And so much work, I can't believe you hand stitch them! Fantastic job!
you make me like WOW quilts! I love the whimsy and color
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Gotta make this quilt some day. I LOVE IT!!! I have always loved quilts with houses or villages on them. This one is unique. I really like the colors.
wow, that is so cool!
Love the beautiful, bright colours on this, it looks amazing. And I really like how you combine the felt with the other fabrics. I quite often use recycled wools for my quilts but don't often combine it with other fabric, I've got a few ideas going round my head to try and work that in a bit more but I never seem to get round to it. Seeing how effective your combinations are might give me the push I need. Thank you!
Your work is amazing! I love all the details and the stitching in the felts. Exquisite!
Love those little sail boats. This is going to be an amazing quilt.
Bunny
so bright...love it, love it, love it...
Wow! This is amazing - I can't imagine how much time you put in hand sewing all those pieces. Love It!
Love the whimsy of it all! Here from Needle and Thread Thurs.
This is amazing! Iove all the colors and your work is so perfect. Awesome piece.
This looks fabulous! I love the colors, and all of the interesting shapes. It is so much fun!
Thanks for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!
:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Fabulous quilt. Love the great colors and the design.
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