Tag: Early quilts
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope was a departure from my usual style and colours. I sourced some Vera Bradley fabrics and used those to create this bright and breezy design. The fabrics are vibrant and mix & match wonderfully. I think we might make some Christmas decorations with the scraps of these fabrics. They are abit special. R x
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Nellie
Nellie is the first tutorial in both Caterpillar Clubs. It’s full of all the basics and where new members realise my method of construction isn’t like anything else they’ve done before. Nellie was named after my maternal grandmother. She was always supportive of anything I did and although she wasn’t a crafter I’m sure these…
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My first quilt
In New Zealand rag quilts aren’t ingrained in our history like they are in the US. I think that’s worked in my favour as I had no preconceived ideas of what I should be making. What I did have was 28 vintage candlewick (chenille) bedspreads and an itch to create something with them. I made…