Quilts for Sale

It's the Auckland Quiltimakers Quilt Show and Sale the first weekend of May, 5th and 6th. I hope you can come along and see the wonderful exhibition we put on, and also indulge in the excellent merchants.

I will have a number of quilts for sale. This one I called 'Old Faithful'. All those checks and stripes in a classic star pattern and then I machine quilted the very traditional Baptist Fan design across it.

 

It will be for sale at the show, but it is also available via my website under 'shopping' - 'quilts'.

It has a 100% cotton batting which gives a very flat and traditional look and is also very washable. Gentle cycle, of course. :)

Baby quilts for sale

I had to practice some freeform quilting so I used these 2 cot quilt panels. They are now available for sale on my website http://www.helenhoriginals.co.nz/index.php?page=shopping under Quilts. They are very reasonably priced at $70.00 each. Cotton outers and polyester inner.

High Fliers

It's a Jungle Out There.

Val's Quilt

Despite the fact that I haven't blogged for several months, I have been intending to!!! Sound familiar?

Now that Summer has arrived, just in time for Autumn to take over, I have decided to kick into action here.

With the Quilting business a little slow over the summer, I undertook this commission. It was really fun, and it's great to know it will be show a little bit of NZ far afield.

 

I was privileged to get this commission for Val Irwin for her boat in the Mediterranean. It is based on a Jenny Hunter design Val found in NZ Quilter issue #56.

I quilted it on my Longarm Machine with an all over design that I call 'Chicken wire'. Sort of a cross hatch alternative. Do you like it?

Trading at CURVES Girls' Night In

I will be one of the traders at this fun event. Come along and join in. Let me know where you saw this notice for an extra 'gift with purchase'.

ONE MORE SLEEP AND "GIRLS NIGHT IN"

IS HERE......

6.30 P.M. COME ALONG AND LEARN LINE DANCING

AND CHECK OUT THE STALLS

(Last workout is 5.30 p.m.)

BYO - Plate/wine

WINE & NIBBLES....Proceeds to NZ Breast Cancer

Look forward seeing you all....

CURVES BREAST CANCER

MONTH

Exhibition Notice

The Auckland Quiltmakers

present

  Small Works VI

An exhibition of small multi-media and textile works

The Depot Artspace - Outerspace Gallery, 28 Clarence Street, Devonport

Saturday 24 September to Wednesday 5 October 2011

Opening 3pm Saturday 24 September

Gallery hours: Mon 12noon-5pm, Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am - 4pm

See you there!

Mine is a very small (miniature) green and black piece titled 'The Lost 9 Patch' and was made after an inspiring retreat where many of us felt moved to make the dissappearing 9 patch into a quilt.

I always did enjoy making miniatures!


Here is a larger version of the same quilt.

 

If you can't make it to the opening, I hope you can make it at another time. I will be at the gallery on Sunday 2nd October from 12 noon to 2 pm if you would like to stop by.


Happy crafting

Helen.

A Change is in the Air

It has been a while (again) since I posted here. It is nearly Daylight saving time (next weekend, actually) so summer will be here just as soon as this spring weather wears itself out.

So while I wait for summer, I am preparing for Spring Sales and Christmas Sales. Jewellery is going well and I am now selling my creations at Craft World at Westgate Mall as well as Matakana Country Park Craft Co-op.

Some of my latest pieces include these 2 gorgeous pearl necklaces, one big and bold and the other more of a classic, but both of them using a mix of coloured pearls, either shell pearls or Swarovski Crystal pearls.

'Chics Mix - classic' are 8mm pearls and 'Chics Mix' are 14mm pearls. You will find them on my website  along with other pieces of jewellery made to delight.

More than Jewellery

But now there is more to life than jewellery. I love playing with the colour and design and I will continue to do so, but I have a new 'best friend'.

'Nellie' has joined our family and lives in my studio. I have to say she takes up most of the space there, being 12 feet long. Nellie is a longarm quilting machine and I am open for business, to quilt your quilt tops. You may see me around as HelHO Quilting service.

An Invitation

Nellie and I invite you to join us at an open home on the 1st October at 2.00 pm.

For further details, go to my website and contact me

We would love to see you, and bring along your quilt tops too.

There will be more about the Quilting Service shortly.

Now I am off to bind one of the quilts I have finished.

Ciao

Helen.

Wedding jewellery - custom made

I have been working on Custom Jewellery for a wedding. The Bride, of course, and 3 bridesmaids. It will be a summer wedding and these pieces have an ethereal look. It has been fun to create for someone else's dream. This lovely lady wanted something a little different from the traditional crystals or pearls.

If you would like some custom made jewellery, for a wedding, special birthday, ball or to match a special outfit, please contact me through my website or leave a post on my blog.

See you again soon.

Helen.

It's the shortest day - or it was when I tried to post this!

Summer's on it's way. And the Rugby World Cup. So I am turning my creative energies to some NZ iconic items for you and your friends to remember the occassion, and this great country we live in.

I hope you enjoy these and others as I make them and move them to my website.

With all these beautiful crisp cool mornings, I just had to take some photos of those spectacular sunrises. They are such tremendous shows of colour - they make my heart sing.

Looking over Stanmore Bay.

Have a great week.