My Australia

This post only shows ONE quilt…..mind you, it is 22 feet long!!!

This quilt was created by Helen Godden. It is hand painted with dye, and free-motion quilted on a stationary Handi-Quilter machine.

Her original design depicts many of her favorite native animals and birds, flora and landscapes of her homeland, Australia. She created it during the Covid lockdown over a period of six months!!

This is what she wrote about it….

“Suddenly (in 2020), everything stopped. I needed a personal challenge. I drew this design in 2018 and planned to create it one day, but when would I ever have the time for such a huge project…..”

Here is a view of the entire piece……

…and here are some close-up photos…..

Just look at the quilting!!!

….and all of those Aussie animals…..

How about a Kookaburra….one of my favorites when we lived there…..

I could have studied this quilt for hours and still not have seen everything!!

But, let me give you some more information about Helen Godden…..

She calls herself an “Extreme Free Motion Quilter” and she is a wonderful FMQ teacher!!!

Earlier this year I purchased one of her classes…. “50 Styles of Quilting Beyond Missionary Stippling”. I learned so many new designs and I love that they are presented in short 3 minute videos and are extremely easy to follow.

If you are interested in any of her online classes, be sure to CHECK OUT HER WEBSITE…..

BUT, even more exciting, each Christmas she does a FREE Quilt-A-Long and it is in progress RIGHT NOW.

Click HERE to get started!!

If you are not interested in making the project, you can still check out her instructional videos on her You-Tube channel…..

So, today you got 22-feet of quilting and a free class….THAT is good value!!

Tomorrow we are going to make a final run thru the International Quilt Festival and pick up a few of the items that I missed!!

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