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Hello, I'm Adrianne.  Welcome to my blog.

 I live in Wellington, New Zealand (it might be famously windy, but you really can't beat Wellington on a good day). By day, I am a lawyer, and in my spare time, I quilt. I live with my husband, my daughter, and my two little devil cats, Ivy and Ralph.

 Some lawyer words (I can't resist): the views expressed in this blog are my personal opinions and not those of my employer. 

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 I hope you enjoy looking around!


The back of my head is much more photogenic than the front

19 comments:

  1. Jenny16 November 2012 at 22:35

    Hi Adrianne

    Just found your blog on Quilting Bloggers and wondered if you were from windy Wellington when I read your blog name. Hi from Upper Hutt!

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  2. Cat13 December 2012 at 13:50

    Hi Adrianne thanks for stopping by my blog :) I'm in love with your makes - in my pre Mummy days I was a Legal Executive so have just had a wee giggle at your "Lawyer" words
    Cat

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  3. Zoe6 March 2013 at 04:38

    What a fun blog! Just found it while searching for an equilateral triangle tutorial - yours was very helpful. And now I will be reading the rest of your blog just for fun! :)

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  4. The Glass Collector25 March 2013 at 00:46

    Adrienne,
    Nice to see professional ladies can lead a creative life as well. I am a family doctor and recently learned to quilt, and LOVE it. Your blog is great inspiration. Thanks.
    Scarlet
    theglasscollector.blogspot.com

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  5. Unknown5 May 2013 at 13:05

    Hi Adrienne, fellow Wellington guild member here - found you by accident!

    Congrats on the Fat Quarterly publication.
    Cheers,
    Kelly

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  6. Dominique14 July 2013 at 11:42

    Hi Adrianne, I just discovered your blog. I love, love, love all your projects, very bright and colourful. Cheers from Nova Scotia, Canada
    Dominique

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  7. COR1 September 2013 at 21:26

    Hi Adrianne.

    I'm based in Wellington and just done the top of a quilt. Now wondering how I go about fixing the batting and the backing to the top using just a domestic sewing machine. It's a large queen! Any tips on where I can find a long arm machine to hire or doing it on the domestic? Rather terrified I am going to mess the whole thing up.

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    1. Adrianne @ On the Windy Side1 September 2013 at 22:49

      Hi Caroline - you are a no-reply blogger so I can't reply by email like I normally would. Congratulations on your first quilt top! If you want someone to quilt it for you, I have had Sue Burnett quilt several quilts for me and have always been very pleased with her work. Her website is http://www.suebsquilting.co.nz. I'm not aware of anyone in Wellington who will hire our their long-arm machine for you to use - if you find someone, please let me know! If you want to do this quilting yourself, there are HEAPS on tutorials and tips out there on preparing a quilt for quilting (basting) and doing the quilting itself. It's totally achievable to quilt a large queen size quilt on a domestic machine, but I would not recommend you quilt something that large as your first attempt at quilting. Maybe make another (smaller, like baby sized) quilt top and quilt that first! Hope that helps!

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  8. lindsey11 January 2014 at 10:55

    Hello Adrienne - it is such a pleasure to read your blog as I am a keen quilter in the UK and my daughter has moved to NZ (Whitby near Wellington). Best wishes from a cold and windy Northern Ireland.

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  9. BradsBest21 January 2014 at 19:23

    Just found your blog searching for ways to trim points on equilateral triangles. I really like the way you put together colors and focus on clean lines and shapes to get striking results. I'm definitely going to start following...

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  10. Pamela Lynne20 May 2014 at 14:27

    Greetings from California !
    I just found your blog wandering around on the web. I am a new quilter having recently had to re-invent myself after 30 years of marriage and kids. Now I live with beautiful Bernese Mountain Dogs and 2 cats. I sew for sanity and love shopping for fabric. I enjoy cooking, reading, travel and am an avid gardner - but I HATE snails too.
    Nice work you are doing....
    Pamela

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  11. Anonymous21 September 2014 at 21:09

    I followed you on bloglovin!

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  12. Marj17 January 2015 at 14:23

    I found your blog through another blog that I follow, "What Comes Next?". I plan to participate in the Finish-along. Thanks for all the incentives.

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  13. Tilkunviilaaja14 March 2015 at 21:40

    Thank you for The Cat words of wisdom! I like your quilts, too. Greetings from the other side of the globe!

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  14. Unknown24 September 2015 at 12:43

    Great blog. Have been wondering (forever) whether to begin a blog or whether Instagram would be a better option. Any advice ??

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  15. Unknown9 October 2015 at 04:48

    I have enjoyed your blog and would like to participate in the Q4 finishes but am not very computer literate and will have to have a grandchild help me. don't have a blog but do have facebook. Thanks for sharing your beautiful stitches.

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  16. WesternWilson8 December 2019 at 05:20

    Hey you! Loving your blog snd hope to see some updates!

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  17. suzanne18 October 2020 at 15:57

    Hi Would you be able to tell me who is the agent for the Swift Quilter.
    Love your blog by the way.cheers Suzanne

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  18. Patty21 March 2022 at 12:13

    Hi. I love your high tea quilt and am wondering if you can tell me how to purchase the pattern. My email is jpbanks7@msn.com Thanks Patty

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Thanks for visiting my blog! I love comments and read each and every one. These days, I don't reply so much, but if you have a specific question, I will do my best to get back to you.