The Elegant Stitch – Quilting & Design by Naomi Hynes

22 April, 20202 May, 2020

Sunflowers are Still Yellow at Night 2020 I-sew-lation Quilt along

Hay lovely quilting family. Welcome to my 2020 I-sew-lation quilt along. Over the past few weeks I designed this quilt to help keep us busy at home, use some of our stash and lift our spirits. Over the next month each Saturday I will post a PDF here on how to create the three blocks contained in the quilt, then piecing and borders. The finished quilt will be 62 x 62 inches square.

This quilt is inspired by Van Gogh’s starry night and Sunflowers. It’s called Sunflowers are still yellow at night.

To remind us that although life is upside down at the moment some things will always be the same. Sunflowers are still yellow and you are still loved.

I would love to see you all dive into your stash to create the quilt rather than go shopping. After all, it is an I-sew-lation quilt. You could go scrappy just remember to make sure that the contrast in fabrics is true to the pattern.

Happy Stitching

23 April, 201521 September, 2015

True Blue Raider of my Stash

My journey into art quilting.

I made this quilt for the 2015 Australian Quilt Convention Challenge, “True Blue.” This is really just the second art quilt I have ever made and I was very proud when it became a finalist and was accepted into the traveling suitcase.

I have turned to art quilting of late because of time constraints when it comes to producing my own work. Art quilts are generally smaller in size meaning that these quilts can be quicker to produce. Although on saying that there is probably as may man hours in this quilt as a king size custom quilt. So maybe I was just more determined to complete this piece.

The piece combines many techniques including, hand dying, fussy cut raw edge applique, fabric painting and Inktense pencil work and many hours of intense free motion quilting. All the raw edge applique work and quilting was done on my Gammill longarm and the quilt did not see any domestic machine work until it was ready for binding.

The quilt depicts a Satin Bower bird who is courting his female with a collection of stolen fabrics and blocks from my stash.

22 February, 201418 January, 2023

Welcome to The Elegant Stitch Quilting and Design website.

Hi and welcome.

My name is Naomi Hynes and I am a longarm quilter and digital designer located in Mirboo North, less that two hours south east of Melbourne Australia. I have been enjoying the art of patchwork and quilting for approximately 20 years and have been a professional quilter since 2010. My long arm quilting service is located in Mirboo North and services customers of Melbourne’s South East suburbs, Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley. I am also happy to quilt for customers from all over Australia. Quilts can be posted and returned by post.

13 February, 201413 February, 2014

Gatton Stars Quilt

The Gatton stars quilted I quilted in 2013 for Jan a customer in my guild “Waverley Patchworkers Inc”. The quilt is designed by Michelle Yeo and is made from beautiful reproduction fabrics.

The Gatton Stars quilt is a medallion quilt consisting of a central original block surrounded by a border of Flying Geese and then a border of Le Moyne Stars. A second Flying Geese border is then featured and the quilt is completed with a border of Blazing Star blocks.

Right from the beginning I wanted the quilting on Jan’s quilt to be unique and so I set about designing all the quilting designs for this quilt. I wanted the quilting to give a sense of balance and uniformity to the quilt. Jan was particularly pleased with the feathers and arcs combination around the central star. The arcs continue across both borders. Jan’s hand pieced “Gatton Stars” quilt was beautifully hand pieced and was an absolute pleasure to quilt. Thank you Jan for allowing me to quilt your Gatton Star.

Michelle Yeo’s stunning quilt designs can be found at www.michelleyeoquiltdesigns.com