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Marion Hamilton

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Marion Hamilton Manawatu My 100 Day project was Doodling I am a quilter but also like to try other creative arts and crafts When I heard that  Aotearoa Quilters was having a 100 day challenge, I was immediately drawn to the idea especially as it didn’t need to be a quilting project. I knew that I was going to be in Gisborne when the challenge started and away from my sewing room and stash, so a sewing project was not going to be practical. As it happened I was away for longer than expected due to Covid-19  and I also returned to Gisborne several times during the year to help my daughter with her new baby. Because I’d been to a couple of doodling classes, I decided that making a doodle art image on a small card each day would be manageable. I had tried out book binding previously, so chose one of the books I’d made to mount the 100 cards in, which just fitted, one to each page.  I did complete the project. Some days I painted several backgrounds as preparation and other days I missed, s
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Margaret Sinclair

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Margaret Sinclair 100 Day Challenge -  “Why did I do it?” We were supposed to be heading overseas for an extended period of travel, but as 2020 rolled in it became obvious we were unlikely to even leave New Zealand and then unlikely to even leave our town or home. So in a moment of madness I decided to replace one much planned trip away with an unplanned trip in the sewing room.  Day 8 and 9 I have been quilting on and off for some years but more often since retirement. In 2019 I decided to head to Symposium as I have a daughter who would kindly provide B & B. I took a class with  Chris Kenna – Wholecloth Mosaic  quilts that I intended to use as a wall hanging. But once finished it lacked any real zing and needed more, so I decided to enhance it with hand sewing.  Day 25 The only planning I did for the 100 days was to start and only use the left over fabr ic from the Mosaic class and whatever else I had in the sewing room in the way of thread etc., with the aim to improve my almost
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Merrilyn George

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Merrilyn George Ohakune Animal Vegetable Mineral and Project NIMTL   My dad, a bushman, taught me to sew using the sewing machine, and also taught me to knit. Teaching Textile and Food Technology became my profession. I have been seriously making quilts and other textile creations for about 20 years, but recently retired from permanent teaching.  My decision to take part in this 100-day project was based on supporting our national group initiative and using it to firstly finish a large project and secondly to do work based loosely on the game we played as children- Animal, vegetable, or mineral.  It seemed important to be doing art every day to form good habits, and especially use the time well during the different Covid stages. For the animal part I sat outside watching birds, recording their sound and habits, and observed the small animal life of the autumn garden. I became especially fond of the fantail which we call piwaiwaka in our area and especially wanted to depict it in a way
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Juliet Fitness

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JULIET FITNESS, WAIHI BEACH, WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY 100 Days of ………??!!   I am a quilt competition junkie with nearly 3 decades of competing in challenges.  So when I saw the words “100 Day Project Challenge” I had to investigate further.  I decided to participate to get me into the habit of sewing every day, and I set myself the goal of 30 minutes sewing each day.  I am a keen gardener, have spent the last 3 years establishing a new garden, and often my garden beckons rather than the sewing room, though I love the latter dearly!   I decided I needed to work daily on a specific project rather than playing with different techniques as many other participants decided to do.  Quilting-wise my passion is paper-foundation piecing (Charlotte calls me “the Queen of Spikes”) and I had a UFO project to work on, which had been on my “to do” list for years.   This is a photocopy from a library book years ago. This quilt was made c. 1800 and is 75" x 71 3/4" and is in the Rhea Goodman Qui
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Pat Sivertsen

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Pat Sivertsen, Karitane, nr Dunedin, Otago I'm a long time quilter and fibre artist. I belong to Art Fibre Dunedin and Queenstown Quilters and Patchworkers. 100 days Christmas Runner: first 24 inches Project 1: Days 1 to 50 Informal Christmas Table Runner  I wanted to acquire some basic drawing skills, get back into hand stitching and complete a practical project. Lockdown derailed my plans slightly as I had intended to buy a nice length of linen in Arrowtown for our Christmas table runner. Plan B was a length of calico that I'd grabbed from Spotlight the day before Lockdown. It is intended as a fun informal runner for our 4 generations of family at the Christmas table. If the glass of red wine get spilt on it that will add to the story.  I drew whatever was in my mind on the day with a heat erasable pen and then stitched it. So there's everything from Covid viruses to great grand kids birthdays, Christmas stuff, scenes relating to where we live etc. It's designed for t
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