About Sunflower Quilting

Sewing

My name is Raylee. I own and operate Sunflower Quilting. I have been sewing for most of my life. I remember practising my spelling words while Mum sewed on her machine. That machine eventually became my machine. I don't remember not knowing how to sew. I made some clothes for myself to start with and then moved on to some patchwork. I still have my first quilts, cut by hand using a cardboard template - not many corners match. The quilting, if you can call it that, consisted of buttons holding the quilt together. They are wonderful reminders of some items of clothing worn by our family as they are made from leftover fabric. Since then I have made quite a few quilts and other crafty items, and I love the creating process as much as using the completed item.

Family

Thomas (DH or Dear Husband) and I have been married since 1995 and we have four boys aged 10.5, 9, 4 & 2.5 years old. We have settled in Canberra and I use our granny flat for my sewing and quilting. It does keep the house a bit neater.

Family photo

Machine Quilting

I have been sewing for many years I have collected a few projects that needed finishing. In partnership with my Mum I purchased a short arm machine to complete these projects ourselves. I soon found that I was thinking on a bigger scale and after much research and web browsing and even a visit to Sydney, I decided on the A-1 Longarm machine as I love the features it has. So after a trip to Sydney to the Quilting Symposium where I learnt a lot from those already in the quilting business and was tempted by much fabric and sewing items, my machine was delivered and set up in its current position. That was a very busy weekend for us all.

Table and Machine arrived by freight and stored in garage Setting up the table - Boys giving a 'helping hand' Set up - putting table together

A short time later with some practise on my machine and having purchased some stock of threads, patterns and wadding, Sunflower Quilting was ready to be a part of making quilt tops become quilts. The rest is history.

Please feel free to browse the website for further information, or call me on 02 6259 6045 to discuss your quilting requirements.