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This spring I tackled a big challenge – quilting a king sized quilt on my king sized longarm frame. This might not sound like a challenge, particularly in comparison to quilting a king on a home sewing machine, but I think a king quilt is always a big deal, no matter what kind of machine you’re quilting on.

Josh and I wanted a new king sized quilt and for this quilt to be simple, but very creative. I had a purple tapestry saved from college and decided that was the perfect centerpiece for this quilt. Using a variety of techniques ...

It’s time to quilt a feather block on point using QCT 5! I knew I wanted to fill the background around my Christmas Tree with something fun, both to make the stars stand out and to reduce the amount of time consuming background quilting I’d need to do. The solution – Maximized Feather Blocks stitched with Quilter’s Creative Touch over the stars!

Quilting Feather Blocks on Point with QCT 5 in my Christmas Tree Quilt

I’m now using Quilter’s Creative Touch 5 Pro, but everything you saw in this video will work exactly the same with ...

It’s finally time to start quilting my Christmas Tree Quilt! Two years ago I pieced this massive green and glittery quilt for fun and to experiment with every kind of glittery fabric I could find:

I couldn’t wait to start quilting my Christmas Tree quilt, but then our basement flooded and life got in the way of finishing this project. Now two years later, it was finally time to get O Christmas Tree unfolded and on my frame!

I’ve picked several quilting designs and some fun techniques to play with and over the next few weeks I ...

I have just released my first QCT collection of designs, so that means it’s time to learn how to import designs into Quilter’s Creative Touch!

Click Here to find the Maximized Feather Blocks collection.

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day

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Attention: We interrupt the series on Free Motion Quilting for Beginners to bring our Pro-Stitcher robotic quilters some information on the latest Pro-Stitcher update. Free motion quilting will resume next week. Keep your 15 minutes a day going!

We are so excited to have an official (non-beta) new update for Pro-Stitcher. It has loads of new features that are fabulously useful. Don’t hesitate to download and update your PS tablet!

Downloading

Go to the Pro-Stitcher website. Hover your mouse pointer over the Pro-Stitcher tab and choose “Software” from the drop-down menu. Then choose 21.05.0535. We refer to ...

Attention: We interrupt the series on Free Motion Quilting for Beginners to bring our Pro-Stitcher robotic quilters some information on the latest Pro-Stitcher update. Free motion quilting will resume next week. Keep your 15 minutes a day going!

We are so excited to have an official (non-beta) new update for Pro-Stitcher. It has loads of new features that are fabulously useful. Don’t hesitate to download and update your PS tablet!

Downloading

Go to the Pro-Stitcher website. Hover your mouse pointer over the Pro-Stitcher tab and choose “Software” from the drop-down menu. Then choose 21.05.0535. We refer to ...

Kathy had a bunch of quilts that needed some Elevate™ love.First up was a 1930's Drunkards Path with Applique -- digital quilting design frippery01_km Next was Tropical Butterflies & Flowers -- digital quilting design butterfly03_km Then was Love Links (pattern by Studio 180) -- digital quilting design featherduo_km (which when you increase the size looks kinda like palm leaves)Then a Hunters

The most frequent question I’m asked about QCT is how to switch from computer-guided quilting back to regular free motion quilting. Learn how to switch from FMQ to QCT seamlessly in this video:

Click Here to find QCT for your Qnique Longarm or home machine! Yes, this system is compatible with some home sewing machines. I’m planning to use it with my Janome 1600P very soon.

If you’d like a fun project to play with switching from QCT to FMQ, check out the Basket Weave with QCT Quilt Along. I sped up the process of quilting this ...

Last month I shared the Basket Weave with QCT quilt along during Grace Company’s Fantastic Fall Festival. It was a terrific event and I learned so much about computerized quilting as I shared these tutorials.

But finding these videos after the event ended proved a little difficult. I decided to create one place where you can find all the videos and handy design PDF in one place. Click Here to check out the Basket Weave with QCT Quilt Along.

My challenge for this project was to design a quilt panel and to quilt it almost entirely with Quilter’s ...

I had this adorable, cheerful client quilt under my needle to brighten the cloudy, cold, wet day we had. We were supposed to get 4″ or more of snow overnight and into the afternoon, but we ended up with only a dusting. I spent the rest of my quilting time today working on more star… Continue reading Sunshine on a Cloudy Day