This grid design May Garden is based on a square grid and can be executed with a circle ruler if desired. The design is constructed out of a series of flowers with four petals. May Garden can be used as an allover or edge to edge quilting design, or just in a block or border. The design will look great on projects with themes like gardening, flowers, butterflies and nature or quilts with a retro ’70s vibe.
Ruler or no ruler?
I used a 1 inch grid for this sample so I did it freehand… which you can clearly see ...
read moreHave you ever turned a clamshell design on its side and used it as a border design? Well, here you go!
The machine quilting design Foliage is based on molar feathers and quarter circles. The grid design works well as a single border design or as a repeated grid pattern, like in the image below.
Foliage is loose and structured at the same time. Yes, the grid in this design creates structure, but the molar feathers are loose and free-flowing within their available space.
Stitch this design from left to right as a single or double row and pre-mark it ...
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The freemotion design Paws is one of those designs that creates a lovely texture. You just want to pet the quilt!
This design works well for quilts with themes like animals, pets, water, sea, ocean, rain, weather, wind, flying, birds, and swimming. Is there anything else that this design reminds you of?
Pattern Tutorial
Create the dynamic design Paws by moving in all directions. The design sequence its pretty simple; curve round and add a teardrop or a paisley shape inside of the curve.
The teardrop is a symmetrical shape, while the paisley is not; it has a curve. Mix ...
read moreThis cute filler freemotion design is a variation and the classic Pebble design. Add a curl on this inside to create the look of a cinnamon roll or the rolled up sides of a cinnamon stick.
The Cinnamon design works well for quilts with themes like Autumn, Fall, Winter, Christmas, cooking, pastry, cake. It can also be used in art quilts to represent water, bubbles, fossils, shells or various organic items.
Pattern Tutorial
This Pebble variation works like most do; travel around the circle to add decorative elements or to get to the spot for your next circle.
The circles ...
read moreThis meandering freemotion design Mistletoe is open, airy and whimsical. It resembles a mistletoe plant but not exactly, making this design more versatile than just a Christmas quilting design.
The design consists of a series of two leaf shapes, two feathers and one or more small circles. The circles on sticks will help you travel to a new spot for the next sequence.
Pattern Tutorial
This design is built on a sequence with three design elements: leaf shapes, feathers and a circle on a stick.
Move into the area you want to fill with your design and try to use ...
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I love creating variations of the Ribbon Candy pattern. The design Sprout resembles sprouting seeds or maybe a small flame trying to grow. Or perhaps it resembles a swamp monster if you are in the Halloween mood.
This whimsical freemotion design can be used in a wider border but it can be stitched out in rows to too as an edge to edge. It looks great in quilts with themes like plants, horticulture, nature, flame, fire, growth.
Pattern Tutorial
This design has a series of decorative elements: a curl, a set of s-curves and a set of ...
read moreThe edge to edge design Cogs is based on a soft curl surrounded by a boxy echoes and hops.
This funky design would be lovely on a quilt for a person who likes to know the inner workings of a piece of machinery. On the other hand, this freemotion design would work well within a mix of various flower designs too.
The elements within the sequence of Cogs are pretty simple. A soft curl, a series of boxy shapes as an echo around to the curl and then to complete the shape, add a series of hops around it all ...
read moreHalloween is getting closer, and I have a few small quilty projects planned to get done before then. I have shared a few freemotion designs in the past that suit the scary season, and I will share them again below.
This weeks’ design is called Hair, maybe not specifically named after Cousin Itt from the Addams family, but if the shoe fits…! The random and free-flowing design Hair looks just like ghosts flying and tumbling through the air, don’t you think? Maybe it makes you think of flowing water or kelp too. The edge to edge design Hair is ...
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