...came to a crashing halt! Literally. Let me explain. Remember how I was on a roll? Catching up on on UFOs and working both forward and backwards on those blocks-of-the month? I even promised to spend National Quilting Day piecing those blocks that I was behind on and showing you the leader-ender blocks that are taking shape at the same time. Well, truth be told, that didn't happen. Last
read more...came to a crashing halt! Literally. Let me explain. Remember how I was on a roll? Catching up on on UFOs and working both forward and backwards on those blocks-of-the month? I even promised to spend National Quilting Day piecing those blocks that I was behind on and showing you the leader-ender blocks that are taking shape at the same time. Well, truth be told, that didn't happen. Last
read more... who's got the button? I do!This huge jar of buttons represents three generations of button hoarders keepers collectors! I have inherited the button baskets that belonged to my grandmother as well as my mother; keep in mind that I already had a very healthy-sized, full, button tin of my own! In an effort to tidy up, organize and consolidate, these buttons now all occupy the same space! This
read more... who's got the button? I do!This huge jar of buttons represents three generations of button hoarders keepers collectors! I have inherited the button baskets that belonged to my grandmother as well as my mother; keep in mind that I already had a very healthy-sized, full, button tin of my own! In an effort to tidy up, organize and consolidate, these buttons now all occupy the same space! This
read moreI saw a pantograph that I really loved and had to have; in true "one thing leads to another" form I found myself ordering more than one once I had logged onto the website, a dangerous place for me to spend too long! Anyway, one of these new (to me) pantographs, that I didn't even know that I needed, is "Malachite". I'm excited about the resulting texture on this scrappy Maze quilt that I had
read moreI saw a pantograph that I really loved and had to have; in true "one thing leads to another" form I found myself ordering more than one once I had logged onto the website, a dangerous place for me to spend too long! Anyway, one of these new (to me) pantographs, that I didn't even know that I needed, is "Malachite". I'm excited about the resulting texture on this scrappy Maze quilt that I had
read moreI've been trying to wrap up some lingering projects-partially-done by getting them quilted, bound and ready for finishing. When I get on a roll it's really not that hard, I just need to keep focused and on track. This is "Fun~fetti" after trimming up. It's one from a couple of years ago where I tried my hand at the split-nine patch using low volume fabrics. I felt it was really much too blah, so
read moreI've been trying to wrap up some lingering projects-partially-done by getting them quilted, bound and ready for finishing. When I get on a roll it's really not that hard, I just need to keep focused and on track. This is "Fun~fetti" after trimming up. It's one from a couple of years ago where I tried my hand at the split-nine patch using low volume fabrics. I felt it was really much too blah, so
read moreHello, hello, and happy Thursday! Is it a "sunny day, sweeping the clouds away" where you live today? If not, don't despair -- "I can tell you how to get, how to get to Sesame Street..."
Seriously; by the time I finished quilting this one, I could NOT get the Sesame Street songs out of my head. "C is for cookie, it's good enough for me. Cookie cookie cookie starts with C!"
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| 4 inch Tumbler Quilt with Floral Swirl E2E Quilting Design |
Time moves on... day by day, stitch by stitch. Life after buying the new church has taken on a more familiar rhythm again this week. I finished up the quilting on the second of two Life is Good T-shirt quilts for a church member in memory of his dear wife. This has been passed on to Quiltkeemosabe herself who will bind and label them for presentation to his daughters. The days are warming up
read moreTime moves on... day by day, stitch by stitch. Life after buying the new church has taken on a more familiar rhythm again this week. I finished up the quilting on the second of two Life is Good T-shirt quilts for a church member in memory of his dear wife. This has been passed on to Quiltkeemosabe herself who will bind and label them for presentation to his daughters. The days are warming up
read moreGuess what? If a quilter spends less time writing about quilting on her blog, she can get more actual quilting progress completed in her studio!
read moreEarlier this week, since I was all caught up with customer quilts and right on-track with the kaleidoscope blocks I'm making for Anders' high school graduation quilt, I finally -- FINALLY -- got my UFO Bear Paw quilt out of the Purgatory closet and loaded it on my frame for quilting. I am so excited to finally be finishing this quilt for myself! I stewed over how to quilt this one for three years, but when I discovered this digital edge-to-edge quilting design, Graffiti E2E #7, by Karlee Porter, I knew it would be perfect for this top.
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| I'm Loving ... |
Good morning, Lovelies, and Happy Tuesday!
I often see quilters -- even seasoned professional longarm quilters with years of experience -- crowd-sourcing ideas for quilting designs on social media and in online forums. You know, "how should I quilt this," "which thread would you choose," and "which panto design would look good on this quilt?" If the quilter has a computerized machine, there are additional questions about what size to scale a particular design for quilting as well. My interior design background kicks in whenever I'm faced with these kinds of choices, so I thought I'd take a moment today ...
read moreFresh off my frame, and full of fabulously scrumptious feathery texture:
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| Peacock Flourish Opulence Fabric, Mottled White Multi |
I just finished quilting this sweet and snuggly-soft baby quilt for my friend Marybeth. Her #1 priority was keeping the quilting light enough so the quilt would be as soft as possible for tucking around a little one in a stroller. Isn't it sweet?
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| Marybeth's Snuggly-Soft Baby Quilt |
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| Gingersnap Pantograph from Urban ... |
So here's how the "Firemen Heroes" charity quilt turned out the other day:
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| "Firemen Heroes" Pediatric Hospital Outreach Quilt |
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| Top Prior to Quilting |
Ah, if only the Squirrel of Distraction didn't bring along so many friends...
So the last time I checked in here, I was telling you how I got this "squirrel" of an idea to drop all ongoing projects to make a festive Christmasy tumbler quilt. But then I bought a bit more Christmas fabric than was absolutely necessary... So I cut out all of the tumblers I'd need:
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| 6 inch Tumblers Cut Out and Ready to Sew |
Good morning, lovelies! After my little R.B.G. block detour, I returned to the cheater cloth panel that I'd loaded on my long arm frame for IntelliQuilter practice. Feeling comfortable with resizing and distorting block designs to fit less-than-perfectly-square quilt blocks, I decided to practice laying out and sequencing some E2E (Edge-to-Edge) designs. Oh my gosh, you guys -- I LOVE how my APQS machine stitches these designs out with R2D2 (yes, that's what I've named my IQ) doing the driving instead of me! Smooth feather curves, crisp points, and perfect circle bubbles with beautiful stitches on ...
read moreI'm finally able to share my Modern Baby Clam Shells finish with you! Its final name is "Butterflies in Margot's Garden," named after the little girl for whom it was made. (This quilt is my original design; no pattern currently available).
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| Butterflies in Margot's Garden, Before Washing, 42" x 42" |
