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Mission: Pack 4 Class on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Okay, show of hands, who out there gives a small groan when you get the supply list for a big quilting class? 25 years later and many, many 5-day quilting classes and I still get intiminadated when I first read the list. You think to yourself, "Self! Does she really want us to bring all this stuff? Are we really going to use all of it? And how much fabric is actually enough?" I mean nobody wants to get to class and think, "Gosh I wish I had "insert the most perfect fabric here" with me." But also you don ...

added by Nina Marie 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under fabric , jcc , off the wall fri , organizing , tips , vacations

Horse Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember this horse panel quilt top?

It has been sitting around long enough...

time to get it....under the needle !

It is a fair sized quilt, so I will quilt it

on my Big Girl Machine...

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen

This is a Sit-Down Long Arm

and I love it for larger projects...

I used the Handi Quilter Wave Ruler

to quilt the center of the panel...

I used the Hand Quilter Ditch Ruler

for all of the straight line quilting...

To mark the spine of the feather,

I used my very favorite marking tool...

Ultimate Marking Pencil

You just ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 1 week ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , horses , panels , tips , traditional quilts

Moda Love Quilt....Machine Quilting from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It is time to get this Moda Love quilt

under the needle...

I am machine quilting on my

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen...

My Big Girl machine !

This is a sit-down long arm machine...

Above the machine are dark blue clamps.

They hold the quilt up so there is no drag

while I am quilting.

You can see the blue clamps holding up the quilt.

These purple Gypsy Quilter hoops

help grip the fabric...

On the back side are the purple rubber grips...

they really work !

You hang on to the sides and move the

quilt in any direction while quilting ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm , free motion quilting , moda love quilts , sweet sixteen , tips

"FIORISSIMO" workshop van KRISTEL SALGAROLLO" VOL plus nieuwe datum ook VOL from Supergoof Quilts

Met veel plezier mag ik wederom

'n geweldige gastdocente aankondigen in de Supergoof Quiltwinkel:

Kristel Salgarollo,

Quiltster,

Kunstenares met lapjes wier werk ik al jaren bewonder,

komt met plezier op vrijdag 7 juni VOL een workshop geven.

update en op zaterdag 8 juni VOL

Ik laat haar graag zelf aan het woord,

hier komt Kristel:

"FIORISSIMO of noem het grootmoeders tuin op z’n Italiaans …

Ieder van jullie kent paper-piecing.

Hexagonnetjes, pentagonnetjes (en nog zoveel meer vormen ) in klein of groot formaat.

De meesten onder ons houden ervan.

Ik gebruik hiervoor geen papieren malletjes, maar wel de 1000x herbruikbare plastiek ...

added by Supergoof 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under fiorissimo workshop kristel salgarollo , supergoof quiltwinkel , tips

"Deborah Dorward komt naar Supergoof" from Supergoof Quilts

Deborah Dorward komt helemaal vanuit Australië naar Nederland,

om in de lente haar geweldige workshops te geven.

Natuurlijk komt ze ook graag naar Supergoof.

En de workshops zijn,...:

The Forrest Wedding Quilt

afmetingen: ongeveer 72"bij 72"

op

Dinsdag 30 april

Tijd:

10.00 - 15.00 uur

Deze handquilt workshop is inclusief Deborah's prachtige patroon met 7 plastic mallen,

koffie, thee, snoeperijen en de heerlijke lunch van Meneer Supergoof.

Prijs p.p.:

€ 100,=

Op deze dag begin je met het middenstuk.

Wil je meedoen?

Stuur dan een mailtje naar supergoofquilts@hotmail.com

'Deborah Dorward's Sewing Bag'

op woensdag ...

added by Supergoof 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under tips , uitje , workshop deborah dorward

Little House Table Runners... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I meet with my local quilt group

on Mondays...

The last several Mondays I have been

creating Little House Table Runners...

They are a great deal of.....FUN !

They require very little fabric

and they are fusible applique'

so they go together rather quickly...

They are small and easily fit under the

sewing machine for machine quilting...

This striped fabric from the stash

makes a great binding treatment...

I am nearly done with this one...

The last step...adding the binding.

All DONE !

That feeling of completion is wonderful !

I have completed 5 table runners on Mondays...

they should make ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under bernina , binding , free motion quilting , machine quilting , tablerunner , tips

September in Cellars... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have spent most of this year plowing

my way through a pile of fabric panels

I have acquired over the years...

I completed the design work on this autumn

panel in March and it is time to get it

quilted and hung in our living room...

The maple leaf blocks in the border

give this quilt so much movement...

The quilt is basted and on the

Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm

I began the quilting in the morning and

the quilt was done by 9pm...

Most of the quilting was accomplished with

these two long arm rulers...

The top ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months, 1 week ago. under fabulous finishes , machine quilting , panels , tips , traditional quilts

Simplicity and mending (with tips for iron on patches) from Charm About You

I'm continuing to work on my Merrow Croft quilt. I keep thinking I've not got far to go but hand sewing is a slow, slow process! I'm working on my last border of back basted, applique blocks.

It's such a satisfying process, if you've not tried back basting applique I recommend doing so. There are some good tutorials on YouTube to show you how.

Hand piecing and hand applique are definitely two of my favourite techniques. The simplicity of just using fabric and thread is so lovely.

Then some mending was required. My middle loves ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 8 months ago. under applique , back basting , how to , hydee , iron on patch , mending , merrow croft quilt , patch , perle cotton , quilting , repair , sewing , thread , tips

Three easy modern quilts from Pieced Brain

Add color to your home with these three easy modern quilts that will bust your fabric stash. I bet you will make all three!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

Are you ready to hit the reset button on some traditional quilt blocks? Let me show you what you can do with two of my favorite blocks. As you read on, think about how you can adapt my ideas to your preferred color scheme by using prints (a smaller scale will work best in a couple of them) instead of solids, a low-volume background instead of white, or even ...

added by Denise Russell 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under easy quilts , geometric quilt blocks , geometric quilts , home decor , modern decor , modern quilt blocks , modern quilts , quick projects , quilt pattern , quilting , tips (Comments)

Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge Week #4 - Meet our Next Guest Blogger, Kat!! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Hello and welcome back to the fourth week of the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! I hope you're having fun working on your quilts - our first check-in will be next Sunday, and you can show off your progress then. More about that later!

Today we are welcoming guest blogger Kat (yes, another Kat!) who blogs over at Diary of a Madkapquilter. She does her creating in British Columbia, Canada, and has a fun and chatty blog - I think you'll enjoy reading it! Take a look at this beautiful quilt she made...

She tells me she has a ...

added by Sarah Craig 1 year ago. under guest blogger , h2h , tips , tutorial

Scrap Tape & Free Scrappy Portland Quilt Tutorial from Expect Moore

I found someone who loves Scrap Tape almost as much as I do! So, when Kate of Seamingly Kate asked, I sent

The post Scrap Tape & Free Scrappy Portland Quilt Tutorial appeared first on Always Expect Moore.

added by Carolina 1 year ago. under easy , guest blogging , quilt , quilt pattern , scrap , scrap quilt , scrappy , scraps , sewing , sewing tutorials , tips (Comments)

The Favor... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am spending the day machine quilting...

I work on a Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen

This isn't my quilt...

I am doing this machine quilting as a favor.

The maker of this quilt top chose the fabrics

from my fabric cupboard,

then asked me to cut it into squares...

She put the squares up on the design wall

and arranged them to her liking...

She sat down at her sewing machine

and stitched the squares together.

I helped her measure for the borders.

I cut them and she stitched on the borders

and completed the quilt top.

Christmas Break ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under binding , free motion quilting , machine quilting , tips , traditional quilts

High Horses.....Quilt Top DONE from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I started this Horse Panel Quilt top

in September...

I was so happy to finish it and get it off

the design wall that I forgot to get a photo,

so here it is on the ironing board...

It took a few weeks to cut and piece

all of those Bear Paw blocks in the borders...

I put the final mustard yellow border on it

and I am calling it done!

Actually, I am calling it

High Horse

Need to find a backing for it.

Look what Santa left under the tree:

Massage Chair Pad

After a few hours of ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 3 months ago. under horses , tips , traditional quilts

Using Fabric Precuts: Tips for Beginners from A Quilting Life

Fabric precuts are a quilter's dream! This is everything you need to know to jump right in!

added by sherri McConnell 1 year, 6 months ago. under fabric , pre-cut fabrics , tips (Comments)

Horse Quilt Panels.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have made several horse quilts over the years...

including a few horse panel quilts

This horse panel includes pieced borders

and intricate machine quilting.

"Giddy Up"

This horse panel includes a

hand sewn english paper pieced hexagon

border treatment.

"Friends at the Fence"

This is a gorgeous horse quilt panel

that I pulled from the cupboard...

it is time to get it up on the design wall

and give it a go !

I am thinking....Bear Paw quilt blocks:

How yummy are all of those points !

These are time consuming to cut and piece...

but well worth the effort ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 7 months ago. under design wall , horses , tips , traditional quilts

A Cool New “Aid” from Heart Desire Creations

There seem to be so many ways to do bindings. For years I would machine sew the binding onto the top of the quilt, then hand stitch on the bottom side. That is a lot of hand stitching! I now only do that for a quilt that is very special. Another way I tried was to sew the binding on the top, turn it to the back, and machine stitch on the front on the inner edge of the binding. I was not thrilled with the outcome.

Now, I sew the binding onto the back of the quilt, turn it ...

added by heARTs Creations 1 year, 7 months ago. under binding , quilting , tips (Comments)

Tips When Making The Wensleydale Quilt from Sister Of The Divide

Are you working on or contemplating the Wensleydale Quilt by Jen Kingwell? Have you decided if you will hand piece or machine piece this quilt? Will you be paper foundation piecing? So many decisions. For me, hand piecing is out. Her book Quilt Recipes has templates and complete instructions for making this quilt. I will not be providing those here. What I will provide are tips for what is

added by SisterOfTheDivide 1 year, 9 months ago. under add a quarter ruler , elmer's washable glue stick , foundation paper piecing , quilting , quilting recipes by jen kingwell , template plastic , templates , tips , wensleydale quilt

All Hands on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

"You know if you get up and sew you'll have something to blog about for Off the Wall Friday"

So my husband said to me last weekend as I was binge-watching 3 seasons of "Glow Up" a British make-up competition show (Netflix - I highly recommend seasons 2 and 3 ..grin). God really blessed me when he put that man in my path. He is so right!! So I got up and tackled my studio.

First I had to clean it from top to bottom. All the remnants of orange, green, and beige got put away. Then, I had ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 9 months ago. under free motion quilting , off the wall fri , tips , wip

Lady Bug Quilt Block from Expect Moore

I’m so excited to share this Lady Bug Quilt Block with you! It is a simple pattern – great for a confident beginner – and who doesn’t love ladybugs? When I started thinking up ideas for this month’s “bug” theme, I just knew I wanted the ladybug! If you scroll down you’ll find links to […]

added by Carolina 1 year, 11 months ago. under free , free quilt pattern , pattern , quilt , quilt block , quilt block mania , quilt pattern , tips (Comments)

5 way quilters can honor Earth Day from The Crafty Quilter

I love this place we call Earth. It constantly offers its resources and beauty without discrimination. Since it’s April 22, I’ve come up with 5 way quilters can honor Earth Day. There are small things we creatives can do to conserve and preserve our home for a better future.

5 ways Quilters can honor Earth Day

I like to think of myself as a “green” person. I recycle plastic, glass, and paper. I compost my food waste. I keep the thermostat within the suggested temperature range. I plant my own vegetables. I have eliminated plastic water bottles from ...

added by Julie Cefalu 1 year, 12 months ago. under environmentally friendly quilting , fabric destash , microfibers and quilting , organic fabric , quilting and earth day , sustainability and quilting , tips , uncategorized (Comments)

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5 ways Quilters can honor Earth Day