This design is a bit of a challenge!

The Wishbone variation Hearts Dance adds a bounce after each second teardrop / loop. This creates a row of dancing hearts. This design is more challenging because you have to ‘count and bounce’ and also because you have to keep the design upright.

This patterns is stitched out pretty narrow in this sample, but in the narrow red sample below, you can see that it looks gorgeous too in a less high border.

The teardrops don’t really have to touch to form a heart, you can space them wider apart.

Play around ...

Before we delve into the Clamshell Heart design, I wanted to let you know that the doors of the Ribbon Candy Workshop are closing soon. The first lesson will be released on this next Monday 22 January and the last lesson will be on Thursday 25 January 2024.

This course is free to attend, it won’t cost you anything!

Anyone who can free motion quilt is welcome! Even those who want to learn but haven’t started yet can draw along. I will teach you some basics of the Ribbon Candy design, a few variations and 3 ways to ...

When does a fascination become a specialization?

Two years ago I started adding to my collection of Ribbon Candy variations. Coming up with new versions of the traditional design quickly became my favorite ‘puzzle’ to do. The fascination expanded to the other sashing classic, the Wishbone design. I have shared a few of the variations on these two traditional designs over the last couple of months.

Last week I shared the Swirl Point design which has gotten a lot of attention on Instagram since then. The sped up video was viewed over 31.000 times, which is magical and unbelievable ...

Let’s add some hearts to our classic quilting designs!

I have selected several classic free motion quilting designs and I each week I will share a variation of that design where hearts are ‘onboarded’. So when Valentine’s day approaches you will have a set of patterns to choose from. Put that quilt together for your special person.

This hot pink Orange Peel Heart sample is stitched out on a 1″ grid that I premarked using a template and ‘iron off’ pounce powder. I love the fact that you can iron the chalk off and that it doesn’t ...

Are you looking for an elegant free motion edge to edge design for your quilt project? Try Feather Flower!

The gorgeous Feather flower design moves in every direction and starts with a shape that you may have tried before: the feather with a pearl. I used this shape a couple of weeks ago in ‘Bubble Wave’.

After the feather with pearl, you stitch two more feathers and add a final leaf shape that can fill any area that needs to be filled. The leaf can go on either side of your stitched ‘branch’.

It looks really well on this red ...

A new tutorial, ohhh what a great way to start off 2024!

The Swirl Point design is a variation on the classic Ribbon Candy design. Let’s look at the basic Ribbon Candy first.

The pattern moves up and down with slightly angled lines that curve at the top and bottom. This creates teardrop shapes.

The design variation Swirl Point uses the space inside of the teardrops and fills it with a pointy curl. An s-curve starts off the design. Then a curl is added. The line then moves towards the centre the fabric strip, there it bounces back down ...

Whether you are looking for a gift for a specific holiday. Or something special for yourself, something handmade is always better than store-bought. The ingredients to a handmade project start with love, add in time, and you end up with something unique that no one else will have. Christmas is coming up quickly, and I wanted to give you the perfect gift for the dearest person in your life. No matter what their style is everyone can use a scarf. This is an infinity scarf meaning that it doesn’t start or stop but goes around in a full circle ...

There are a lot of different ways to add feathers to a heart. I like to add lots of feathers on the inside and outside. Scrumptious, over the top and preferably in all kinds of shapes and sizes.

Adding feathers to a curved shape can be a bit challenging even for the best of us. Stacking feathers and curving them around each other is a skill that grows with practice. But besides growing your skillset, a few tips and guidelines will take most stress away. To help you on your way, I have created a handout for you that details ...

Oh I love this design! Instant Christmas feeling!

Are you looking for a new free motion quilting idea for a Christmas quilt? Apply this Holly design to a border or use it as an all-over.

These holly leaves are based on a square grid that is easily marked. Perhaps your quilt already has a grid because of the piecing.

Each holly leaf fits within a square. If you want to be more precise than that and aim for equally sized leaves, you could mark orange peels within the squares and stitch within those shapes.

If you look really closely you ...

I pawed through the fabric cupboard

and found lots of floral fabric scraps...