MQX is quickly approaching and as I've mentioned I'm excited to be part of this years faculty. I'm teaching: Wednesday April 11 8:00 - 12 Noon "Beginner Free Motion Quilting" Take this class to learn the rules of machine quilting needle & thread pairing, tension both machine and physical and we stitch, stitch, stitch!… Continue reading Machine Quilters Exposition
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The Quilt Speaks
I've been working on Serendipity As Well for a few weeks. What started out as an experiment learning, playing & practicing with Superior's silk has become a series with two (nearly) complete pieces. I have 3 pieces of silk left that will become part of the series. One is a cream & light brown plaid… Continue reading The Quilt Speaks
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Lancaster 2011
I enjoyed seeing "Moon Over Manhattan" hanging in the AQS Lancaster quilt show. Just getting in is still exciting to me. I have pics of 3 quilts in the show. Mine, Sally Bramald and Carol Moellers. Sally's quilt is a whole cloth also. She very effectively used blue thread to outline these amazing… Continue reading Lancaster 2011
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Needles
For every quilter there exists a needle for machine quilti23333333ng that works. For Leah Day over at The Freemotion Quilting Project she likes the 80/12 universal needle. She has her reasons and this needle works for her and the thread she uses as she quilts. Diane Gaudynski uses a 70/10 needle with the… Continue reading Needles
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Thread Part 2
Practicing with the good thread certainly goes a long way toward improving machine quilting. Understanding tension helps - basic rule of tension reduce it. Make sure your presser foot is in the highest position before trying to change the tension. When I was beginning to learn the machine quilting process, I would try and change… Continue reading Thread Part 2
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Frequently Asked Question
One frequently asked question is, "What kind of longarm quilting machine do you have?". Given space and the opportunity I would have this: the APQS Millennium with the Bliss drive system, the 14' rails, micro handles and a stitch regulator and whatever other bells and whistles that would aid in using the longarm well. Yep,… Continue reading Frequently Asked Question
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Bernina Stitch Regulator part 2 & Sketch book cover
When the BSR first came out on the market I decided to wait for a while to get the new machine just to see what other quilters thought about it. The reviews at the time, as they are now, were mixed with lots of quilters loving it and lot's of quilters struggling it. When… Continue reading Bernina Stitch Regulator part 2 & Sketch book cover
