I'm a quilter. And by that I love to free motion machine quilt. On and off I've had to work through the equivalent of writers block. I just. couldn't. quilt. Those moments were tough but often led to something that would pleasantly surprise me. Whew. Would it surprise you that, while I've been quilting on… Continue reading Quilterly Writers Block
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT9xco2B4RA/?taken-by=terilucas I finished quilting a quilt top this afternoon. It was so fun. The quilting is decidedly not my usual style, but the quilt is so fun and quirky. Along the top of the quilt I wrote "hello" all over it, and quilted in the hashtag #quiltsrule https://www.instagram.com/p/BT9pDTUh2Dg/?taken-by=terilucas In a few places I wrote… Continue reading A little bit of this and a little bit of that
It's a wrap! The BERNINA Ambassador Blog tour is complete. Getting to know more about the people you work with is always a good idea. So here's a quote from each one: From Cherry Guidry: I took my first quilting class summer of 2004 and wanted to learn to applique, but my sewing machine didn’t feature the right… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour It’s a Wrap
Our final three Ambassadors Joanne Sharpe, Cherry Guidry, and Jenelle Montilone. Joanne is a wordsmith extraordinaire, she plays with words, fonts to be more specific. Incorporating words into art with tools including her quilting. Cherry's patterns include embroidery, gorgeous machine embroidery adding one more texture and layer to all that she does. Jenelle is our… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 5
Today we bring you four BERNINA Ambassadors: Annie Smith, Lori Kennedy, Kari Carr and Catherine Redford who bring a wide variety of style to the quilting world. Annie is the original (and still my favorite) quilting podcaster; Lori just published a new book (more on that in a moment); Kari has a great angle on… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 4
Sandy Fitzpatrick, Beth Ferrier, and Cheryl Sleboda are today's featured BERNINA Ambassadors. Please don't tell Beth but I've wanted to be her for a long time. Not her really but she's been part of my quilting life for as long as I can remember. Cheryl has become a friend, and mentor listening, sharing, offering advice… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 3
And now we get to meet Ambassadors: Kathy Delany, Christa Watson, and Mandy Leins. The cool thing is that each Ambassador brings something different, a different skill set, a range of style, and idea. Each Ambassador is influenced by something different from a sense of quilting history, an abounding enthusiasm for the modern style of… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 2
Through the efforts of Jenelle Montilone we're taking the tour to Instagram and other social media using the hastags: #igquiltfest , and #berninaambassador. Today we get to meet Lynn Carson Harris, Kelly Ashton, Diane Doran, and Melody Crust. Hosting a blog tour of great talent is humbling and that's when Mandy Leins posted a link… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories Day 1
Just a few moments ago the last stitches on 3 quilts that were made over the last several weeks. These needed to be finished in time for Lancaster and I made it. Whew. It's now nearly 1:30 in the morning, as happens I'm now wide awake, and need to get up early to get these… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories
It's so cool to find the right tools to work on piecing quilt tops. This ByAnnie stiletto is different than others in that the metal stiletto has some texture to it, giving just a little bit of extra grip. There are a few flat spots along the wooden shaft giving a comfortable grip. This morning I… Continue reading Building Character in a teeny tiny way
