As I mentioned the other day I'm going to share how I come up with the quilting motifs for a quilt. I'm going to start with Twilight in the Bronx which is entirely my own, move on to Tilde, Feather Zone and @play. Each of these quilt are very different and each has its own… Continue reading How I choose quilting motifs part 1
Category: Superior Threads
Sometimes
A long time friend of mine reminds us with these words, "we don't need new teaching, we need reminders". Reminders of the good and why we do it. My friend was talking about something else entirely however the principle applies to quilting. We need reminders in the quilting world too. Sometimes I forget that quilting… Continue reading Sometimes
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Go Mini or Go Home
It started here. Continued here. But truthfully it all started here. Really it did start there but it's just blossomed to become this. I knew when Janie (my BERNINA 780) arrived she'd be something special. Oh yes. She's the first machine that's ever had a name, and that's special to me anyway. A month or… Continue reading Go Mini or Go Home
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3.5 million pebbles
or quilting quilting quilting I am working on Quantum Leap. Nothing like a due date to get motivation to set in. It's due to Jeanie on my birthday! YAY. I love that part. I'm celebrating this quilt as I go along and this will be a great way to celebrate my birthday. To stitch out… Continue reading 3.5 million pebbles
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Rules for quilting
I am working on new handouts for the Beginner Free Motion Machine Quilting class. I always include the Thread Reference Guide and Tension diagram from Superior. These are great guides and why try to reinvent the wheel? When I write the book I'll have to reinvent this...and I have an evil plan. Mwahahaha I added "quick… Continue reading Rules for quilting
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stitching in the ditch
stitching in the ditch stitching in the ditch wondering if I'll pitch a fit stitching with monofilament stitching in the ditchOver the last few days I've been stitching with Superior's MonoPoly on my BERNINA 780. Everything is working very, very well. A thread stand sits to the right of the machine and the MonoPoly now… Continue reading stitching in the ditch
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Mini-me Round 2!
It's hard not to sometimes, post on facebook that is but I know not everyone who reads my blog follows me on facebook. I'm okay with that so for those of you who follow me on facebook, some of this will be a bit of a repeat. As an opening aside Keith sent the next… Continue reading Mini-me Round 2!
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Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
My gratitude to Sherry Reynolds for taking the time to visit the exhibit and take photos for me to use on my blog. This is a gift for me as I was not able to attend HMQS. … Continue reading Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
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@play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
I'm going to make a bit of a confession here. It's challenging to admit this because although in thinking about it my facebook postings while I was in the middle of quilting "@play" gave a clear indication of where I was headed at the time. I kept talking about the quilt as "the unruly teenager"… Continue reading @play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
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Bang Head Here
Since the judging is over and the winners have been notified I now feel free to share Bang Head Here While I was in the middle of "@play" and "dance" I was very frustrated with the process of making both of those quilts. "@play" became the unruly teenager for a while and "dance" has been… Continue reading Bang Head Here
