Ahem. When I originally made this quilt it was as a class sample. The shop owner asked me to keep it simple. You're probably not going to be surprised to learn that this is simple quilting. The thing is, by breaking it down into the basic parts, it is simple. One stitch at a time.… Continue reading Keeping it Simple
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Moon Over Manhattan 4.5 – we’re talking thread here
I saw this blog Owen's Olivia: Your Sewing Thread Under a Microscope reposted by Generation Q Magazine this morning and thought you'd enjoy it. Seeing your thread under a microscope (photos taken by her husband) is pretty cool. Head on over and check it out. PS - she has no idea I'm doing this. And… Continue reading Moon Over Manhattan 4.5 – we’re talking thread here
Choosing Motifs – Triple Play
Shhh, don't tell anyone. I didn't always quilt as well as I do now.Shocking I know. Simply! Shocking! Six/seven years ago I wouldn't have been able to problem solve enough to get to a solution for using certain threads in the sewing machine. I do now and I learned by experience. How cool is that?!… Continue reading Choosing Motifs – Triple Play
BERNINA 7 Series Quilters Hints B 780
I have this gorgeous machine. Shhh don't tell anyone I said this but "Grand Slam BERNINA! Grand Slam!!"The 7 Series just knocks my socks off. Okay okay I admit it I have the B 780. Sweet! Again we quilters are rather finicky. We like what we like and frequently we know what we like. BERNINA… Continue reading BERNINA 7 Series Quilters Hints B 780
BERNINA 7 Series Quilters hint
*NOTE* I sat down at the B 710 today. The securing stitch at the beginning is still there even after I showed you the following. This disables the pattern at the end! Which as quilters is so important. There is a firmware update in the works that the amazing techs at BERNINA are working… Continue reading BERNINA 7 Series Quilters hint
Planning the Quilting part 2.2
When I first started quilting I thought and thought about the motifs. At the time I was "limited" by my perception of quilt making, the love of straight lines and the motifs the local quilt shops. This was what I knew. I'd not yet "discovered" quilt shows (Oh the first trip to Quilters Heritage Celebration… Continue reading Planning the Quilting part 2.2
Thread
Thread. It's a wee bit of a tetchy subject. Quilters have some serious opinions about a lot of things. That dear quilters is an understatement. I love thread. That dear quilters is also an understatement. I love a lot of thread. There are a couple of things that have become important to me with thread:… Continue reading Thread
How I choose quilting motifs part 1
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
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
Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature
I much prefer attaching bindings by machine for many of my quilts. Competition quilts I do by hand (however if I thought I could do it by machine all bets would be off.) I started binding by machine when making quilted tote bags, trying to finish by hand through the quilted suede would have just… Continue reading Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature