One of my favorite school time tasks was to take out the erasers at the end of the week, clapping them creating clouds of chalk dust, better yet clapping them on the brick wall creating patterns and designs. Inhaling chalk was, I'm certain, just part of what happened and though it wasn't a lot I'm… Continue reading The Bernina Stitch Regulator & Chalk marking
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It’s a good thing I can control myself
Or How I Fell in love with the BERNINA Stitch Regulator & a tutorial! When the Aurora 440 hit the market with the BSR (BERNINA Stitch Regulator) I tried it at a quilt show and well, wasn't overly impressed. In part because I was still a dedicated hand quilter, in part because the minute my… Continue reading It’s a good thing I can control myself
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Batting UP!
Remember Vinnie Barbarino's "I'm sooooo confused" (from the tv series Welcome Back Kotter). That's how most of us feel when we're choosing batting. Soooo confused! With so many different companies, fibers and lofts of batting what is a quilter to do?! Bang Head Here feels like an appropriate beginning. My very simple solution: when you… Continue reading Batting UP!
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Meeting Stephanie and more
It seems lately it's either I have nothing to say or everything to say. I am truly grateful that my blog readers bear with me. As promised in my October Free Motion Quilting Challenge on the SewCalGal site the December Bonus Tutorial is up. It's primarily based on the Kaleidoscope Collections Feather Template pack that… Continue reading Meeting Stephanie and more
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I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
Oh wait, that's Monday when I leave for Portland to teach at MQX. I just heard that Aurifil gives each student a spool of thread! What a great way for students to get started with the good stuff. At the banquet on Friday everyone goes home with a cone of Superior thread - I think… Continue reading I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
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Free-Motion Quilt Challenge
My Free-Motion Quilt Challenge Tutorial is up on the SewCalGal site! I'm excited about the whole process from beginning to now. SewCalGal has been great to work with and I'm going to do a Bonus Tutorial in December. If you get a chance head over to SewCalGal's site and check out the tutorial. I'd love… Continue reading Free-Motion Quilt Challenge
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Bias binding
I mentioned a while back that I'd revamp the bias binding tutorial. I needed to get it done for AQS Knoxville, I'm going to participate in the "All Star Review" on Saturday afternoon. I've posted a word document on the Tutorials & Helpful Hints page so you can see one way I approach make bias… Continue reading Bias binding
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Encouraging quilters through choosing fabric
One of my very favorite parts of being a quilter is helping other quilters choose fabrics from their very first quilt ever to the next quilt/s . With a little listening and a few questions helping the quilters find what their looking for, sometimes in a very different direction is a highlight of what… Continue reading Encouraging quilters through choosing fabric
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How I bury thread
When I first started machine quilting I would either back stitch or run the needle up & down in the same place to anchor the thread as I started machine quilting. Back stitching creates bulk and if I'm using a variegated thread can look kinda yucky. Running the needle up & down created little knots… Continue reading How I bury thread
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Quilting is a Beautiful & Complicated Art
While I've had the title of today's blog listed as a lecture for a while - the thought has always been that it's a trunk show however after my first (impromtpu) trunk show I'm am now understanding that the trunk show needs a new title and "Quilting is a Beautiful & Complicated Art" is a… Continue reading Quilting is a Beautiful & Complicated Art
