Two delightful days of teaching Beginner Free Motion Machine Quilting with the Courthouse Quilters. Oh man is this an amazing group of Quilters! This group is close enough that I brought all my stuff including my machine and a good deal of my thread and some of the Houston swag including the Karen Kay Buckley… Continue reading Courthouse Quilters visit
Tag: Bernina
A link to a students post
The last few weeks have been busy trying to get things together to submit to a publisher and one other project. And with the 2nd project a creative burst for a new class. More on that another day. One of my students blogged about her quilting experience. She's quilting a king size quilt on her… Continue reading A link to a students post
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MQX show update
To say I'm having fun would be an understatement. At the Ice Cream Social Mary Schilke & Janet-Lee sang a parody of the "Brady Bunch" So funny! With everything else these two do for show prep this must keep them in stitches. Each of the teachers/vendors who had a table were invited to share a… Continue reading MQX show update
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I’ve mentioned before I’m a Bernina girl
And if I could I'd have this Beauty. . . I would. I want the space from needle center to the inside of the harp, the larger bobbin, the automatic feed dog drop and the BSR (not that I particularly need one, this is solely about want). For now though I'm content with this Beauty!… Continue reading I’ve mentioned before I’m a Bernina girl
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Machine Quilters Exposition
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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Stitching on microfiber
Experimenting is a huge part of my quilterly vocabulary. Microfiber is soft, durable, washable & quiltable. I prefer wool as I quilt with microfiber as it is low loft & pliable. When I lift the presser foot on my machine there is only so much room so a regular size embroidery hoop doesn't quite fit… Continue reading Stitching on microfiber
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Of lint
I've had a lot more lint than this in the bobbin area. When I first bought my Bernina 1080 it was something like 6 months before I could take the guide class that comes with the machine. So when I learned how to take the stitch plate off and holy schmoly it was linty! I'm pretty… Continue reading Of lint
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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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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
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Bernina Stitch Regulator
Last summer when I went to Cleveland to tape episode 503 for Quilting Arts TV I met Jeanne Delpit, Director of National Events for Bernina, USA. With about 5 minutes of education and 10 minutes of practice I learned to love the Bernina Stitch Regulator . I've shared before how amazed I was and still… Continue reading Bernina Stitch Regulator
