Today is your lucky day! On newsstands now the September edition of American Quilter Magazine and it’s loaded with lots of good stuff.
In addition to “My Line with Lori Kennedy”–5 pages of free motion quilting, there’s a great article about Freddy Moran–the very colorful, Freddy Moran–that you won’t want to miss.
(In an upcoming post, I’ll show you my Freddy Moran inspired quilt–it’s over 10 years old and still much-loved!
Last time we had winners from all over the world…a little “quilting-ambassadorship”…
This month, winners must be from the US or Canada…
Please leave a comment…
What are your favorite motifs?… OR
What motifs would YOU like to see in free motion quilting?
I will choose three winners at random. Winners announced on Monday, September 1.
Good Luck,
Lori
327 comments
Barbara Dillard Smith Woods
Any thing that’s. Easy, thanks
annieofbluegables
I love your latest, Dizzy Dasies. I’m hoping I have enough coordination to try that some day. Love your blog and congrats on the article. I’d LOVE to get my hands on a copy. Hugs to you
~a
victoria
I like your swirls and twirls, bows and diamonds. Have had a fun time practicing your motifs. Thanks for sharing.
Theresa powers
I love them all. I can’t chose just one
amq97
I love feathers, flowers, hearts and anything girly. BUT, I need more masculine patterns for the guys in my life! Help!! Would love to win the magazine. Thanks for all that you do to inspire, motivate and keep us free motioning. Hugs, Allison in Plano, TX allon0711@yahoo.com
Susan Gaskin
Just started quilting this year I am ready to doy first free motion quilting and loving your blog so any great ideas.
ruthiequilts
I love all your motifs as well… Lots of great ideas!!!
Mad14kt
I love them all
Ellene
Absolutely love your posts and ALL your free motion quilting designs. But my overall lifetime favorite is feathers of any kind. Thank you so much for making so much available to us!!!
Reena Kaplowitz
Any of your fabulous free form designs… Thanks for the chance to win!
DebbieJ
I just wish I could master free motion quilting but I have too much damage in my neck and arms to be able to drag my quilts through my domestic sewing machine. I do love swirls–probably my favourite to have on my quilts.
Marta
Don’t give up Debbie J… I have neck and shoulder damage too. However I discovered that a small wall hanging or motif for a sofa or chair pillow can grab just as much admiration as someone’s FM design on a large quilt. My butterfly on a pillow top was in a quilt exhibit last March and it is famous around here now..Try again.. you might like it. And yes, I used my DSM to sew it. I thank the Lord for the encouragement found here by taking advice of Lori and other Jaunters. They have helped me grow so much.
Lisa A
Feathers are my favorite.
treadlemusic
Anything feathers and some of the more ‘mod’ straight-line work is intriguing!!!
Janice
Would love to see some celtic designs.
anna jarczewski
I really love the spool of thread. And seriously, every single motif in your line up ^-,-^
Carol Lang
I love snowflakes of any kind…as no two are alike. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Bonnie
I favorite is Flower Power and Square Flower. I would love see a simple feather design that I would feel comfortable trying.
Anne Gilmore
I love your motifs also, you are a great help at making it easier. I love hearts, flowers and anything that twirls! Thanks so much for this offer and all your help.
Lori
All of your motifs are done so well and are very easy to follow along! I practice them on my white board and then go right to my machine. Thank you for making me a better free motion quilter!! I hope we can meet someday, I’m in Woodbury MN.
Patty Adams
All of your designs are beautiful, but three of my favorites are: Swirling Stars, The Daisy Chain, and Swirls & Twirls. Thank you for sharing your designs with us.
Joy
I would like to see quilting designs for traditional quilt blocks. Other than stitch-in-ditch I never know what to quilt in blocks like Ohio Stars or Monkey Wrench.
Jeanine
I love the sun variations that you did recently.
Lin
I love Tibetan style clouds and also Tibetan flames.
Bonnie. Reed
I like anything with hearts, & I love feathers! Took me a while to master feathers but it was worth the time and practice. Love your blog! You have taught me so much.
A Rodemoyer
I would love some input on an idea I have been doodling recently. It is to make a border out of airplane “planforms” (i.e.. God’s eye view, if you will). I was 9 y USAF and would love to add some more patriotic themes to my skill set 🙂
Brenda Dunne
I love feathers and all their beautiful variations
Donna Thompson
Unfortunately, due to a severe tremor, I am unable to do all but very loose free motion quilting that doesn’t show glaring tremor related jerkiness. I admire your artistic ability and envy it. Many years ago, I MIGHT have accomplished it but not now. Thanks for making your designs and techniques available for those who are able to do them.
Lynn Ehrmantraut
I love your Spirograph sun, dizzy daisy and all things feather! Quite frankly what I appreciate most is the inspiration to try and doodle! What I continue to struggle with is which to use in a particular application…analyzing a quilt to figure out what it needs? Thanks for the inspiration!
Marta
Glad to know you haven’t just given up.You are trying and that encourages me to keep on keeping on..Blessings…
laurelcollier
I would like to see silly shapes.
Ana Kempfer
I love all of your tutorials. They have really helped me expand outside the boring stipple!! Thanks!
Darnell Mack
I would love to see some geometrical shapes. These are my “challenge” shapes. Look forward to all you tutorials. thanks for your generosity.
Susan
I love your blog and love the very creative motifs you give. And that you give them as free tutorials is amazing! Thank you so much! I would love to see some trees, flowers and grass as a pattern say that could be in a simple row quilt. Also I wondered how one decides how big to quilt their designs. I guess it has to do with density and am not sure how plan that. My brain can’t get wrapped around that. Thanks for the chance to win! And thanks again for your blog. Its appreciated so much!
Mary N.
The most fun to sew (from my narrow experience) was a loops and starts background filler on a baby quilt. I love flowing lines though it takes a bit of practice to get the curves correct.
VA
My favorites are Flower Power and Nikki’s Puzzle.
Tonie Peterson
A favorite I have done is scattered grape clusters or a mini stippling. The work I see you create is absolutely stunning! My favorites are “feather styles” as in the photo above … just keep creating … !!!
Pam Jolly
Right now my favorite is the Dizzy Daisy – I am hoping to spend some time this weekend playing with it. But, truly, I love every design you have shared!
Susan Paxton
I don’t have a preference, just enjoy all of your designs. I am a newbie to quilting and am very afraid of free motion quilting. I usually do echoing or straight line quilting on my home sewing machine. I learn a lot from reading your posts. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Cheryl in PA
I love your classic designs. The step by step pictures and descriptions are valuable! I try to do the designs on my DSM. Fun fun fun!
Debbie Evans
Feathers! and all their wonderful variations are my favorites
Love your tutorials. They are wonderful to follow and make the quilting possible, successful ~ ‘feel good’ accomplishments Thanks
Naomi
I love the mixing of designs,pebbles and flowers and leaves but I will always have a special place in my heart for the birds because they remind me of those lovely birds you find in calligraphy.
Dee D
I would like to see some masculine motifs, including some for teenage boys and young men.
Elizabeth Neal
Lori, thank you isn’t enough. I want to learn larger fill motifs. I’m a new quilter I can sew and love color so I do great at creating tops, I wanted you to know you are my first instructor for FMQ and am now practicing “square flower” and “double zig zag” for a “Hole in the wall quilt” I hope I win. LIz
Joan Bruck
I love your tutorials. They inspire and give me courage to tackle my projects.
Pam S
I love doing feathers. But I would also like to learn do small animals like rabbits or frogs hiding among the other quilting. Thanks for the chance to win!
mzdaisee47
I continue to learn from your tutorials, even those I may not choose to use on a quilt. All that practice is making a difference in my skill level! I make tulip themed quilts for a tulip festival and could really use some new tulip motifs and a couple for daffodils. I’m having trouble trying to come up with something other than echoing or using the few patterns I have for tulips, which don’t work on all the quilts. Whatever you present, thank you so much for sharing!
Lois
I love feathers. There are so many ways to draw and use them.
Anne
I love the sailboats…used it on a nautical-themed baby quilt. Everyone thought it was done by a professional!
Beth B
Feathers and swirls. Really, there are so many great motifs, it is hard to choose.
Quilter Kathy
Congrats on the article! I love all free motion designs and like to try new ones once in a while. I guess my favorite is bubbles.
Marta
Something is up with the servers…I just now received over 150 posts from The Inbox Jaunt that were originally posted Thur-Friday…glad they came thru!!
Tabitha Keener
Thanks so much for the giveaway! I’m fairly new to quilting but I love flower motifs and feathers! I think it would be neat to see Dresden Plate motifs quilted all over or in some form of combination with flowers and feathers. Thanks so much, I’m learning quite a bit and I sincerely love all things quilty!
tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com
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