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Back to School Quilting Tutorials

August 29, 2019
Back to school quilting tutorials
Good Morning Quilters!

Today, we have four back to school quilting tutorials for your next project!

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Can YOU believe it’s time to go back to school already!  Where does the time go?!

Summer flew by–and when I returned from my trip to Italy (more on that soon!),  I was shocked by the cool, fall weather nights in Minnesota!

While I LOVE autumn in Minnesota, I dread what it portends….

Back to School Quilting Tutorials for YOUR Next Project!

Today we have a few of my favorite quilting motifs:

The Perfect Pencil

What is THE perfect pencil?

My favorite has always been the #2 Dixon Ticonderoga.

This motif would look adorable on a pencil case!  Or, add it to the border of a quilt.

I used this back to school quilting tutorial  to create a quilt for a special teacher!


Back to school quilting tutorial for the perfect pencil
 Watch me Stitch The Perfect Pencil

Find the VIDEO of the Perfect Pencil at BERNINA We All Sew

(Scroll to the bottom to see the video)

Shining  Star  Tutorial

Of course, we all want to get Stars on all of our papers…

Use the Shining Star Motif as a great back to school quilt pattern!

I used the stars as a background fill motif in my “Land that I Love” Quilt.


The Delicious Apple

And of course, we need an apple for our favorite teacher!

Handwriting

One of my favorite quilting motifs is handwriting! What better way to personalize your quilts than to add your own cursive handwriting!?

You can stitch songs, poems or leave notes of encouragement to your students.  I often use handwriting in my quilts, like my “I’d Rather Be Fishing Quilt”.

Using Back to School Quilting Tutorials

How have YOU used the back to school motifs in your projects?

Have YOU used the motifs in a non-quilt project like a pencil case or market bag?

Do YOU ever add motifs to your clothing?

We’d LOVE to hear!

YOUR Quilting Teacher, Ms. Kennedy!

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy Quilts and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to Lori Kennedy Quilts.  For all other purposes, please contact me at Lori@LoriKennedyQuilts.com.  Thanks!

PPS…Apples and Stars can also be found in my book, MORE Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3!

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11 responses to “Back to School Quilting Tutorials”

  1. Louise says:
    August 29, 2019 at 4:59 pm

    HI Lori. These are great. You are such an exceptional talent! Thanks for sharing. L

    1. Lori Kennedy Quilts says:
      August 29, 2019 at 6:36 pm

      Thank you! Hope you have fun with them!

  2. Irene Shooter says:
    August 29, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    Love the designs.

    1. Lori Kennedy Quilts says:
      August 29, 2019 at 6:36 pm

      Thank you!

  3. Maureen Rennie says:
    August 29, 2019 at 5:29 pm

    Oh this is the first tutorial in my inbox and I love them! Thank you

    1. Lori Kennedy Quilts says:
      August 29, 2019 at 6:37 pm

      Can’t wait to see what you create!

  4. Cheri says:
    August 29, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    These stars are great for the quilt of valor I’m working on right now!
    Present for my hubby.

  5. Lois says:
    August 29, 2019 at 7:10 pm

    I have trouble doing designs without backtracking a lot. Your videos show me how to develop the patterns better. Thank you! Love your books, too!

  6. Denise Strueber says:
    August 29, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    Ohh… cool nights! So envious! ❤️

  7. Bonnie says:
    August 30, 2019 at 12:21 am

    I have both your Free Motion books and save your emails, so thank you. Currently, my free-motion handwriting is developing – both in cursive and printing since I quilt many quilts for young children.

  8. vivian383 says:
    August 30, 2019 at 5:51 am

    I’m planning on trying out the cursive writing designs. That is something I have always wanted to do! Thanks Lori for providing the tutorials for quilting on your website!

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