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Bunting Bonanza-A Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

April 29, 2014

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

Good Morning, Quilters and Welcome Back to another episode of Tuesday Tutorials!  (If you’ve missed any episodes, you can find re-runs HERE.)

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s show:  The Paper Pieced Heron Pattern from Peggy…I can’t wait to give it a go!   Not until after THE Wedding….

I have an absolutely gorgeous pattern for you today- a beginner border that will look fab on any quilt!  Bunting Bonanza would look great on a “girly” quilt, but it would look  equally great on a patriotic quilt.

THE BUNTING BONANZA TUTORIAL 

Begin by drawing two “rails”.  If your quilt has a border-you don’t need to draw the “rails”.  Use the size of the border and fill it in…. In the sample below, the drawn lines, or “rails” are two inches apart.

Next, draw “tick” marks on the top line…This helps keep each swag the same size.  In the sample below, the “tick” marks are three inches apart.

Begin stitching on the top rail.  Stitch a shallow curved line, flattening out at each end.

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

Now stitch back to the first line, adding a little more depth to the curve in the middle.

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

As you stitch from left to right this time, add scallops.  Try to make the center scallop a little bigger than the rest…but don’t fret about this too much.  Depending on the size of the “swag” you may have more than five scallops.

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

Repeat this pattern for a lovely border…

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

Or…Sweep back to your starting point again…

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

And then back to the right again with scallops…

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

For a more DELUXE border!

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

You can “doll it up” even more with a circle and drop down ribbons between each swag.

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

When you come to a corner…  add The Pretty Bow or a different embellishment.

Corners are a chance to be creative!

Bunting Bonanza-Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

NOTE:  One of the keys to success with this pattern:  Do not overlap stitches at the ends…this leads to  thread build up.

MATERIALS

This tutorial was stitched on Kona cotton with Aurifil 50wt cotton thread in the bobbin and Sulky Rayon on top using a Schmetz 90 Topstitch needle on my Bernina 820 without a stitch regulator.

YOUR NEXT QUILT

I hope this Beautiful Bunting Bonanza makes it to your next quilt…and when it does, I’d love to see it!

Signed with Swag,

Lori

PS…It’s wedding countdown time…Again, please be patient if I’m a little lax about blogging.  I promise to have all the Tuesday Tutorials, but beyond that…no promises…

PPS…Thank you to all of you who have told your “quilty” friends about us!  My motto:  The More, The Merrier!

PPPS…All images, tutorials and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to blog, pin, tweet, snail-mail with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For any other use, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  You’re the best!

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12 responses to “Bunting Bonanza-A Free Motion Quilt Tutorial”

  1. Cleta says:
    April 29, 2014 at 9:20 am

    You’re really good at this. So glad my friend directed me your way. Just learning FAQ and you’re a great teacher. Blessings

  2. Helenanne says:
    April 29, 2014 at 9:26 am

    Yet another wonderful design to try. Thank you for making the step by step process so clear. The free motion plate for my featherweight arrived last week. This will be fun to try on that sweet little machine.

    1. RoseAnn says:
      April 29, 2014 at 11:40 am

      Very interesting I was wondering if I could use my featherweight for FMQ. Could you please share your information regarding the featherweight and FMQ?

  3. Julie S. says:
    April 29, 2014 at 10:30 am

    Wow! Another great design!!!

  4. Mary Huey says:
    April 29, 2014 at 10:32 am

    Lovely design, Lori — sending you calmness!!

  5. farmquilter says:
    April 29, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Enjoy the wedding (I’m planning on enjoying my daughter’s wedding August 1) and thank you for telling us how you would go around the corner with with darling swag!!!

  6. Queenie says:
    April 29, 2014 at 11:36 am

    This is a darling design, I love it.
    Wishing you all teh best with the wedding prep.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

  7. RoseAnn says:
    April 29, 2014 at 11:56 am

    This is a wonderful design. I will use it frequently in my borders. I look forward to each and every Tuesday thanks to you and your tutorials. Hang in there with the wedding planning, all will come out spectacularly.

  8. Shelor Robin says:
    April 29, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    As always, thanks for your inspiration and instruction. I really enjoy your blog, and your tutorials are so very helpful.

  9. gaylemitchel says:
    April 29, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    Woo Hoo! Can;t waiut to try this one! Had Way too uch fun with the potted flowers. Go Lori!!

  10. Jeanette says:
    April 30, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Love, love, love your blog!!! Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful “doodles”!!!!!

  11. Teresa says:
    May 6, 2014 at 3:07 am

    Thank you for always inspiring me. I am going to try this bunting. The Notebook idea is wandering around in my head…. I don’t have a Wedding coming up, but I do have a 50th Wedding Anniversary party for my parents that I am planning. Its a big project and is taking away from my sewing and quilting time. I see the Notebook as a way for me to work in a little sewing time, learn some tricks, and be ready to jump back into my “get stuff finished” mode after the party in July.

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