Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! One of my goals for 2019 is to work larger. Now that I have a sit-down long arm, the BERNINA Q20 (more on that later this week), I want to see how my motifs translate to large-scale patterns. MOVE OVER MOOD BOARD I have two large framed corkboards in…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today I have a little challenge for you. Try arranging your doodles in a composition. Choose three motifs. I chose The Snowman, The Pretty Package (both from More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3, pages 45 and 111) and a simple tree. (There are four Easy Trees in my first book, but not…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quiltoodlers! (Not to be confused with Quiltoddlers–most of whom can’t read yet…) NATURE NOTES Thank you for all who posted suggestions and explanations yesterday! It was fun to hear all the possibilities for the big footprint. Half the fun was that it wasn’t clear what it was…lion, tiger, or bear! OH MY!!…
DIY and more
Good Morning, Quilters! If you’ve been a follower for any period of time, you may know that I LOVE to doodle! I will doodle on anything–from my newspaper to my husband’s important mail (oops! only once… …or twice) BEST DOODLE PAPER There are a lot of papers that are great for doodling, but I notice…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters! I have a new toy for doodling! I have an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil and recently found an app called Procreate. I’m just in the learning phase of this powerful tool. One of my favorite parts of Procreate is the time-lapse video it creates. I only wish it had a…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! Did YOU have fun doodling a few Silly Birds from Tuesday’s Tutorial? I sat down to doodle and pretty soon I’d filled several pages including a Ridiculous Rooster (coming next Tuesday!) If I doodle long enough, I always come back to flowers! Hope YOUR day is filled with silly…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters and Morel Lovers! Yesterday we worked on a basic motif–A Mushroom for Rose. The key to smooth quilting is to doodle the motif many, many times. The repetition creates the muscle memory required for smooth quilting, but it does much more… It helps you create variations, and variety is what turns a…
Doodles
Good Morning, Doodlers and Quilters! Last week, we used a grid and a simple doodle to create complex-looking quilt designs. Read – Easy Doodles for Those Who Think They Can’t After seeing the post, my friend, Deborah Johnson called me with this great tip: Many wrapping papers come with a one inch grid on…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! Do YOU find doodling challenging? Do YOU have difficulty thinking of what to doodle? The solution: Start with a grid! Start with a grid and repeat any simple design to create very complex looking designs. For this exercise, I used a ruler to draw a one-inch grid. (If you…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters, Doodlers and Writers! Do YOU love notebooks? Do YOU love paper? Are YOU ever frustrated because a notebook does not have the right combination of paper for YOU? I have the perfect answer! Make YOUR own Notebook or Journal! It’s EASY and you can use any combination of paper that…
