Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Titanium Needles–The jury is still out! Thank you to all who participated in yesterday’s conversation about Titanium Needles… The water is a little murky for me now–Is there a difference between Titanium Needles and Titanium-coated needles? Does one break and the other bend? Do technicians see more damage? Maybe it’s better if a needle…
Batting and more
Happy Monday, Quilters! It was a busy weekend here–signing and shipping hundreds of copies of my new book–Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3! You can still get an autographed copy from my Etsy shop HERE It was great fun to see so many familiar names!!! I LOVED reading the notes many of you left with your orders–Thank YOU! I’ve…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters! For most of my quilting, my favorite BERNINA foot is the #24 Free Motion Embroider foot. I like it because it is open-toed and off set which allows the greatest visibility. However, when stitching around this cross-stitch blanket, the open toe acted like a hook–frequently getting caught in the stitches! I found…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Last week, I outlined Six Ways to Ruin Your Quilt with Quilting. For the next six weeks we will tackle the factors that lead to our overall FEAR of machine quilting. By mid-October, YOU should be a FEARLESS machine quilter–LOL (there’s no such thing as a fearless quilter–we just learn to move beyond.) HOW TO…
Machine Quilting Basics
Good Morning, Quilters! Let’s face it…the number one reason quilters hand their quilt tops over to professional long-armers is FEAR. We fear we’ll ruin our quilts with our quilting. For some reason, we are never afraid that a professional will ruin our quilts with their quilting. They are professionals–we are amateurs! Hmmm….how did the…
Gallery and more
Good Morning, Quilters, Doodlers and Exercise Fanatics! It’s Day 2 in our Run (Walk, Crawl) for the Roses! Whatever YOUR fitness level, there’s alway a way to MOVE MORE-so join the challenge and earn YOUR chance to win the lovely Rose Vase Quilt. Read more HERE No excuses! MOVE MORE today! THE NAUTICAL SAMPLER…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters! As you know, I spent most of last week in Denver filming my second Craftsy video. It’s taken me a few days to wade through the piles of laundry and now I’m digging in to a long overdue project. This birthday quilt is for my sister, Pat (Hi, Pat!) and was created…
All and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I’m back from an exhilarating and exhausting week at the Craftsy studios in Denver…where you work hard and play hard, laugh a lot and work hard… There were “Takes” and “re-takes” and “re-takes of the re-takes” (usually caused by laughing) Anyway, it was a ton of fun (did I mention hard work) and…
Gallery and more
Top of the Morning to YOU! Wish me luck! All the months of planning and rehearsing are complete and I am filming today at the Craftsy studios in Denver… In my first Craftsy video, I demonstrated 50 machine quilting motifs and introduced 6 Compositional Styles to help you Divide and Conquer any quilting space (along…
Machine Quilting Basics
Good Morning, Quilters! One of YOUR favorite blog posts is The Seven Steps to Free Motion Quilting which I wrote over three years ago. Today, you will find the Updated, Revised and Overall Improved—-Twelve Steps to Free Motion Quilting—with more explanations on BERNINA’s blog: We All Sew. I’ve added more steps to clarify a few things,…
