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Good Morning, Quilters! Thank YOU all for your kind words following the loss of my Aussie, Roxie. Roxie was twelve years old and she was my first dog. (My husband bought her, but within a few weeks it was clear–she was MY dog.) Roxie followed me everywhere, and like me, her favorite place…
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Good Morning, Quilters and Tea-Lovers! Last week we quilted a stack of teacups. This week, let’s add a teapot! Begin by stitching a large circle with a slightly squared off top. ( Or, be creative and begin with any shape!) Start stitching on the center bottom and stitch 1-1/2 revolutions, ending on the center top.…
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Good Morning, Quilters! It’s Tea Time! Wouldn’t it be cozy to add a Teacup Motif to a quilt border or block? Begin by drawing two parallel lines. For this tutorial, the lines are two inches apart. The lines help the teacups from tipping too far off-balance, but don’t be rigid about following the drawn lines.…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Today’s tutorial, How to Quilt a Guitar Motif, is one YOU requested. I am working on creating continuous line designs for motif requests from readers. Please let me know if there is a motif YOU would like to see. No promises, but I will try. Today we are stitching a Guitar. In…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Not long ago, I asked YOU what free motion quilting tutorials YOU would like in 2018 and I compiled a list. (By the way, please add YOUR ideas to the comment section today.) Your wish list included several motifs for trains, bikes, cars and trucks–for which I have already created tutorials.…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Just a quick hello this morning to let you know that I have a tutorial at BERNINA’s WeAllSew blog. The tutorial is for this Cabin in the Woods motif which would look fabulous on the border of a quilt, the edge of a table runner or even on a tea towel! It’s…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Whether you are celebrating Advent or Hanukkah, candles are central to the holiday season. Today, we will learn to machine quilt a candle. This tutorial works whether you are stitching on a domestic sewing machine–like I do, or on a long arm. Candles are great border motifs, or stitch a single candle…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Are YOU a long arm quilter? Do you stitch on a domestic sewing machine like me? (I stitch on the beautiful BERNINA 770QE) Do YOU quilt on a treadle machine? (Yes, you can create gorgeous FMQ on a treadle!) Whatever machine YOU have (assuming it’s in good working order….) You can…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Spring is in the air–and it’s time to pump up those bike tires! When you’re back from your cruise, add a two wheeler to your next quilt! This adorable motif stands alone…you don’t need stitch rows of bicycles–though you can if you want. Just tuck a quilted Bicycle into your other quilting…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Today we are finishing our Circus Train with The Caboose… 1-2-3 Caboose! 1-2-3 Caboose ( A game we used to play to pass time while waiting for loooong trains in Chicago!) You can find the Circus Train Engine HERE and The Coal Car HERE FREE MOTION MACHINE QUILTING 1-2-3 Before we get started…I…
