Doodles and more
Today’s Topic: Add Layers to Spirals and Petals Doodles Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! I hope by now you have pulled out a pen and started doodling. If not–today is Monday. Mondays are always great days to start a new habit! Because doodlers make better quilters, we are going to spend most of the month…
Doodles and more
Today’s Topic: Doodle Spirals and Petals Good Afternoon, Quilters and Doodlers! It’s 17 degrees below zero here in Minnesota-a perfect time to sit by the fire, sip a cup of tea and doodle my way to better quilting! In our last lesson we doodled spirals. We doodled large and small, clockwise and counterclockwise spirals. Today…
Photography and more
Design and more
Today’s Topic: Quilting a Vintage Quilt-Diamonds On Diamonds Good Morning, Quilters! As you may recall, I took the plunge this year and purchased a BERNINA Q24 Longarm. I spent much of this year learning to quilt on a frame. My Quilt Top Collection First, I did an inventory: I had 25 full size quilt tops!…
Quilt
Good Morning, Quilters! Today, I have a real treat for you! We are continuing our owl theme this week with a FREE Owl Paper Piecing Pattern. Peggy Aare and Susan Hilsenbeck First, I must introduce (or reintroduce) you to two readers, Peggy Aare and Susan Hilsenbeck. Several years ago–back when we were The Inbox Jaunt—the…
Design and more
Applique and more
Happy Veteran’s Day, Quilters! In keeping with yesterday’s theme of free motion quilting play, I have a quick and easy technique for you to try. Try applique stars with an unfinished edge–raw edge applique. These stars were made by layering scraps of fabric over a piece of canvas and free motion quilting the star. The…
Longarm Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I’ve been quilting for more than twenty years! Most of my free motion quilting has been done on a variety of (BERNINA) domestic sewing machines: B830, B150QE, B770QE. In 2017, I purchased the BERNINA Q20, a sit-down (stationary) quilting machine and early this year, I purchased a BERNINA Q24 long arm with…
About and more
Good Afternoon, Quilters! It’s been way too long since I last blogged. I want to thank all of you for your kind notes and overall patience for the last several weeks. I’ve been happy and healthy-but very, very busy enjoying beautiful Minnesota weather with my family. When I did have spare time, I didn’t have…
