Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Sleuths… Any clue what’s happening with our Mystery Quilt? (Please Note the new tab at the top of the Menu Bar with all the clues/assignments.) Any theories what C50 and P50 stand for? How about the M? or the X? “Tackling Tension” Mini-series… Last week we began our discussion of tension and we…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Quilt-Lovers! I hope you are busy working on your Mystery Quilt?! Take your time. Use your practice sandwiches until you feel comfortable…YOU can do this. THE QUILT ESSENTIALS Readers of The Inbox Jaunt have two favorite pages… The Tuesday Tutorial, Free Motion Quilt Page…and Twelve Essential Skills Every Quilter Must Know.…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! We certainly had a resounding response yesterday when I asked YOU if my little quilt needed more quilting! I will be adding more quilting…which puts one more in the UFO column!– I plan to add the quilting this weekend and will re-post my “finished quilt” photos next week. Thanks for your responses!…
Machine Quilting and more
Most of us have very little time to spend quilting each day. In order to make the most of our time, we must be very organized. No time can be wasted finding our supplies, searching for our sewing machine manual or fumbling with our machine settings… Today we will be beginning a new series: Building…
Machine Quilting and more
After writing a post on embellishing wool leaves with the couching foot that came with my Bernina (read HERE) a follower told me about Bernina’s #43 Couching Foot. It allows free motion stitching while couching! Couching is an embroidery technique in which a heavier thread is laid on top of the fabric and stitched…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
Are you confused about the myriad of needles available today? Do you have a system for choosing your needle for each project? Or, do you use whichever needle is already in your sewing machine? If you are confused about needle selection, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Today, on Open Line Friday, we will begin our…
Machine Quilting and more
I know Christmas is less than six weeks away, but I’m not quite ready to give up on the gorgeous colors that Autumn so generously shares with us. Yesterday, I did a little experimentation with materials and techniques I don’t use very often: wool, yarn and the Bernina #21 Braiding foot. While I have a…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Thank you so much for all your kind wishes, prayers and wit following my recent injury. Your support and humor helped me pass the painful stage more quickly…Someone even volunteered to do my dishes for me! Now that’s loyalty! I was back to free motion quilting by Friday, but as I stitched…
About and more
I like to say that quilting is in my blood–(My grandmother, mother and sisters are all quilters.)–but now I can say quilting is in my bones as well! On Monday, in a rushed, unfocused nano-second, I stitched right through the middle of my nail. I launched out of my chair and ripped the broken…
Sewing Machine
I’m thrilled to report there’s a new tool in my workshop—a Bernina 820 Quilter’s Edition! We are still getting to know each other, but I think we may be a “match made in heaven!” We met on an online dating site: Bernina.com –and when I read about the extra-large harp space—I knew I was in…
