Thread
Good Morning, Quilters! Here is a sneak peek of a project I am working on. This small quilt was inspired by an owl that hoots outside my window every night, but I rarely see. I have been playing with a gorgeous thread and fabric combination: wool thread on linen fabric. I’m using a piece of…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Do YOU know what the photo above is? It’s Invisible Thread! LOLOL (The hardest part about blogging–you can’t tell if YOU have the same lame sense of humor that I have!?) Last week, a reader asked about invisible thread and I thought we needed The Whole Group’s help on this one. (10,000…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters! To be seen or to not to be seen? That is the question! If you want your thread to be seen… Use a heavy weight thread (40wt, 30wt, 28 wt–for example) in any fiber. Choose a color thread with high contrast. If you want the thread to fade into the backgroundf and create texture…
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…
Organization and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I have been an errant blogger of late, but I haven’t forgotten about YOU! I have been busy celebrating Christmas and the New Year with family and taking some quiet time to think, plan and organize. I love the early days of a new year when everything is a blank slate–including…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Remember when you were a kid and you got a new box of Crayolas? Maybe you were lucky enough to get the 64-pack?! NOTHING was better to me than a new box of Crayolas… But I’ve grown up… In some ways… As part of my collaboration with Aurifil Designer, Annie Smith, I…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Thank you to all of you who entered our Pretty in Pink Sulky Thread giveaway. Thank you to Sulky for helping us spread awareness. The best way to fight breast cancer is to have a plan that helps you detect breast cancer in its early stages. Schedule your mammogram today! SULKY THREAD WINNER…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Statistics show that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime…that means that 1250 of The Inbox Jaunt’s 10,000 followers will face breast cancer! The best way to fight breast cancer is to have a plan that helps you detect breast cancer in its early…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! It’s time to shift from the pastels of Spring and into the rich colors of Summer! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray for the Red, White and Blue! The Bachelor’s Buttons and Ajuga are blooming in my garden… And I just finished a little vase quilt using the sample from The Chain Stitch Variations Tutorial I…
