Good Morning, Quilters!
It’s a busy week here at The Inbox Jaunt! Tomorrow my new Craftsy video, Creating a Quilting Plan: Approaches for Any Quilt is released! Be sure to check in tomorrow for all the details!!!!
And today we have a giveaway!
I LOVE HOME BLOCK OF THE MONTH
Block 4 is available HERE from Jacquelynne Steves
Block Four is the final block. Next month we add borders and finishing touches!
While you are stitching the blocks, it is helpful to start planning how you will quilt different areas of the quilt. Each area of the quilt will need it’s own “quilting plan” including batting, thread and motifs.
WHICH MOTIFS TO CHOOSE?!
There are so many possible motifs to quilt, we need to narrow the focus.
One way to choose motifs is to stick to a theme.
For this quilt, I looked for motifs that fit our I Love Home theme like hearts and houses.
The Sweetheart Border and Row Houses are perfect for the borders. Find the Sweetheart Border HERE and the Row of Houses HERE
Both motifs can also be found in my book, Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 HERE on Etsy (Personalized, signed copies make great gifts!)
To test your motifs, use a vinyl sheet and a wet erase marker.
Read HERE for more tips on this method.
OLFA GIVEAWAY!
This month’s prize is from Olfa– a cutting mat, rotary cutter, and package of Endurance blades. Olfa mats come in a variety of sizes and I have used them for more than twenty years! Thank you, Olfa for transforming quilting with rotary blades and mats and for this fabulous giveaway!
To enter, please tell us YOUR biggest quilting challenge. Is it planning the quilting, choosing the motifs, picking the right thread…or is it something else? Leave a note in the comment section by the end of the day on November 9th.
***Please note that this giveaway is open to US winners only this time, due to shipping costs.
MORE CHANCES TO WIN
There are seven other quilters participating in the I LOVE HOME project. Be sure to see their blocks and enter their giveaways for more chances to win!
- The Crafty Quilter
- The Inbox Jaunt
- Designs by Sarah J
- Farmhouse Quilts
- Penguin and Fish
- Podunk Pretties
- The Quilting Nook
- The Sewing Loft
Good Luck!
Tomorrow: Turn YOUR UFOs into completed heirloom quilts with —Creating A Quilting Plan: Approaches for Any Quilt!
Happy Stitching,
Lori
PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!
589 comments
Donna W
Planning the quilting is my biggest challenge.
Jen B
the quilting
Kristine T
The hardest part for is deciding on a motif. I love the piecing but get stuck once it’s on the frame.
Terry
My biggest challenge is deciding how to quilt the quilt. With busy prints, I feel like I’m wasting my time if you can’t see the thread, so I am always looking for simple large scale motifs.
spierssusan
FMQ! Is still very intimidating – and I fear the plunge!
Janice King
It seems planning how to quilt is my largest problem, also! Wanting just the right designs to reflect my thoughts and feelings about the quilt, then planning how they will flow just makes me cringe! And, yes, I’m studying your book, hoping it will build my confidence! Lol
Maria Elena Blecha
I love the piecing but the quilting itself is a big challenge for me. It was the binding but I got that down now!!!!! Thank you
shoshana
my sticky place is still basting… no matter what i try, i end up with folds on the back unless i’m VERY VERY careful.
Susan
The quilting is always my biggest challenge from what motifs to use to the thread that would be best.
Beverly Baker
Selecting the fabric is always my biggest challenge; will I like the color combinations in the finished product?
Linda
Trying to figure out how to quilt it
SUSAN MULVIHILL
My biggest challenge is MYSELF! I am terrible about second-guessing everything: the fabric, the layout, confusing patterns, you name it! Argh. But I would LOVE to win this package!
Patricia
Finishing a project instead of starting another one. I always have something else I want to get started on. So many tops that need borders or just quilting.
Betty
Usually I am afraid I will ruin my quilt, after all the hard work of piecing it, by putting the wrong kind of quilting on it. Struggling with the bulk of a large quilt can be a challenge for me also.
Carolee Herechski
Free motion quilting,
Maureen
The hardest part for me is the quilting. I’m going to try big stitch quilting on my next quilt.
Janet T
My biggest is finding the “right” design for the quilt. I look thru books, go online, find something, then don’t like it, do more searching… until it is months later and do “something” just to get it done, or put it away until I find the “perfect” design. I have a lot of tops-in-waiting.
Gail K.
Definitely deciding how to quilt,
Kay
My biggest challenge is trying to finish one project before I start another one. Craftsy classes (and your blog) have given me the courage to try new techniques and not be afraid to step out into an unknown area of this sewing journey I enjoy!
piecefuldays
I guess my biggest challenge is figuring out how to quilt given my very limited abilities. Thanks very much for the offer.
Elizabeth Kuntz
my biggest quilting challenge has always been accuracy. Accuracy in cutting and accuracy in sewing a perfect quarter seam allowance.
Pat Evans
Deciding what to quilt where is my biggest challenge, but trying new motifs is a close second.
Becky Thomason
Deciding on a quilting plan for a quilt, especially on busy scrappy quilts. I love all your motifs but I just don’t do many quilts where these lovely motifs show up. I do love using the dizzy daisies all over.
Cathy
I seem to get in a rut of doing the same designs and challenged myself this year to try new ones with each quilt I do, even those I do for friends. Challenge is building confidence when I practice on a white board to then move to the actual quilt. I need that extra nudge – once I start on the quilt I just have a great time and have fun. How to get past that initial uncertainty.
dawk2012
I agree with so many others. The hardest part for me is usually choosing the right motifs that go well with the piecing and that I am capable of doing well. I will often fall back on an all-over design because I simply must get a quilt completed. Afterwards, though it looks fine, I’m frequently disappointed that I didn’t FMQ as I really wanted to.
Eleanor
My biggest challenge is just getting started on the quilting.
Marcia Gilbreath
My biggest hurdle is free motion quilting! I tend to tense up as I am doing it, so that my neck and shoulders are achy afterward. I wish I could learn to relax while quilting!
dale
Its too hard to choose… I have trouble with each step.. starting with choosing the pattern, fabric, cutting it out, sewing it together…and then which motif to use after getting it all together.!!
But I love your site it has opened new avenues of fun and excitement for me to be able to work through your simple to follow instructions for so many free motion designs..
thank you for showing me the way!… dale
Marsha Bohannon
I find pacing myself to avoid back pain and aching fingers to be my greatest challenge. I could quilt all day, but I limit myself to an hour or two.
Laurie B
YUP Planning is the biggest challenge. I look at the quilt top and see too many possibilities, Then I look at all the choices of motif’s… AGHHHHH. What do I do first?
Marsha
My free motion quilting has improved since I found your blog, your Craftsy class, and your book! Therefore, probably choosing a motif. I notice you use mainly solids and I seldom use solids, so maybe that’s what stumps me.
jacquelynnesteves
Lori I LOVE what you did with the quilting! It’s PERFECT!
Teri
The most diificult part for me is planning the quilting and just getting started on it.
Mary Kay
My biggest challenge is selecting the colors of fabric. When that is done the next is the quilting ( the design and implementation).
Ellen R
My fear or lack of confidence, both of which are influenced by lack of experience, in all the aspects of the quilting are a big challenge for me. Once I can begin the daily 15 minutes of practice I should be able to make sufficient progress to break free!
Phyllis
Sandwiching and deciding on quilt designs since so much work was put into the piecing.
Linda Cathey
Figuring out the quilting, what motif, what can I do best!
Pam Rossmann
Finishing my quilt tops are the biggest challenge. I would like to try quilting on my domestic machine, but unsure if I could do the tops justice
Sharon Barnes
I want to make a old fashioned quilt, like my mom and aunts used to work on in Louisiana, but I’m intimidated by the size of such a project ????
Karen Williams
Sharon, Just jump in — like everything, it starts with the first step & you’ll get better with every quilt! If you have a group, guild or some experienced quilters nearby, ask for their help (if not, ask at your local fabric store). If you don’t have the space for a large floor frame, a Q-Snap (PVC) frame only takes about 9 sq. ft. of space. My living room is small, but I have one sitting up with a quilt to finish hand quilting.
Diane Steiger
Biggest challenge is never planning enough time to finish the quilt.
Ida
My biggest challenge if FMQ. I can not seem to get the flow needed to move a lap size quilt around the throat of a domestic machine. I have settled on using the walking foot so that I don’t ruin my quilts.
Sherri M
Well I’m getting back into quilting after many years of not. So…probably the quilting itself would be most difficult. I do well with picking pattern, color scheme, piecing, etc but when putting it all together…may be more difficult!
Sharon E
Thank you for all of the great quilting patterns you share. You have really helped me build my confidence in FMQ. My biggest challenge is making sure the design is sized correctly to fill the space.
Sharon Maddox
My greatest challenge is quilting the sandwich on my small throat machine but love it anyways .
auntiepatch69
The quilting has me stumped. I’m going to have to just “take the leap”!
Madeline
Picking a motif or a design usually brings me to a grinding halt. One of my first go-to books to get ideas is “Free-Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3”.
Kaye M
The hardest part for me is deciding what quilting designs would compliment the piecing. I waste alot of time searching For different ideas and then finally just do something whether it looks good or not.
Terry Butz
I think my main problem is the confidence to just do the job. Of course, decision making and lack of experience are also factors.
Jane
My biggest challenge is making the quilt sandwich — especially on bigger projects!
Amy Roth
It’s planning the quilting. Once I know that, the rest is easy. Pretty much! 🙂 I started using the vinyl sheets a couple years ago. It REALLY helps! Just be careful and make sure you know where the edges are! 🙂
Sheila
Planning the quilting is very challenging for me .
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