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
Lynn
I’m still challenged with choosing the right mitif(s) for my quilts. It takes me a long time after finishing the top.
Linda Fleming
My problem is synchronizing the speed of the stitching with the movement of the fabric…
Fran Johnson-Gregory
My biggest challenge is starting too many quilts. I have spent 2017 finishing WIP’s and not starting too many new projects.
Kay
My biggest challenge is trying to decide how to quilt the quilt!
Bette
My biggest quilting challenge is lack of confidence! I know how I want my quilt motifs to look, but I’m always worried that my skills just won’t measure up. I never feel like I’ve practiced enough before I start on my actual quilt. Usually I do ok, but it takes me forever to actually get those quilt “sandwiches” to the sewing machine.
Meriul
My quilting challenge is deciding on motifs and where to place them on the quilt.
Becky
My biggest challenge is mixing up designs instead of repeating the same old ones.
Faith Creech
Getting my points accurat!
Jean Ruter
It seems I get hung up choosing designs for the quilting. I usually end up doing some type of all over continuous design. I have several projects ready to quilt, but I go back to finishing more tops as I am confident with that part of the process
Aileen Kline
My biggest challenge is Fear of messing up a quilt I worked so hard to piece. So I am making small wall art to practice on.
Aileen in FL
susan
My biggest challenge is deciding how to quilt my finished tops.
Tonie Peterson
machine quilting and the decisions on designs… need more practice for sure…..
Maryln
Always challenged on selecting the proper quilt motif for the quilt. It takes longer to do that than making the top and quilting the darn thing. Very frustrating. I have at least a dozen books and go through all of them before coming up with a design. I have found the biggest help is going to quilt shows and photographing the quilting and going back and looking at those pics for ideas.
Michele Breault
My biggest challenge is quilting smoothly. I am a new longarm quilter and it isn’t pretty.
cactusshack
My biggest challenge is finishing quilting a quilt that needs repetitive quilting as I get bored doing the same thing over and over and over…
Deborah Moore
My biggest challenge is squaring up the quilt and making my fmq look good but I’ve only made a few quilts. So now I’ve cut a ton of squares and am determined to make a bunch of fast quilts so I can work on my fmq. Thank you SO MUCH Lori for giving me the courage to even try!!!!
Paula
My biggest challenge is deciding how to quilt the quilt. I’ve been piecing for many years, and can do some basic quilting designs, but I’d love to be more creative. Thanks for the giveaway!
ScrappyCat
My biggest quilting challenge is just deciding what to quilt.
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Joanne
My biggest challenge was to embroider the Wilderness Wildlife quilt blocks from Lunch box quilts, then putting it together and quilting it. I am so proud I finished it and it looks soooo good!!
Jerri Pool
My biggest challenge is deciding what to quilt on a quilt.
Lori M
My biggest challenge is how to choose a quilting design.. I am still in the practice & practice some more stage of FMO..giggle.. It still seems to be a HUGE challenge for me :/
Cindy P.
I guess my biggest challenge is being afraid to “mess up”the quilt with my beginner skills of free motion Quilting.
Heidi
My biggest challenge is deciding what to make in first place. There are so many creative and beautiful patterns and techniques it can be hard to commit to a just one!
Carol Betts
My biggest challenge is always choosing the quilting pattern. I need a quilt whisperer.
juliaetta
Oh, Lori, my biggest challenge is ME! I get frustrated because my fmq doesn’t stack up to yours! But…I am BEGINNING to breathe and allow myself to make loads of mistakes. Hey! I use to tell my students that the only people who don’t make mistakes are dead. I’m here to tell you, I’m very MUCH alive! LOL
Lillian K (TX)
My biggest challenge is managing the large size of my quilt on my Bernina B880.
Carol W
My biggest challenge is time!
EllenB
My biggest challenge is starting too many projects! I’m a tool junkie and have to try all the new designs and patterns that come along.
suzanne guthrie
my usual challenge is deciding on a quilting pattern, and then staying focused on what I’m doing instead of planning the next project!
Janet Sabol
My biggest challenge is deciding what to do for the quilting. When I finally sit down to do it, I love it. Of course, I’m not doing much free motion yet because I haven’t practiced enough.
D. White
My biggest challenge is picking fabrics to use in my quilts, I just can’t seem to use my stash (which is very large). Just can’t make a decision on fabrics………..
suzanprincess
My biggest challenge is finding the space to work in–too much stuff!
Terry
My biggest challenge is deciding on quilt motifs. I’m never sure what will look good in a particular space….
Chris R
My challenge is finding time to practice. I really can’t doodle , so I make sandwiches to practice on…but finding the time!
Chris
Always deciding what to quilt, so hard to choose.
Brenda W
It is definitely choosing the motifs that is most challenging. I always have to look through many books and the pictures/ pages I have seen and saved to come up with ideas.
Renita Ball
I’m challenged by color. I want to use my stash but I’m always missing something then things just don’t always look good.
Reba Walker
My biggest challenge is choosing the right colors. I want my quilts to have that POP of color that really makes it appealing to the eye.
Joyce
Starting to many challenges…. love the challenge. Second is buying all the pretty fabrics… Don’t have room for any more. But I love to quilt.
Sally Dixon
Planning the quilting is my biggest challenge. Thanks for your ideas.
Chris wassil
I hate doing the binding! I my corners never seem to look as good as the examples; definitely my biggest quilting challenge!
Rhonda W.
My biggest challenge is planning what to quilt.
Wendy Johnston
Deciding on a design is my biggest challenge when I’m ready to quilt.
Mormor Sewing Studio
My biggest challenge is finding the time in the day. I am thinking retirement is my solution!! :o)
Ellen McKinley
My challenge is getting time to practice doodling and machine quilting. It is such a hassle to change my setup back and forth between quilting and piecing that I have avoided it. I just bought a second machine so I can have one dedicated to quilting!
Joyce Calhoun
My biggest challenge is planning how to quilt the project.
KellyW
Thank you Olfa and Lori for this neat give-away. My biggest challenge is getting over the nervousness of STARTING to machine quilt. I’m always afraid that the quilting won’t look as good as I want it to and I’m hesitant to start the machine quilting. Once I get going it’s fine. It’s just that first hurdle!!
Mildred Plaskett
My biggest challenge is learning to machine quilt. I’m working on it!
Cynthia Wood
My biggest problem is trying to keep things simple and do-able in a reasonable time. I tend to get really complex and involved in overdoing. By the time it is done I don’t like it any more.
Linda Davidson
My biggest hindrance is still time–time to practice motifs. Yours are beautiful! I am getting a better handle on choosing motifs. I’ve learned a lot through a variety of blogs and Craftsy classes. Thank you so much for all you do to educate us!
Pamela Richards
My biggest challenge so far, was doing a t-shirt quilt for a lady that wanted input on what colors, which shirts, what the lay out would be — it was a real pain to me doing my own thing. I love being able to pick out the colors for the quilt.
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