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!
590 comments
Paula Hedges
I believe my most difficult, but not “only”, part of the quilting aspect is quilting sufficiently but not “over” quilting. Plus, it seems like by the time I get to the quilting stage, another project is needing my attention, so I do an all over edge to edge and tell myself at least it is another one done. Mantra for next year – “slow down and enjoy the process”.
Lisa Garrett
Free motion is my biggest challenge. I just can’t connect my brain with what my hands are doing!
Michele
My biggest challenge is finding time to finish the quilt. I start off at good pace then start to slack off more and more..Way to many UFO’s!!
Diane Oakes
Mostly, my biggest challenge is deciding how to quilt it. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Diane Reuter
My biggest challenge is deciding how I will Quilt it and then practicing until I can make the motif flow easily on paper. It’s a lot of fun though.
GrrannyH
Planning the quilting. I hate it when the pattern says, “Quilt as desired.” However, with more practice at FMQ and using stencils and grids, I am getting better at planning the whole quilt.
Sandy Wenger
My biggest machine quilting challenge is trying to get a steady line without jags or other unwanted deviations.
Melody Lutz
Finding enough space to layout a king size quilt for basting is my biggest *ugh* challenge. I payoff my next door neighbor with triple chip chocolate chip cookies to use his driveway, laying painter’s plastic down first.
Linda Williamson
I have a hard time deciding which quilting design to use that will compliment my pieced top/back and which color to use.
Anita
The title of your Crafty class is a little confusing to me. For my own clarification, the class is about planning the stitching design to do on a quilt sandwich and not planning of a piecing design to create a quilt top? Am I correct?
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It is about creating the machine quilting plan once the quilt is complete
Rikki Larese
I just started quilting thank goodness for how to videos. So far my biggest challenge is cutting even sides just when I think I did two sides evenly I found out I didn’t.
Sally
Picking the motifs can be challenging. Sometimes that’s easy, but actually executing what I’ve picked is the hardest! I’ve been pushing myself on the complexity of what I think I can quilt.
Margie
Deciding on the quilting design is my biggest challenge.
Barbara Kaup
Planning the quilting so it is pretty much continuous is a challenge!
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Jan LaBeause
My challenge is always finding time! So many quilts to make … so little time!
susanstitch
My biggest challenge is pinning the quilt sandwich. I have to do it on the floor, which is bad news for ‘tricky’ knees and back!
Elizabeth Porter
I would say my biggest challenge is picking the fabrics for the project.
cathy k
I find choosing the fabrics the hardest.
Bronwyn hobson
Mine has just been quilting a king size quilt on a domestic machine. It was a Xmas block design and I had no idea how to free motion quilt it. Tried rulers but it was too heavy. Thread for ever breaking. In the end I did a different design for each block, including freemotion writing like merry Xmas, quilting trees, presents etc. Looks better on the back! Finally got it completed, washed and the die ran. 10 washes later most die took out. Hard work also when you have shoulder surgery but the free motion work turned out better than I thought when doing it. Over month to quilt it!
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swakins
I am always color challenged, spend forever picking fabric and then change my mind.
Susan Shamekh
I panic when I get to the quilting part- I’m always worried I’ll ruin my project.
Pat in WNY
Choosing the best quilting design is always an issue, and in the case of an overall fmq design staying on a path that doesn’t constantly box me into a corner needing to cut thread and begin again!
bobbiesews
My biggest problem is getting the planned quilting on the quilt without going wonky. How is this avoided. I think I’m lined up but somehow between my staring and ending I’ve gone awry. Hoping I’m not alone in this.
Jennifer Stewart
Cutting! I hate it
Karen
Biggest quilting challenge was designing a challenge quilt for my guild!!!
Wanda Calderwood
The biggest challenge I have with any quilt is finding the time to do it. I admire those that get so many done in a quick amount of time. I love quilting.
Jenny Garcia
Finishing the quilts is my biggest challenge. I’m like a kid in a candy store when it comes to buying fabric and planning. I like sewing so getting the top done is usually not the hangup. But alas, the quilting and binding… With my new FMQ skills, this is becoming less and less a “thing” though. I’m very happy about that!
Mary K Finn
I have pieced several quilts but have only tried free motion quilting on a few small quilted items. I think it’s the fear of ruining my pieced top with my less-than-average quilting skills that deters me from moving forward. The whole process seems a bit overwhelming as well. I definitely need a quilting plan in order to move forward with my small quilt top collection! Thanks.
Diane Callahan
Picking fabrics for a new project. I often find a quilt pattern that I love and then get stuck picking out my fabrics (not using the ones in the pattern).
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I would suggest buying from a collection of fabrics. They all go together, and often you can buy precuts; charm packs, cakes, jelly rolls etc. It might be a bit more expensive, but our time is valuable, too. I am retired, but at my last job I made $11.00 an hour. If I spend an hour hemming and hawing over what fabric goes with what, I could have bought some precuts and been on my way to quilting instead of hanging out in the store.
ADKKate
Getting the quilt sandwiched and stable is a challenge for me. Have been using some of the spray to help with this on larger pieces. Then deciding what to quilt on it that will enhance rather than detract.
Sheila
Planning the quilting is very challenging for me .
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! 🙂
Jane
My biggest challenge is making the quilt sandwich — especially on bigger projects!
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.
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.
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”.
auntiepatch69
The quilting has me stumped. I’m going to have to just “take the leap”!
Sharon Maddox
My greatest challenge is quilting the sandwich on my small throat machine but love it anyways .
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.
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!
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.
Diane Steiger
Biggest challenge is never planning enough time to finish the quilt.
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.
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
Linda Cathey
Figuring out the quilting, what motif, what can I do best!
Phyllis
Sandwiching and deciding on quilt designs since so much work was put into the piecing.
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!
Mary Kay
My biggest challenge is selecting the colors of fabric. When that is done the next is the quilting ( the design and implementation).
Teri
The most diificult part for me is planning the quilting and just getting started on it.
jacquelynnesteves
Lori I LOVE what you did with the quilting! It’s PERFECT!
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