Good Morning, Quilters!
Today we are going to learn how to quilt a biplane motif-a free motion quilting tutorial.
Before we get started, please help me celebrate…
One MILLION Views!
My FMQ Sailboat video has gone viral on BERNINA’s Facebook page with over 1 MILLION Views!!!
The video and step-by-step tutorial can be found at We All Sew HERE
My hands are famous!
It’s Prime Day!
A quick commercial…I love to listen to books while I free motion quilt! Have any of you read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens? I’m really enjoying it!
How to Quilt a Biplane Motif
Begin by stitching a sideways figure 8.
Stitch a triangle with rounded edges. (Stitch the triangle counter-clockwise).
Then closely echo stitch the left side of the triangle.
Stitch a counter clockwise hotdog bun shape.
Add a diagonal line across the “hot dog bun”, then closely echo stitch the right side.
Next, stitch across the wing–creating an “X”.
Add a rectangle, stitched perpendicular to the hot dog bun wing. Closely echo stitch the left side.
Stitch a vertical line within the rectangle and closely echo stitch back out.
Add an oval on the tail and stitch a loopy line to begin the next motif in the design.
The Airplane Border
Once you know how to quilt a biplane, add the airplane motif to create more interest.
For a great border design, stitch the Airplane Motif along the horizontal borders and the Biplane along the vertical borders.
Any Quilt Shops in Italy?
I’m excited about an upcoming family trip to Italy. We will be touring Rome, Florence and Venice! It is my first time to Italy. I can’t wait to take it all in and tour the art museums. Would LOVE to hear YOUR recommendations and travel tips!
What about YOU?
Have YOU traveled by plane or sailboat anywhere recently?
Do YOU live in Rome, Florence or Venice, or have you traveled there?
Has a vacation ever inspired YOUR quilting?
What’s YOUR favorite vacation spot ever?
Are YOU listening to a good book?
We’d LOVE to hear!
Fino alla prossima volta!
Lori
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21 comments
Leota Bennett
As I was looking at the Biplane images number three and four, I saw a sombrero! Wow other hats would be good too! Thanks for the idea! Love your designs….
Joni Keskey
Congratulations! You deserve many accolades for all you do for the quilting world! You gave me the confidence to fmq and now I love it!
If you have the chance, go to Pompei. It is an amazing experience.
Laura
Listening to “The Women in the Castle” by Jessica Shattuck. A thought provoking novel.
Shirley Bost
You will LOVE Italy! So very much history! Gold and leather are good buys in Italy!
Marta
Lori, I know all of us would enjoy photos of the fabrics in Italy’s shops. If you can come down from the stars long enough to take photos ! LOL.. Have a safe trip !!
Karen Ishii
Congratulations! on your on million views. My daughter did a college semester in Florence, and almost didn’t come back. She loved it so much. She brought presents for everyone, and I cherish mine. I would love to go to Italy some day. Enjoy!!!
Becky Shaffer
Congratulations on going viral! I love the idea of using both of the airplane motifs on the borders! Enjoy your trip to Italy. Everyone who goes there loves it. I am currently reading “Where the Crawdads Sing” and enjoying it. I listen to music when I Quilt. I can’t concentrate well enough to follow a plot and quilt at the same time.
Lori Kennedy Quilts
I know what you mean about listening to books–words can take us from right brain work (quilting) to left brain work (listening to books). And sometimes that just does not work!
Julia Parrino
Lori you will love, love, love, Italy! I would love to go back someday soon. Florence has a few fabric shops, but sadly, I could not get to visit them. Venice is my favorite place on earth. It’s so charming. If I could go vacation in only 1 place that would be it. St. Marks Square at night is awesome. There are 4 or 5 sources of music, each playing different music at opposite areas of the square. We danced to several songs. If you sit down, though, you’ll be charged a cover charge, but you can stand and listen all evening for free. A glass of wine is cheaper than a glass of water, so indulge as you may.
Have a wonderful time! You’ll never forget it!
Lori Kennedy Quilts
That sounds wonderful! Wine and music in a charming city! Can’t wait!
Maureen B. in B.C.
Montepulciano, hands down! It’s pretty much central Tuscany. There are many many wonderful hilltowns within a few hours drive. We’ve spent as much as five weeks in that one place, just visiting towns nearby. We stay at a wonderful Agriturismo on a vineyard called Metina, run by two wonderful Italians, and the wife of the couple is fluently trilingual … Italian, English and French. We’ve had many great visits with them, and would go back in a heartbeat.
We’ve been to Venice and Florence, and are hoping for Rome on our next visit … soon, possibly 2020. You’ll come home totally starry-eyed, and wanting to emigrate. I want to every time we return home to our usual, normal, non-vacation, Canadian lives. Ciao!
Lori Kennedy Quilts
I’ve copied all of this down! Maybe a future trip to Montepulciano!
backporchstitcher
“Lori goes viral” – LOVE IT!!! Have a wonderful trip, Italy is on my list for some magical day.
Pamela
Would love to go to Italy! I hope you will share some of your pics… I also listen to books on Audible or from the library while I quilt. I have found that I actually get so much more done this way than if I have the TV on! (No need to keep stopping and looking at a screen!) I think I will take your advice and add Where the Crawdads Sign to my list!
Vickage
I just visited those same three cities in Italy this spring! If you’re a fan of art museums, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is a “must see”. Take time to sit on the roof and sip a cold drink – the views of the Duomo make the prices worth it. Plus there’s sooooo much art to see, you need a bit of a break for your mind to reboot otherwise everything starts to blend together.
Take some time in Rome to just take a walk. There are so many amazing statues, fountains and facades to see that you can spend half a day just taking it all in. Since you’re going in the summer, you might want to strategically time your visit to high traffic areas like the Trevi fountain early in the day or at night. Not only will you avoid the crowds but it should be a bit cooler.
My last piece of advise pertains to food. Yes, you can eat pizza and pasta anywhere and everywhere in Italy. Don’t fall into that trap. Find out what the local favorites are. Have a porchetta panino, suppli (rissotto ball), or artichokes in Rome. Florence is famous for its bistecca (Florentine steak) or ribollita (Tuscan soup). Venice is all about the seafood – try some cicchetti (small plates similar to tapas) such as baccala mantecato to get a good sampling. Leave room for dessert! The gelato is amazing but look for shops with small quantities – it will be fresher and have less stabilizers. Chocolate dipped candied orange peel is sweet but not too sweet but is more of a Sicilian thing. And Limoncello is a lovely way to end any meal.
Mary Wenzel
We went to Venice and Florence three years ago. My recommendation is to take and study the Rick Steves’ pocket guides for each city. Also download his app (it’s free) and then any of his audio tours (also free). He’s an amusing and interesting guide. You might also want to watch episodes of his show for those cities. I swear I don’t work for Rick Steves–I just really enjoyed his audio tours and his advice for minimizing time in lines. I’m sure you’ll have a great trip.
Marta
Have enjoyed Rick Steves for years,,,,0n TV !!
Lori Kennedy Quilts
Oh Thank you for this tip. I’ve seen his books, but wasn’t sure. I will definitely do that now!
Maria elena
Went to Barcelona! Love the old churches! Also wonderful fabric stores, full of people!!
Kathy Mullins-Engelhardt
thank you, this is very nice!
Rosemaryflower
Have fun in Italy. I hope you enjoy learning the history of this place and get to see some old stuff.
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