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I Love Home BOM and Fabric Giveaway!

September 4, 2017

Good Morning, Quilters!

We have lots of FREE quilting today!

CRAFTSY ALL YOU CAN VIEW DAY

Today is Craftsy’s FREE All-You-Can-View Day!  Members can watch as many videos as they want–all day–for FREE!  Sign Up HERE and get access to Craftsy’s entire 1200 course catalog--ends tonight at 12:00PST.

Be sure to check out my machine quilting classes:

Divide and Conquer:  Creative Machine Quilting

Creative Free Motion Techniques:  From Doodle to Design

“I LOVE HOME” BLOCK OF THE MONTH GIVEAWAY

Win! Win! Win! a fat quarter bundle of this gorgeous fabric by Sarah J. Maxwell!

It is time for our September “I Love Home” Block of the Month giveaway–and time to start quilting Block 2.

BLOCK TWO PATTERN

Pop over to Jacquelynne Steve’s Art of Home to download the pattern.

For my quilt, I changed the color way so I can add the house pattern in free motion quilting.

Jacquelynne Steeves, I Love Home, Block One

 

TIME TO DOODLE

The best time to begin planning the machine quilting is while you are piecing the blocks.  I like to draw the shapes to be quilted onto a note pad and doodle quilt ideas while I’m watching TV.

It’s a great way to try out ideas before stitching.

DOODLE IDEAS

I recommend you draw the basic house and then look at different motifs to decorate. (HINT:  There are a wide variety of motifs available in Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3:  Easy Loops, Scallops, Hearts, Tulips, Dizzy Daisy, The Basic House, Trees…. Get a signed copy (along with a little surprise) from my Etsy shop HERESLEEP ON IT

It is best to doodle on several different days.  The first design is rarely the best design and by working over several sessions, you allow your subconscious to work on it as well!

WIN! WIN! WIN!

To win the fabric bundle,please leave a comment.  Tell me…Do YOU doodle before you machine quilt?  Has YOUR subconscious ever solved a problem or helped you with a design?  Do you do your own quilting?  Or just say “Hi!”

(To leave a comment, click on this comment symbol next to the blog post title…It looks like this:  (it may have a different number)

MORE CHANCES TO WIN

See more about Block Two and earn more chances to win by visiting these fabulous quilters:

 

  • The Crafty Quilter
  • Designs by Sarah J
  • Farmhouse Quilts
  • Penguin and Fish
  • Podunk Pretties
  • The Quilting Nook
  • The Sewing Loft

KEEPING BUSY

That is a lot of quilting to keep you busy!

Speaking of busy…I’m off to Madison, Wisconsin for The Quilt Expo!  Please join me for a little machine quilting.  I will be demo-ing (is that a word?)  a variety of machine quilting motifs each day at 11:30.  Hope to see YOU there!

Signed,

The Happy Home-Doodler,

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!

 

 

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314 responses to “I Love Home BOM and Fabric Giveaway!”

  1. Sandy Wootten says:
    September 6, 2017 at 8:22 am

    I’m still at the stitch in the ditch level. I need to be brave an try your method. Thank you

  2. Carla C says:
    September 6, 2017 at 9:41 am

    I just quilt as I go, I don’t draw it out beforehand.

  3. Christy Buck says:
    September 6, 2017 at 10:45 am

    #ILOVEHOME BOM . I don’t know how to do that but it looks great

  4. Suzi L. says:
    September 6, 2017 at 11:23 am

    i actually doodle on everything, back of menus, sales receipts, edges of newpapers..
    whenever the idea strikes…makes for very messy accumulations. need to coral
    them all into a notebook.

  5. Jane says:
    September 6, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    I’ve been watching your Craftsy classes – so I’m still mostly straight line quilting but am now doodling on paper – when I get a bit better I’m going to try it with thread 🙂

  6. Brenda says:
    September 6, 2017 at 3:04 pm

    I mostly do straight line quilting using my walking foot. I have too many problems with my hands to do very much free motion quilting.

  7. nancyangerer says:
    September 6, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    I haven’t learned to FMQ yet, but it is on my bucket list. So far I have mostly done straight line quilting. I have made 2 t-shirt quilt that I did some creative quilting on using the walking foot. On those quilts I drew the quilting design right on the t-shirts using a water soluble pen.

  8. Bev Gunn says:
    September 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    A doodler i am NOT! Can’t even draw anything so good thing I know how to embroidery!

  9. Marilyn says:
    September 6, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    I do not doodle . Thank you for the giveaway.
    Marilyn

  10. Angela Bowling says:
    September 6, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    I am not a doodler and I only do stitch in the ditch quilting. I am a very new quilter so I haven’t really gotten into the quilting part yet. I like to do small quilts.

  11. Elizabeth Kellough says:
    September 6, 2017 at 8:01 pm

    I am a doodler, but for designing blocks. I have not quite mastered the art of machine quilting, so I either stitch in the ditch or do basic stitching within the design of the block.

  12. Jean Condon says:
    September 6, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    Doodling does not come easy to me, I like your doodles

  13. Kay Helton says:
    September 6, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    I’m new to quilting. So far stitch in the ditch is all I have done. I’m working up to FMQ.

  14. Kathryn says:
    September 6, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    I like your fmq doodling idea, I haven’t done that but now I just might!

  15. Kelly says:
    September 6, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    Oh my gosh…I doodle all the time. One quilt I had on my machine for a few days and a design just wasn’t coming to me! I woke up in the middle of the night. I had dreamed the PERFECT design!

  16. Anita Skjellanger says:
    September 6, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    I don’t usually doodle before I quilt, but I can see the advantages!

  17. kattails....kathy in WV says:
    September 7, 2017 at 10:17 am

    I constantly doodle. I have mastered quilting feathers only by the almost non-stop doodling of thing ( there are many other motifs I have not mastered though). Anyone who doesn’t believe in muscle memory should try doodling as it really makes a real difference in the quality of one’s quilting. I fell in my studio and broke my leg and dislocated my foot 2 weeks ago—doodling is about all I can do for the next few weeks. But it will pay off in the long run.

  18. Cheryl Gebhart says:
    September 7, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    I don’t always doodle before quilting – it depends on whether it’s a new pattern for me or not. If it’s a new pattern, I usually doodle it first – or at the very least, trace over lines with my finger, then try quilting on a sample.

  19. Sue LD says:
    September 7, 2017 at 7:53 pm

    Hi. I am a newbie so I have not doodled before quilting.

  20. Pam S says:
    September 7, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    I usually doodle before quilting although I need more practice in my doodling just like I do in my quilting. Thanks for the suggestions in your post!

  21. RondaHolt says:
    September 8, 2017 at 6:00 am

    Love your blog! You have made me a doodler! I draw on anything, anywhere except while on a tractor with auto steer. The fields are too rough for good results!

  22. Michele S. says:
    September 8, 2017 at 7:57 am

    Hi, from TX! Yes, I have quilted my own quilts. One was entirely by hand but I never drew out my own pattern. I have a hunting quilt now that I’m half hand sewing/machine sewing right now.

  23. Alta Amagliani says:
    September 8, 2017 at 9:06 am

    I just started doodling and found it very helpful

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      September 8, 2017 at 10:58 am

      It always works!

  24. Pam P says:
    September 8, 2017 at 9:53 am

    I’ve just started to experiment with FMQ and am finding doodling very helpful. Haven’t done a whole quilt yet. Thanks for your encouragement to get into this!

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      September 8, 2017 at 10:56 am

      Hooray!!

  25. Lori Warnock says:
    September 8, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    I do my own quilting and sometimes I will doodle, but not much.

  26. Dawn F. says:
    September 8, 2017 at 4:16 pm

    I doodle just a little bit just to get the pattern in my head, but usually I make a practice quilt sandwich and do it that way.

  27. pqguild says:
    September 8, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    I’m new to FM and realized quickly that I needed something – namely to doodle. I get hung-up with perfection. Then, I slow down and breathe trying to remember your words of wisdom, “Practice, practice,and practice.”

  28. Wanda Rains says:
    September 8, 2017 at 5:38 pm

    I never have doodled before but you’ve given me a great idea. Thanks

  29. Denise Smith says:
    September 8, 2017 at 11:46 pm

    I’m just a beginner quilter so don’t know all the “tricks” of the trade yet, like doodling! It’s certainly worth a try to see how I like it.

  30. Sherri Hines says:
    September 9, 2017 at 12:37 am

    Hi! I have done some hand quilting and a bit of free-motion quilting but never thought of doodlling as a prep for quilting.

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      September 9, 2017 at 7:52 am

      It is essential!

  31. Sue H says:
    September 9, 2017 at 8:18 am

    I mostly doodle to see if I can get a design to flow without back-tracking and using only a single pass. Love your quilting ideas. Thank you for all you give to us!

  32. Sally Dixon says:
    September 9, 2017 at 8:58 am

    I haven’t done any free motion machine quilting but would love to learn!

  33. Cynthia G Fox says:
    September 9, 2017 at 10:23 am

    Wow! Something new to think about — always something new.

  34. Liz Horgan says:
    September 9, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    I doodle a little bit–sometime with my finger on the couch cushion when an idea comes into my head!

  35. Sarah Hisle says:
    September 9, 2017 at 4:53 pm

    Hi there! I do draw things out first to get an idea of how it will look plus I enjoy drawing anyway. Sewing and quilting are my obsessions though!! So fun!!! Have a great day!!

  36. Carol says:
    September 9, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    #ilovehomquilts

  37. Peggy says:
    September 9, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Have taken the summer off from quilting to work on my fences and to work with and take my 4H members to county then state fairs showing llamas and alpacas from my rescue farm. Several of my 4Hers also quilt.

    1. Marta says:
      September 9, 2017 at 8:49 pm

      Oh, Peggy. I am so curious about alpacas. Is there a website where I could ask you questions? I wear alpaca socks I bought in TN at a craft show a few years ago, The heels have holes now and I have no alpaca yarn to darn them with either. My sewing machine doesn’t mind tho!

  38. Ola Norman says:
    September 9, 2017 at 8:51 pm

    I’m just learning to machine quilt.

  39. Michele Piper says:
    September 9, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    I watched your classes and always doodle to see if my brain gets it before trying it out on machine love your tutorials!!!

  40. Karen L. says:
    September 10, 2017 at 8:45 am

    I have not started doodling yet but I did buy a little plain paper notebook to start doing so. I can really see how it would help produce some muscle memory before starting on the actual quilt. Much better idea than quilting without doodling then having to use the seam ripper, don’t you think?

  41. Diane jaskiewicz says:
    September 10, 2017 at 11:23 am

    Just learning to free motion quilt. I will needs lots of practice but love learning something new. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful work.

  42. Joyce Kieppl says:
    September 10, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    Still in ditch in stitch but ready to go further

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      September 10, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      No time like the present!

  43. Janet Sabol says:
    September 10, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    I don’t usually doodle, but like to have a pattern figured out before quilting which is generally why I have so much to quilt! I usually go on to another project because piecing is more fun for me!

  44. Mania says:
    September 11, 2017 at 8:20 am

    Very rarely I draw before the cover, but sometimes I have to check the correct passage of my needle through the patch pattern,. I mostly use FMQ, even for straight lines. I do not like walking foot.

  45. debbierhodes says:
    September 12, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    I have doodle on paper Never on a quilt. Need to start.

  46. Liz Horgan says:
    September 20, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    I usually don’t doodle, sometimes if I’m thinking about it while sitting on the couch, I’ll doodle on the cushion!

  47. Rita Scott says:
    September 26, 2017 at 6:28 am

    I don’t doodle but know I should. I have been doing my own quilting and I’m just beginning to work outside the box, (whatever that means). Just having fun with it.

  48. Jean Hope says:
    September 26, 2017 at 7:38 am

    Doodling doesn’t come easy to me, I love your doodles.

  49. Kathlyn says:
    September 26, 2017 at 10:32 am

    My doodles are a bit wobbly when I quilt, so I guess that’s a matter of practice to keep stitch length consistent sice my machine doesn’t have a stitch regulator.

  50. Karla West Dee says:
    September 26, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    I doodle all the time. I keep a clipboard with paper and pencil on each floor of our 3-story home. Once a week I add them to a 3-ring binder with dividers for different categories. When I get stuck while working on a piece, I page thru my binder. It’s amazing how I get inspired by my random drawings.

    Really enjoy your blog! And just watched your segments on Sewing with Nancy. It was nice to “meet” you!

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