Design and more
Today’s Topic: Quilting a Vintage Quilt-Diamonds On Diamonds Good Morning, Quilters! As you may recall, I took the plunge this year and purchased a BERNINA Q24 Longarm. I spent much of this year learning to quilt on a frame. My Quilt Top Collection First, I did an inventory: I had 25 full size quilt tops!…
Sewing
Today’s Topic: Making Dolls Good Afternoon, Quilters! I have a new hobby. Like many of you, a new hobby is the last thing I need! But now that I have a grand daughter (I have six grandsons), I have been following the never-ending rabbit hole of the Pinterest doll making category And then that lead…
Quilt
Good Morning, Quilters! Today, I have a real treat for you! We are continuing our owl theme this week with a FREE Owl Paper Piecing Pattern. Peggy Aare and Susan Hilsenbeck First, I must introduce (or reintroduce) you to two readers, Peggy Aare and Susan Hilsenbeck. Several years ago–back when we were The Inbox Jaunt—the…
Design and more
Animals/Bugs and more
Good Afternoon, Quilters! This is Owl week here at Lori Kennedy Quilts. A pair of owls live near my house and I get a thrill from hearing them converse across the trees. I’ve never seen them–except in shadow. So I have to use a little imagination… The Owl on BERNINA WeAllSew BERNINA recently published…
Applique and more
Happy Veteran’s Day, Quilters! In keeping with yesterday’s theme of free motion quilting play, I have a quick and easy technique for you to try. Try applique stars with an unfinished edge–raw edge applique. These stars were made by layering scraps of fabric over a piece of canvas and free motion quilting the star. The…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips
Today’s Topic: Free Motion Quilting Play Good Morning, Quilters! Today we have a serious topic: play time! When learning a new skill or honing an old one, play time is essential to developing new ideas and innovating. Play is the time spent working on technique-without an end goal in mind. The only goal is pure…
