A Large Whole Cloth Owl on Linen
Today’s Topic: A Large Whole Cloth Owl on Linen Good Morning, Quilters! Have you had a chance to try the little owl motifs? Be sure to doodle them for a few minutes before you stitch! Today, I’d…
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…
Longarm Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I’ve been quilting for more than twenty years! Most of my free motion quilting has been done on a variety of (BERNINA) domestic sewing machines: B830, B150QE, B770QE. In 2017, I purchased the BERNINA Q20, a sit-down (stationary) quilting machine and early this year, I purchased a BERNINA Q24 long arm with…
About and more
Good Afternoon, Quilters! It’s been way too long since I last blogged. I want to thank all of you for your kind notes and overall patience for the last several weeks. I’ve been happy and healthy-but very, very busy enjoying beautiful Minnesota weather with my family. When I did have spare time, I didn’t have…
2021 Quilt-a-long and more
Today’s Topic: Basic Quilt Layouts-Square with BordersWelcome to Lesson 10 of our 2021 Quilt-a-Long, Even Better Machine QuiltingThis FREE multi-week tutorial is based on my books available in my Etsy shop: LoriKennedyShop Sign up for emails of the class HERE. Join the private Quilting with LKQ Facebook Group HERE Find the 2021 QAL links HERE Find…
2021 Quilt-a-long and more
Today’s Topic: How to Fight Quilting Enemies: Gravity and Friction Welcome to Lesson 10 of our 2021 Quilt-a-Long, Even Better Machine Quilting This FREE multi-week tutorial is based on my books available in my Etsy shop: LoriKennedyShop Sign up for emails of the class HERE. Join the private Quilting with LKQ Facebook Group HERE Find the…