Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today I have a little challenge for you. Try arranging your doodles in a composition. Choose three motifs. I chose The Snowman, The Pretty Package (both from More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3, pages 45 and 111) and a simple tree. (There are four Easy Trees in my first book, but not…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters and Morel Lovers! Yesterday we worked on a basic motif–A Mushroom for Rose. The key to smooth quilting is to doodle the motif many, many times. The repetition creates the muscle memory required for smooth quilting, but it does much more… It helps you create variations, and variety is what turns a…
Doodles
Good Morning, Doodlers and Quilters! Last week, we used a grid and a simple doodle to create complex-looking quilt designs. Read – Easy Doodles for Those Who Think They Can’t After seeing the post, my friend, Deborah Johnson called me with this great tip: Many wrapping papers come with a one inch grid on…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! Do YOU find doodling challenging? Do YOU have difficulty thinking of what to doodle? The solution: Start with a grid! Start with a grid and repeat any simple design to create very complex looking designs. For this exercise, I used a ruler to draw a one-inch grid. (If you…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters! Wasn’t it fun to see Jana’s amazing quilting on her treadle sewing machine!? Thank you to all of those who wrote in about another treadle quilter, Tim Latimer of TimQuilts.com. His quilts are also beautiful! I know many of you have treadle machines–it might be a fun thing to try in…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I’m soooo far behind! After our trip to Chicago, I used all my creative energy (and physical energy) decorating the house for Christmas. My husband and I are crazy about Christmas. We have an entire storage room dedicated to lights, wreaths, candles, ornaments, linens, art work, vases………..That’s a lot of trips up and…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilter-Doodlers! I love it when I see articles about Doodling in major publications like the Wall Street Journal HERE. Finally–doodling is getting the respect it deserves. It has been shown to improve focus and memory! Of course, that’s not why we doodle… We don’t care about focus and memory…not as much as…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters, Doodlers, and Zentanglers! Have you ever sat down at your sewing machine and been at a loss for what motif to quilt? In my new Craftsy class, Machine Quilting Techniques: From Doodle to Design, I recommend that you follow along with pen in hand to practice the motifs while I draw them…
Doodles
Good Morning, Quilters! I’ve really been enjoying all the comments from yesterday’s #RealSewingRoom post. I guess I’m not alone–and as we all know-misery loves company! (I think it may be a group case of co-enabling?!?) Thanks for posting your photos on Instagram…if you want to see what is already posted, you must sign up…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters! It’s a busy week… I’m off to Denver tomorrow to film a second Craftsy video! This project has been “percolating” in my head since filming my first video in June. (Divide and Conquer: Creative Quilting) I submitted a proposal in October and got the “green light” in November. Since then I’ve…
