Machine Quilting Quick Tips and more
Today’s Topic: The Quilting Sweet Spot Good Morning, Quilters! Quilting habits can be your best friend or your worst enemy. This month–(where did January go?)– we are focusing on creating good quilting habits. First, we discussed being prepared to quilt. Then we considered the importance of maintaining a clear work space. Today, let’s think about…
Doodles
Today’s Topic: Doodle Your Way to Better Quilting Happy New Year, Quilters and Doodlers! Let’s start the quilting year by getting back to basics–doodling! You CAN doodle YOUR way to better machine quilting! In my humble opinion, doodling is the fastest way to improve your quilting. It improves your hand-eye coordination and helps you plan…
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…
2021 Quilt-a-long and more
Today’s Topic: FMQ-Quilting Exercises for Better FMQ Welcome to Lesson 7 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 2021 QAL links HERE Find the 2020 (25…
Flowers/Leaves and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today we are going to learn how to quilt a thistle pattern! (NOTE-We are a little off from our “Tuesday Tutorials”–but does anyone know what day of the week it is anyway?”) Double Emails First– a little good news. For the cost of a small sewing machine, our web developer seems to…
Gallery and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today we have a turtle quilt in progress and I need some advice! The turtle was pieced and gifted to me by my friend, Kelly Ashton of KellyQuilter.com Kelly Ashton-Quilter Extraordinaire Kelly is a fabulous instructor! Her in-person classes are THE BEST! Until guilds re-open…she offers several Bluprint classes. I highly recommend…
All and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today we are going to learn how to free motion quilt an envelope pattern! Nowadays, a letter with a real stamp is a treat, and a quilted letter is even better! (BTW –Faye and Steve LOVE receiving your wedding wishes…keep them coming. And a big THANK YOU from me!) How to Quilt…
