25 Week Quilt-a-Long and more
Today’s Topic: Ways to Make Directional Quilting Easier Welcome to Week Nine of The Better Machine Quilt-a-long based on my book 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting. Find all of the previous Lessons HERE. Sign up for emails of the class HERE. Good Morning, Quilters! Whenever you sit down to quilt, you may wonder…
Machine Quilting
Good Morning, Quilters! Just a quick tip (pun intended) about Titanium sewing machine needles… At an educational seminar at the BERNINA Creative Center, the technical director confirmed that Titanium needles are much stronger and last much longer than standard needles. The down side to extra-strong needles? When things go awry–as they often do… Titanium needles can…
Gallery and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Sometimes it feels good to make something small and finish it–wouldn’t YOU agree? I started this little table runner as a sample when I was filming Sewing with Nancy a few weeks ago. (Read more HERE) (The episodes will air in September, 2017) The colors were speaking to me–as Minnesota has been…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips
Good Morning, Quilters! Just a quick tip for your Monday. As soon as you see a bit of fray on the back of your quilt– Quick! Get the scissors and give it a good trim. Otherwise those pesky green threads will show through on the lighter sections of your completed quilt. And don’t ask me…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips and more
Happy Monday, Quilters! Time for another Free Motion Quilting Quick Tip Are you one of those Quilters who ALWAYS and AUTOMATICALLY dons gloves to Free Motion Quilt? Let’s get a little crazy and… Try a little experiment: Grab a quilt sandwich (and a ham sandwich if you’re hungry.) Choose your favorite quilt motif. (Or try…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips and more
Happy Monday, Quilters! Today is the LAST DAY to vote for Best Blog Award. Please consider voting… VOTE HERE, VOTE NOW A Quick Tip on Feed Dogs… In order to Free Motion Quilt, we need to disengage the Feed Dogs on our sewing machines. In normal sewing, the feed dogs advance the fabric forward with…
