Machine Quilting
Good Morning, Quilters! Once you learn how to drop your machine’s feed dogs and take control, there are several ways to use the free motion technique. FREE MOTION QUILTING Of course, you can use free motion quilting to create fabulous designs and texture. This is the technique we are most familiar with here at The…
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…
Creativity and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I’m working on a new banner for my sewing room! First, I stabilized around the center squares. Next, I stitched in the ditch around all of the letters. Then it was time to tackle the borders. The wide, solid colored border just begged for a little “Divide and Conquer”! I decided to…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Welcome to Open Line Friday! Today’s question: If YOU were to turn any song or poem into a quilt, what would it be? Of thee I sing…. We’d LOVE to hear! Lullaby Lori PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for…
Gallery
Good Morning, Quilters! Slow and steady wins the race! I have to keep reminding myself of that… In the past few weeks, I have had only a few minutes at a time to work on my Nutcracker quilt. I know that is something you all understand! I really loved the ideas for increasing the size of the…
About and more
Good Morning, Quilters! A few days ago, as I was walking back from my mailbox and absentmindedly thumbing the pages of a quilt catalog… This is what I found… As all of YOU know…I spent much of 2016 stitching tutorials and working with the fabulous editors at Martingale writing, re-writing, proofing and editing my first…
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…
Quilt
Good Morning, Quilters! It’s been a tumultuous summer for the quilting industry. First, F&W Media stunned the quilt world with the announcement that after 47 years, Quilters Newsletter Magazine will no longer be published. QNM, founded by Bonnie and George Leman, was the first magazine dedicated to quilting. The magazine is credited with helping to launch the…
All and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Fitness Buffs! Have you been #movingmore? This week–challenge yourself to walk 15 minutes before you quilt each day! Once we sit down at the sewing machine…it’s much harder! QUILTING SQUARES For the next few weeks we are going to concentrate on quilting square blocks. Many (perhaps most?) blocks are square…
Quilt
Good Morning, Quilters! It is indeed a good morning in Minnesota! I always say…there are just three seasons in Minnesota–Beautiful Summer, Gorgeous Fall and Quilting Season! Winter is very long here–it completely over takes Spring… We are finally in Beautiful Summer…and I find my quilting habits change. I’m always restless for something new… Good news!…
