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The Roof Shingles Motif-A Machine Quilting Tutorial

June 18, 2019
Roof Shingles Machine Quilting Tutorial
Good Morning, Quilters!

Today we are stitching an EASY new motif-the Roof Shingles Motif.  

This motif is very easy to stitch and is the building block (pun intended) for other motifs we will learn later.

It is a great motif to fill a background quickly. You can change the look of the motif by changing the spacing between the rows and between the “shingles”

Stitching the Roof Shingles Motif

Begin by drawing parallel lines.  I like to use white chalk for marking on medium or dark fabrics and Crayola Ultra Clean Washable Markers for marking on light fabrics.

Stitch along the baseline for several stitches, then stitch a narrow triangle, ending on the baseline.

 

Roof Shingles Machine Quilting Tutorial

Stitch along the baseline.

And add another narrow triangle.

That’s it!  Could it be any easier?

To make the Roof Shingles Motif fit your quilt, adjust the spacing between the rows and between individual shingles.

Or mix sizes for more variety!

Roof Shingles Machine Quilting Tutorial

 

Doodle YOUR Roof

Start by doodling the basic design, then create YOUR own roof pattern.   Try changing the size or shape of the triangles, adjust the line spacing or add small rows between large rows. Check out Shutterstock for inspiration.

Join our Facebook group: Quilting with LKQ to share YOUR designs!

And I’ll share a few variations next week.

Quilting doesn’t have to be complicated to look great!

As they say, “keep it simple and you have it made!”.

Happy Stitching,

Your Easy-going Quilter,

Lounge-a-lot Lori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy Quilts and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to LKQ.  For all other purposes, please contact me at Lori@LoriKennedyQuilts.com. Thanks!

PPS…This post contains affiliate links.  If you choose to purchase anything–at no additional cost to you, I may receive a little “pin-money”.  Thank you for supporting LKQ in this way!

 

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11 responses to “The Roof Shingles Motif-A Machine Quilting Tutorial”

  1. Christine Kamon says:
    June 18, 2019 at 6:28 am

    So appropriate. We are building a house and the shingles are stacked on the ridge. My current studio is in our detached garage…a LOVELY space..but I’ll be inside in this next house.

  2. Cora Block says:
    June 18, 2019 at 6:49 am

    Love your elegant simplicity style! Thank you. I’m working on a pinwheel baby quilt and am not sure how to quilt pinwheels (I’m a newbie). Any suggestions? I’d appreciate your ideas. Thanks again!

    1. worldpresscom986 says:
      June 18, 2019 at 5:27 pm

      My quilting friends would always say, “It’s your quilt, do what you want.” However, I would have liked an idea or two. I’d stitch 1/4 inch from the pinwheel line inside the triangle. Missouri Quilts has a ton of ideas on their site or blog. One I recall; rounded shapes for angular quilts and linear shapes for round shapes. I just gave the opposite advice, though, didn’t I?

  3. Joyce says:
    June 18, 2019 at 8:54 am

    You are amazing. I’m still practicing hoping my hands and brain will connect soon. Lol

  4. Leslie Schmidt says:
    June 18, 2019 at 9:18 am

    This looks like a heartbeat readout. But maybe that’s just me.

    1. Marta says:
      June 18, 2019 at 11:58 am

      Yep!! background filler for Valentine’s Day….

  5. Marta says:
    June 18, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    Like the shingles and will save them for appropriate project. I think I have found the motif I need for the scallops on the edge of my hydrangea quilt…Forget-me-nots,June 23, 2015.Just one flower per scallop. about 1.5 inches in diameter.Any advice, folks? thanks..

    1. Karen W says:
      June 19, 2019 at 11:33 am

      How large are the scallops?

  6. scrappychris says:
    June 19, 2019 at 5:28 am

    This roof shingle roof motif could be very adaptable. Also looks like a heart beat. Great motif for a quilt for someone in the medical field!

  7. Karen W says:
    June 19, 2019 at 11:32 am

    This puts in my mind a pebbled or cobblestone path….

  8. Paula Munkachy says:
    June 19, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    Lori, it was soooooo much fun meeting you in person at BU, you are truly a treasure and an inspiration. I will continue to follow you, hopefully not in a stockerish way

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