Good Morning, Quilters!
Does it sound like we’re doing another Mystery Quilt-with the cryptic title for today’s post?
Let me explain…One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to review my extensive photo collection and purge. As I was working away at my computer, I came across this photo of The Poppy Quilt on my garden wall….The Spark…
Next thing I knew, I was sitting at my sewing machine…(So much for NY Resolutions!)
However, one of my other resolutions is to try new threads.
I used Superior’s King Tut (extra long-staple) cotton to create The Bricks in this quilt. I love how the variegated thread adds even more texture to The Bricks.
The Spark…led to The Brick Wall Tutorial on Tuesday.
Next, I sent off a photo and a note to Superior Threads...
And our friends at Superior offered to do a GIVEAWAY!
WE LOVE GIVEAWAYS!
Two lucky winners will receive $25 Gift Certificates at Superior Threads!
TWO WAYS TO ENTER
Leave a comment here at The Inbox Jaunt. Let me know one of your sewing resolutions for 2016.
OR
Go to Superior’s King Tut page HERE
Then Like Superior on Facebook, leaving them a note about your favorite King Tut color.
OR
Do both–Two chances to Win!
We will choose two winners on Thursday, February 25.
GOOD LUCK!
Lori
PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!
619 comments
julie714
Hi Lori, Loving what you are doing with your threads quilt mystery! I thought I’d tell you I’m off to get my supply of superior threads for superior (absolutely love them) and the results of spectactular. Got some more samples to use for a future quilt which is actually in progress. So I would absolutely love it if I was chosen a lucky winner of your prize. I have to wait roughly just on three weeks to get anything from the USA. I recently got some tulips and a spool of thread too which comes with a bobbin filled with the same colour thread for a try. Tulips which are fantastic clamp onto your bobbins to stop loose threads. the are from a USA site called smartneedles.com reasonable price too. Now I’m off to go pay for my threads. So keeping my fingers crossed I might get lucky one day!!!
Donna W
Working on UFO’s. These should keep me busy for a long time.
kbo
For 2016 I resolve to attempt and FINISH a whole quilt technique.
Linda Goldfarb
My goal is to complete projects that I have already bought and to quilt them to completion!
Cindy Schultz
My goal for 2015 is to get better at free-motion quilting. I know I need to keep practicing. I love your designs and will be practicing them more and more. Right now I am in St. George, Utah without a sewing machine so it is kind of hard to work on that goal. Once I get home look out. We are spending about 6 weeks here to get some much needed sunshine. I have not thought about any goals for 2016 though. Seems far away.
Melody Lutz
To try new techniques! So far it fusing and quilt as you go….next ?
Dorene Zumsteg
My resolution for 2015 is to make a big dent in my fabric stash. While working I was constantly buying fabric, anticipating when retirement came my funds might be a bit more restricted. And as a result, I now find I have more fabric than I will ever be able to assemble into projects! BUT, I’ve made the resolution to reduce a substantial amount this year. Wish me luck.
Britiney
thanks for a chance to win, Lori! My goal is to sew more! and to finish quilting a quilt I made more than 10 years ago!! Also, I think Thursday is the 26th – I only noticed because it’s my son’s 15th birthday and so I have that date in my mind. Thanks again!
Susan Griffith
I don’t really make resolutions but I have to say I would like to get some of my own quilts quilted this year. Since I have a longarm quilting business my quilts just seem to pile up while I’m doing others.
Ramona
My goal is to learn basic FMQ and to work on UFOs. I have so many UFOs and projects that aren’t even started that need to be done. So, I am trying to use all I have and do them.
Beth Miracle
I LOVE King Tut thread & belong to thread of the month club & receive 2 beautiful cones of King Tut every month. My resolution is to alternate an old project between every new project I start & try to finish some of those UFOs this year.
Carol H
Oh, I do so love giveaways. And I really do love Superior Threads.
My resolution for this year is to continue practicing FMQ and to doodle a whole lot more.
Leslie Hassmann
My new year’s resolution is to make a full sized quilt for my king bed. I have helped make several for my church guild but never by myself. I am determined to get it done in 2015!
r
A beautiful transition from quilt to quilting! How big is the quilted poppy? I love Superior threads and when I want to see how something new works buy from their “Try Me” specials. Never disappointed. Thanks to you and them for sponsoring a giveaway.
Ann Hiler
I really enjoy your tutorials and photography.
My goal is to just be able to sew. We moved to a different house and my future sewing room turned into a staging area. Trying to find time to clean out the boxes and
set the room up is proving difficult.
Karen Martin
I’m determined to get all the tops in my UFO bin quilted by the end of the year! Of course, that’s been my resolution for the last two years also…….
Glenda Britten
My goal this year is to practice, practice, practice FMQ so I can build my confidence and skill. Finding your blog has helped inspire me. Getting ready to your mystery QAL. Thanks Lori.
Cathy Killiany
One of my resolutions is to get quilted the pile of tops that I’ve accumulated! Time to GetRDun!
Patti
Try getting better at free motion quilting, MY REALLY BIG GOAL FOR THE YEAR, and finish up WIP. Thanks for the chance to win.
Jane Freedman
My goal for 2015 is to learn to use my sewing and quilting machines better, and use some of the wonder Superior threads I have gotten! I just can’t find the time to sit down and really learn to use all of the functions these machines have–this year I resolve to fix that!
Helen T
My resolution is to also finish the UFOs that were started and lie in project cases on the floor of my quilt room. Have used Superior and King Tut threads in the past and enjoyed the ease and texture working with them.
Whiskers
A sewing goal for 2016? would probably be the same as my goals for 2015. Get something that has “aged to perfection” finished. The UFO pile has gotten dangerously high. So, I’m sure I will need some quilting thread, and red is one of my favorite colors.
LINDA
HAPPY TO FOLLOW SUPERIOR THREADS ON FB
LINDA
HI, it will be to continue to improve my FMQing! Coming along, but not as neat as I”d like it to be! Thanks to You+Superior Threads for a neat giveaway!
Susan
A sewing goal for 2016 is to be proficient enough with FMQ to do a quilt larger than crib size. My goal for 2015 is to start by trying different motifs on UFOs. I need some quilting thread to accomplish these goals.
Elizabeth
My resolution is to have at least half of my UFOs finished
nanbon
my resolution is to finally clear out the UFO bin… they have been patiently waiting for to long…
bev
My sewing goal is to use other color beside my fav blue!
Stephanie Scaramelli
As a new owner of a long-arm, I can’t wait to try to do this!
Carol Elmer
My resolutions are to finish projects (I have several PHDs/ projects half done) and to try new things! Like King Tut thread!
Mary VanDoodewaard
Right now I am finishing a quilt for one of my granddaughters and I am using King Tut Angel Pink for the quilting. My resolution for this year is to make another one for her younger sister.
Stacy Rausch
I am focusing on making more art quilts this year. Also, to accomplish a few baby quilts for coworkers, and a quilt for a couple getting married on Fourth of July.
Shar
I have been wanting to finish up some older projects that do not require a lot of work, but just details in some cases. And, I have planned to use more new threads, too, Lori! I particularly want to try silk thread as I have seen so much of it lately. I have done hand work with it, but not machine work. I don’t mind when you get spurts of creativity!! It helps us all!
Quilting Jeannie Z
Love Valley of the Kings pinks! Resolution for NY? Keep my sewing room organized after each project. Maybe I can keep this one.
valerie csmith
My goal is to finish the one king quilt I have going and to get a GOOD start on the next one
NancyM
First, I want to do more charity sewing. Second, I want to sew more scrappy quilts using stash only. And just to note, these are for 2015, as 2016 is still a ways off!
denisezapf
One of my resolutions for this year is to make gifts. Today I’m working on one for my Dad’s 80th birthday–a lap quilt. I will be using Superior Threads in the quilting too.
Shannon Hentzel
My new years resolution is to spend more time quilting with some of the sample thread packs from superior that I purchased over the holidays!
Becky Thomason
My resolution is to quilt a couple of my flimsy’s myself on my Janome 6500P. Thanks for all your help and the tutorials; I spend a lot of time doodling and love it; even as I sit in church I doodle on the edges of the bulletin.
Sheila
My resolution is to finish some of last years projects before starting new projects . So far not bad;-) thanks for the chance , I,love superior threads !
Debra McCarriar
My resolution is to finish the backlog of quilt tops hanging I’m my guest room closet. A friend and I have a challenge going to finish one top a month for the rest of the year. So far I am right on track.
terri
Thanks for the great FMQ tips and tutorials. My goals are practice, practice, practice. Am still working on the rick-rack! Resolutions, finish the UFO’s one at a time.
Sherry Creech
My resolution is to finish one UFO each month and I am on target.
Phyllis
My goal is to finish some of my UFO’s and keep practicing FMQ to get better. Also I love Superior threads and use them a lot.
Carol JH
My “resolution” is to do projects that I really love doing, like getting out the supplies from a thread sketching class that I took and working with new threads etc. This was my first experience with Superior threads and my supply has grown little by little. Also along with that would be exploring crazy quilts and use some of the supplies I have collected over the years for those and art quilts. Now that I’ve gotten big quilts made for 14 grandchildren I should be able to accomplish this…..thinking positive about 2016!!! Quilting is my “favorite” addiction.
Kathi Progen-LeBlanc
The Spark is beautiful! It looks very doable for a beginner.
Cathy B.
To share with others all the wonderful techniques, website links and products that bring joy and success in all my creating and sewing endeavors. And, my favorite color of King Tut Thread from Superior happens to be the color I’m using at the time, because ALL the colors are just beautiful!
Theresa
I have many plans concerning quilting, but the first is to get brave enough to free motion quilt on a real quilt, not just a practice quilt.
Terry
My resolution is twofold: to practice new quilting techniques on my UFOs so they’ll finally be finished.
nancie b
I can’t even think about 2016! Love, seriously love, both sides of the poppy quilt. I’m concentrating on UFO’s at the moment, and resolve to try a new quilting pattern on each.
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