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Work in Progress Wednesday–The Blue Stripe Doodle Quilt

May 15, 2013

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

I have been putting my new Bernina 820 through its paces this week.

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

I have had houses and gardens “on the brain” lately…

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

I stitched these doodles on a striped blue and white quilt. Gardens in the blue stripes and houses in the white stripes.

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

Because I am still getting used to my sewing machine,  it took me a bit of “tweaking” to get the tension just right, but once I did I was on a roll…The Bernina  820 has a huge bobbin, so I didn’t need to stop often.

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

I wonder if the new Berninas have a stitch counter–I need to check the manual–

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

I would LOVE to know how many stitches are in this quilt…

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

The Blue stripes began with The Fabulous Flower (see tutorial HERE).  Then I did  a technique I call “layering in” to add more leaves, spirals, and flowers.

Free Motion Quilted Doodle

Now that I have this quilt finished, I have no excuse not to clean my house and tend my garden!

You might also like:  A Sewing Studio Addition (My new Bernina 820)

Later this week, I will reveal My Secret Weapon for free motion quilting large quilts!

Next week: A fabulous Stencil Giveaway!

Keep doodling!

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24 responses to “Work in Progress Wednesday–The Blue Stripe Doodle Quilt”

  1. Gail sabramsky says:
    May 15, 2013 at 6:21 am

    Awesome work. I love the way my 830 quilts too. And all that harp space! Thanks for sharing

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:13 am

      Loove the harp space–the only reason I bought it, but I love some of the other features too!

  2. Althemarbl@gmail.com says:
    May 15, 2013 at 6:54 am

    This is so beautiful, Lori – I read in one of your blogs that you were looking for an alliteration to go with Thursday and I think of thread.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 7:22 am

      LOL! I seem to always miss the obvious! I will definitely use that–thanks!

      > Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 11:54:14 +0000 > To: lckennedy@hotmail.com >

  3. liz samlow says:
    May 15, 2013 at 7:09 am

    Cant wait to hear your secret!

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:12 am

      I will reveal it this week!

  4. Sara says:
    May 15, 2013 at 7:10 am

    Gorgeous quilting work!! You really put your heart into it and it shows!

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:10 am

      Thanks, Sara!

  5. sillyandrea says:
    May 15, 2013 at 7:11 am

    I have the 440 with the stitch regulator. I go back and forth between it and the regular FMQ foot, depending on how much control I want.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:11 am

      I tried the stitch regulator, but because I learned FMQ without one, I found it distracting. Which do you like better?

      1. sillyandrea says:
        May 16, 2013 at 8:35 am

        It depends. 🙂 I started with the stitch regulator and if I want to try a new design I’ll use it, because I don’t have to think about speed or stitches, just concentrate on the design.

        For more control, I use the regular foot.

        Not sure if my username is linked to my quilt blog, it;s at quilti.com

  6. Jan in SoDak says:
    May 15, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Really pretty and very summery! The 820 does have a stitch counter – I think it’s under the settings button – it just gives the total number of stitches though, so you’ll need to check it at the beginning and the end of your project.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:12 am

      Thanks for the tip. I will definitely use that function on my next Doodle Quilt. Have you ever used it to count stitches in a quilt?

  7. Caz says:
    May 15, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Stunning and so much fun! I love the houses you quilted in. I think you will find the 820 has a stitch counter. Maybe read the manual?

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:28 am

      I will check the manual. I didn’t think of it until after the quilt was nearly complete!!

      Sent from my iPhone

  8. julie says:
    May 15, 2013 at 8:32 am

    Beautiful! Can we see a picture of the while quilt?

    1. julie says:
      May 15, 2013 at 8:46 am

      Whole quilt, sorry. (Hard to type on phone key board)

    2. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 9:23 am

      Sure. I will post it next week

      Sent from my iPhone

  9. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies says:
    May 15, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Gulp. That is unbelievably amazing!!!!!

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks! It is do able — see the tutorials.

      Sent from my iPhone

  10. Stella Nemeth says:
    May 15, 2013 at 11:55 am

    The rose garden pattern in the blue is mind blowing. And once I realized that those were houses, I think I fell in love. At first sight I just loved the texture in the white areas, but having a second look made me see the houses as well.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 1:57 pm

      Thrilled you liked it! The rose flowers are in the tutorials above. Much easier than they look!

      Sent from my iPhone

  11. Jane says:
    May 15, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    I know Bernina830 does have a way the stitches are counted. When I have my machine serviced, they tell me how many stitches I had put on my machine. Also, I look forward to your blog/tutorials daily! Thanks for sharing your incredible talents.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 10:51 pm

      I guess I’ll actually have to read the dreaded owner’s manual! I’m am truly happy that you are enjoying The Inbox Jaunt! Let me know if you have any suggestions for posts.

      Sent from my iPhone

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