I've been longarming quite a few quilt tops this month, it's the Christmas rush to get quilts finished in time! Here is the one I had on my frame this morning. I stitched a feather design on this one, the fabric collection is from 3 Sisters by Moda. I finished it and now have another one I'm loading this afternoon. It's a great time to be a quilter!
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021
Award winning quilt
I am excited to share my Circa 1880 Nine Patch quilt which won a 1st Place Blue Ribbon in a quilt show given by the Hearts & Hands Quilt Guild in Sanford, NC.
The quilt was made using a pattern by Pam Buda, which I enlarged to make a queen size quilt. It has 716 blocks and 7,934 pieces in it. I started it in January 2020, finished the top in 2021 and longarmed it in August 2021.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Applique Class at BWOS
Monday, August 30, 2021
Short break this weekend
Thursday, August 19, 2021
A useful tool
Today I'm working on my Circa 1880 nine patch quilt and I'm trying out a border design that uses a curve ruler that I turn different directions.
After deciding on the design above, I marked my quilt border with the curves and I'm satisfied with the design!
I plan on entering my quilt in a quilt show in October so I need to get busy!
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Pumpkin Wallhanging Tutorial
Material list:
5 orange fat quarters
1/2 yard of white background
brown scraps for the stems
green scraps for the leaves
Directions:
- Cut 1-1/2" strips from each of the orange fat quarters. Sew them together lengthwise using 1/4" seams. Press the seams open. Cut the strip set into one 7-1/2" piece, one 5-1/2" piece and one 3-1/2" inch piece.
- Cut four 1-1/2" WOF strips from the white background fabric. From one of the strips cut a 14" piece and remove 1/2" lengthwise from the strip. Then sub-cut the remaining 1" strip into twelve 1" squares.