There is a story behind the hymn "It is Well with my Soul". Listen to this true story!
Friday, December 25, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
My first videos
I started a facebook group for owners of the King Quilter II longarm machine. There isn't much in the way of help for those of us learning how to use the monitor with all the different settings so I thought I'd make some videos to help with that.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Did you know?
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Ruler work
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Great day to be quilting!
Back to longarming! I have a Quilt of Valor on today. On the wall behind the frame you see my current quilt top in progress. It's the Circa 1880 quilt I've been working on since last January.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Jelly Roll Project
I took a break from sewing rows for my Circa 1880 quilt to make something for my quilting studio. I found a pattern for a valance on the modabakeshop site way back in 2013. I bought a jelly roll and some yardage at the time and then it sat on my shelf all this time. And I decided today was the day it was going to get started! You can find the pattern by clicking here!
I made a few changes to the pattern but I think it came out great! I used a jelly roll by 3 sisters called Oasis and some yardage. It hangs over vertical blinds.
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Perfect day to spend time quilting!
My first quilt on the new longarm is a customer quilt. I used a basting stitch for the first time and it was a dream! I'm going to love using this machine. This weekend it is cold and rainy in NC, a perfect day to quilt!
Friday, October 30, 2020
King Quilter Elite is set up and ready to go
My new longarm is set up and running. It took 10 hours total to assemble and level the frame, mount the machine and get it ready to sew. The shipment weighed 440 lbs and now I know why! The frame is all steel and is extremely well built. It is a very heavy frame.
I bought furniture sliders to place under the frame to make it glide over my wood floor. If you are buying a new frame I would recommend furniture sliders over the heavy duty casters. You'll save about $200 and the frame will glide effortlessly across the floor. Mine does and it is extremely heavy!
The only thing left to do is to attach the cloth leaders to the rails and I'll get that done today. After that, I'll load a quilt and be off running!
Update: All set and ready to go!