Since Christmas is around the corner, I thought to make my Folded Flowers pattern in Christmas fabrics. When I see pretty ornaments on fabric, I always think about fussy cutting so here are my fussy cut Christmas folded flowers. The fabrics layers were fused together with fusible web, cut in the needed shape and then I finished the edges with a zig zag stitch. I have made a few … [Read more...]
New Christmas Quilt Pattern
Hello friends, I just checked and the first time I used the knife to cut out a small design was July 31. Now, less than four months later, I have two patterns out that use this technique! Because it's too cool not to use it! This time I made some designs that look great on Christmas quilts. To me, they look great on any fabric, anyway, but with Christmas around the corner, I thought to use … [Read more...]
Reverse Applique Quilts – one technique, two quilts!
From time to time, any quilter needs a little variation. It could be a new tool, a new technique or a different fabric than what we usually use. To me, it was this precision knife! Inspired by amazing papercut artists and dreaming (day and night!) of INTRICATE designs that I want to cut out from fabric, I started with some simple projects. Some fusible web fused to fabric and a quick cut out … [Read more...]
Free motion quilting design – playing with Aurifil 28wt thread
Here is a new free quilt design for my newsletter subscribers- it is great for free motion quilting practice. You know I adore free motion quilting. For this little piece, I used Aurifil 28wt thread. If you haven't used this weight yet, give it a try. It's heavier than the thread we usually use for quilting (40wt or 50wt) but my sewing machine did not notice the difference: it sews … [Read more...]
A quilting message for you
HELLO! "Hello" is a new fabric line by Susan Emory for Michael Miller Fabrics. A blog hop that features this line started a few days ago and I am part of it, too. Today is my turn - I am excited to share my project with you! But first, you should check out the fun prints of this collection here. I know, I know - hard to choose a favorite! For my quilt I used the letter print and what … [Read more...]
Free trapunto quilt design
Do you know someone that needs a word of encouragement? Creating messages with batting and thread is simple task! Let's see the example below. Enhancing a quilt design and giving it a pronounced “stuffed” effect with an additional layer of batting is called "trapunto". It's a beautiful technique, it requires simple steps and the effect is gorgeous - you don't only see it, you feel … [Read more...]
New Free Motion Quilting Designs
Hello friends! Do you make progress in your quilting? I feel that I am less and less productive, because I have too many projects in the works: four, three of them started in the last 2 weeks! So here is one of them (actually, the starting point!): If you recall this quilt, this project started the same: a few pretty designs; I thought to sew only a few, in different sizes, to see the … [Read more...]
Fabric Folded Flowers Quilt
If you haven't seen yet how I finished these flowers... ... here is the pretty table runner. If you are a beginner quilter and free motion quilting scares you, starting with table runners it's a great way to avoid overwhelm and frustration and enjoy quilting! I think the 8-petal flower is my favorite. The 6-petal flower looks great too... and the 4-petal flower is the … [Read more...]
Quilting with THICK thread- 12wt
Hello friends! Do you have thick thread in your box? How thick? We quilt usually with 40wt or 50 wt. Sometimes we need thinner thread, and other times, when we want to really show off the quilting, then we need a thicker thread. 28wt (30wt) thread works nicely, but 12wt is really a different story! You have to stitch with all these threads to see the benefits of each one. These days I … [Read more...]
Quick and easy charm square quilt -tutorial
If you need a baby quilt for today or tomorrow, this project is for you! This quilt took me six hours, from start to finish. Sometimes I sew really fast, but I think any confident quilter can sew it in one day, following this quick and easy charm square tutorial. Why is this project so quick? You don't waste time choosing your fabrics -you will use a few charm packs. You don't … [Read more...]
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