Hello friends! I know for sure that all quilters are addicted to colors! And some are addicted to rainbow, right? With fabric and thread available in so many colors, don't you find overwhelming when it is time to make an order? When you can choose thread from 100 colors or fabric from 300 colors, how do you know that you order the exact colors you need? A few years ago I bought a rainbow … [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...]
Reverse applique – a double reward technique for quilters!
Hello, friends! Yesterday I shared a new quilt design with you and today I thought to show you what I made with it! A cutting machine makes the cutting away perfect, but since I don't have it, I thought to work hard and make something with my new pretty design. So here is what I did: NOTE: I don't know how I forgot to take the first pictures of the process! 1. I transferred the design … [Read more...]
New Free Quilt Designs
I added new designs to my Library of free quilt designs, available for my newsletter subscribers (form subscription in the sidebar, if you want to gain access to these resources). First, I made this one - it's fun, but a little too complicated for a quick quilt! You could use it for coloring - it's Sunday, after all!! Then I made this version... still too many pieces... So I … [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...]
Free heart quilt design
Here is a new free heart quilt design, for my newsletter subscribers (please subscribe below if you are not on my list and want to try it). A fun, colorful applique design that can be made in any size. Applique it super-fast using fusible web and keeping the edges raw. Anything can be quilted outside the heart quilt design. An echo quilting works great: transfer the echo lines and … [Read more...]
How to press bags and pouches
A few days ago I wanted to sew a gift for a friend, but what to sew in 3 hours? A few pouches, of course! You know I am a HUGE fan of quilted bags and pouches; if you quilt them properly, after washing, the pressing needs are minimal. If you gift them, that's good news for the new owner of you bags or pouches! Since it wasn't enough time for quilting, just fusing fusible fleece or fusible … [Read more...]
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