This part of the quilt along is always my favorite!! I’m excited to share how I free-motion quilted my Block Chain Quilt with a fast, fun and forgiving modern design I call “Geometric Chains.” Click here to get the optional Block Chain quilt kit, while supplies last. The basic idea is to quilt an allover … Continue reading Block Chain Quilt Along Week 5 – Free Motion Quilting
If you are member of The Modern Quilt Guild, I hope you’ll join me live on Wednesday, April 15 at 11 AM PST (1 PM CDT) for an hour-long machine quilting webinar and demo. I’ll be sharing quilting tips and tricks and answering your questions live. This is part of The MQG’s Keep Calm and … Continue reading Free Motion Quilting Webinar on 4/15, Sponsored by The Modern Quilt Guild
I’ve been super busy prepping for fall quilt market which begins November 1 and I can’t wait to share more inspiring quilts next month. But in the meantime, you can check out the latest installment of my Beaded Lanterns Quilt Along hosted over on the BERNINA blog. For week 6, I’m breaking down how I … Continue reading Beaded Lanterns Week 6 – Free Motion Quilting
So by now I hope you all know how much I love incorporating BOTH walking foot and free-motion techniques in my quilts. So I thought it would be fun to share two of my favorite books on those two techniques! Jacquie Gering’s WALK is THE definitive guide to Walking Foot Quilting, and Lori Kennedy is … Continue reading Book Reviews: Walk and Free Motion Quilting 1-2-3
Free-motion quilting is probably the most exciting, but scary part of making any quilt! But never fear, help is here. I have written numerous times about machine quilting that can help you out as you make your Facets quilt. Machine quilting is my favorite part of the quilt-making process! Read my articles about machine quilting … Continue reading Facets Quilt Along Week 7 – Free Motion Quilting
I’ve been quilting like crazy, trying to finish up quite a few projects on a deadline. The sad thing is that I won’t be able to share them for awhile, but the good news is that I can share little work-in-progress snippets here and there. (The pictures are all from my instagram feed so they … Continue reading WIP Wednesday – Free Motion Quilting Frenzy
Did you know that Craftsy has a blog? And did you know that a lot of bloggers I follow share their knowledge there? I’ve been reading Craftsy’s blog for a few months now, especially the posts related to quilting because I can always learn something new. 🙂 I was invited to contribute a post this … Continue reading Craftsy Guest Post – Tips on Free Motion Quilting
I love it when we get to the machine quilting part of a Quilt Along! I’ve just finished my fourth book on machine quilting so I feel like that is one of my specialties. I’m excited for you to try free motion stipple quilting like I did on my Modern Logs, or another quilting design … Continue reading Modern Logs QAL Part 6: Free Motion Stipple Quilting
I’m so excited to tell you about a brand new machine quilting book that I am privileged to be a part of. It’s called 180 Doodle Quilting Designs and it features a plethora of free motion quilting ideas for blocks, setting triangles, and borders. The book has been published by my friends at Martingale/That Patchwork … Continue reading Check out 180 Doodle Quilting Designs – Free Motion Ideas for Blocks, Borders, and Beyond
New to my website? Be sure to sign up for my email newsletter and get a free pattern! You all know I’m a sucker for machine quilting and I love it when others helps spread the message, that yes, you CAN quilt your own quilts! 🙂 Prolific quilter and author Amanda Murphy has just released … Continue reading Free-Motion Quilting Idea Blog Hop
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