Apr22

Splash Pantograph

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Splash Pantograph

 

Marty gave me free reign to select a pantograph for her guitar quilt.  I chose the pantograph called Splash.  I love it for musical quilts, it just has that feel.  When I pick a pantograph or designs for quilting, I pick something that creates a mood or expression instead of replicating the motif of the quilt.  For example, I’m not going to stitch guitars on this quilt.  For one, it’s very hard to see what the motif is after it’s quilted and I don’t want the viewer looking at the thread trying to figure out what’s stitched out.  I want them to look at the whole quilt and say, “Wow, I love how that feels!”

 

 

The batting is Quilter’s Dream Puff which really shows off the quilting, and the thread is a new spool of red Superior OMNI!

 

 

 

 

The backing fabric is black, which is hard to photograph, but I wanted to show you the contrasting red thread used in the bobbin.  It really works for this quilt.  Marty loved the subtle heart detail created by the pantograph.

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

Apr19

Just Meandering Around

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Just Meandering Around

Lately, several of my customers have wanted basic E2E meandering for their quilt tops and I’m okay with that!  For me, it’s an easy design that keeps me on schedule and for my customers it’s an economical way to get their quilt finished.  We select the meandering density, thread color and  batting that will compliment their quilt.

I use a stitched sample of basic meandering sizes to help them decide on the density.  The really tiny stitching is usually called stippling and used for background fill, not E2E.

When I’m meandering around, I’m paying attention to my stitch density and the great stitch quality of the APQS Millennium!  Sometimes, my mind wanders and I’m thinking of quilts I want to make or what I’m making for dinner but I try to pay attention!

Here are the photos of  recent  meandering customer quilts!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

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Apr16

Design Wall Monday – Almost finished!

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Design Wall Monday – Almost finished!

 

I’m almost finished!  Just need to add the pieced borders and the top will be done.  I was a little worried that I should have done the math for the pieced borders because I changed the dimensions from the quilt pattern but happily it’d didn’t matter, they’ll fit perfectly.  I’m loving the look of the quilt!  And I’m loving that all the fabric was from my stash!

Check Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday posts!

 

 

Tonight, I demo the Little Twister Tool at quilt guild so I finished the other little pot holder that I quilted on the longarm last week.  I’m trying to perfect attaching the binding and it worked so well, I’m ready to do a tutorial.  Stay tuned!

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

Apr15

What’s on my bed – the $16,000 quilt!

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What’s on my bed – the $16,000 quilt!

 

Shortly after I starting “real” quilting, I joined a block of the month class at Rainbows and Calico Things quilt shop.  As I was making this quilt, I also finished some other smaller lap quilts that I quilted on my Janome.  I didn’t mind using my domestic machine for smaller quilts, but at this time I was introduced to the world of longarm quilting machines and you know the rest of the story!  It’s because of this quilt, I added a APQS Millennium to my sewing machine collection!

It’s quilted with a simple meander and Superior King Tut variegated thread.  The batting is Quilter’s Dream 100% cotton.  It washes beautifully and it’s on our bed year round.  When the winter’s get cold, we add just add another quilt!

Thanks to Bonnie at Quiltville for starting the linky party – “What’s on your bed“, it’s been fun!!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

Apr12

My Version of Rectangles and Squares Quilt

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My Version of Rectangles and Squares Quilt

A  couple of quilters asked me about my Rectangles and Squares Quilts, so here’s a mini tutorial on how to make your own.

Bryana + Sam Quilt is finished, and the greys and browns version is a work in progress.  I’ve sewn the body together, and need to add the borders.  For this one, I am adding a mottled black border which contrasts the squares, unlike Bryana’s which has matching borders and squares.

Check a previous post that refers to the inspiration for these quilts.  I like the way the  AllPeopleQuilt pattern clustered the colors, but didn’t take advantage of strip piecing like The Baby Bricks pattern.  So, I just combined the two patterns to create my quilts!  For Bryana’s quilt, I used larger blocks that finish 9″ x 3″ and the grey blocks finish 2″ x 6″.  You can use fat quarters or width of fabric.  The construction is the same for each.

The smaller block is a 4 1/2″ strip of print fabric (rectangles) and a 2 1/2″ strip of background fabric (squares) sewn together and pressed toward the print.  Cut the strip set into 2 1/2″ segments.  Do this for all the fabrics, arrange them and sew together!  That’s it!

The larger block is a 6 1/2″ strip of print fabric (rectangles) and a 3 1/2″ strip of background fabric (squares) sewn together and pressed toward the print.  Cut the strip set into 3 1/2″ segments.  Do this for all the fabrics, arrange them and sew together!

This would be a fun one to do scrappy if you wanted to cut individual squares and rectangles, but this method is so fast you can have all the blocks done in an afternoon.  It takes longer decide on the layout!

I hope this makes sense to everyone!  Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’ !

Linda

 

 

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