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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Freehand Quilting and Practice

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This picture of a customer quilt from 2014 always makes me smile. I love the look of freehand quilting. There are many sources for learning freehand quilting now and at the time I quilted this quilt Angela Walters of Quilting is My Therapy was promoting her early books and inspiring many quilters.

This particular quilt was a lot of fun to put to use some of the techniques that I had recently learnt.

For the most part my quilting is done on my APQS Millennium Longarm which truly is such a wonderful machine .

However, I have always admired people who also quilt on their domestic machines and in the last couple of years have set goals for myself to work on that.

Another quilter who has inspired me is Cindy Needham and I have taken some of her classes over the years. She has some on Craftsy that I really enjoyed.

Lately after I finish working on customer quilts I will spend some time quilting using my Juki Haruka playing and practicing freehand quilting. I have been playing with small squares with 3” grids and loving the texture. These are some earlier examples of playing.

Just like when I was learning to quilt with my Longarm it takes what we used to call PPP practice practice practice!

My friend Ana Paula teaches so many amazing classes and one of them is freehand quilting if you want to learn and want a fantastic teacher I highly recommend her! She has also inspired me to spend time playing and growing in my freehand quilting fun.

http://www.canadapaulabrasil.ca

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Dancing and a Quilt

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Having a couple of granddaughters who are enjoying dance classes this recent customer quilt is a little more than inspiring. Time will tell.

We chose the pantograph two of hearts, which has been a very popular choice recently. The hearts really convey the love the maker Mom has for her dancing daughter.

The pretty pink fireside backing is a perfect match and has made this quilt perfect for snuggling as our temperatures continue to dip below freezing.

This quilt is trimmed and ready for binding.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Fun Kaffe Fassett Quilt

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For a truly fun splash of colour Kaffe Fassett fabrics can be truly depended on and this quilt was no exception.

Rhododendron was the pantograph chosen to compliment the lovely huge blooms in the centre of the quilt. An almost neon orange colour for the thread was a perfect choice.

The batik backing completely complements the quilt top.

The quilt is trimmed and ready for binding.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Forest Floor Quilt

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I spent some time playing in the leaves with our 4 year old granddaughter yesterday.

We have 3 maple trees in the front yard that supplied several leaves in different colours for a fun project…that we made by sealing the leaves between two sheets of wax paper.

Sadly I forgot to take a picture of the project or endeavour. I do however recommend the project if you have little ones, hanging the project on a window the leaves truly glow in the daylight.

Back to quilting… I chose the pantograph Forest Floor for this recent quilt. The leaves in this design have such a beautiful flow and is a fun design to guide along a quilt.

All of my quilting is hand guided and I love working with my machine and the beautiful results that I can achieve with my APQS Millennium Longarm.

I always offer Hobbs 80/20 quilt batting that I carry on the roll for my customers… as I find it provides such a lovely loft and feel in finished quilts. I also quilt with other battings and often customers will provide their own and I am happy to quilt with almost all battings that have come my way.

I do like to have batting on the roll available, first of all because I do my best to source the best price and then am able to share that with my customers and also because I can cut just the right amount from the roll for each quilt with very little waste. At this time I am charging $15. a yard for Hobbs 80/20 I calculate the customer price by how much is used for the quilt.

I love this flannel backing and how beautifully the stitching shows up.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

The Farm Quilt

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It’s no secret that I love quilts, also I have never been able to settle on only one style of quilts.

So many beautiful quilts have entered my life through my Longarm quilting business and many have inspired me in my personal quilting life.

This recent quilt by Karen was so much fun to have in my studio, I told her that it was really hard to give back!

Here’s the story….

Karen’s son in law requested a quilt. Having grown up on a farm it was decided that a farm themed quilt would be perfect.

Using her book by Lori Holt, Farm Girl Vintage 2 for many of the smaller blocks and the Barn from Farm Sweet Farm pattern along with some of her own personal designs the Farm quilt came to be.

I love that scarecrow! All the tiny piecing always draws me in!

We chose the pantograph popcorn with its soft cloud like look that took the secondary spot on this super fun quilt

The flannel used for the backing with the plaid design similar to a work shirt is a perfect fit.

As hard as it was to part with her quilt, it was picked up trimmed and ready for binding!

Let me help you bring your quilting projects to completion!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Lori’s Chicken Quilt

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A very fun part of quilting, can be finding fun fabric that suits the recipient and then making a gift!

Lori’s daughter has chickens…

She had a lot of fun making this special gift and together we choose the pantograph leaf pile… the falling leaves are part of what also appears to be the fall harvest in this great panel!

Most of the people who I quilt for love to pick up their quilts trimmed and ready for binding…this quilt was no exception.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay Walleye Magazine

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Thank you Bonnie Schiedel for writing this article featuring my long love of quilting as well as my Longarm quilting business in this Months addition of the Walleye Magazine.

https://thewalleye.pressreader.com/the-walleye-magazine/20231001

I consider a true honour to be included in this months feature Timeless Textiles along with so many talented artisans in Thunder Bay.

Quilting has such a long history and has evolved over the years from a craft out of necessity to a creative and great hobby. Quilting brings people together sharing what for many becomes a passion.

There are many small groups of quilters in Thunder Bay who get together regularly to sew and spend time together sharing friendship and skills with one another.

The Thunder Bay Quilters Guild has been an important part of my quilt life for many years. I truly believe that the mentorship is invaluable and I really encourage experienced quilters to reach out and mentor newer quilters.

I was so fortunate to have joined the guild as a young and beginner quilter and to have been mentored along my journey by women who had been quilting for many years and held such a passion for this art.

My friend Alva Llewellyn really made it a point to connect with me after we first met during a class at Quilt Canada when it was held in Thunder Bay, she always either knew how or found out how to help me in my early years of quilting. Later she was one of my biggest cheerleaders in my Longarm Quilting career.

Being mentored made such a huge impact in my life and was such a gift. I have always strived to share what I have learnt from others and on my own.

I truly feel privileged to be entrusted with other quilters work and have always strived to work together bring their vision of their quilts to completion.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Perfect quilt for Autumn

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This flannel quilt is stunning in both colour and in its modern design.

It was quilted with the Pantograph Belly Bop, adding a subtle play on the diamonds in the quilt.

The quilt is trimmed and ready for binding.

Let me help you bring your quilting projects to completion.

wendysquilting@gmail or 807-251-4261

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Linda’s Quilt

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This recent quilt job was a very large panel that Linda wanted quilted and will be gifting to her very long time friend who has moved into assisted living. Her friend has always loved birds making this quilt a perfect gift.

The Pantograph Garden Frills added so much lovely texture and is really showcased on the purple grunge backing fabric!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Liam Update

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Liam has had a full September settling into Jr. High and loves it. His favourite subject this term is history he says it’s interesting and he really likes his teacher.

Unfortunately September also means colds return and yesterday Liam needed a day off due to a head cold. Fortunately for me it meant a day with Grandma!

Shortly after he arrived, my delivery I was expecting arrived. He was really happy to help with unboxing and took over setting it up! I have been researching knitting machines thinking it might be a fun activity with our grandchildren.

It didn’t take long before we had looked through my yarn stash and started on the first project.

It also didn’t take long before he had enough rows.

With a little help this tube became Liam’s new beanie which he was pretty proud of!

I have done some research on best yarns to use and will be prepared for more knitting sessions in the future. Liam has his next beanie planned along with some Christmas gift ideas.

One of the best things about running a home based business is that I have the freedom to spend time with our Grandchildren when their parents need us and my Longarm waits. I often quilt all evening and yesterday was no exception.

This sweet and fun quilt will be finished this morning …