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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Joan’s “Walk Down Memory Lane Quilt“

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I recently quilted this quilt for Joan, she has been piecing for a number of years and it has been so much fun to watch her grow and expand her quilting skills!

It seems that most quilters end up with left over fabric from each project they have done, this accumulation of “scraps” or if there is enough of it “stash” eventually reaches a point of it’s time to do something with this!

Joan has been having fun with her scraps and her fun turns into mine. Visiting in my studio we discussed her quilt and how it was a walk down memory lane for me as her quilter! (Hence the Name that I gave this quilt!)

Many years ago I decided to offer to piece yardage into backs free of charge for my customers.

Look at this beautiful batik backing, the stitching looks great on it as does the pantograph Shasta!

Another thing that I usually do for Joan is to prepare her binding, for this quilt she chose the backing fabric for the binding.

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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Shark Attack!!

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The last of the series of double sided quilts…for now.

This quilt was made for my customers five year old grandson who I am sure will enjoy many years snuggling with his quilt!

The front is fun but check out the back! The top of the back also shows the name of her grandson.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Shannon’s Elegant Quilt

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Elegant! Some quilts have an elegance to them and that rang true on this recent quilt.

Starting with fabric that you love and finding a way to showcase designs in the fabric really can make for an exquisite quilt.

I quilted this quilt with the pantograph Jitterbug which added some fun movement without detracting from the quilt itself.

The backing perfectly suits this quilt.

Most of my customers take me up on my free trimming service. I love how a trimmed quilt looks when it’s maker first sees the quilted quilt but also that it is ready for binding.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Dinasour Quilts (part 2)

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Todays quilt share looks very similar to the one that I shared yesterday. They both began with the same panel, however they were surrounded by different blocks and layouts.

Starting a quilt with a panel gives the maker all of the colour clues needed to build the fabric palette.

How much fun is the back of the quilt with this long neck fellow!

It was quilted using the pantograph Popcorn which adds a fun cloud like design without distracting from the piecing.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Dinosaur Quilts (part 1)

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Good Monday morning…we woke up to some white stuff this morning! Not enough to shovel and it will most likely melt this afternoon but enough to remind me to get out the winter gear!

It’s so much easier to greet the warmer days of spring and summer along with our nice long days of extra daylight…. But then again it’s so much easier to get lost in my quilting as winter approaches.

I recently completed some double sided quilts, these take a little more time and consideration in loading in order to keep the back as straight as possible.

This quilt is a great example of beginning with a panel and adding on with different blocks to create a quilt top. The backing was inspired I believe from searching on Pinterest.

What’s going on in your quilting world these days? I have a few spots open for Christmas projects so touch base with me if you would like to be entered onto my quilting schedule.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Flannel Quilt

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Autumn is truly upon us with the leaves with their spectacular colours barely holding onto the trees and quickly covering the ground.

Our days are getting shorter and cooler…soon to be colder. We are truly entering perfect quilting weather. If you are working on a project or have quilts that you are wanting finished for Christmas let me know soon as those spots fill up quickly.

This beautifully pieced quilt made with rich soft flannel was a joy to quilt. The angles inspired a swirl quilting design to add some movement with just enough density to still allow for a soft drape making this quilt perfect for snuggling under!

The backing is a bold checkerboard woven fabric. A backing with such as this requires a little more time and planning in order to keep straight but the effort is well worth the results!

The majority of my customers like to have me trim their quilts for them which I do free of charge …

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Carols Blue Quilt

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I first met Carol through the quilting group at our re recreation centre and have quilted for her before. I of course loved seeing her project develop while she was piecing her blue quilt! It is gorgeous full of beautiful batiks and did I say blue?

As much as I love to play with different colours I am often drawn back to blue…there is just something so tranquil and calming about blue.

When she asked me to quilt her project I have to admit to being really happy to have the privilege to spend time with her quilt and to help bring this quilt to completion.

Carol was even more excited to have her quilt returned to her and ready for her bed.

This was a fun picture to take and really captured the true colours in the quilt!

Yes, I am asked on occasion to bind quilts for my customers this quilt was 100” square so it took a few sessions of hand stitching.

One of my purchases last year was a lamp by Verilux that I ordered from Amazon and I am really pleased with the true and clean light it gives and is almost as bright as if I was sitting at a sunny window. I highly recommend good lighting.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Millie’s Christmas Quilt

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The weather here has changed with much cooler nights and the leaves are quickly changing colour. With Fall definitely upon us it’s time to finish Christmas Quilts.

I have been quilting for Millie for several years and often pick up and deliver her quilts. It’s always fun to visit in her quilting room and see all the projects that she has going … and her stash too!

Yesterday I delivered her Christmas Quilt.

I had initially considered adding more snowflakes with my quilting however I decided that adding movement with the panto windswept would add some movement without distracting from the snowflakes on the fabric.

Another consideration was thread, when there is a lot of contrast in the fabrics choosing a thread that blends is often best and a design that won’t be partially cut off on some portions of the quilt is favourable. I used a 60wt thread in white.

I pieced the backing, the stripes worked really well.
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Jelly Roll Fun

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I wish that I could have fully captured the beauty of this quilt! The first picture is close but it is actually a little brighter.

Isn’t it amazing all of the fun we quilters have with so many options in both fabric choices and patterns!

This pantograph Garden Frills was used for the quilting.

Again the snuggly fabric cuddle was used for the backing.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Butterfly Quilt

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Sometimes the fabrics in a quilt top guide my choice of pantograph and this sweet quilt called for butterflies in my opinion.

The quilting really stands out on the solid fabrics!

The backing used is Cuddle fabric, so really only the indentation of the quilting shows. Cuddle has a lot less stretch than Minkee does so it is a little easier to handle though both options are great options for backings.