Professional Longarm Quilting Services
Lori has three grandchildren who will be snuggling under some very fun quilts this Christmas.
Our fantastic quilt shop owner Donna of Fuelled by Fabric brought in Grinch fabric which Lori used to make her quilts. She used a layer cake and some yardage.
Each one a little different and with very snuggly backings.
With four table runners to quilt recently and all with different backings I decided to baste the backings together and also add leaders to both the top and bottom.
Having fabric devoted for the task of leaders has enabled me to quilt for customers who’s backs are not quite large enough to accommodate loading with the red snappers that I use. I find it a quick and easy solution.
My customer chose the same Pantograph for all 4 runners, however the design would not have worked as an edge to edge over all of the runners. Instead each runner was quilted individually arranging the snowflakes to be somewhat centred through each one.
Sometimes small projects take as much if not more time than larger ones. In this case the extra time was well worth the effort.
This sweet little quilt was fun to quilt. I often choose the pantograph Waterworld for baby quilts as I think that the added stitching will add to the durability. Most quilters gift baby quilts with the hope that the quilts will be used.
I am sure that this will become a loved and cherished quilt.
How adorable is this sweet baby quilt!
Not that I am counting but solstice is 5 days away and I will welcome each days added daylight minutes!! These pictures were taken during a very grey foggy afternoon.
I often choose a pantograph such as waterworld for baby quilts. I like this density of quilting as I feel that it will help the quilt to withstand a lot of use.
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Check out the binding and finished quilt! This really was such a fun project to work on.
This was such a fun quilt, so different from others that I have quilted, the chosen fabrics and design went so well together.
We chose the pantograph bubbles which really added more of the effervescent effect!
These quilts are so much fun and always make me smile while I quilt them! This one was purchased as a kit though I believe that it was also offered as a block of the month.
There are such fun ways to grow backing and use up the scraps from the top as well.
This last year or so has afforded many quilters time to work on their ufo’s. This one went back a bit and my customer and I reminisced about how the quality of quilting fabric has improved since the 90’s along with the variety available. I recognized many of the fabrics from my early quilting days.
With all of the different flowers and also some embellishments already added I decided to add the pantograph butterfly charm to this flower garden.
When Joan brought me this quilt she said that she wasn’t overly excited with it, she had a huge amount of fabric for the backing. A large beautiful print that deserved the extra time to match. I piece many of my customers backings.
I chose the pantograph Flying Paisley and a 40wt linen glide thread.
Quilters are often so surprised at the difference the quilting makes to their tops. In this case we both agreed that the quilting really made it sing!
I have always been drawn towards soft colours for quilts maybe because there is a gentleness to them. This recent quilt of Joan’s is so pretty.
The pantograph chosen is called Chantilly and added another element of elegance.
Some of my customers like me to prepare their binding for them, I enjoy adding this little touch to help them complete their quilt.
Joan’s quilt brightened up the room as soon as I opened it up. I always press quilt tops before loading them onto the Longarm.
I also prepare quilt backs. Many of my customers bring yardage as I offer free piecing…I use a lot of pins which always give me nice even and flat seams.
Trimmed and ready for pick up. The majority of my customers choose to have me trim their quilts. I use the table on the back of my Longarm which is 12’ long making the process much easier.
