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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Memory Quilts…

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When Darlene brought me these two quilts made with her Mothers house dresses it very quickly brought to mind my Grandma who we lovingly referred as to Grandma on the farm (my other Grandma was in the city)

Anyways my Grandma and many Women of her generation wore house dresses and saved their “good clothes” for when company came or they were going out. Anyways this job brought happy memories.

There are two quilts in this picture. Darlene chose the pantograph Two of Hearts…(an often requested design) as these quilts were made as a gift for family.

Some of the fabrics were seersucker… more memories of childhood clothes!

The backing fabric is the softest flannel, so nice to work with!

Her quilts were trimmed and ready for binding when they were picked up.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Suzanne’s Quilt

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When Suzanne and I met to discuss her queen sized quilt, we looked at several different quilting designs.

She chose Feather Grande (a design by Bethanne Nemish)

It really was a perfect choice with its feathers and swirls as well as its density. Suzanne knew that there was some fullness in the centre of the quilt and I knew with enough density that the quilting would take care of that and it did.

While I am one to choose print backings for my own quilts most of the time one that reads solid really showcases the quilting.

Suzanne’s quilt was trimmed and ready for binding when she picked it up. A complimentary service that almost all of my customers take me up on esp for the larger quilts.

I love this picture of her quilt on the bed, how nicely the piecing sits on the top and the borders fall so nicely along the edges of the bed.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Quilting Decisions and Star Swirl

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I am often requested to choose the quilting design by my customers.

When I first began quilting for others in 2006 I remember feeling nervous making the decision…however over time it became easier to read the quilt and less intimidating.

Of course I also gathered information about who the quilt was for, its purpose as well as my customers preferences.

This sweet winter themed quilt gave me a few ideas, I could have used the border print and played on the theme of the holly or birds or pine cones. The backing fabric also had holly. However, I wanted something that would be complimentary to the animals and chose a quilting design that would play in the background giving a bit of windy movement along with perhaps a starry night…yes I have an imagination 😊

The quilt didn’t need me to replicate what was already there ie birds, pine cones, holly but instead it needed something to softly tie everything together.

Star Swirl is a wonderful pantograph for its soft density and easy flow.

Although the backing has a Christmas vibe to it, by adding more of a swirly starry theme with the quilting this quilt becomes a Winter Quilt.

I never tire of looking a the beautiful stitching I can obtain with my Longarm!

This quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Birch Tree Baby Quilt

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Baby quilts are always fun to make, quilt and give.

Jan made this one for her great niece and we chose the pantograph Two of Hearts.

How pretty is this pink Minki backing!

Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding when she picked up her quilt.

Once she finished binding the quilt she made a tote bag with her left over fabric.

A great idea for using up the left over fabric and a very practical gift bag!

She sent me this picture when she was finished.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Wildlife Quilt

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A wonderful gift for an outdoorsman, that my customer has pieced for her brother.

We chose the pantograph Leaf Pile as the quilting design, with its medley of different leaves it was a fitting choice for this wildlife quilt.

I really enjoy quilting this particular design, it doesn’t have a lot of repeats like some pantographs do.

Her quilt is trimmed and ready for binding!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Little Bit of This and a lot of Colour!

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The use of black for the background on this quilt really allow the colours to pop!

The pantograph A Little Bit of This was the design chosen, often adding a soft flowing design opposed to strong angles or lines in the piecing of the quilt adds a different dimension and plays on the designs of many of the fabrics in a quilt like this one.

The backing choice was perfect for this quilt! if anyone knows somewhere still selling this wide back please let me know!

The quilt left trimmed and ready for binding.

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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Woolies Flannel Over and Down Under Quilt

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The burst colours woven so beautifully in this quilt make it such a treat to look at!

This is the second Woolies Flannel Over and Down Under quilt that Teenie has made (and had me quilt for her) using this kit From Connecting Threads

She asked that I quilt it using the same design as the first one which was the pantograph Bayside.

I love how vibrant this quilt is and the flannel fabric is oh so soft!

Her quilt is trimmed and ready for binding.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Quilt Full of Love!

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Just before our trip I was contacted by the daughters of a quilter that I knew of through guild and online. They wondered if I would help complete a quilt that their Mother had begun and sadly had passed away before completing it.

The quilt had been intended for her granddaughter.

I was happy to accept this project and let them know that I would check with a friend of mine to see if she would complete the quilt top for me while I was away as they hoped to have the quilt ready for the Granddaughters bridal shower.

Kim did a wonderful job! Due to the Grandmothers illness some of the blocks needed some work and some needed to be made.

The daughters had a card that their Mom had written to her Granddaughter and had it printed onto fabric for the label.

I attached the label onto the backing before quilting the quilt.

The pantograph Two of Hearts was chosen for the quilting…perfect for a quilt that has so much love attached.

Hot pink was requested for the backing which I found locally. It was also used for the binding.

I was told that the Granddaughter absolutely loves her quilt 😊💗

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

The Motorhome Quilt and Quilting

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A few weeks before our big trip I wanted to finish up a quilt for the Motorhome…I had one in mind that I had begun making in 2019 it started out as a kit from Craftsy back when they had their own fabric lines.

My customer quilts take priority for the most part over my personal projects especially the ones that I have pieced just for fun with no particular plan in mind for them.

The top had been completed as per the kit however it wasn’t big enough, thankfully I had collected some of the fabrics and had some scraps in my stash.

It was a generous twin size to begin with so it needed more blocks, I had almost enough of the background fabric and in the end I added in some solid white in a few of the blocks.

I also used the fabric that I had planned for backing for the borders.

I had some left over blue backing from a quilt of my Moms that I had quilted for her and used that for both the containment border and binding.

Adding some fun I chose the pantograph Bubbles for the quilting design. The backing is a wide back full of friendship quotes.

I truly believed that I would have time to stitch the binding on our trip and I did work on it here and there and did finally finish it before we got home…

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Travel and Quilting (part 3)

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Driving through the Everglades was so interesting and our stop at the Oasis Visitor Centre gave us the opportunity to learn about and see many alligators.

They are fascinating creatures that were interesting to watch…that said I am glad they aren’t found in our pond!

Our next stay was at Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Campground in South Miami. While there we spend a day at the zoo.

And after a couple of nights there we were off on our next adventure headed to Key West! We stayed at the southern most KOA in Sugarloaf. Such a pretty campground!

Of course we spent a couple of days in Key West.

We toured The Hemingway Home and Museum. Check out the famous six toed kitties!

We ate Shrimp Tacos at Sloppy Joes…where Hemingway was known to hang out…

And after lunch we walked to the Seam Shoppe which was so well worth the walk!

As soon as we opened the door we were welcomed and told to help our selves to the fridge where there was also a very comfy seating area. I enjoyed chatting with the owner Cindy Meyer and really loved her shop! It was fun adding a few more fabrics to my bag!

After 5 days in Key West we spent a couple more days relaxing at the same campground in South Miami enjoying their bike trails before heading back through the Everglades up to Madeira Beach.

My Longarm and I have been busy and I will start sharing pictures again soon. Here is a peek!