Tag: Scrap Quilts

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Debs Quilts

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I have long admired my friend Debs quilting and artistry. The quilts that she entered into this weekends quilt show, (put on by the Thunder Bay Quilt Guild) along with her demo on Improv piecing at the show were so inspiring!

Debs Improv Demo

I love her use of colour and her quilting. She quilts on her domestic machine.

Her backings are so much fun to see!!

This quilt is classic Deb! When I first saw it at a guild meeting I just knew it was hers and that she was at the meeting!

Of course I wanted to see the backing and an amazing quilter and artist and teacher as well founding member Jackie Black was there with white gloves to show me.

Last summer Deb enjoyed a 5 day retreat taught by Cindy Grisdela and the resulting quilt amazed me! I noticed Deb walking by

We were so excited to see each other and when she asked if I wanted to see the back of the quilt…well we had a pretty good giggle!

After restoring the quilt to its hanging position…we still dared to look at the back!

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The Arboretum Quilt

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Carols version of the Arboretum Quilt from

http://www.springleafstudios.com/2019/11/arboretum.html

Was next in line and planned to hang in the quilt show this weekend.

It was quilted using the pantograph Windswept with the thread colour Mocha. This is a colour that has a chameleon effect blending beautifully with all of the colours and in a thread weight that doesn’t dominate the quilt. The quilting design quietly gives the appearance of blowing wind.

Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up and was ready to be displayed in this weekends quilt show.

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The Yard Moose

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Yes it’s been awhile 😊 and with good reason. I will share that with you soon.

First things first to catch up on some quilting…

The Yard Moose was such a fun quilt to work on! We chose the pantograph Ground Cover… after all moose are often in the bush just peeking out…or maybe hiding.

How perfect is this backing fabric with splashes of colour matching the quilt top!

Jan’s quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up and it wasn’t long before she sent me this picture of her finished quilt.

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Benjamin’s Quilt

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What a perfect quilt for a 3 year old grandson! The construction quilt!

The pantograph Waterworld was chosen for the quilting design by us as it offers a perfect density that should hold this quilt together well for what we hope many hours of play and snuggling.

The backing print full of loaders was a perfect choice for the quilt and the print was perfectly matched so that it’s hard to find the seam.

Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!

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The Reading Quilt

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This was a fun quilt to add my quilting and hand stitching to! I love the messages about reading which made me smile as I advanced each row!

We chose the quilting design Jitterbug with its playfulness adding more joy to a fun quilt!

The important message for us all in the center of the quilt.

The backing required piecing, which is always a complimentary service that I provide, which also includes matching the pattern whenever it is possible.

This quilt was also bound and ready for use at pick up. Yes I do hand stitch bindings for my customers.

I offer Professional, Quality Longarm, Quilting Services. Let’s work together to complete your quilting projects!

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Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Quilting Makes a Difference!

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When this quilt was picked up, my customer exclaimed how much the quilting makes the quilt! It truly does bring the elements together.

Choosing the pantograph Rhapsody played on the florals in this quilt along with having curves and swirls against the straight lines in the piecing added a softness to the appearance of the quilt.

I love the elegance of this quilt, that really showcases some of the beautiful floral prints that can accumulate in our stashes over time. Of course you can use any prints to crest a similar quilt.

Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up. Which is always a complimentary service that I offer and is never refused.

Let’s talk about finishing your quilting projects!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Love and Quilting and Grands!

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Let me start with a Liam update…he is officially much taller than me and more so every time I see him it seems.

He is also a big brother to our youngest grandchild Lydia. He is an amazing big brother and absolutely adores his little sister.

I wanted to make Lydia’s first quilt pink as I have made for 3 of our other granddaughters. Kaija asked to help make hers and hopefully we will have time to work on that soon.

My daughter Mary, Liam and Lydia’s Mom has many of the quilts that I have made along with ones from my Mom. So I decided that her first quilt would have Minki for the backing so that it would be perfect for tummy time.

These quilts are super fun to make and in this case I also added a striped fabric for binding that I cut on the bias. (My kind of fun!)

I used the pantograph Two of Hearts for the quilting, it just adds so much more love!!

Sometimes I do slip in some time for personal quilting!

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Elegant Star Quilt

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All this Christmas gift needs now is the binding!

The Pantograph Ground Cover was chosen as the quilting design by its maker and it flows so beautifully over the quilt top and compliments the backing as well.

The batting is Hobbs 80/20,which I always carry on the roll and sell just what’s needed for each quilt to my customers. Thankfully I have a fantastic batting source that continues to offer the best price that I can find and am happy to give my best price to my customers.

Choosing the right thread colour can be a challenge when there is a lot of contrast, in this case I went with white as I knew that it’s contrast with the dark fabrics wouldn’t be as distracting as it would had I chosen a darker colour.

The backing fabric is a lovely match! There are so many wonderful wide backings to choose from!

This quilt was picked up this week trimmed and ready for binding!

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Taos Quilt

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Years ago my friend and I travelled to Duluth to attend the Minnesota Quilt show and she purchased this pattern and I believe the kit.

Well her quilt made its way to my studio for quilting and wow is it a beauty! She said that piecing this quilt was a good lesson in Y seams and she has definitely mastered those!

This was taken pre trimming

She chose the quilting design Nebula which is truly an amazing design and perfect for this quilt.

Her backing choice was absolutely perfect, a reads like solid print always showcases the quilting design to its fullest.

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

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

November…

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We have enjoyed an incredibly long stretch of good comfortable weather. Last winter was a very mild one the first Christmas in my memory without snow! The snow arrived just after we left for our big trip on March 20th so we missed that and spent the next 6 weeks enjoying more summer like weather. Returning at the beginning of May we didn’t have long to wait for summer and that stretched into a beautiful and long Autumn…

Well winter has arrived, and I want to rebel! I have spent a lot of November busy in my studio and December will be much the same however it time to pull on my boots and jacket and bravely face the snow and cold 🥶

That’s a sampling of what happened in November however the very best part of November was celebrating Liam’s 13th birthday!