This customer quilt was pieced as a birthday gift for her daughter who loves tulips! She chose the pantograph Daisy Swirl. Such a beautiful addition to this already lovely quilt!
My customers fabric choices for her quilts truly make my heart sing! This was hers as well
Back to the Tulips adding a different flower instead of just looking for a Tulip design added more of a flower garden look along with some curves to help soften the angular lines. Just a personal thought of mine 😊
Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!
While recently reading bedtime stories to one of my granddaughters (3yrs old) I asked her if she knew who Winnie the Pooh was she said no so I read her one of the books…so much silly fun!
Anyways, this was a fun, happy customer quilt that was quilted by me this summer…
We chose the pantograph Popcorn for its fun light puffy like clouds appearance. Again as I have mentioned before, when quilting a child’s quilt I like a little more density which I feel adds to the durability of the quilt.
The backing as you can see it a delightful rainbow of colours, a wonderful compliment to the quilt top.
This quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!
While Erik was off on a recent fly in fishing trip, I used the first few days to make some changes and re-organize my Longarm Studio.
A big thank you to my Dad and brother who came over and put my new IKEA Alex cabinets together for me.
My pantographs now have a new home and are wonderfully organized! There is even room to add more!
All of my thread, rulers, and other long arm supplies are all organized and it looks all neat and tidy. It was all organized before however I had wanted a more streamlined look.
The drawer units that were replaced have a new home and purpose, they are now under the table of my long arm and they now hold a lot of my fabrics and are sorted by colour, these fabrics will eventually find their way into scrap quilts.
I spent some of the time cleaning, sorting and purging it’s amazing how things can accumulate. Though I will add that there wasn’t as much to purge as I suspected there were things that just needed new homes as in my daughter’s homes!
I am vigilant when it comes to caring for my APQS Millennium longarm and I spent a little time on her as well, the motor brushes were replaced. I love how well these machines are made and that they are designed so that the owner can maintain them themselves!
Of course as soon as I finished organizing another quilt was loaded and completed on the longarm!
While I did use my time alone to get a lot of quilting done on the longarm there was also some play time as well…the garden was planted and my JUKI and I spent many hours together playing!
This stunning quilt made with rich looking metalic fabrics was made even more amazing with the use of left over fabrics from the top, pieced into a fantastic quilt backing.
I chose the quilting design Swirl of Thorns along with a Mocha coloured thread that plays so nicely with the high contrasting colours in the quilt. Swirls also add a fun dimension against angular piecing.
this quilt was trimmed and ready for binding when it was picked up.
So after being immersed in the mesmerizing exhibit of quilts at the Iowa State Quilt Museum…I entered Piece Works Quilt Shop. Oh My!!!
As soon as I opened the door I was amazed at what I saw…
Continuing to walk deeper into this amazing shop…
It is brimming full of fun and inspiration, and then…
In the back of the shop was the owner Joyce Franklin who greeted us with a smile and I instantly knew she was my kind of artist!
Wearing her amazingly ice dyed dress, she also showed me the dress that she has made for their upcoming Quilt Festival in June.
As if I wasn’t already brimming full of inspiration…she asked if I would like to see her latest endeavours which of course I did!
I find myself drawn to improv piecing more and more…I think it’s because it’s so freeing. The pictures don’t fully capture all of the eye candy in the fabrics!
And then…
She has been painting fabric and shared that story with me…her piecing and her quilting!!
I absolutely love to see creative spaces. Hers made me want to dive right in.
I am formulating in my mind how I will return to this little town during their quilting festival, hopefully sooner than later!
Quilting Spirals onto a very angular quilt like this one (called Stepping Stones by Judy Niemeyer) added an additional layer of visual interest to an already spectacular quilt!
Thread colour and weight is always an important consideration when planning. In this case I wasn’t wanting to distract from the piecing. By choosing a finer thread in a silver grey the thread stays in the background. There also is less contrast against the black sashing.
The quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!
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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.
Well, that’s not the name of the quilt…it’s just my hope and wish!
This super happy bright baby quilt was made using iron on animal appliqués….in Kaffe Fasset fabrics that she found on sale and bought 2 of each on a whim! She already had a great stash of solids to use for backgrounds along with a perfect sashing backing fabric.
We both thought of the Pantograph Bubbles which made a fun play on the bubbles in the print fabric.
Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up.
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!
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.
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