Tag: Sewing

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Lions and Tigers Oh My…a baby quilt

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A fun baby quilt that is large enough to be enjoyed for years by the recipient!

My customer chose the quilting design Popcorn, with its airy cloudy look. With the hope that this quilt will be well used the density of this design will ensure the longevity of it.

A complementary service that I offer is to piece my customers yardage into backings and that includes being creative in growing yardage to the right size.

In this case I added a fun stripe print that was part of the fabric collection but now used in the top. The stripes added some fun to the back!

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

I offer Professional, Quality Longarm Quilting Services in the Thunder Bay Ontario area.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Scrappy Delight!

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Oh this quilt was such a joy to work on! I love scrap quilts and bright colours especially this time of year. This quilt just made my heart sing…sometimes it’s really hard to part with a quilt job and this was one.

On a funny note Erik took one look at it and couldn’t understand it at all, I suppose to his mechanic mind it looked chaotic.

To me it just looks like artistic freedom and fun!

Its maker and I decided on the quilting design Rhodendrom adding a lovely softness against so many lines as well as just adding more blooms to the incredible Tula Pink backing.

Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding…yes I did part with this quilt 💗

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Modern Stars

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This quilt was the second quilt that my customer has made, it was beautifully pieced and her fabric choices made a stunning modern quilt.

She chose the quilting design Bubbles which played on the metallic dots on the background fabric.

The floral backing is so pretty. Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up!

Contact me about having me help you complete your quilting projects at wendysquilting@gmail.com

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Marilyn’s Stain Glass Quilt

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Beautiful bright fabrics (mostly batiks) really pop against the black in this stain glass quilt.

I chose a new to the studio quilting design, Finesse adding swirls curls and teardrop shapes against the angular piecing.

The batik backing couldn’t have been a more perfect choice for her quilt!

It was trimmed and ready for binding a pick up!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A Daisy Quilt

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We are a little less than a month away from Winter Solstice also known as the shortest daylight day of the year. I was working on another quilt on the Longarm when the sun broke through and I knew that I had a short window to take some pictures!

This quilt shows a fun way to showcase 4 patch scrap blocks, the backing inspired the quilting choice. I used the pantograph Shasta Daisy.

It’s such a pretty design.

Check out the backing! As our days get shorter here the daisies were a nice reminder of summer 😊

The quilt was trimmed and ready for binding!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Check Out The Stars!

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This quilt was such a pleasure to work on, starting with Jan’s colour choices and the beautiful flannel backing. The pattern for the quilt is Check Out the Stars from Quilt Moments.

I chose the Pantograph Flying Paisley, I love how this pretty design flows over the quilt. It really shines on the reads solid backing.

This quilt was trimmed (always a complimentary service that I offer) and ready for binding at pick up.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Feathers, Swirls and Squares…and a glimpse

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The pantograph Feather Grande was chosen for this quilt by its maker. The design with its feathers and swirls added such a beautiful layer of quilting!

Using a backing fabric that reads like a solid really showcases the beautiful quilting design.

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

There were two quilts trimmed and ready for binding for this customer this one however she wants to reveal at the upcoming quilt show this spring so we decided to just offer a glimpse of her spectacular quilt.

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Pouch Fun!

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Sometimes it feels good to focus on a smaller project that I can finish in one or two evenings.

The Holland Pouch pattern is really easy to follow and there are tutorials on YouTube As well. Once I had made a few of these it was easy to play with sizes and make those as well.

These ones were made with the left over fabrics from My Aunty Mary. She had recovered her dining room chairs with it. These pouches are for her.

A peek at the inside.

I had so much fun making the next one, the sparkly fabric was gifted to me by my friend Betty and my Granddaughter Minka now owns this pouch. How fun are all of the zipper pulls and zipper by the yard to play with!

Kaija and Minka love to look through my zipper drawer and choose what they love best.

And another sweet little pouch to match!

These pouches were made weeks ago. My Longarm and I are very busy.

Enjoy your day! 💝 it’s a gift!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

The Daughters Quilt…(part 4)

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The previous 3 posts were quilts pieced by my customers Mom, this quilt was pieced by my customer. She told me that she decided that since she inherited her mom’s sewing that she should make a quilt.

It was quilted with the pantograph swirls.

When the sashing in a quilt are dark as they are in this quilt, using a 60 weight thread and a colour that blends with the lighter fabrics works well. You can still see the partial spirals in the sashing however they don’t jump out as they would with a heavier thread.🪡

The backing fabric was a fun find, it works so well with the quilt top and using the same fabric only cut on the bias for the binding added more interest.

I was such a pleasure to work on these four quilts!

Wendy's Longarm Quilting, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Finishing a Mothers Quilts part 2

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This is the second of three quilts that I recently completed for my customer that were pieced by her Mom.

In my imagination, her Mom was using up her stash or perhaps her scrap bins to make the three quilts as they are definitely scrappy. She tied all of her blocks on this one together with inset triangles and border with the same butterfly border.

I chose the pantograph Rhododendron which added softness against the angles as well as coverage of the piecing.

The backing chosen for this quilt is absolutely gorgeous and a perfect fit for this quilt.

I found this beautiful dark green fabric for the binding and cutting the strips on the binding added a little more dimension than cutting straight on grain would have given.

I personally like to make my bindings 2 1/4” and use the edge of my walking foot as my guide when attaching the binding to the front of the quilt.

When I make bindings for my customers and or attach them to their quilts for them to hand sew down I cut the strips to their preference as 2 1/4” can be a little more challenging to stitch down.