Barbara Fons used my foam insulation and clear vinyl ideas to make a “Faux Longarm” as she calls it – I might have to give this a try! Read more »
Machine Quilting – How to Stitch in the Ditch
Here they are! I went with the two-part format because I felt that there was just too much information that I had to cut in order to meet the 10 minute limit for YouTube (not criticizing, just explaining) so: Part One – - -[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiJllrOdrZ4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] I would love to know what you think!! So far I [...] Read more »
Funky Fuzzy Shortcut Quilt is DONE !
I just love that word – DONE! Whoooo Hoooo! This will be another donation quilt, even though I love it with all my heart, the thought that it might make a person happy and benefit a child is also one of the reasons I love it. BUT, until the CASA auction it is going to [...] Read more »
Stitch in the Ditch Video Dilema
I started quilting a 90″ x 90″quilt on my home sewing machine, and doing a “tutorial documentary” on it. Now I am stuck! I am a long winded teacher (and writer – you have probably noticed) and YouTube, my host of choice for now, allows 10 minute video length. You would think I could get [...] Read more »
Funky Fuzzy Shortcut Quilt
I took a video of me doing the stitching – - couching down the yarn:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RLB3gPDxU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1] Read more »
250 Quilties
…5″ square, give or take a quarter inch…. Sarah and I make these for Quilt Market, which we will be attending in less than a month. This year we will have a Take & Teach on Sunday morning as well as a few “in-booth” demos through the weekend and a Schoolhouse session on Thursday. Notice [...] Read more »
Midarm Machine Quilting Class
I teach quilting on a midarm machine whenever I can and at the Valdez Quilt Festival I was invited to teach this class twice. I really enjoy showing quilters why I love this system more than the longarm I’ve owned both a longarm and midarm system and quilted on the home sewing machine as well, [...] Read more »
Stitch Envy
Whenever Sarah does a demonstration of our Crazy Shortcut Quilt techniques she mentions “stitch envy”. It happens during class when the students are quilting their squares using the decorative stitches of their sewing machines. They look at the quilters next to them and the stitches they have on their machines, and well, you get the [...] Read more »
Quilt Room Photo
I just love having a cutting table that I can stand at and walk around! Sarah gave me this table and I use it all the time. The other thing that I really like is the pegboard that hangs next to it. I have the table shoved into a corner (no wobbling) and my rulers, [...] Read more »
Bobbin Blowout
I can hardly believe my eyes, but I have a bobbin disaster. I am using a bobbin thread (new brand) and it is blowing out the sides of my bobbins. All of the bobbins in the photo used to be the same size before I loaded on this thread! I have a stand alone bobbin [...] Read more »
