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I've been known to dabble in funky choices for quilt backs from time to time. And when I say funky, I mean strange garment department fabric that oddly works out really well. I found yet another one to try, and I’m pretty happy with how it came out!I had three quilts to back and quilt this week, so I decided to try terrycloth (as in beach towel fabric) on one of them! Here you can see the backings for all three quilts. The blue one is terrycloth, the gray one is sweatshirt fleece, and the light
Konfetti™ is a 50wt, 3-ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean, and lustrous finish. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colours. Recommended Needle Sizes: Machine: - 80/12 Microtext - 90/14 Quilting - 80/12 Topstitch - Longarm 16 Hand: #10 Sharps
About this Item: Konfetti is a 50wt, 3ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean and lustrous finish. Mini Spool of 220 meters or 278 yards Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colors. *The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish.
Mountain Laurel - Block #2 © 2011 Patricia E. Ritter PAPER: 10.5 inch x 9.5 inch Block DIGITAL (computerized quilting systems): Zip file includes: BQM, CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, PAT, QLI, SSD, TXT, WMF and 4QB or PLT. Most designs also include a DWG, GPF, PDF, PNG and SVG.
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more! These threads are 50 wt - 3ply Egyptian cotton that is double gassed and mercerized. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. 100% Egyptian Cotton 50wt - 3ply 1,000 Meter Spools
Konfetti™ is a 50wt, 3-ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean, and lustrous finish. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colours. Recommended Needle Sizes: Machine: - 80/12 Microtext - 90/14 Quilting - 80/12 Topstitch - Longarm 16 Hand: #10 Sharps
Fruitti™ is a 12wt Egyptian cotton thread with a bold and dramatic look that has been double-gassed to create a gorgeously soft and clean cotton thread. Free of waxes and coatings that can damage your sewing machine, this low lint thread is ideal for showing off your stitching and designs and adding a little more color to your projects. Available in 41 fun and playful variegated colors. SPECIFICATIONS: Material: 3-ply 100% Long Staple Double-Gassed Egyptian Cotton Weight: 12wt Size: 100m (109yd) Colour: FTS-12 Usages: Longarming, hand quilting, machine quilting, longarm quilting, sashiko, embroidery, needlework, upholstery, leather work, top stitching.
Stacked Snailz - Petite - Pantograph / E2E © 2013 Patricia E. Ritter and Marybeth O'Halloran PAPER: A single row is 5.5 inches - printed with one row - 144 inches long DIGITAL (computerized quilting systems): Zip file includes: BQM, CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, PAT, QLI, SSD, TXT, WMF and 4QB or PLT. Most designs also include a DWG, GPF, PDF, PNG and SVG. SELF-PRINT: A single row is 6 inches - printed with one row.
Follow along as Justin Stafford and his dog Buster introduce you to the marvelous world of longarming!
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more! These threads are 50 wt - 3ply Egyptian cotton that is double gassed and mercerized. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. 100% Egyptian Cotton 50wt - 3ply 1,000 Meter Spools
The time will come when you need to get serious about your longarm quilting. Maybe you recently purchased your machine and have pushed yourself as far as you can go on your own, or maybe it’s time to
Looking for a bold and dramatic thread that wants to show off? Spagetti™ is a 12wt Egyptian cotton thread that has been double-gassed and is free of wax or coatings that can build up in your sewing machine. Available in a total of 60 saturated solid colours, 19 of the available colours have been chosen by Susan K Cleveland, author, teacher, and quilter. This low lint thread is ideal for showing off your hand quilting and decorative stitches that will make your next project pop. * The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish. SPECIFICATIONS: Material: 3-ply 100% Long Staple Double-Gassed Egyptian Cotton Weight: 12wt Size: 400m (437yd) Colour: SP-11 Usages: Longarming, hand quilting, machine quilting, longarm quilting, sashiko, embroidery, needlework, upholstery, leather work, top stitching.
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more! These threads are 50 wt - 3ply Egyptian cotton that is double gassed and mercerized. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. 100% Egyptian Cotton 50wt - 3ply 1,000 Meter Spools
Konfetti™ is a 50wt, 3-ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean, and lustrous finish. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colours. Recommended Needle Sizes: Machine: - 80/12 Microtext - 90/14 Quilting - 80/12 Topstitch - Longarm 16 Hand: #10 Sharps
About this Item: Konfetti is a 50wt, 3ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean and lustrous finish. Mini Spool of 220 meters or 278 yards Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colors. *The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish.
Looking for a bold and dramatic thread that wants to show off? Spagetti™ is a 12wt Egyptian cotton thread that has been double-gassed and is free of wax or coatings that can build up in your sewing machine. Available in a total of 60 saturated solid colours, 19 of the available colours have been chosen by Susan K Cleveland, author, teacher, and quilter. This low lint thread is ideal for showing off your hand quilting and decorative stitches that will make your next project pop. * The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish. SPECIFICATIONS: Material: 3-ply 100% Long Staple Double-Gassed Egyptian Cotton Weight: 12wt Size: 400m (437yd) Colour: SP-17 Usages: Longarming, hand quilting, machine quilting, longarm quilting, sashiko, embroidery, needlework, upholstery, leather work, top stitching.
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more. These 50 wt threads are 3ply, double gassed, and mercerized Egyptian cotton on a 219yd/200m spool. Free of any wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low-lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk.
Edit March 2023: It seems almost all of people who come to this page are directed here from Pinterest. Since I don’t come to this blog much anymore (this is the first time in at least a year …
After hours of cutting, sewing, pressing, and stressing over the layout, your quilt top is finally finished! Your next step is to get it quilted. I’ve seen so many beautiful quilts that have been quilted using a domestic sewing machine, but sometimes you might want that extra special touch or perhap
Konfetti™ is a 50wt, 3-ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean, and lustrous finish. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colours. Recommended Needle Sizes: Machine: - 80/12 Microtext - 90/14 Quilting - 80/12 Topstitch - Longarm 16 Hand: #10 Sharps
About this Item: Konfetti is a 50wt, 3ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean and lustrous finish. Mini Spool of 220 meters or 278 yards Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colors. *The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish.
Description These distinctive sashiko samplers have been stencilled using both traditional and contemporary designs. Following the lines of the printed design, stitches of sashiko thread define the image. The cloth is then washed to reveal the design clear of the stencilled lines. The extensive range of single-coloured and variegated sashiko threads and embroidery threads available enables you to create many unique colour and design variations which can be used simply as napkins and placemats or to create cushions, bags, quilts and garments. Approx: 34cm x 34cm 100% Cotton Additional Details SKU: SS57 UPC:
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more. These 50 wt threads are 3ply, double gassed, and mercerized Egyptian cotton on a 219yd/200m spool. Free of any wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low-lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk.
White on White Stitching at the Festival of Quilts 2017 in Birmingham UK.
The last garden post overlooked some moments and photos so I’m backtracking a bit. I planted these Forget Me Nots years ago and they’ve always done okay but this year one of the plants …
May is here and finally is is nice to be outside. Our weather has gone from 40's to 70's in a matter of 2 weeks. It's pretty nice out there. But, I am stuck inside for a few more weeks, at least mos
Konfetti™ is a 50wt, 3-ply double-gassed and mercerized Egyptian cotton with a gorgeously soft, clean, and lustrous finish. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. Available in 60 lovely solid colours. Recommended Needle Sizes: Machine: - 80/12 Microtext - 90/14 Quilting - 80/12 Topstitch - Longarm 16 Hand: #10 Sharps
During my lectures and workshops, I've had several people ask me how I accomplished curved crosshatching. You can't imagine how very simple it really is. Get ya an arched template and curve away. Right? Right! So, to show you how easy peasy it is, I'm posting pictures of Linda's gorgeous Borders quilt where I did a curved crosshatch in the cream border, and showing you step-by-step how I did this. Linda LaBrot's beautiful Borders Quilt. Pattern is from Winnie Fleming's Borders Class I first wanted to create arches throughout the cream border. Using my favorite purple disappearing ink marker, I used an arch template to mark the double lines to create even arches through the border. I sewed these lines creating the arches. You could easily make this step straight lines as well. I like using double lines because it defines the arches. Now it was time to mark the curved crosshatched lines. Using that fabulous disappearing marker again and the same arch template, I marked the lines following the curve across the arch. Then turned the arch template over and marked the other way. Since the arched template I was using does not have any marked lines, I used a piece of painters tape on the template to mark the width of the crosshatches. Time to sew...Using the same arch template, I quilted the lines. I retraced the original arches and the stitch in the ditch at the bottom so I would not have so many starts and stops within such a small space. And so I put the curve into crosshatching. It really is Easy Peasy! And for your enjoyment, the rest of Linda's stunning Border Quilt. I had a hard time letting this one go back to her. I wanted to keep it.
Free Motion quilting block by block. Free tutorial on various free motion quilting motifs. In this post, you'll learn how to free motion quilt an allover square loops design and also a direction guide to free motion quilting half square triangles
For all of us machine quilters who are looking for some new ideas for quilting designs, this is a wonderful new book by Cindy Seitz-Krug, an award winning quilter and teacher who uses her home machine for quilting, published by AQS. What is great about this book and a bit different is how effortlessly the "workbook" idea leads you through all kinds of lovely designs, shows you how to break them down into simple do-able elements that are controlled by a marked grid. Sometimes in the end you see the grid, others times only curvy lines and designs that make the viewer ask "how in the world was that done???" Below, details of Cindy's quilting: The designs are great, but all the options she shows us with size, color of thread, scale of design, where and how to use them really help when trying to figure out what design to use where in a quilt. There are tons of illustrations, diagrams, quilted samples to help you achieve these designs. The workbook idea insures you will be able to start at the beginning, follow along, and get a quilted design by yourself! One of the first grid designs I tried years ago when I was looking for a simpler method for a design of overlapping circles was one I called "Diane-shiko" (below) as it was a new way to mark and quilt an old Sashiko design. When the marked lines are removed the circles emerge so it looks as if you quilted circles. This is the basic idea Cindy uses to create all sorts of designs with the grid to guide you. Above you can see the 1/2" marked grid, and the stitching around the lines to form this timeless design. Below, the design used in one of my quilts, "Shadows of Umbria," which Cindy also has featured in her new book. A grid design will showcase curvy designs with its formality and regularity. These designs look difficult but many are absolutely beginner level and with some practice you'll be adding many of Cindy's designs, methods, ideas to your own quilts. Visit Cindy at her website and blog to find out more: www.quintessentialquilting.com Below, one more peek at her quilting: If you were in some of my last classes I taught a design called "Ginkgo." In Cindy's quilt above she uses it as fill around larger scale designs. Below is one of my samples of this lovely design, and Cindy includes a much easier way to mark and quilt it called "Twisted Ginkgo" in this new book. It's one of my favorite designs ever in the way it looks, and how much fun it is to quilt. I experimented and tried Cindy's method to quilt this design, and it worked perfectly. I'm thrilled she could explain it so well, and the diagrams and photos are exactly what you need so you too can add this design to your skills. Congratulations to Cindy on a great book and for her recent award at Road to California for Excellence in Machine Quilting for her wholecloth quilt "Blush." Hope winter is giving you lots of time to quilt, and to play with ideas on your sewing machine. Keep quilting! Your work gets better every day! Diane
Anytime I'm left with a little quilted scrap from a project, I save it. I can't really say I advise this sort of hoarding. I've amassed a bo...
I am FINALLY able to post a progress report on my newest star quilt. I work best on a tight deadline and I desperately want this piece done before my engagement at Quilting in the Desert in less than two weeks. I also want it to accompany me to Dubai next month. I'm actually going to make that deadline! I was working on it for a couple hours this morning, took a break and came back to my room and was captivated by how pretty it looked sitting in my machine so I took photos from my point of view. I love the little circles. I put in some baby clamshells and have beaded them with little gold beads. There are four of these corners and I am filling them with tight echoing and baby feathers. I am just starting a round feather wreath that will go around the entire outside of the piece tucking underneath the linen corners. This is being done with a very heavy silk thread. Obviously this piece is still in it's awkward "puberty stage" but I am VERY happy with how she is turning out. When I was going thru the photo folder I came across these beginning pictures and wanted to share. This is when I was just getting The Ultimate Stencil project going and learning what it could do. I laid the stencil down in the middle of my piece.. marked the lines that I needed and drafted the center star pattern... and quilted the main outline. Very cool! By the way, the huge star going around is actually a commercially cut stencil thru Quilting Creations...It's NH131 and NH132. When I originally designed this large stencil medallion a few years ago, I used the very same grid system on my drafting table that has since become The Ultimate Stencil. Funny how things come around. And now you know why I've named this quilt "The Ultimate Star". Hugs, Cindy :)
Looking for a bold and dramatic thread that wants to show off? Spagetti™ is a 12wt Egyptian cotton thread that has been double-gassed and is free of wax or coatings that can build up in your sewing machine. Available in a total of 60 saturated solid colours, 19 of the available colours have been chosen by Susan K Cleveland, author, teacher, and quilter. This low lint thread is ideal for showing off your hand quilting and decorative stitches that will make your next project pop. * The process of double gassing involves burning off the lint from the thread two times, resulting in a much softer and cleaner finish. SPECIFICATIONS: Material: 3-ply 100% Long Staple Double-Gassed Egyptian Cotton Weight: 12wt Size: 400m (437yd) Colour: SP-39 Usages: Longarming, hand quilting, machine quilting, longarm quilting, sashiko, embroidery, needlework, upholstery, leather work, top stitching.
As it turns out I am not very motivated to clean my studio. I headed out there this weekend with all good intentions of getting my space clean and I honestly cleaned (or more accurately, contemplated cleaning) for a total of five minutes before I found myself distracted by a drawing I had started at Quiltcon in my Compositional Quilting/DRAWING class. I have to admit that after returning home from Quiltcon I have felt a little panicked. Panicked that I taught everything I had and that I was going to be out of ideas. I began looking through some of the pictures I had taken while teaching (admittedly way too few) and that beautiful quote by Leonard Nimoy came back to me again. "The Miracle is this, the more we share, the more we have." Some Brilliant student work Wow. Wow. Wow. and WOW. It was either the threat of cleaning or all of the energy and openness that I absorbed from my students that inspired me again....or maybe a little bit of both. I wasn't really out of ideas after all. Phew. I put away any thoughts about cleaning (which wasn't hard) and started drawing and then quilting something I am pretty sure will be a sample for another class. As a rule I don't generally mark on quilts. A whole cloth type quilt is obviously an exception to this rule. In my Compositional Quilting/DRAWING class we spend the class marking on mylar and then marking on a whole cloth. Many years ago I took a whole cloth design class from Karen McTavish. It was a full day spent designing a whole cloth quilt that we took home to quilt. If you ever find yourself with an opportunity to take a class with her or see her lecture, DO IT, I'm not kidding. Whole cloth quilts are traditional by nature and are generally designed using beautiful floral or feathered motifs, stencils and if you have the patience the quilting usually involves some trapunto. This was my finished Wholecloth quilt from Karens class. From class to quilt. In my Compositional Drawing-(expanded version) class it is my hope to merge the traditional with a more modern aesthetic. I don't know that a whole cloth will ever be considered "modern" but I do believe in my heart of hearts that there is a place for this type of quilting and design somewhere. This is the fundamental basis for Compositional Quilting Filling in the blanks I had to get rid of my free motion drawn swirls, I found I could not follow my own drawings. I managed to quilt in the areas of feathers I should have left unquilted Some new moon ideas This is as far as I got, not bad for a weekend. As you can see, cleaning is overrated and I am not out of ideas yet. I am hoping to be teaching this class and many others in the near future. I will keep you posted on the details here. For those of you who feel inspired by this post, awesome. For those of you who enjoyed this post but feel less inspired and more discouraged by this post this last picture is for you. While I openly admit I have skills, I know that those skills didn't come without a lot of failures, practice and flat out shitty quilting. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt, be ok with shit quilting, move on, take classes, learn as much as you can from yourself and others. You will never quilt exactly like me, just as I will never quilt exactly like Karen McTavish. And thank goodness for that, lord knows theres only room for one of her, and me and you. Be ok with that. You be You.
Hi fellow quilters... thanks for stopping by! Before we announce the winner of the Aurifil thread (so exciting) I wanted to share ...
Give your projects the perfect touch with the beautiful shades of Konfetti Cotton Thread! These stunning threads are wonderful for quilting, longarming, thread painting, and so much more! These threads are 50 wt - 3ply Egyptian cotton that is double gassed and mercerized. Free of any type of wax or coating that can cause build-up in machines, this super low lint thread is a popular choice for quilting and longarming due to its quality finish and low bulk. 100% Egyptian Cotton 50wt - 3ply 1,000 Meter Spools
