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Expand your quilting library by quilting through the possibilities in this fun new class. Natalia will teach you step-by-step twelve fun new ways to machine quilt a Milly's Favorite Quilt block using machine quilting rulers and FMQ. Clear step-by-step videos take the mystery out of free-motion quilting and ruler quilting Learn how to quilt blocks, borders and specialty designs Feathers, ruler work, free-motion quilting and more! This hands-on class contains twelve Milly's Favorite lessonsBONUS videos will cover background fillers and more. When Instantly! Work at your own pace and share your progress in our online community. (You will have access to video lessons forever.)Wherepiecenquilt.com - When you check out you will be sent a download link email. Click LEARN to go to our classroom dashboard. Log into your dashboard using the same email address you used at checkout. Join our Piece N Quilt - Show & Tell Facebook group. Share your machine quilting progress. Interact with quilty friends and be inspired.What You Will NeedSomething to quilt on. Natalia will be quilting all of her designs on a custom Let's Stitch A Milly's Favorite Panel; you can purchase a panel from Honest Fabric. Natalia will be stitching on the 50"x60" size.If you prefer to piece your own top, you can pick up Let's Stitch A Year of Blocks Piecing Workbook.BattingNatalia will be using 1 layer of Quilter's Dream Poly Deluxe Batting.RulersNatalia will use her machine quilting rulers: The Trailer, 4N1, Mini 4N1, Inside Out & Mini Inside Out. We also recommend our Piece N Quilt Pop Socket Ruler Grip.ThreadNatalia will use So Fine! #402 on the top and Bottom Line #624 in the bobbin.WorkbooksLet's Stitch a Year of Blocks Milly's Favorite Design Workbook contains all 12 blocks, plus blank blocks for you to sketch your own designs. Let's Stitch a Year of Blocks Piecing Workbook contains full color step-by-step piecing and applique instructions to make your own quilt top. The Quilter's Sketchbook is the perfect workbook to sketch, doodle and draw your quilting designs.MeasuringA foldable tape measure.MarkingNatalia will be doing some marking using the Blue Mark-B-Gone Marker and misting those lines away with a Misting Spray bottle.Skill LevelStudents should have a basic knowledge of free-motion quilting and machine quilting with rulers.Anyone on any machine with the ability to machine quilt with rulers and free-motion quilt can join Natalia's classes. Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting book or online class is recommended as a pre-requisite to this class (but not required). Visual Guide to Creative Straight-Line Quilting is also recommended as a pre-requisite. **Workbooks are not spiral bound.**Class registration is only valid for one student. Lessons may not be shared.
Clams are such a great filler! Today I'm sharing a fun little video tutorial featuring this fun background filler. This design can also be enlarged and quilted as a great edge to edge design. Read mor
Are you looking for a soft and wavy design that creates a lot of texture? Try this one out! This Sea Moss design can be quilted densely but also much wider apart. It would fill your quilt pretty qu…
I recently was working on a super secret project, and found I needed a pretty background fill that enhanced the overall design. I wanted something that looked like a budding flower, or opening petals, something organic, easy and consistent since the other details were more like thread painting and I wanted a nice contrast. Based […]
Are you looking for a soft and wavy design that creates a lot of texture? Try this one out! This Sea Moss design can be quilted densely but also much wider apart. It would fill your quilt pretty qu…
Two new quilting designs in one week? Yes! I'm really wanting to dig into new machine quilting designs and get back to a regular schedule with posting new videos each week. So Free Motion Friday is ba
Free motion quilting is like doing a puzzle where you have to create your own puzzle pieces to complete the image, don’t you agree? You work yourself into a corner or you end up with a weird …
‘All birds have begun nests, except me and you – what are we waiting for now?’ (‘Hebban olla uogala nestas hagunnan hinase hic enda thu uuat unbidan uue nu’) Around the year…
A Day of Background Fillers 1 day class This one day class is intensive for the free motion quilters who is after inspirational free motion filler patterns for their traditional , modern, contemporary or art quilts. An exciting day for the intermediate to advanced quilter. We will explore more than 35 free motion designs. All patterns are user friendly to add style, texture and individuality to your quilts. Patterns like spirals, pipi shells, leaves, pebbles, double tear drops, geometric patterns, abstract designs, flowers and so much more. All patterns are suitable for backgrounds, fillers and borders.
Lilac PAPER longarm quilting pantograph design by Sarah Ann Myers More Details A single row is 8 inches wide - printed with two rows - 144 inches long Click here to go to our main Panto Directory Page. Click here to see more items of interest to machine quilters. Don't know what a "panto" is? Click here to find out what the heck a "panto" is.
At UQSM I learned about Days for Girls https://www.daysforgirls.org which is a wonderful organization that provides education and feminine hygiene supplies for girls in impoverished communities. Above is a list of items they need donated. Perhaps you have some of these items lying around your sewing room? I'm pretty sure I do! Paper Round by Kimberly Sandberg The Modern Pineapple by Carolina Asmussen Honorable Mention (Don't you love the quilting?) Cake Plate by Salena Korpi Beckwith 3rd Place Pieced Again... Don't you LOVE the quilting?? Inspire by Marie Eldredge First Place Modern We got to see this little Cutie Pie's first dance recital this weekend! What a JOY, what a TREAT, oh how FUN it is to be a GRANDMA! 😁
Becker's Shooting Star - Pantograph / E2E © 2016 Barbara Becker PAPER: A single row is 10.5 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 9 inches - printed with one row. TEAR AWAY (Patent #10975506): A single row is 9.5 inches - Pack includes FOUR 56" tear away sheets. NOTE: One package of "Becker's Shooting Star" TEAR AWAY will quilt an area approx. 64 inches x 53 inches. EMBROIDERY (computerized embroidery systems): Zip file includes: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCM, PCS, PDF, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX Sizes included: Size 1: 113.4 mm x 120.8 mm (4.46 Inches x 4.76 Inches) Size 2: 136.2 mm x 144.8 mm (5.36 Inches x 5.70 Inches) Size 3: 161.2 mm x 171.4 mm (6.35 Inches x 6.75 Inches) Size 4: 209.0 mm x 222.2 mm (8.23 Inches x 8.75 Inches)
Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you’re kicking back and enjoying all the food, fun, and good times with family and...
Unavailable because the Supreme Slider has been discontinued. Individual Supreme Sliders are still available, but inventory is limited Having the best tools and instruction, is essential for free-motion machine quilting, and stippling. In this kit, Sharon has put those two elements together: her instruction and tools she uses and recommends. If you've struggled with free-motion quilting, or just need more support and inspiration, this is a great kit for you!This is in DVD format and will play on a TV or computer DVD player. What's Included You get: Stipple Basics DVD The Quilt Halo The Supreme Slider Magic Bobbin Washers Video Preview
I've been playing with a new batch of machine quilting designs this week and I have a pretty new design for you to play with! Dew Drops is a super easy quilting design that creates a really fun, whimsical texture for your quilts:A few months ago we learned how to quilt Balloons, which was a
Here's a FUN background fill design: Hair Bands It can be used around applique work or to fill any negative space on traditional or art quilts. Hair Bands Tutorial: Chalk out wavy lines on the fabric Begin by adding hair band shapes... these remind me of the brown, plastic hair bands I wore when I was in grade school. Complete the first row of hair bands Begin the second row of hair bands... going in the opposite direction First 2 rows are completed... Add your third row of hair bands... going in the opposite direction Three rows of hair bands completed... You get the idea... Fill up all available space with Hair Bands There is no travel stitching. For a Wonky Look... Angle the chalk lines for a wonky look. Works great on art quilts! Inspiration from the Flower Beds: The Red Sunflowers are blooming... in the back yard... Yellow and Pink Spider Dahlias... White Star Lily Pink Star Lily CLICK HERE: Soy Wax Batik Class 9/28/13 CLICK HERE to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
Learn how to quilt the Hooked Feather Filler Design in this longarm quilting video tutorial from Angela Huffman and APQS longarm machines.
I have completed my first piece for SewCalGal's The FMQ Challenge 2012. This month June - is Cindy Needham, which I have REALLY been looking forward to. How wonderful that she is able to freely pass on her knowledge to us all. Thank you so much Cindy! First Sample - I have some photos of the steps I took to sandwich and draw on the chosen fabric. The backing has been starched and ironed, I have used a wool batting and blue satin for the top. All layers have been pinned together ready for fixing together My piece has been zig zagged together and marked with a Marvy purple disappearing ink pen. The only problem I have with this is you need to get it sewn fairly soon after marking, as it truley does disappear. The large squares are 1" and the smaller ones are 1/2 " Here is the back of my piece. Only the squares were drawn - it was all FMQ on my DSM I used a 70 Top Stich needle, Aurifil 50 thread top and bobbin. The tension was 3.0 eventually! Yesterday I got these fabrics .. The grean is silk satin I think.. The gold is Dupioni And the last two are some sort of satin that I will use to practis on. I have had issures with tension as I am using the 440QE...but for the moment it is sorted, and I am off to work out some more. I am SO looking forward to when my 820 comes back Oh - I nearly forgot. I have joined the Superior Thread University to learn more about threads...I have been preparing to do the first of the monthly lessons. I have some new thread a lovely folder and it really sounds so interesting...oh and a DVD.
I recently was working on a super secret project, and found I needed a pretty background fill that enhanced the overall design. I wanted something that looked like a budding flower, or opening petals, something organic, easy and consistent since the other details were more like thread painting and I wanted a nice contrast. Based […]
I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts Magazine issue (the February/March 2014 issue) to make my little book. The instructions involved drawing some lines on a piece of fabric, then sewing on the lines with a walking foot to make a larger sheet and baste the layers together. Then you quilt your designs and cut the "pages" apart. The tutorial in the magazine was very good. If you are interested in making a book like mine, I suggest you get a copy of the magazine. Below is a collage of designs I plan to cover in the class. Along the top of each page I wrote the name of the design, the batting type and page number from the book I will be using for the class. In case you are interested, I'm using the book Free Motion Quilting with Angela Waters. It has become my go-to book for quilting ideas as of late.
Here are a few background fill designs from the Sketch Book... This has a flowing, organic look to it. I draw out random, wavy, vertical lines. Then I fill circle shapes between the lines. This design would look good in a quilt with a river on it. I like to do bubble or pebble quilting: Sometimes I fill the bubbles in with different shapes and lines. At the top of the page are all the different designs I used in the bottom portion of the page. This design combines bubbles and swirls: I would consider all of these beginner level designs. Give them a Try! This motif is called: Cry Baby Meander I have stitched it out on these Orange Zipper Bags. CLICK HERE to view: Cry Baby Meander Video Tutorial CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi Brought to YOU By: The Hen House
Here's a FUN background fill design: Hair Bands It can be used around applique work or to fill any negative space on traditional or art quilts. Hair Bands Tutorial: Chalk out wavy lines on the fabric Begin by adding hair band shapes... these remind me of the brown, plastic hair bands I wore when I was in grade school. Complete the first row of hair bands Begin the second row of hair bands... going in the opposite direction First 2 rows are completed... Add your third row of hair bands... going in the opposite direction Three rows of hair bands completed... You get the idea... Fill up all available space with Hair Bands There is no travel stitching. For a Wonky Look... Angle the chalk lines for a wonky look. Works great on art quilts! Inspiration from the Flower Beds: The Red Sunflowers are blooming... in the back yard... Yellow and Pink Spider Dahlias... White Star Lily Pink Star Lily CLICK HERE: Soy Wax Batik Class 9/28/13 CLICK HERE to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
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These free-motion quilting design tutorials include videos of me stitching them! Wibbly Wobbly Starbles (Stars + Marbles) Way...
Martha Briese of Oregon did this beautiful machine quilting when Cindy Needham was the guest teacher for Martha's guild. You can see more about this project on her blog: Nana. Wow, I'd like to try this. It looks like flowing Zentangle!
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
A few background fills I drew in the sketch book while traveling: These can also be used in skinny sashings and borders These are freeing and FUN to draw out! I was inspired by the circles and lines above on the left page: So I drew them out on a larger scale here. Yellowstone in October... Tetons in October... Inspiration for a Landscape Quilt CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts CLICK HERE to view: ALL Sketch Book posts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
Video: Feather Filler. A free motion quilting design.
