I was going through my photos of my longarm quilting today and realized there are a lot of quilts that I haven’t shared here yet. I’m not exaggerating when I say “a lot”. I am pretty good about sharing photos on Instagram as I’m working on a quilt, but it’s usually only a sneak peek, and I don’t always share every quilt I work on. I need to be better about that, though. This is my business and how does someone know if they want to hire me for longarm quilting if they can’t see a full range of my…
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Quilting Anna’s < > Quilt
Read moreToday i’m sharing photos of Anna’s < > Quilt from her new book Handmade Style. I just love the simplicity of this quilt! It’s so “Dutch Modern” to me, and perfectly fits Anna’s style. I wasn’t at all surprised when I pulled this top out to quilt. Anna and I talked briefly about the pattern and both arrived at this simple design. The design is a simple repeat that I drew up in AutoSketch and had the Statler (computer) quilt out. I made sure to center the diamonds into the center yellow space for the best effect. While it is essentially…
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Quilting A Meadow Quilt
Read moreThis is going to be a picture heavy post today. More often than not lately it seems i’m doing a lot of “custom” quilting. What that usually entails is a few different designs in different places on the quilt, some quilts more intricate than others. This quilt happened to be my favorite type of custom quilting, the kind where a client says “Do whatever you want! Surprise me!” We talk a little about the density and where they would like designs, but otherwise it’s left up to me what ultimately goes on the quilt. When Oona and I first started…
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Quilting A Fight Song
Read moreAs Christmas was approaching I had an email asking if I was still accepting quilts returned in time for Christmas gifting. It just so happens that I was, but just barley. Jennifer asked if I could quilt the chorus from the University of Michigan fight song onto a quilt she made for her son, who is currently a student there. I just love being a part of a gift like this. Quilting a quilt that will be loved and cherished is always special, but a quilt like this is just a little more special and to quilt it specially with…
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Quilting Buzzing Bees
Read moreI had the opportunity to quilt one of the sweetest quilts recently. It was a sampler quilt with so many bright, cheerful fabrics, depicting all the different seasons. I went searching to see what this quilt is, and it looks to be part of the Quilty Fun Sew Along & Blog Tour for Lori Holt’s book Quilty Fun (affiliate link). As I do with most of my quilting requests, I sent along several quilting ideas that I thought might work for this top. Secretly, I usually have one in the bunch that I hope the clients picks, and this quilt was no different.…
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Fox Has Cathedral Windows
Read moreAnother recently quilted top sent in to be quilted. Callie did an amazing job piecing this Fox Has Spots block of the month quilt. She went with the Cathedral Window design and I think it worked out quite perfectly for the top. Even though I mostly use the Statler (computer portion of my Gammill) to quilt the tops, it’s still a lot of work making sure everything rolls straight and lines up correctly. It’s no easy job with this pattern, but worth the time it takes to line it all up and have it stitched so perfectly.
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Gallifreyan Quilting
Read moreI’m a huge Doctor Who fan. I’ve been watching it since I was a little girl and it aired on PBS. I don’t remember much of the original Doctor Who, but i’ve watched all of the newer ones since they began airing. I’m actually a season behind right now. I hate to watch knowing it will end. I also have a hard time watching, knowing that I will need to do nothing but watch. There is no working on other stuff while I watch that show. It just sucks me in! Needless to say, I was thrilled when Caroline emailed…
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Star Quilt Custom Quilting
Read moreI just finished quilting this beautiful star quilt that Beca made. This was a custom quilting job – boarders, sashing and blocks were all quilted separately. The fabrics were just beautiful and I especially loved that the “background” fabric was a tiny print. It was such a sweet quilt. I took many photos of it and the quilting. Unfortunately, my SD Card must have a bad sector and almost all of the photos I took are corrupt. So sad. This was one of just a few images on my camera that turned out, but I did manage to take a few photos on my iPhone…
