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Okay, this one is not exactly a quilt, but it does demonstrate some of the things you can do on an Innova longarm machine that just might not come to mind.
Watch Heidi Farmer in Show 2211: Hoop-Free Longarm Embroidery.
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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Shown here in the Enchantment colorway, Double Wedding Ring is the seventeenth block for the Legacy Quilt Club. The Legacy Quilt features twenty blocks. A new block pattern is available for FREE each month.
Participants always SAVE 15% -
Use Coupon Code:
WEDDINGRING15
Good for all products at Ricky Tims Online Store.
Expires June 15, 2018
Click here to find previous blocks in the Legacy Quilt Club.
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Warning: Not Quilt Related and Do NOT Try this at home. We know the dangers of alcohol and rotary cutting and TQS tries to stay up with the latest movements and techniques, but this one threw us for a loop. We did wonder if they put fabric on the wall if you could get a very interesting "wonky" look?
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The Poppy Quilt was the first quilt that Heidi made on her Innova. Take a look at all the teeny, tiny little circles in the background.
Watch Heidi Farmer in Show 2211: Hoop-Free Longarm Embroidery.
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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It’s Hope Yoder here with the first look inside my cozy quilting space. I hope you will join me on my journey learning to free-motion quilt. As the owner of Designs By Hope Yoder, I have a warehouse where our staff and I create our machine embroidery and crafting magic but I wanted a small space, something cozy, where I can begin my journey in the comfort of my home.
I have a wonderful husband of 29 years and two daughters, Hannah (21 yrs) & Olivia (19 yrs) who are at home with us while finishing college. What this means is no spare bedroom for quilting. I found a solution that works in the center of our home, but requires some careful planning since the space I chose doesn’t have any doors to hide the creativity that is often strewn across cabinets and machines. Here is the transformation of our breakfast nook into my cozy quilting space.
In looking at this space, I wanted it to blend in with the rest of our home rather than looking like the cluttered craft space I had previously. We had a tall tablewith barstools in this space that was rarely used. I re-purposed the table by moving it into the adjacent den which now serves dual purposes, as a table when friends are over and as a cutting station. In our warehouse sewing area we had some leftover Ikea tables that I brought home to use for my sewing machine. They are just wide enough to fit my straight stitch machine with the wide Sew Steady Wish table I have been using for free-motion.
I have several sewing and embroidery machines at the warehouse and had to pick 1 to bring home. I chose my Juki 2010 sewing machine.
It’s my sewing workhorse which only does one thing, straight stitch. It will sew through thick layers of just about anything, including stacks of thick webbing. The last two things I moved in were my favorite sewing chair and a small chest of drawers on wheels.
So, this is the beginning of my cozy space. What do you think? I love it. Several nights a week I spend about 20 minutes or more practicing free-motion quilting. At my office, I cut twenty ½ yard quilt sandwiches and brought them home for my new nightly ritual. More about that later. But as a self-proclaimed, uptight quilter, I’m proud to announce that my stippling now longer boasts of the dreaded right angles. I’m virtually, almost, right angle free! Now I am thinking of buying myself a machine more suited for free motion quilting. Stay tuned to see my dream quilting machine. Until next time, happy crafting! - Hope Yoder.
Here's where you can find Hope:
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In this case, it appears that Becky Goldsmith used her quilting to soften the sharpness of the points in the design.
Becky's quilt, Blue Bullseye, was exhibited at Spring Paducah 2018. Her techniques included Free-Motion Quilting, Foundation Piecing, Paper Piecing, and Machine Piecing. Her Design Source: Bullseye quilt, Glorious American Quilts: The Quilt Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art by Elizabeth V. Warren and Sharon L Eisenstat.
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Red and white quilts have been an iconic color combination for quilters since the discovery of Turkey red dye. Working with these two high contrast colors requires a bit of extra attention and Linda Pumphrey is back to offer helpful tips and tricks for avoiding unexpected pitfalls down the road. Along the way she shares intriguing bits of red and white quilt history, antique quilts, and wows us with new designs based on old patterns.
And, TQS member Carolyn Hock is back to entice you with techniques for adding that bit of fantastic bling to the edge of your quilts. From red and white to outstanding bling, this show is sure to catch your eye.
Star Members can watch Linda and Carolyn in Show 2212: For the Love of Red and White, when it debuts this Sunday, June 3, 2018.
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Get a variety of Edyta's beautiful fabrics.
When you cut fabric for a Block of the Month there are fabrics left over. We have combined them into 2 wonderful bundles.
These sold out in an instant last time, so if you want one don’t wait, as we only have 14 of each.
We have two options:
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The WINNER!!! of the Quilt Mania Seasons at Buttermilk Basin is Omnisky! Please head over to Quilt Roadies on YouTube and leave me an email with your mailing address and the book will sent for your enjoyment!
One of the blessings of living in Sisters, Oregon is the Stitchin' Post...because Jean and Valori bring a variety of designers / instructors for wonderful class offerings. There are so many choices. The best way to be sure you get a spot is to check in regularly on their website! Attendees this session were from all over California, Oregon and Washington. I didn't want to take a chance of not getting in, so I registered last year for this class with Jen Kingwell from Down Under. Be sure to check out her shop and website at https://www.amitie.com.au/. What I know about Jen and her classes is that I am going to leave happier than when I walked in! Because her classes are mainly handwork, there is a lot of happy chatter and enjoyable stitching. The fabric choices alone make you smile! In this particular class you could pick whichever pattern of her designs you wanted to work on and it was fun to see a variety of projects in the works. I chose "My Small World," and at Jen's suggestion we were told to pick a challenging block in our particular pattern to start so she was available to help.
I hope you enjoy this slideshow, which is a combination of Jen Kingwell's quilts and student piecing! If you haven't taken a class with Jen, I encourage you to take the leap!
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