Category Archives: free motion quilting

Spike’s First Quilt! (and mine too!)

I loaded my first quilt on Spike yesterday and started quilting the first block today! I am very excited. My brilliant friend Vicki from Orchid Owl Quilts recommended getting some plexiglass to draw on and practice designs over the top … Continue reading

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Meet Spike!

Sorry I didn’t post this earlier, I was a bit under the weather, but seeing as today is National Quilt Day, it seemed like the perfect day to introduce Spike to you! Spike is a 22″ Innova Long Arm with … Continue reading

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What do quilters do on vacation?

We quilt of course! I spent yesterday afternoon pin basting a quilt top that my mom made and starting today I will be working on quilting it. I had originally planned to just use cream thread all over it but … Continue reading

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Secret Project – Sneak Peek

This project will have a full reveal in September, and I am so excited to show you all of it, in the meantime I am showing you the back. This project is one of the four that had a July … Continue reading

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Zentangle Free Motion Quilting

Last month before I quilted Hypnotic Eye I spent two nights lost in Zentangle. I printed out four copies of the block I designed, which makes up the entire quilt, taped them together and started filling them in with my … Continue reading

Posted in A Lovely Year of Finishes, free motion quilting, quilting, Quilting Competition, Sew BitterSweet Designs Patterns, Zentangle | 9 Comments