Renata stopped by the Machine Quilter Studio with her exquisite Gypsy Wife quilt top. I fell in love with this colourful pattern by Jen Kingswell. The combination of brilliant blocks, stripes and floral fabrics took my breath away. Renata wanted to choose just the right thread for the quilting. When it comes to auditioning threads, …
Here’s a fast and fun last minute Christmas project. It’s naughty because it’s just so easy! Using the air threading JUKI MO2000 overlocker to stitch the bunting together is fast, fun and fabulous. It’s nice because the bunting is double sided and looks lovely from every angle. The extra weight makes them hang nicer too. …
This post continues our series on what to look for in a sewing machine that you want to put on a quilting frame. In the first post we considered space. Today we’ll be looking at strength and speed. Professional long arm quilting machines come in two parts. There is a very powerful industrial sewing machine …
“I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils…” Tom Hanks as Joe Fox in ‘You’ve got Mail’ Machine Quilting frames allow the sewing machine to glide every-which-way over the top of your quilt. It’s like magic! This amazingly free movement transforms your sewing machine needle into a pencil; so anything you can draw, …
Here’s a throwback Thursday post. To go along with our Back to school theme we’re sharing a post about one of Emily’s early quilts. Emily is now an AWESOME quilter. We thought it would be fun to get a glimpse of how she got started. We made this quilt for Emily to take to University, …
“Never let your schooling interfere with your education.” Having been a teacher, I get nostalgic in September. It will always be for me the start of a new year, fresh with promise and possibilities. Now that we’ve recovered from our holidays and got the kids back to school and university, we can begin to focus …
Savour the summer with our Anchors Aweigh Little Box of Sunshine. We’re back from our family holiday in Norfolk. As I write this nautical themed post, I’m savouring the summer memories. Here I am flanked by the kids; Kate, Ellie, Rosie, Pete and Emily and Ben. Then we’re all heading off to Holkham beach. …
The Festival was great! We enjoyed meeting so many quilters. It’s always a joy to match people up to the right tools. Juki was delighted to be a sponsor this year for the Pictorial Quilts category. We were also glad to introduce our new Juki Club. It was fun to engage with social media and …
Juki sponsored the Pictorial Quilts Category this year at the Festival of Quilts. The pictorial quilt category features figurative or representational pieces depicting a scene or subject. Ikuko Leska our Juki Club team leader, came from Juki Central Europe to hand out the award and congratulate the winner, Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga for her quilt ‘African Village’. Follow …
Congratulations to our Instagram Contest winners. We wanted to share some of the winning photographs. You’ll be able to view all the entries on Instagram under #myjukiclub and #foq17. The photos below won the Little Box of Sunshine subscription box for the most likes each day of the Festival of Quilts. Our big winner for …
