Long arm quilting machines are becoming more popular and many quilters are looking for a smaller more affordable version of these amazing but expensive machines. Machine Quilting frames can provide the same freedom of movement as their long arm cousins, for a fraction of the cost. Quilting frames are designed to work with home sewing …
I love driving around at night and seeing all the lovely Christmas lights. I’ve tried to capture that joy in this raw edge applique project. Black backing fabric creates a brilliant night sky and bright saturated Kaffe Fassett-type fabrics work well for the trees. Choosing just the right threads made the trees light up with …
According to an ancient Japanese legend, there is an invisible red thread tied to everyone’s little finger at birth. The other end of the red thread is tied to someone that we are destined to meet. The people connected by this thread will become part of each other’s story. The thread may get tangled or …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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. …
During our Christmas in July event last weekend we celebrated summer and got ready for Christmas at the same time! The venue was the Franklins sewing shop in Colchester. Besides a massive selection of Juki sewing machines, Franklins have everything for the quilter and stitcher; a superb selection of fabrics, yarns and sewing & quilting …
We put together this Cups & Saucers Quilt to celebrate our Alice Tea Party Juki Club event. We’re posting the directions here, so if you missed our first Juki Club event in Salisbury, you can still complete the projects at home. These applique projects were designed to explore the cool new features on the Juki …
“Don’t you think that Daisies are the friendliest flowers?” Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail Our Sunshine Box May Flowers line design is a daisy! This is one of my favourite line designs. It looks great and it’s easy to do. Making the long thin petals is good practice for other line design too. Notice …
