Sometimes you want your quilting motifs to touch or even overlap when you’re creating an overall quilting pattern. But if you want to stitch an individual motif in each quilt block, a little space between designs is a plus; the visual separation gives the mind’s eye a resting spot and indicates the boundary between one … Read More
A Thread about Thread: Which Thread to Use for Beautiful Quilting There’s nothing I love more than the texture of quilting. Whether it’s a straight, formal grid, a swirl of freemotion stippling, or the lovely waves of fantastic feathers, the stitches that attach your finished quilt top to the utilitarian backing and batting add dimension … Read More
A little fabric and a little time are all you need to add a bright spot of color to your holiday décor. If a long and skinny hanging isn’t what you want, just vary the number of motifs to create a square or rectangular pillow. For the quickest of projects, arrange just four ornaments on … Read More
What the Book Doesn’t Tell You: The Dream Fabric Frame It seems like only yesterday, but I’ve been working with The Dream Fabric Frame and my DreamCreator™ Innov-ís VQ2400 for a year now! They’ve become my friends, and I’ve learned a few things along the way that you may find helpful, too. They aren’t in … Read More
Quilted Ombre Table Runner: Strip Piecing, Quilting, and Facing to Finish The holidays are fast approaching and whether it’s for yourself or you’re making it as a gift, a new table runner always brightens up a dining table in one easy step! Pick a pack of precut fat quarters in a range of shades and … Read More
One of my favorite features of any Brother machine I’ve owned (there have been and are, ahem, “several”) is the range of accessory feet included with the machine. That’s right: you don’t even have to make a separate purchase to start enjoying the benefits of specialty feet that make sewing, embroidery, and decorative stitching easier … Read More
Border prints are fun, but stitched borders that you create yourself are even better! You control the design elements and colors, the width of the border, and its placement. By stitching a border across the middle of a fabric strip, we set the stage for a pouf of a pillow, and the edges of the … Read More
Repeated cycles of washing and drying can cause shrinkage. This is true of clothing, and I think that’s happened to my house, too. After all these years of rain and sun, and my house seems to have shrunk (LOL). I mean, it seemed like quite a big house thirty years ago! I knew I’d never … Read More
Totes are always handy to use or give, and this quilted tote bag one makes a great showcase for quilting on THE Dream Fabric Frame. The fabric requirements are generous. Use the extra fabric for practice quilting or experimenting. Then, turn the scraps into an accessory pouch or keychain ornament. Finished size: 13 1/2″ x … Read More