How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Before I Start
One of the hardest parts of free-motion quilting can happen before you ever sit down at the sewing machine: deciding…
Swayful Quilty Class: Chapter 6 – Preparing & Quilting Your Quilt
The quilt top is finished, and now it’s time for one of my favorite parts of the process… quilting! In…
How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs
Before I start free motion quilting, I always make a plan. Rather than sitting down at the sewing machine and…
Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt
Sometimes it’s nice to simply sit down and quilt. No talking. No rushing. Just the rhythm of the sewing machine…
Quilting the Soulshine Mini Quilt
I recently finished up a Soulshine mini quilt, and I wanted to share the process with you, especially the quilting…
Quilt as Desired: Chapter 9 — Rag Quilt Assembly
Chapter 9 of Quilt as Desired is all about bringing everything together. After working through all of the free motion…
Quilt as Desired: Advanced Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of Quilt as Desired focuses on advanced free motion quilting designs, and it marks the final chapter of…
Quilt as Desired: Combining Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 7
Chapter 7 of Quilt as Desired focuses on combining free motion quilting designs in a way that feels practical, flexible,…
My First Whole Cloth Quilt, A Personal Milestone
I’ve wanted to make a whole cloth quilt for a long time, but I kept waiting. Whole cloth quilting shows…
Quilt as Desired – Free Motion Quilting Feathers in Chapter 6
Feathers and Botanical Movement Chapter 6 of Quilt as Desired focuses on free motion quilting feathers and botanical movement, with…
A Free Motion Quilting Pillow, Start to Finish
There’s something really special about sitting down with a quilt sandwich and letting the design unfold as you stitch. This…
Quilt as Desired – Chapter 5 Is Live: Organic and Curved Movement
Chapter 5 of Quilt as Desired focuses on organic and curved movement in free motion quilting, with designs that emphasize…