Tagged: free motion quilting

Aurifil Artisan 2019! (Friday Foto Fun #89)

Happy Friday!!! Today I’m sharing my very first Aurifil Artisan Challenge!  There are challenges each month but not all the artisans are required to participate every month.  There is a wrap-up post on the last Sunday of each month on the Aurifil Auribuzz blog! This month the challenge was to create something with the welcome package!

#The100DayProject Starts Today!

I am joining in this year on the 6th annual #The100DayProject!  The 100 days of what, you ask?  This is a global project that takes place online each spring that people work on some creative project of their choosing for 100 days straight.  Anyone can join and it’s not too late because today is Day 1!  Read more about it at the100dayproject.org. You know I’m...

Vintage Reimagined Challenge! (Friday Foto Fun #77)

It’s almost April and I’m squeaking in a close to last minute finish for my March Island Batik Ambassador Challenge!  This month we were tasked to create a quilt that was inspired by vintage quilts!  The fabrics showcased in this post were given to me by Island Batik as a part of their ambassador program.  I used the Ohio Star as the basis of my...

Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop (Friday Foto Fun #72)

Happy Friday! BeaQuilter has been hosting the Dust Off a Quilt Book blog hop all week and today is my turn to share! The concept is to take one of the many quilt books that we all have and dust it off.  Make a project from the book!  The book that I chose was the 180 Doodle Quilting Designs!  I have so many free motion...

Learning Zone vs Performance Zone for the Quilter in me! (Friday Foto Fun #69)

Happy February and thank goodness it’s Friday!  I watched an interesting TED Talk lately by Eduardo Briceño – How to get better at things you care about.  It’s an 11-minute video that I had to watch for work but seemed really relevant even for my home life and quilting life. The video talks about the learning zone and the performance zone.  The learning zone is...

I Wish You A Merry QAL – Completed Quilt

This quilt along has been such a great learning experience for me, and I even used this opportunity to stretch my quilting skills.  I am so proud of the finished quilt, as I straight-line and free motion quilted the entire thing! I used straight line quilting to stitch-in-the-ditch for outlining the different blocks and secure the basting before free motion quilting each of the different...

Making Connections Blog Hop

I Can’t Believe I’m Machine Quilting!  That is the title of my quilting story. When Dorie Hruska of Forever Quilting first asked for people to help her promote her new book through a blog hop, I was a bit hesitant because I am not a fan of machine quilting and thought I would just be embarrassing myself.  Well something clicked, and it’s like a light...