Quilt Show Tees!

I forgot to share with you the latest editions to my wardrobe.

The first T-shirt sums up my love with everything sparkling.  (I like to think it fits my personality!)

The second shirt is what the Rooster Creek Quilt Guild Volunteers were given for helping with the show.

I really like this years shirts.  It really made it easy to identify helpers during the show, and it brought smiles to the visitor's faces!

Heading to my studio,

4th Annual Rooster Creek Quilt Show, 2019

Before the show I was able to interview, Teresa Cuno, the owner of Rooster Creek Quilting in Holts Summit, MO about this year's event.  Check it out here.

It was great to be able to see some great quilts, that were vintage, art, traditional, modern and some created by young quilters entered into the show. The winners of each category is posted in the Rooster Creek Quilter Facebook Group and on the Rooster Creek Quilting Facebook page.

This year I was able to have a vendor booth at the Rooster Creek Quilt Show. I love being able to share my work with other quilters.  This year I released several new patterns, including 3 new patterns that feature my Faux Batik Panel technique.

I also revamped my Little Escapes-A Day at the Beach pattern.

Finally, I was able to introduce my own greeting cards that feature some of my favorite quilts and quilted elements.

My booth was large enough to demo some of my favorite techniques.

It was great to meet others just as passionate about quilting as you are.

Thanks to Mike and Teresa Cuno, and all the Rooster Creek Quilters for a great show.  I love the new venue location.

I also want to send a special thank you to all my assistants Brooke, Riley, and Brett.  I could not have done it without you and your support.

Anyone Else Need Some Vitamin Sea?

Anyone else want to run away and play today?  I want to soak in some sun, with my feet in the water.

I may have to settle for a cold drink on the patio..... #workinggal #isitFriday?  #whyareMondayssolong? #landscapequilts #Destin,FL -Linda

Using Your Sewing Machine's Decorative Stitches to Applique

Many of us love to do our applique with a sewing machine.  The process is faster than doing it by hand.  You can also jazz things up a bit by using your machine's decorative stitches.  Be sure to use a needle plate that allows for wide stitches and the proper presser foot that allows the build up of thread to pass under with ease.  Check out the rest of my hints and tips in the following video.

Keep on being creative with your machine!

Missouri Spring #2 Finished!!!

I am excited to share with you my finished piece, Missouri Spring #2!  I first shared my process of this piece on this blog post here. 

So I wanted to share a few of the additional things I did to finish the piece and then let you know how you can possibly own it.

First off, I created the Lilac Leaf Small Border Design, You can find the free tutorial using this link. 

Then I used various threads to quilt the background elements.  I have found that if I want to heavily quilt a feature on a quilt, I try to stabilize the surrounding areas with quilting first, especially on small pieces.  Then I can thread sketch/paint the featured item. I chose to outline quilt a few of the lilacs and the leaves.  This would allow the photo transfer to shine through, but not detract from the butterfly.

Once all the background was quilted, the fun began with the butterfly.  I liken this process to coloring in a coloring book, only using thread and a sewing machine! I used a light, medium and dark yellow-orange and thread sketched/painted the body parts.  I would travel to the next segment since I had planned on covering all traveling stitches with the black of the butterfly.

Next I add the orange and dusty blue marks to the butterfly. Then I outlined the wings and body with the black.  Finally, I used a dark brown to create the texture and highlight the thorax of the butterfly.

Now that the quilting was finished, I added a simple label created by diagonally folding a square piece of fabric.  I then baste the raw edges of the triangle to a lower corner of the quilt. These edges are then enclosed in the binding.

This gives me a spot to write the quilt label information and a small pocket to include my postcard or business card.  

Then I create 2 small sleeves and baste them by machine on the top of the piece.  I tack the bottom edges down by hand.  Once the binding is on, I can slip a dowel inside the sleeves and hang the quilt with just one nail in the wall.

This is what it looked like once it was finished.  I did add two rings to the back for those who prefer to hang the piece that way.

The finished piece is 12" x 12".  It is a donation quilt that I made to help support SAQA-Studio Art Quilt Associates. Funds are used to help provide venues to share, educate and display studio art quilts. This piece along with 442 others will be up for an online auction that starts on September 30-October 6, 2019. You can view all the quilts available by using this link.

Look for this banner to find out more about the auction.

This is where you can find my quilt and the others that are available, use the link above to go there.

This is a great way to support an organization that supports studio art quilts and to possibly own work from your favorite artist!  

Just giving you a heads up about the auction and what you might want to bid on!

Hello Summer!

Sending you some Summer time daisies! #FridayFlowers #wholeclothquilt #freemotiononadomestic #mixedmedia #doodlequilting #helloSummer

Happy National Sewing Machine Day!

This was the first machine I ever stitched on.  My Grandma operated the pedal and helped me guide the pillow we were sewing.  It is a love affair that never ended!

What sewing machine did you first use?  Linda

#nationalsewingmachineday #ilovesewingmachines #truelove #whiterotarysewingmachine