Thread Tales From A Scrappy Quilter

This quilt is Jacque's and she intended to quilt it herself but found the process on such a large size bed quilt not as enjoyable as planned.  I think her opening question to me is very important.   She asked,  "Would you be willing to quilt this the way I want it quilted?".  Of course!   These are your quilts, we try to finish them to your specifications and budget.   We may have suggestions or reasons why some techniques are better for that quilt but ultimately this is your quilt and your input matters.   She seemed very pleased with the results!   I love the backside of this type of quilt       These are 20" blocks.  BIG.  One of my favorite design lines is how the sashing and the side pieces of the block come together to form a secondary design.       I think this one will be so awesome after it is washed and dried. It is always my hope that I...

It's almost back to school time and I'm ready for a little more uninterrupted time in my schedule.  Here's a few favorites I quilted recently:   Quilters Dream Puff Poly batting used in the quilt above.             July was 4 weeks of Driver's Ed for my 15 year old, taking him there and 1.5 hrs later picking him back up.  Plus about 17 Doctor visits between myself, 2 boys, 2 cats and a dog!  I knew it was coming, most appointments were scheduled months ago and I scheduled my quilting accordingly.  No customs for July.   On top of that, I'm an officer in 2 clubs plus I am on the planning committee for our upcoming quilt show which is taking way too much of my time.  Oh, I also am trying to set up a .com website for my business and I also bought the quilter's software, The Machine Quilter's Business Manager but... I have not had the time to get them fully operational....

My project is not complete and several were curious what I was building for my longarm.  I saw a post from Jamie Wallen on how to build a side light like the one he has been using for 10 years.   Looks perfect!   I had just recently drug a floor lamp with the bendable goose neck lights back and forth with me across the 100" of quilt.     But unfortunately, mine is not completed yet, I sure needed for another project recently too.   Some of those tone on tone threads are impossible to see with your normal lighting that works for most projects.   But...the size bulb I needed was not available at the hardware store where I shopped.   It was very heavy for the perfect size and the next size that fit was only about 14" long.   I decided to try the 14" one... but tested it before we stuck it down.   It really did not put out much light at all, so I need to shop for a longer light at another store....