My client Monette sent me this adorable woodland creatures panel quilt. I love the vibe of this quilt, it's sweet but not overly childish. The dusty colours are very calming and I think any little person receiving this quilt is going to be very lucky. This fabric collection is "Wild" by...
My good friend and fellow longarmer, Jason (Kingfisher Craft Company) referred his client to me for some hand-guided custom quilting on a fabulous Atlantis quilt designed by South Wind Designs. The brief was deceptively simple, the maker wanted minimal quilting on the piecework and for me...
Diving into the cosmos with a throwback to a stellar quilt experience—quilting the Nebula quilt (Jaybird Quilts) crafted by the talented Gail Miller. I quilted this quilt quite a while back but as I perused my quilt library this quilt reminded me of my recent camping trip.
We had a rare...
Spring is not my favourite season. I know, I know, it's when things bloom and come alive... but it's also muddy, unpredictable and seemingly endless... My kids are too old for a conventional Easter, but over the years I have been particularly evil with my hiding spots... my favourite is...
Julie, the brilliant mind behind this quilt, is undoubtedly the queen of contrast. Her quilts always present me with a unique challenge when it comes to custom quilting. The question arises: should I amplify the contrast or find a way to bring it together?
Initially, I envisioned a...
This pattern was published by Jacqueline de Jonge (Be Colourful Quilts) and is called Enchanting Stars. My client Julie made this quilt and left the rest up to me! I love how this quilt came together, you can check out the YouTube video here:
These quilts...
A little while back, I found myself presented with an intriguing challenge. My client came to me with a cool wall hanging, it was made from the pattern "Bear Face" by Janet Fogg. I posted another quilt a couple of weeks ago that needed more quilting added to it, but this one needed a...
I had a little chuckle to myself when I opened up Monette's quilt package and found another flower wall hanging. I had quilted some of these same wall hangings for Monette several months earlier. We chatted about how she would like this one quilted (Monette usually leaves the overall...
I often find myself questioning my quilting style because I draw inspiration from a diverse range of quilts that come into the studio—paper-pieced Quiltworx creations, ultra-modern designs, traditional piecework, and improv art quilts. This variety is what makes my job as a longarm quilter...
"Many block patterns have multiple names, making documentation even more challenging for the quilt historian. The New York Beauty quilt was known by several names in the nineteenth century: "Rocky Mountain Road", "Rocky Mountain", ”Rail Through The Mountains”,...
I absolutely fell in love with this quilt the moment it arrived in my studio. Over the past couple of years or so, gold has made a remarkable comeback in home decor, I would love to see more of those elegant gold metallic accents extending beyond Asian fabrics and into some more mainstream...
Quiltworx quilts can be a complicated business. But this one is not much more complicated than an original wedding ring quilt. When dealing with these quilts I like to use my Quilters Block Checklist, if you're interested in this FREE little tool to help inspire ideas for custom...
