Quiltworx quilts or Judy Niemeyer quilts are easily recognizable and have a level of complexity and skill that many quilters aspire to. These quilts are constructed using templates and foundation paper piecing primarily but also sometimes incorporate curved piecing, and ...
I decided to switch it up a little bit this week and talk about these inexpensive plush blankets that some of us use for quilt backing. If you want to watch the full YouTube Video you can find it here:
How to Use a Plush Blanket as a Quilt Backing Video
It all started when I decided to make...
Let's talk labyrinth quilts. Everyone loves an optical illusion and the Labyrinth Walk Quilt Pattern by The Guilty Quilter is probably one of the most accessible optical illusion quilt patterns available. If you want a copy of this pattern you can find it on Amazon here:
Or...
Thank you so much to Marg for sending me this gorgeous quiltworx quilt top. I love the contrast of the jewel-tone purples and sunshine yellows. The colour is the first thing that I noticed about the top and I wanted to let that inspire me.
I knew that...
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 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...
