Tag Archives: Machine Quilting

Garden Progress

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Jaye

This piece was started in a Pamela Allen class in 2009. I dreamed about it this week which encouraged me to pull it out of the closet (it usually hangs on the wall of my fabric closet, so I see … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Quilting

Posted on Saturday, November 5, 2011 by Jaye

If you, mostly, do not quilt your quilts yourself, then part of your quiltmaking process should be preparing your quilt for your longarm professional. You can read my longarm rant which implies things to think about when choosing a longarm … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Longarmers

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by Jaye

Dear Longarm Quilter, Thank you for taking the time to quilt my quilt. I really appreciate your assistance, your artistry and your attention to detail. I want to support your small business, which is one reason I come to you. … Continue reading →

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Tarts Return

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 by Jaye

I rearranged my workroom yesterday and quilted on the Tarts. The quilt was calling from where it was neatly hung in the closet and begging to be worked on. Since I had no good excuse NOT to work on it, … Continue reading →

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Spending Quality Time with Tarts

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 by Jaye

I got a bug in my ear a week or so ago to quilt the Tarts. They weren’t hanging in the closet quilting themselves and the label does say 2010. I hauled them out, set up the table and quilted … Continue reading →

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Kathy Sperino Gorgeous Quilting

Posted on Saturday, October 2, 2010 by Jaye

A few days ago Kathy posted the quilt below on her blog, Finishing Lines. I love the way she has matched the thread to the piecing. I like to do that as well, so the quilting is a design element, … Continue reading →

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Week/end Work

Posted on Monday, August 9, 2010 by Jaye

Since I returned from Long Beach, I have been trying to sew a lot. I have a lot of new fabric and I want to play with it. I don’t feel like I am sewing enough, but I am trying. … Continue reading →

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Basting & Quilting

Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 by Jaye

I am trying to force myself to sew, so last Friday, I planned a day to baste the Tarts Come to Tea. I am not in the groove since I was sick and that is a weird thing. It has … Continue reading →

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Longarming a FOTY

Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Jaye

I need to stop with the large quilts. However, I like making large-ish quilts, though. The problem is that I am too short to photograph them. Perhaps I just need to win the lottery and have my own personal photographer … Continue reading →

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2 Quilts Have Returned: Chocolate Box

Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by Jaye

I am really pleased with the quilting on the Chocolate Box. The whole quilt came out really well, which was surprising, since I don’t usually use much brown (as you might have noticed). I did like that brown – kind … Continue reading →

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2 Quilts Have Returned: Passionate Purple

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 by Jaye

As you may remember, this is part of a series of Bullseye quilts I am working on with JulieZS and Adrienne. I tool Thursday off of work so that I could rest up for my quilt marathon. One of the … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Thursday

Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 by Jaye

Tomorrow is my longarming day. I plan to quilt FOTY 2009. As a result I have quilt designs on the mind. What do you think of that swirled design? I am thinking of looking at it as a line drawing. … Continue reading →

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K. S. Perino Pencil Roll

Posted on Sunday, August 30, 2009 by Jaye

K. S. Perino is one of the participants in the CPP, so I peruse her blog periodically to check out her prompt responses. As I was doing that this morning, I saw hat she had made a pencil roll. I … Continue reading →

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Tarts Progressing Slowly

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Jaye

I was determined to get at least one of the blocks done this weekend. I took the easy way out and worked on the smaller block. No block is easy, regardless of how small. Every block requires a background which … Continue reading →

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Longarming FOTY 2008

Posted on Saturday, July 4, 2009 by Jaye

I spent time yesterday machine quilting the Fabric of the Year 2008 quilt at Always Quilting. It took me 3.25 hours from the time I started pinning the piece to the machine until I took it off. It was the … Continue reading →

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