Do you have this accessory for your sewing machine? Do you use it? It allows you to stitch at the desired distance from a previous stitching. It's great for echo quilting. I have a Pfaff machine and this is called edge/quilting guide. It's very easy to attach it to the machine. And stitching lines spaced at 1'' (or even more) saves you time! And if you want to add some free motion … [Read more...]

Another project finished, more about it in a day or two. Free motion quilting fun! … [Read more...]

Playing (free motion quilting) again with the very thick Aurifil 12wt thread. … [Read more...]

Tonight I hope I will have time to edit the photos of one of my latest quilts. It is one of my favorite quilts! Here is the thread I used to quilt the background. Usually I quilt with just one color. After I quilted this one, the idea of using many colors is more and more appealing to me. This is the thread I received for the Aurifil Challenge; you wouldn't say, but you can sew a lot with … [Read more...]

I advice my customers who work on patterns that require marking the quilt top to start the quilt when they have time to finish it quickly. The less time the colored marking stays on fabric the better! And I started this quilt three months ago!  Now it is finally quilted and is waiting to be washed. I hope there will be no surprise (because I used these markers that I already tested)! I … [Read more...]

I hate adding borders to quilts.  Sometimes I have to do it- the design was square and I needed a longer quilt. Happy that I had to add only two!! Then I quilted them and now I see the borders with other eyes. I think it's the first time I quilt feathers on borders. I loved it! I will do it again, hopefully soon! Geta … [Read more...]

Sometimes I am asked why I love to sew with solid fabric. See the answer below! And the difference between a solid and print quilted fabric. I still have to bind this quilt, finish two bag and a quilt patterns then I will start other projects. have a great sewing week, Geta … [Read more...]