When I posted on Sunday about marking the Orizuru quilt with gel pens, there were several comments related to their use. I didn't go into detail on the pens at the time, and I should have. I was going to just talk about the gel pen on the next Orizuru post, but instead, let's talk …
Category: longarm quilting
Freehand Loop Quilting
A friend called recently to ask me if I would do a charity quilt she volunteered to do. Someone else had made the top, but wasn't able to quilt it due to health reasons. So, my friend volunteers after no one else in the club she attends would do it. She wasn't feeling well either …
How to Use a Towa Gauge
If you are a longarm quilter or you use a computerized embroidery machine with a bobbin case, a Towa gauge is either in your tool kit, or you have probably heard of it. I have to admit that for several years I resisted buying one. They are not cheap, and I just couldn't see the …
Nancy’s Quilt and Cyber Monday
The blocks on this pretty quilt were completed by a friend who recently passed away after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Nancy was one of the bravest women I have ever known. I am not sure many could endure what she did, the way she did, with grace and a determination to live her …
Be My Neighbor – Quilting the Beast
After the flimsy was done, I measured the quilt. It came out at 70 x 96 inches, quite the beast! So now the decision was how to quilt it. From the beginning, I wanted to do a cloud fill in the sky parts, and individual motifs and designs on each house. I needed to decide …
Another Lesson on Measuring Borders
Recently, I was discussing borders with a lady after her quilt was done. I asked if she had measured the borders and she said yes she had. But they were too big, and it occurred to me that I have not yet talked about why you need to measure a certain way to get the …
Loading the Longarm
A lovely group of ladies in town make larger quilts every year to give all at once to a deserving charity. This year they are making twin size quilts for Mainstay, the local women's shelter. It is difficult to quilt that size on a DSM, so I have agreed to do the quilting on six …
From My Carolina Home 