Maria’s Into The Deep Quilt

If you follow me on instagram @leishakaye then you might have seen this incredible quilt on my machine this week!

Maria and her daughter Mary each made one, Mary’s will be quilted like Maria’s next. It’s fun to have twinning quilts!!

This is the Into The Deep pattern that was an exclusive pattern taught by Tula Pink herself on a cruise back in 2018. Unfortunately, I can’t find a pattern to link. Of course these are Tula’s gorgeous fabrics as well.

When I was brainstorming how to quilt Maria and Mary’s quilts, I had the thought to add some Graffiti style quilting between the squares. Which I think goes perfectly with Tula’s fabrics. Glad they were game!!

I used Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly Winline Textiles batting.

These are close ups of some of my favorite elements. Graffiti Quilting allows me to make stuff up as I go. Below I love the long skinny hooked leaf with the scalloped inside. Above, the simple leaf with the circles feather tip. There are many other fun elements just like these throughout the quilt. Check out my instagram for a video I posted of this quilt.

In the squares I quilted a simple x and then echoed the lines 1” outside the center x. I used the 12” Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple. Go to: https://www.thequiltedpineapple.com/shop/

If you’re a quilter, have you ever tried Graffiti Quilting? Do you want to?

Karlee Porter who is the mastermind behind Graffiti Quilting is teaching her 10th Anniversary Master Class this fall, and she’s given me a coupon code for you to join us!!! Yes, I’m taking the class too. Use code “LF25” at checkout to get $25 off. March is early bird pricing, each month it will go up until September 2024 when class starts. Go to: https://www.karleeporter.com/shop/education/graffiti-quilting-master-class/

I’m so excited to learn everything I can about Graffiti Quilting. Plus Karlee is so fun, you know it’s going to be a good time.

If you’re intimidated with Graffiti Quilting, I have a Quilting It Freemotion course that can get you started with the basics!!! Go to: https://www.quiltingit.com/quilting-it-freemotion-course

It’s ready now!!! Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by!! If you’re interested in edge to edge quilting, check out my calendar and schedule a day. https://calendly.com/quiltingit

Happy Quilting!! Leisha

Terri’s Flower Farm Quilt

Hello there,

I have a sweet quilt to share with you today!!

Terri made this lovely Flower Farm quilt by Anne from Bunny Hill Designs. I think these are Anne’s fabrics as well, if I’m not mistaken.

My goal was to create lots of texture and make each block stand out on its own. If your a longarm quilter and would like to learn some freehand or freemotion quilting designs, like I’ve quilted here, let me teach you. I have a 10 video freemotion quilting course called Quilting It Freemotion. I start off with Stippling and work my way thru a variety of different designs. You can pick and choose which design you’d like to learn, or grab the whole bundle. It could be just the thing you’ve been waiting for!!

I used my favorite Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.

I quilted pebbles, crackle, grass, arcs, ribbon candy, my overlapping circles, stippling, loops, swirls, feathers and more. I quilted them in multiple blocks throughout the quilt which creates cohesion and movement.

I love the sweet touches that custom quilting can add to such a beautiful quilt.

I wish you could all see it in person. The pictures never do it justice.

Thanks for being here!! If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my edge to edge quilting calendar.

Have a happy day and I hope you get time to sew. • leisha

Kathy’s “Who’s in My Garden” Quilt

Hello,

This incredible quilt was on my machine back in February, and with a little bit of time this afternoon I want to tell you about it.

Kathy created this design herself and called it “Who’s in My Garden”. Which, if you notice all the little creatures…you’ll see who visits her garden. There is no pattern for this. She had the center panel for awhile and possibly the floral border fabric, which she designed the whole quilt around. There are 7 pieced borders on this quilt.

The delicate floral arrangement in the center is so beautiful and classy, and I didn’t want to take away from that with the quilting so I cross hatched it with a long Edge ruler from Linda at the Quilted Pineapple.

I quilted my freehand Overlapping Circles design in the corners behind the birds. If you’re interested in having me teach you how to quilt freemotion from the comfort of your own home, check out my Quilting It Freemotion course.

Then I just kept quilting and trying to highlight each border, repeating some of the designs to create cohesion throughout the quilt.

If you’re interested…Check out the quilting details for the first couple of borders in this instagram video. I used my 4” Circle2 ruler for curves behind the outside scalloped blue border. My Circle2 rulers are available in my shop, in a set of 6 ranging from 2” up to 13”…with two circles per ruler. Check them out!!!

I share the rest of the border quilting designs in this video. I used my 5” Circle2 ruler for the petals in the flying geese blocks. More freehand Overlapping Circles and lots and lots of lines.

I used Hobbs wool batting and natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads.

This quilt is amazing, and it was fun to create so much beautiful quilty texture!!

I’m still not taking on custom quilting at the moment, but if you’re interested in edge to edge quilting please check my schedule.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy quilting. • leisha

Susan’s Goose Crossing Quilt

Hello there,

It’s been too long, and I have lots to catch up on…life has been crazy for me. Hopefully I can get back into a blogging groove, because I’ve quilted some pretty amazing quilts over the last several months.

Susan made this incredible Goose Crossings quilt, which is in the Autumn Bouquet book by Sharon Keightley. So amazing, huh?!?!

Susan used fabrics from several lines by Kim Diehl. Kim’s fabrics are so rich and stunning, and they go so beautifully together.

My quilting plan was to make the appliqué pop!! I quilted all the lines with an Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple and my Overlapping Circles freehand design in the background behind the flowers. The flowers themselves have no quilting in them. With how dense the quilting is, I don’t think it’s necessary. I quilted 1/2” squares in the very center of the background.

I used Almond Omni thread from Superior Threads, which is a perfect cream color.

The cornerstone blocks gave me the opportunity to quilt a simple grid design in the corners. Which I love with the petals.

To help the flying geese pop and create a beautiful frame around the flower blocks, I quilted simple petals using my 3” Circle2 ruler. (Pictured below) My Circle2 machine quilting circle rulers are available in my shop, and come in a set of six ranging in sizes from 2” to 13”. They are such a great tool to have when you’re freemotion quilting. There are two circles in each ruler, the one below is the 3”/9” ruler. 3” on the inside and 9” on the outside. They are made in America from high quality 1/4” acrylic.

• Design Patent D875,574 •

The pop of red Susan put in the inner border is perfect. I quilted a freehand ribbon candy inside which ties everything together.

More Overlapping Circles, which I teach in my Quilting It Freemotion course, between the flowers and the inner border, with 3/4” lines from the flowers to the outside edge of the quilt.

I used two layers of batting. A 8020 cotton poly blend on the bottom from Winline Textiles, with a layer of Hobbs wool on top. I love that combo. I also love wool with bamboo. I recommend double batts on wallhangings or show quilts…or ones with lots and lots of dense quilting, it helps everything pop in the best way!

I wish you could all see this one in person. It’s incredible!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! My edge to edge quilting schedule is available, I’m not taking on any custom quilting right now. Happy quilting!!

• leisha

Shelley’s Baby Quilt

If you like modern quilts, check out this baby quilt that Shelley made for her newest grandson.

Cool huh?!?! Shelley’s daughter in-law saw a pillow like this and loved it, so Shelley sewed this together quickly and was able to hand deliver it when she flew across country to meet him.

I used natural white Omni thread on all the white rectangles and a dusty blue Omni thread, that matched that fabric perfectly, both from Superior Threads.

I also used 8020 comfort blend batting from Winline Textiles.

I used the Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple, to quilt all the lines.

To stay with the simple modern look, I quilted x’s in the rectangles and a 1/4” pinstripe in the blue rectangles. I left the black and white thin stripes unquilted, and they popped!!

Do you have any quilts that you’d like quilted? Check out my calendar to see my availability. Thanks for stopping by. Happy quilting, leisha