Karen’s beautiful Log Cabin Home quilt
Isn’t this quilt absolutely amazing?!?!?!!! Karen always does a beautiful job on her quilts.
I love the pops of rust added throughout this quilt. The pattern that Karen used is by Miss Rosie’s Farmhouse, it’s called Cracked Pots.
I used Patricia Ritter and my Ginger©️ pantograph design to quilt this quilt, it’s available in paper and digital formats at https://www.urbanelementz.com/ginger.html
I love that the quilting is dancing across the quilt. Look at all of these cute houses.
I used Dyed Natural 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
There is nothing like quilty texture on minky.
thank you for stopping by!! Have a great week!
- leisha
Beth’s sweet quilt!
I love the soft colors of this beautiful quilt. AND, I love that I got to quilt out one of my brand NEW designs! Beaded Clam©️!!
Beth did an absolutely beautiful job making this quilt. She fussy cut the hexie fabric for the sashing, and was right on with every point.
The quilt pattern and fabric are by 3 Sisters and is the Victoria quilt...and it was one of Moda’s box kits.
I used Antique Cream 30 Tex Perma Core A&E thread, and Beth brought a 8020 cotton poly batting. I think it was a Hobbs batt.
I sent a link to all of my new designs, on my website, to Beth and let her pick a design. Beaded Clam was one of her choices, and I thought it would be a perfect match. I couldn’t LOVE it more!! Thank you, Beth, for being the first to let me quilt out one of my very own designs on a quilt.
This is one of the options for this design, and the one I quilted on her quilt. Here is a link to my shop to see all my designs: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop
I love love love the texture this design creates. You may notice spots on the minky back, where the circles have a bump or notch in them...that is totally the minky pile. If you turn the quilt over and look at the quilting on the front of the quilt, it is a perfectly quilted circle. This design quilts out beautifully!
I love the front and back texture shown below. My job is so fun!!!!
Thank you for coming by! Happy quilting!
- Leisha
Loranne’s Quilt!
Loranne made this amazing quilt, after creating the pattern herself. I love that it showcases the yellow peacock fabric, and the colors are amazing. Sorry the pictures aren’t the best.
This quilt has some amazing borders. So fun to quilt all of this free motion/free hand. I used a couple of different Edge rulers from Linda at TheQuiltedPineapple.com to quilt all the lines, and a ruler of my own to quilt the curves. I hope to debut them all to you super soon. So excited!!
All this texture is just awesome, and enhances the design of the quilt.
I didn’t want to distract from the yellow framed peacocks, so I quilted some 1” squares in some of them and some Diagonal diamonds in the others.
My new ruler created these awesome curves...
And also the curves in the aqua sashing.
I used 4 different colors of A&E thread. Yellow, cream, red, and aqua. Which match perfectly. I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly Winline batting.
I love pictures of backing...i love it when the light can pick up all the designs.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Quilting! - leisha
Holland baby quilt!
One of our neighbor friends is having her first little girl, and she hoped and waited for her, for awhile. My mom and I joined forces with another friend, who sews with us a lot, to make this for her. Baby is coming any day!! We are so excited for them.
The pattern is called Holland and it’s by Vanessa from Lella Boutique. I first fell in love with this pattern after I saw her navy background Holland quilt. The tulips are huge, so cute, and fun to make. We also used two of Vanessa’s fabrics...the green stems and the flower tips, which if I remember right are both from her Nest line. The coral mini heart fabric is from Stacy Hsu. The grey background is a Bella solid from Moda.
I used New Moon Loops by Wasatch Quilting, to quilt it. I made the loops bigger than the standard size that comes during setup, because the backing has minky on it, and the tulips are so big...I like the quilting to be at a proper scale.
I used Antique Cream 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread and 8020 batting to quilt it.
This quilt is being bound as I type this, with the sweet mini pink hearts. Can’t wait to give this one away. Thanks for coming by!!!
- Leisha
New Digital Designs For Sale!!
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, then you've probably seen that I have a bunch of new digital designs available on my website. Its been fun to create these and stitch them out. I'm excited to see them on quilts now. Head on over to my shop for more info on each design. Each design is available in multiple digital formats and are copyrighted.
https://www.quiltingit.com/shop
You may have also seen that I am having a 25% off sale, which started a couple of days ago and ends Sunday night. Code for checkout is "QUILTINGIT".
Here they are!!!
The above and below image, are different options for the Beaded Clam design.
The Flurries Blocks come in a set of 5, this is Flurries Block 1 and here is the link to the set.
Flurries Block 5
This is also another design with multiple layouts, look at Native Chevron's listing for more details.
Paper Airplane
There are a couple of more designs that have different options for quilting layout, check each of the designs to see if I've thought up any alternate layouts. I hope you have a few that you like, too! I will be adding more soon. Thank you for stopping by, and don't forget about the sale!! Use code "QUILTINGIT" at checkout to get 25% off all of these designs.
Thank you!! Happy Quilting! - Leisha
Laurie’s baby quilt
Laurie and her sister made this simple baby quilt for her sisters daughter, who is having a baby girl. They used Bonnie and Camille’s Vintage Holiday fabric line, and took out all of the Christmasy fabrics.
I used my and Patricia Ritter’s “Chantilly”©️ pantograph design, that is available in paper and digital formats at Urban Elementz. https://www.urbanelementz.com/chantilly.html
A sweet close up on the swirls and flower petals.
I used Antique Cream 30 Tex Perma Core thread from A&E, and 8020 cotton/poly blend batting from Winline.
I must note, my favorite Cuddle™️ (Minky) is the solid ones from Shannon Fabrics. For the bigger throws, it even comes in 90” wide. I love our Chantilly©️ quilted out...or rather, dancing across the quilt.
Thank you for stopping by!!!
- Leisha
Marla’s amazing Steam Punk quilt!
It’s always a treat to custom quilt, quilts like this one. Marla made this amazing Steam Punk quilt, pattern by Jen Kingwell.
I love the pops of color with the scrappy low volume background, and the black sashing...such a striking combination.
Marla requested a custom quilting design. When I can, I draw out the shape of the block on grid paper, and then sketch one or two options. This was my favorite of the two, that I sent to Marla. It translated so well from a drawing to quilting.
I used a 30 tex Perma Core thread from A&E called Antique Cream. I also used my favorite Winline 8020 cotton/poly blend batting.
I also wanted to keep the sashing simple, because it was an 1” wide, and I wanted it to frame the quilt nicely. I couldn’t be more pleased with it. I love the four pointed star in the intersecting corners. On the back side of the quilt it looks amazing. (See pictures below)
In the past, I haven’t loved quilting the on point triangle blocks that fill in the edges on a quilt that is designed on point...that is until I started doing ruler work and adding some interest to an otherwise plain part of the quilt. This is a new take to a curve design that I’ve done several times. 1” lines crisscrossing to create a 4” grid. Which actually mimics the four 1/2” grid in the center on each block. I love tying the same design in different ways, on the same quilt. It creates cohesion in the quilting design.
I always love a good angled picture of a quilt to show all that texture.
This is the block that I quilted in the video below.
The purpose of this video, is to show the process of quilting a block custom as continuously as possible, and how I went about it. I love watching the ruler twist about as I quilt. That is what works for me. I twist it like that so I can use the lines on the ruler and not have to make a single mark on the quilt. I love The Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple!! I’m using her 16” Edge here. To check out her awesome rulers go to: https://thequiltedpineapple.bigcartel.com/
Hope that helps to see how I go about custom quilting this block. One of the reasons I don’t quilt over a previously quilted line or go into the ditch and make my way to the last background that I couldn’t quilt continuously, is because my personal quilting style is to keep my quilting as clean as possible. Excess quilting detracts from the overall design I want the quilting to have on a quilt. I would much rather stop and start one extra time.
The overall design is pretty great, if you ask me. It shows great on the back as well...
It’s always fun for me to see how the custom quilting in the blocks and sashing on the quilt top, turn out on the backing. This one didn’t disappoint. I love the echoed 4 pointed star in the sashing, I didn’t see the outside layer until I looked at the back, after it was all quilted.
Here is a view of the on point triangle edge block, from the back.
Thank you for coming by!! Please let me know if you have any questions.
- Leisha
LeAnn’s “a tale of two gnomes” quilt!
LeAnn made this super cute “a tale of two gnomes” quilt, with a Christmas/winter look to it. I love it!!! Pattern is by Abbey Lane Quilts.
LeAnn chose minky for the backing, so the quilt had to be pinned on lengthwise. Which means the quilting design, Frost©️...one of Patricia Ritter and my designs, got to quilt out vertical. Snowflakes twisting and falling!!! My favorite! Frost is available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/frost.html
A close up on the super cute snowflakes.
I used a cream Perma Core thread called Antique Cream it’s a 30 Tex, and my favorite 8020 Winline cotton/poly blend batting.
I love the trees and Christmasy gnomes!!!
I love the texture that quilting creates on the solid Cuddle (minky) backings. Shannon Fabrics carry the best line of minky in the quilting industry.
Love how the snowflakes are dancing across the minky.
Thank you for coming by!!!
Happy sewing!
- leisha
Jeanne’s Patriotic Log Cabin quilt 🇺🇸
Jeanne is one of my new clients from the northeast part of the United States. Yes, I have wonderful clients who mail me quilts and when I’m done, I send them back. With priority shipping it made it back in two days.
Jeanne made this quilt for her husband who’s birthday is next month, and he’s very patriotic. He will love it!! Jeanne’s sweet friend Chris is teaching her how to sew, and she’s doing a beautiful job. I’m impressed with how flat and straight everything was.
This traditional quilt pattern is called a Log Cabin, and is very striking in red, blue, and tan.
Jeanne looked through my designs and chose Twirl©️ by Patricia Ritter and me. It’s available in paper and digital formats, (like all of our Urban Elementz designs are, and is available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/twirl.html
I chose to use a tan color of Perma Core thread called Beige 32158 from A&E, it’s 30 Tex. There are a couple of different beige colors...so I added the color number. This color is definitely more toupe than a golden tan. I think it blends nicely.
I chose the Twirl name for this design, because it reminds me of my nieces who love to twirl, spin, and dance every time we are together.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton/poly blend batting from Winline. LuAnn’s batting is my favorite!!
Jeanne also requested that I bind her quilt, so when it arrived home it was all finished and ready to go. I charge $.25 a running inch to hand bind. I don’t do machine binding. I love the look of the swirls on the backing.
Thanks for stopping by and supporting my quilting!! You’re the best.
- Leisha
NEW Taj Mahal pantograph designs...
In March I shared on my Instagram and Facebook pages, Patricia Ritter and my newest design Taj Mahal©️. It looks like Patricia has added a corner to go along with the edge to edge, that was previously released, for borders. She also created a block design.
Here is the original edge to edge design, which is available with all of our Taj Mahal designs at https://www.urbanelementz.com/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=Taj+maHal
Below is a look at the new corner, which makes using this design on a border possible.
Below is a picture of the edge to edge design + the border, which come in a set. They flow together so beautifully. It reminds me of the ribbon candy design that I quilt out a lot on borders, it just has that lovely point to make it more unique.
and finally, the Taj Mahal block! Blocks are fun! You never know when this will fit perfectly on your quilt project.
All of Patricia Ritter and my designs are available in paper and digital formats. Go to https://www.urbanelementz.com/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=Leisha+Farnsworth
thank you!!
- leisha
Sherry’s “Awesome Ocean” quilt!
The name of this quilt pattern, Awesome Ocean which is by Elizabeth Hartman, is very fitting!! I wish you all could see this in person. The combination of blocks, fabrics (which I think are Elizabeth’s as well), and layout is just amazing. Sherry did a beautiful job making it.
I used Antique Cream 30 Tex Perma Core A&E thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton/poly blend batting.
I also love the color layout!!
How cute is that fish, octopus, whale, and otter...and the sea horse!?!
I used Patricia Ritter’s “Circle Play” to quilt it. It’s available at urbanelementz.com
Hope you all have a great week!! Happy Sewing.
-Leisha
Sherry’s table runners...
Sherry dropped off these lovely table runners for me to quilt, and they are from the Tablerunner Bliss book by Sherri Falls.
I decided to do edge to edge (computerized) quilting on each of them, and try out a couple of designs I haven’t quilted before...and I also used a couple of favorites that are from https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12
For the first quilting design I used “Hatch Border 2”, which came on my Gammill Statler machine. I love how it turned out on this particular runner.
I used a light cream Antique Cream 30 Tex Perma Core thread from A&E and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend Winline batting. I’m not sure which line of fabric this is from.
I love this block!! And who else loves 1” squares, I certainly do. Reminds me of my Modern Building Blocks quilt, that I quilted 1” squares on...they werent on point like these are.
A close up is always great, too!
I thought for this cute table runner, I would use Patricia Ritter and my “Marmalade”©️ pantograph design, which is available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/marmalade.html
I love the fabrics that Sherry used for this one, some of them are by Corey Yoder. This runner is also the one on the front of the book.
I used a white Perma Core 30 Tex A&E thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
I love the x fabric in this block, I’m thinking this is a Cotton and Steel fabric. Quilting out Marmalade©️, never gets old.
Quilting adds so much personality to any project.
For this runner I thought edge to edge circles would be fun!! I used a design called Circles, that came on my Gammill Statler machine. It isn’t a continuous design, it only quilts out 10 circles at a time, so I wouldn’t quilt this particular design on a quilt because it would take forever. It looks so cute on this little runner. There are 520 circles quilted on this...which does include the ones that quilted on the batting to make sure all the edges were quilted.
If you zoom in, you can see all the polka dots in the background...it’s all about dots for this runner.
How cute it this flower?!?!?!!! The fabrics in this particular runner are by Bonnie and Camille by Moda.
I love that the Statler can stitch out all these lovely circles.
This bright happy table runner has some daisy flowers in the fabrics, so I thought that Flower Child by Apricot Moon Designs would be a great design to quilt it on. It’s available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 then search for Flower Child.
That yellow gingham border is so cute!!! I’m not sure what line of fabric this one is either.
I used a white 30 Tex Perma Core thread and an 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Thank you for coming by!! Have a great weekend!!
- Leisha
Kate’s “Chic Picnic” table topper
Kate took a class on this pattern “Chic Picnic” by the amazing Sew Kind of Wonderful sisters, and decided to make a table topper. It’s beautiful!!
Kate requested some custom quilting. I started by quilting out the background centers, and it was so fun to create a specific design just for that space. I used the Side Kick longarm rulers that go with the same curve as the Quick Curve Ruler, both created by the same amazing Sew Kind of Wonderful sisters. For all the info on their patterns and rulers, go to: https://sewkindofwonderful.com/ I also used a 8” circle ruler for the curves in the outside border, and a 3” circle ruler for the petal design in the four corners.
so...I used their Side Kick longarm ruler, and a 6” circle to quilt those lovely curves and straight lines in the background. If you look in the image above, I did the same design in the corners and half blocks along the edges.
I used a 3” circle ruler to quilt the simple 4 petal design in the square blocks that join each of the orange peel curves. I also used bamboo batting from Winline and an Antique Cream 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread to quilt it.
For the orange peel part of the block design, I wanted to take a oval cross hatching design that I’ve done in the past and make it straight. Only having slight curves on the outside and inside. I used the Side Kick ruler and an 8” edge ruler from Linda at the Quilted Pineapple. I used a 3” circle ruler for the center petals.
I’m thrilled with how everything looks all quilted together. It’s amazing what a little thread and some rulers can create. I love what I do!!
happy quilting!!
- Leisha
Sherry’s “Preppy the Whale” quilt
Sherry made this oh sooo cute whale quilt for a future grand baby. The pattern is from Elizabeth Hartman and is called Preppy the Whale, can be found here: https://ohfransson.bigcartel.com/product/preppy-the-whale-pdf-quilt-pattern
I was playing around with an option on my Statler Gammill machine, where I can alternate every other row...so I took Patricia Ritter’s Good Vibrations #1, design which is available at (https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12) and used the alternating every other row option, and this design was created. I love how the simple click of a button and you have something completely different. I took a short video with my iPhone to show which option I used to alternate the rows, unfortunately I can’t figure out how to upload it here...I will post it on my Instagram @leishakaye with a picture of the quilt.
Here is a look at the design after I alternated every other row....
Here is the minky backing of the previous quilt that I quilted, using the Good Vibrations #1 design as it was designed to be. A little flip flop on every other row...kind of cool. Excited to try this awesome feature on more designs.
Aren’t those whales so cute?!?!?!!
I used my favorite 30 Tex poly wrapped poly white Perma Core thread from A&E and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
I love how a simple quilting design can create so much amazing texture.
Thanks for stopping by!! Happy sewing!
- Leisha
Beth’s Patchwork Sky quilt
Beth made this stunning Patchwork Sky quilt for her son and soon to be daughter in-law. I absolutely love the navy’s and pinks, with a touch of rose gold metallics in the fabrics. The pattern is Patchwork Sky by Camille from Thimble Blossoms... here is the link to this pattern: http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/patchwork-sky-pdf-pattern
I showed Beth a couple of pantograph designs and she chose “Good Vibrations #1” by Patricia Ritter, available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 Which I think is such a great fit for this quilt. I did the wavy lines 1” apart, because it is backed in a navy Cuddle (minky) from Shannon Fabrics, and too much quilting on quilts backed with minky, makes them stiff.
Beth brought a cotton/poly blend batting. I used a white A&E Perma Core 30 Tex thread to quilt it.
I love this close up...you can see those beautiful rose gold metallics.
Lucky bride and groom!!
I had to share the texture on this Cuddle™️ (minky)!!! Side note...when it comes to minky, Shannon Fabrics does it best! They have the softest and it’s definitely more plush, the quality exceeds any other minky, they have a variety of different colors and patterns. This particular minky is 90” wide too, which is great for those quilts that are a touch bigger than the 60” wide minky. I tell my clients to use the 90” for the length of their quilt, if that works with the size of the quilt. I have a great video talking about minky on my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/g2SDbAcL56g
thanks for coming by, hope you’re summer is going well!
-Leisha
Annie’s Flag Day Quilt 🇺🇸
Annie made another Flag Day Quilt!! She made one for her sister last summer, and finished hers for this summer. The pattern is by Christine from @stitchingrevival on instagram. I love this quilt!! The lighter blue added with the traditional red and navy, is such a fun addition. Annie said the line of fabric she used is Boat House by Sweetwater, she also pulled in a few other fabrics that coordinate from other lines.
Last year she had me quilt Good Vibrations #1 by Patricia Ritter on her sisters quilt, and so...we had to do the same thing! It’s such a perfect fit for this quilt!!! Good Vibrations #1 is available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12
I quilted the wavy lines 1” apart. I have seen them 3/4” apart too.
I used my favorite Winline 8020 cotton poly blend batting and white Perma Core A&E 30 Tex thread.
Love these 4 pointed stars!!
Having a July birthday, I love everything Americana...especially quilts!
That buffalo plaid by Sweetwater is a perfect backing fabric. And...that quilty texture on the back is perfect. I have one more quilt to share with this same design on it. Hopefully tomorrow.
happy summer!!
- Leisha
Skye’s triangle quilt
Skye made this super cute triangle quilt for her daughter. I love the gold metallics in some of the fabrics.
I suggested Patricia Ritter’s “Good Vibrations 1” design for the quilting. Which I’m going to do on the next couple of quilts that I quilt. It’s such a fun take on the traditional 1” horizontal line that I’ve quilted out dozens of times. It’s available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 then search Good Vibrations 1. I did the lines 1” apart, because the backing is cuddle (minky) from Shannon Fabrics, and I didn’t want it to make the minky too stiff.
I used a white 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread and my favorite Winline batting.
A quick sewing tip for sewing together triangles...so that when you go to press all of your seams are going the same way...it’s so slick. Your first two triangles of each row are sewn by matching up the corners, point to point. Then as you add every additional triangle to that same row, create “dog ears” with the points on the end of the triangles. By doing this your seams will be all the same direction on the entire row...so when you take it to the iron, it presses so easy. Otherwise, you’ll have to press each individual seam and try and get them flat, which can also create more bulk. Then when you go to do the next row, start from the opposite side, this will let you press it the opposite way...then your seams will nestle better and be less bulky when you’re sewing the full rows together. If you have any questions, let me know. For those of you curious what “dog ears” are... they are the little triangle points that poke out on the outside of a sewn quilt block. If you’ve made a half square triangle or flying geese...then you’ve probably trimmed off those dog ears. Hope this helps!!
happy sewing!
-Leisha
Ramona’s ~ Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Our great friend Ramona comes to sew with us every week, which I’m so grateful for. She recently finished the front of this super cute kite bench pillow, pattern by Kimberbell Designs. She added the cute hand embroidered words “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”, to the open space. I love it!!! If you haven’t heard about Kimberbell’s bench pillows, head on over to her website. If you love machine embroidery...you’ve got to see the amazing things Kim and her team create. Link to the bench pillows.... https://www.kimberbelldesigns.com/product-category/collections/sewing-and-quilting/bench-pillows-sewing/
link to the machine embroidery... https://www.kimberbelldesigns.com/product-category/collections/machine-embroidery/
I love quilting the freehand swirls to look like wind...it’s one of my most favorite textures.
In the larger kite I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s 12” edge ruler. Her rulers are my absolute favorites!!! I also used a 3” circle ruler, made by a company that’s no longer in business, to quilt the petals in the flying geese. Everything else was done freehand. I also used my favorite Winline 8020 batting, and a 30 tex Perma Core A&E white thread.
Isn’t that Let’s Go Fly a Kite, such a great addition!!! I love it!
Hope you’re having a great summer.
- Leisha
Sherry’s Dog Gone Cute quilt!
I love this quilt and two pillow fronts that Sherry made for her grandson!! The name of the pattern says it all...Dog Gone Cute Quilt by Sew Fresh Quilts. She has an Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewFreshQuilts?ref=s2-header-shopname
I love the navy cross weave background, it makes the dogs and fabric colors pop!
I sent Sherry a few options for quilting and she chose Diagonal Plaid by Patricia Ritter. It’s available at https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 then search Diagonal Plaid.
These are the two pillow fronts that Sherry made. The bigger one of the two is the same size as the ones in the quilt...the one on the right is tiny and super cute!!
I used a white 30 Tex Perma Core A&E thread, which I think blends well on the background. I also used my favorite Winline 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Puppies are just sooo cute!
I shrunk the Diagonal Plaid pantograph down to around 4” for this pillow front, and it quilted out great!!!
Hope you have some fun sewing projects in the works!! I do! Have a great week.
- Leisha
Loranne’s 🇺🇸 Flag quilt
Loranne made this beautiful flag quilt, the pattern is Fifteen Stars by Wilma Moss of Brick cottage Quilts. She contacted me through my website and requested some custom quilting and shared a picture with me. So I drew out the design I ended up quilted out on some graph paper first, and then sent it to her. I love when something drawn on paper comes to life. This first picture isn’t the best, but those rays of sunshine coming through the window were perfect. ❤️💙❤️
I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s 16” edge ruler to quilt all the lines. Because of the awesome lines on her rulers, I didn’t need to mark anything with a water soluble pen. I freehand quilted the swirls and pebbles.
I used coordinating threads from A&E. I also used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting, from Winline.
Star quilts like this one are my favorite!! Reminds me of all the things I’m so grateful for living in America, and all those who have sacrificed so much for us to have the freedoms that we have.
I love the added dimension the pattern gives this quilt. It’s beautiful!! I wanted to add the stars for a great break from all the lines in the angled blocks, and I love the burst lines that come off of the red stars.
hope you’re enjoying your summer! Or winter if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere.
-Leisha