Loranne’s Scrappy Diamond Quilt
Hello there…
It’s been a few days since I shared a quilt. I’ve been having some issues with my email list, and I’m not sure that it will work again…I guess we’ll see. In the meantime I’m going to keep sharing quilts that I’ve quilted.
This incredible quilt was designed and made by Loranne!! She gets inspired and starts creating. She even made a template. There is no pattern.
Look at all of those vibrant colors!! Especially with the thin black trim and black/white stripe fabric. A great way to use your scraps up!
Loranne wanted feathers in the black/white stripe stars. I used the 16” Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple to quilt the spine in the feather, and to quilt in the ditch along the thin black fabric.
For the diamond blocks I used my 5” Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler to quilt the center petals. My Circle2™ rulers are available in my shop. I also used Linda’s -20- curve ruler for the diamond curves…with a 1/2” space between each line.
For more info on my Circle2™ rulers go here: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set
- Design Patent D875,574 -
I used white thread in the white/black fabric and gold thread inside the diamonds. I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
And…then look at this backing! I just love it when backings showcase the quilting!! Lighter fabrics like this one, allow the quilting to be seen.
I love the details that quilting adds to a quilt!! Especially when it highlights the quilt blocks.
This is my Circle2™ ruler set!! Six rulers with two different sizes of circles per ruler…ranging in size from 2” up to 13”. They are available in clear and green 1/4” high quality acrylic, made in America.
My design patent is… - Design Patent D875,574 -
Thank you for coming by!! Have a great almost weekend. • Leisha
Shelley’s Stripe Quilt
Hi there,
I hope that you had a great weekend!! I’ve had some errors with these blog posts sending. Hopefully, it will get fixed soon.
Shelley made this simple gray and white throw quilt!! It’s big and has 90” wide minky on the backing.
I used a natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads to quilt it, and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
Shelley chose our Scottish Plaid Hexies design, which is available at Urban Elementz, designed by Patricia Ritter and I. I don’t think I’ve quilted this one quite yet. I love the texture from it!!! This is definitely one of those quilts, that’s all about the quilting texture.
I think the fabric stripes in this quilt are 7”ish. Easy peasy guys quilt.
I also love the Moda cross weave fabric, it adds some nice texture. My favorite online fabric shop carries them. Sisters and Quilters.
That texture is just sooo good!
This was a quick share…it’s fun to see how much a design can add to a quilt, especially simple quilts like this one.
Have a great week!! • Leisha
Liz and Pat’s Mini Quilts
Hello,
I hope your week is off to a great start!! Thank you for stopping by.
This post is a two for one…because Pat and Liz gave me one backing for their two mini quilts. Which works out great!! If they are about the same size, it definitely saves on time.
First off, Liz’s mini quilt is from Nancy Halverson’s book Better Not Pout and it’s called, Holly & Berries or Snowflake table topper.
I love the low volume fabrics in the background.
I used Sprigs of Holly by Patricia Ritter, which is available at Urban Elementz to quilt it.
I also used a light cream Omni thread for both, and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
Pat’s mini quilt is a variation of the free Moda Love pattern.
I’ve made this quilt too…I made 4 blocks and sewed them together with some sashing in between, and it turned out a great throw size.
I used Rock 'n Roll Starz - Petite by Patricia Ritter to quilt it, which is available at Urban Elementz. It’s a fun fast design to stitch out.
Mini quilts really are so fun to make, and they definitely don’t take as long. Plus, then we can use some of our stash right?!?!?!!! I actually don’t have very much of a stash. I typically buy what I’m going to use for a project. I do have some yard cuts of Bonnie and Camille prints. Which have come in handy when I have a project I’m working on.
I’m trying to keep blogging quilts to get caught up! I’m hoping you’re enjoying seeing the variety of different quilts, and the quilting on them. Have a great day!! • Leisha
Sherry’s Prim Quilt
Hello…
I hope that you had a great week!! We are finishing up our week in Bear Lake Utah. It’s my favorite place to go for a little getaway.
Sherry made this amazing Prim quilt, as part of a sew along with Lori Holt. Made using Lori’s quilt pattern and fabrics.
I quilted this entire quilt free motion. Lines and curves with rulers, but the rest freehand.
I did ribbon candy quilting in all the sashing. Which I also added to the border rectangular blocks.
When I quilted the backgrounds in each of the blocks, I chose 3 designs one in each block…because there are 3 blocks per row. Then I alternated them from row to row. It helps the designs flow throughout the quilt.
I did my overlapping circles, circles with swirls in some of them, and a petal design.
I also did light custom quilting on the appliqué pieces, trying to just enhance the shape with quilting texture.
I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple 8” and 16” Edge rulers to quilt all the straight lines. In the rectangular border blocks, I quilted ribbon candy in the first border, crisscross lines in the middle border, and 1/2” lines in the center strips. I then quilted arcs in the red squares with a petal coming from each of the corners. I also did the same thing in all of the gray squares in the sashing.
I love how these corner star blocks turned out!!! I used my 3” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the curves, as well as some of curves in the appliqué.
I just love all the quilting textures in this quilt. I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting, and a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads.
This is my 3” Circle2™ ruler. It comes in a set of 6 in my shop. There are 12 sizes of circles ranging from 2”-13”. As you can see the 3” circle has a 9” outer circle, so there are two sizes of circles per ruler. It is such a versatile circle ruler set!! For more info on them head the this blog post. https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set
Circle2™ Ruler set - Design Patent D875,574 -
Thank you for stopping by! • Leisha
My Christmas Quilt
Hello…
I’m excited about this one…it’s mine!!! My mom and her sister have an online shop, called Sisters and Quilters...and when they got the first Christmas fabric line Merrily from Stacie Bloomfield at Gingiber, I knew I wanted a Christmas quilt to go with my deer pillow I made with the same fabric. The deer panel is from the Merrily line, and then a couple or so years later she released a line that paired beautifully with Merrily called Merriment. I took fabrics from both lines, and made this beautiful quilt. Stacie has animal panels that go with Merriment line as well, and my mom has some available in her shop… Merriment Animal Panel.
I made the Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt years ago, and decided to use one of the quilt blocks for this quilt, with a little change. I used block 4 which is 24” square and I didn’t add the little blue flying geese. I searched for the pattern and didn’t see it available anymore. If you don’t have the pattern, you’ll have to contact Moda.
When I was grouping the fat quarters I had, I tried to not only pair ones that look great together but also make sure I had a red, green, and gray fabric in each. I love how it turned out!!
I used bamboo batting and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I quilted this just before Christmas, so I didn’t quilt have it bound in time for Christmas. I’m excited to use it this year.
I quilted Patricia Ritter and my Birchwood©️ quilting design on the deer pillow I made, so I wanted the quilting to match. I initially chose this design because of the leaf fabric, I think it pairs nicely with it. Plus…that quilting texture is just amazing!! Birchwood is a cross between a leaf and wood grain…at least that was my intention when we designed it. Birchwood is available at Urban Elementz.
I also added a 2.5” (cut) sashing strip around the block. Which is why I didn’t add a border. I actually rarely add a border to my own quilts anymore.
I did add a pop of red for the binding…..which I LOVE!! Are you a machine binder or a hand binder? I love hand binding my own quilts. It’s so wonderful to see what I’ve been working on coming to an end!! Below is a little look of the backing fabric I chose…the gray leaf with a red berry. Also my fun quilt tag, which I love adding to my quilts. I actually added them to all of my older quilts during Christmas break, which actually went pretty fast. I got them from https://customlabels4u.com they are great to work with.
I used a Moda Bella solid for the background fabric, that matches the fabrics well.
Here is another look at the pop of red…binding!
I just love the texture of this quilting with bamboo batting…it’s so so good!!
I carry bamboo, Hobbs wool, and 8020 cotton poly batting in my studio. Thanks for coming on by and letting me share all the details. Have a great day!! • Leisha
Elinor’s Quilt
Hi…I hope you’re all doing well.
A dear man in his 80’s who we go to church with, passed from cancer last fall…so some of the women we go to church with got together and made his sweet widow a small throw with some of his clothes.
They chose a minky backing, which made it extra cozy!
I chose my Squared©️ design for the quilting, which turned out great!! You’ll notice there are buttons and pockets. I trimmed…which is a cropping tool on the Gammill Statler, around those and quilted as close as I could without having issues.
When it comes to quilts made from clothing, I suggest keeping this uniform. Like here, they used his dress shirts, button down shirts, and pants. No t-shirts. If you’d like a t-shirt quilt…they are great too. I personally wouldn’t mix the two.
I also suggest backing the shirts or pants that stretch, with the same interfacing that I put on the back of t-shirts. Pellon’s Apparel Interfacing - Basics 931TD fusible midweight. It’s also great for the shirts that have been worn more and are thinner.
It’s also important to cut your squares the same size, and using a rotary cutter and ruler. It’s funny how many times I’ve seen blocks cut with scissors.
Hope you have some fun projects you’re working on!! Happy quilting!! • Leisha
Shelley’s Flamingo Quilt + Weekly Design
Hi there,
oh my cuteness!! This quilt is one of my favorites. The soft fabric choices, mixed with the flamingos. So sweet!!
The pictures truly don’t do this quilt justice. Sorry they aren’t the best.
This quilt was made by Abby from Orange Peel Sews, for Shelley. The pattern is by Elizabeth Hartman and is called, Florence Flamingo.
I just love this simple quilting texture!!
I used a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
This one has light pink minky on the backing, and when I try and get pictures of it in this poor of lighting it looks so blah. So imagine that sweet pink minky with Hopscotch dancing across it. Hope you’re working on some fun projects! I have some fun sewing to do this week! • Leisha
Shelley’s Buffalo Plaid Quilt
Hello,
happy weekend!! This is one of the last quilts I quilted before Christmas…I’m slowly catching up. I’ll get there. I was planning to do a big blog post with all the quilts, like I’ve done before, however I had some requests to do them individually.
This quilt is a big one!! Made by Shelley. I’m guessing the squares are 6”. There is no official pattern for this one. The darkest fabric goes every other one with the lighter blue fabric, as well as the white fabric goes every other one with the lighter blue fabric. It’s an awesome easy guys quilt!
This one is extra cozy with minky on the backing. Minky makes the quilting pop!!
Shelley chose my On Point©️ design for the quilting. It can be difficult sometimes to line up this design because quilts shrink as they are quilted. I came across a brilliant solution!!! I used this method on another quilt I did recently and it work out beautifully. I recorded a bunch of videos and put them in my Instagram stories, to walk you through the process. If you click here: https://instagram.com/leishakaye it should take you to my profile and the click on the Crosshatch highlight bubble. Or let’s see maybe this link will work: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3ODg2NDE1Nzk2MDA0Njg4?igshid=ooym1zedlbxf&story_media_id=2522927156319547382
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline and Omni natural white thread from Superior Threads.
Here is a look at that minky backing. I didn’t have a lot of the navy minky pull through the white fabric, it helps to have the nap of the minky going down when you pin it onto the canvases. I will say however, when I quilt swirly designs it comes up more. It’s kind of out of our hands as quilters. So, I always leave it up to my clients. They know that if they choose a darker minky, that it’s possible for the fibers to pull up through the lighter fabrics in the quilt top.
Have you made a buffalo plaid quilt before? I have, and I love using Moda cross weave fabric for that middle color…it’s such a great color blend.
Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great weekend! • Leisha
Barbara’s Star Fall Quilt
Hello!!
Excited to share this quilt and quilting design with you!! I loved quilting this fun quilt last fall, made by Barbara.
The pattern is called Starfall Quilt by Ebony Love. I couldn’t find this pattern, so contact her on the link I provided and she can tell you where it is located.
I used a dark gray thread to quilt it, and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
I used a quilting design by my friend Jess from Threaded Quilting, called Diamond Loops. It’s such a fun design!! Jess also has some other great designs as well.
I thought this design looked fantastic with all the triangular shapes.
Some close ups!!
The backing was gray minky. Solid minky shows the quilting so beautifully.
Another picture of the minky backing below. Do you have any questions about using minky for the backings of quilts?
Question…do you have to schedule your sewing time? So it actually happens. I have some planned for next week! Have a great weekend. • Leisha
Barbara’s Mini “Sugar” Quilt
Hello,
just dropping by to send you this fun table topper! Do you ever want to sew a project, but don’t want to do something big…make a mini quilt or table topper. Mini quilts are great to pin up on the wall, too! In fact I have one on my bedroom wall. …scroll down to the bottom to check it out!!
This fun mini quilt is actually one of the Frivol’s that Moda did a few or so years ago. This particular one is by Sweetwater, it’s called Sugar, and it’s their Cookie Exchange fabric.
I love these bright cherry fabrics!
When I choose I design to quilt on something, I try and find something that ties the quilt pattern and fabrics together…and also draw inspiration from the fabrics as well.
I chose Patricia Ritter and my Frost©️ design to quilt it…and I love the end result.
I used a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads, and a scrap of my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Here is the mini quilt I have on my wall. Which would still be great on a table top as well!
I just got back from sunny Arizona last night. And…Today it’s snowing in Utah…which is why we escaped to some warmer weather. It was fun to get away with my mom and sisters!! I hope you’re having a great week! • Leisha
Beth’s Smitten Quilt
Beth used Tula Pink fabrics and fussy cut them, to get all the right fabrics in all the right spots.
I used a batting that Beth provided, which I think was an 8020, and if I remember right a light aqua thread…because scroll down see the minky backing.
Beth chose Marmalade for the quilting, which is definitely a favorite!! Marmalade is available at Urban Elementz.
I never get tired of seeing this design on quilts!!!
Look at all the amazing details in the fabrics that Beth chose.
Of course this front and back picture is necessary!
The fun thing about this minky, is the silver fleck in it. It adds some extra sparkle to this amazing Smitten quilt. I love the combination of pattern, fabrics, quilting, and backing!! Thanks Beth, for letting me quilt it for you.
Hope you have a great week!
• Leisha
Jennie Jo’s Family Heirloom Quilt
Hi there,
it’s me again! I’m going to try and catch up on sharing quilts…so then I can share quilts in real time. It can be hard to find the time to blog, especially when I used to do multiple quilts in one post.
This fun heirloom quilt is all about the fabric!! One of Jennie Jo’s sons loved this drapery fabric from his grandma, so she had a quilt made out of it. A friend of Jennie’s zig zagged the round edges to the green fabric, and then also added the brown border.
You may be also to see how it’s sewn better in this picture.
I suggested a few different designs, and she chose Patricia Ritter and my Haven©️ design! It’s such a fun vine design. It’s available at Urban Elementz.
I think it looks beautiful with the print in the fabric, without being too matchy matchy.
I used a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend Winline batting.
Have you ever made a quilt with a family heirloom fabric?
Have a great week, and I hope that you get some sewing in!
• Leisha
Sweet Marmalade!
Introducing Sweet Marmalade©️ by Patricia Ritter and me!! This was the exciting thing that I mentioned a few blog posts ago. If you love our Marmalade design, you’ll love Sweet Marmalade.
I had a quilting friend request some hearts, and I’m so glad. I couldn’t love it more!! Sweet Marmalade is available at Urban Elementz. I haven’t quilted it out just yet, but I did see it on a quilt that someone else quilted the other day. It’s super cute!! I can’t wait to quilt it out…now I just need the right quilt.
Below is the first quilt that I quilted with my Statler after I got my Gammill machine retrofitted, and it’s one of my own. So, of course I wanted to do Marmalade…I still love it 4 years later!
The quilt pattern is Windspinner by April Rosenthal.
Also…did you know we had a variation of Marmalade with a star…yep, we’ve had it since 2016…it’s called Liberty©️. I just looked, and it’s also available in embroidery quilting and design boards, as well as the regular edge to edge options.
Look at the glorious minky blue backing…Liberty certainly knows how to shine!
Also, a little star topper just needed some Liberty©️ quilting on it!
I hope that you’re just as excited about Sweet Marmalade as we are!!! It’s awesome how much joy a quilting design can bring to the quilting world, aka…Marmalade! We are hoping that Sweet Marmalade is loved by you just as much! Now, I need to quilt it on a quilt ASAP. If you have a quilt in need of some Sweet Marmalade, let me know. Happy Monday, friends.
• Leisha
Mary Ann’s Aggie Quilt
Good morning!!
I hope you have a great week ahead of you. Today is going to be a quick little post.
Mary Ann made this fun t-shirt quilt for her daughter and son in-law for Christmas!! Yes…I’m way behind in sharing quilts. I did want to share the quilting on this quilt.
I made a t-shirt quilt awhile back and did a blog post…and then recently made another and did a Instagram tutorial, which I saved on my highlight bubbles “t-shirt quilt 1” and “t-shirt quilt 2”…if you want to go look at the play by play. https://instagram.com/leishakaye/ There was lots of interested.
Mary Ann did a beautiful job making this quilt!! She used the apparel interfacing by Pellon Basics 931TD fusible midweight, to back the shirts and stabilize them.
I used my favorite 8020 Winline cotton poly blend batting and Superior Thread’s Omni white thread.
This design is versatile!! It’s my go to design for t-shirt quilts, guy quilts, quilts that need geometric quilting, baby quilts and so on…
Love this quilting texture! And, Go Aggie’s!! They lost their last basketball game in their conference tournament, yet found out they were invited to play in the NCAA tournament! Excited for them!!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy quilting.
Design of the Week
This week’s design of the week is…Double Squared©️!!! It is 20% off, no code necessary. This design does not require any offset, and stitches out beautifully. I recommend quilting it out at a 5”-5.5” height, which is the largest I would go. It would be great to quilt it smaller, too.
I decided to bring back the design of the week, but with a little twist. When I quilt a design of mine, it will be the design of the week. I will be able to share pictures of what it looks like quilted out on a quilt.
If you follow me over on Instagram, then you probably saw me making this T-shirt quilt for a client…In my stories. I decided to quilt Double Squared on it. More pictures to come…
This is a quilt I quilted awhile back for my client Kristen…here is the blog post with info about her quilt.
The weekly design’s will expire on Saturday night each week. They will be chosen from my personal designs, and only on sale in my shop. Check back soon for another one! Thank you!!
• Leisha
Kathy’s Legendary Quilt
Hello,
I hope you’re week has been great! Happy almost spring to some of you…and fall the the rest.
This fun quilt my friend Kathy made for her son. He wanted different texture on the quilting than what I typically do…wood grain. So…I showed her Malachite by Patricia Ritter, and she loved the idea. I think it turned out great!
The quilt pattern is by Elizabeth Hartman and is called Legendary.
I know some of you are here to see quilts that are custom quilted, I understand that. However, there is definitely a place for edge to edge quilting. With a quilt like this one, that I’ve quilted a few of…and seen many others, it’s great to get a look at a different design on such a popular quilt. Also, I want to share my clients beautiful quilts.
I used my favorite Winline 8020 batting, and superior threads cream Omni thread.
Look at that cozy backing!! It’s a flannel sheet. When someone wants to use a sheet or a flannel backing, I suggest using a flannel sheet. They quilt up beautifully. I think Kathy found this at Eddie Bauer.
I quilted this last fall…and I have oodles of more quilts to share with you! Stay tuned. Happy Quilting! -Leisha
Kim’s Life’s a Picnic Runner
Hello!!
I hope your week is off to a great start! I’m going to try and post more quilts this week, there are some fun ones that have come my way for quilting.
This fun little table runner was made by Kim, I love the bright pops of color!! The pattern is by Lissa Alexander and it’s a bonus pattern called Life’s a Picnic from her “Oh, Scrap!” book.
I used a scrap piece of 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I thought it would be fun to quilt freehand swirls in the center of the blocks, and it turned out so sweet!! Also, ribbon candy in the outer border.
In the background I thought a simple orange peel petals would frame nicely around the swirl blocks. Which I was able to do continuously by stitching in the ditch.
I used my 4” Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler to quilt the petals. My 4” Circle2™ ruler is one of my most used circle rulers for quilting orange peel petals. It fits a variety of different shapes nicely. If it’s not quite the right size, I size up or down…that’s why I offer my Circle2™ rulers in a set. For more info my rulers, check out this blog post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set
- Design Patent D875,574 -
I love looking at the backings…this one is fun!!
Hope you have a great day!!! Happy sewing! - Leisha
Kim’s Spring Table Runner
Does anyone else feel like spring is coming??? Hopefully this sweet little wall hanging helps!! The pattern is by Pieceful Designs and it’s called Love to Garden, part of their “The Long and Short of it” group.
Sweet huh?!?!
I used a 8020 cotton poly batting scrap from another quilt, and some cream Omni thread color number 3004.
What better freehand design for this garden wall hanging than my grassy design???…I love it!! It reminds me of tall grass blowing in a breeze. It’s actually funny to me to describe freehand quilting designs to someone, I guess it just better to show you. What would you name it? Would you be interested in a video of how I freehand quilt this grassy design?
To enhance the 1/2” pink dotted border, I thought some freehand circles would be fun. Like a string of pearls. To finish off the outer border, a little ribbon candy. I kept the quilting in the flowers simple, and then had fun adding some details to the watering can. I think quilting appliqué can be fun…unless there is too many layers of heavy weight interfacing. Light weight interfacing is preferred and can adequately fuse all your layers together. I really love Flexi Fuse!! I love quilting appliquéd quilts that use it for the interfacing. It’s easy to quilt through all the many layers!
Thanks for coming on by, I hope that life is going well for you!! Take care. • Leisha
Kim’s Mini Quilt
Hello,
I hope you’re safe and doing well!! The weather is certainly crazy right now, take care and know that the rest of us are thinking of and praying for you.
This lovely mini quilt was made by Kim. The pattern is called Sunshine on a Cloudy Day, by Lindsey Weight from Primrose Cottage.
When I custom quilt quilts like this, I was to create a variety of different textures that complement on another. There are lots of curves, yet in the gray fabrics I used an edge ruler, from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple , to quilt some straight lines which frame the star block very nicely. It is actually easy to quilt this exact design continuously all the way around the block. Staring at the middle left point of the block, I quilted the straight line from point to point, then came down the right side of the diamond shape lining up the edge of the ruler on the point of the block. Then back up the left side, doing the same thing. Then off to the next block. If I can custom quilt continuously, I do! The nice thing about starting where I did, the left center point, when I’m done with all the lines, then I can use three of my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers to quilt the curves in the star block. All continuously.
I used the 3”, 4”, and 6” Circle2™ rulers to quilt these orange peel petals, as well as the arc in the very center. It does take some practice to get used to using a few rulers at the same time. I keep all the rulers next to me resting on the quilt top. I use one at a time, stopping for a second between swapping out a ruler for another one. If it’s hard for you, or your machine continues to quilt when you slow down, you can always stop the machine or quilt as much as you can with one ruler. In order for it to be continuous however, I can’t completely quilt the four petals in the yellow that form a square, and still be able to quilt the center as well as the orange peels in the white. I have to swap out rulers and quilt the orange peels when I get to the point where it connects to the other designs. I do that whenever I custom quilt, no matter the design. When you plan out a block to custom quilt, try and make it continuous. Not only does it save a lot of time and thread, I think it also shows that the design interlocks, which can be pleasing to the eye.
I love all these curves and textures together. I used a natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
I used my 9” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the arc curves and the 4” to quilt the petals in the center. I love how these arcs frame the whole quilt so nicely!! They aren’t too hard to quilt either. I do have an old video on my YouTube channel using different rulers to create an arc design in a square, and it also has the center petals. It’s a big square space, so I went slower to make sure that the curves all met up correctly. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/5MPIzU-fiE4
Here is my clear 3”/9” Circle2™ ruler (pictured above). This is another reason this set is so awesome…I have both circles in one ruler!! My Circle2™ sets come with 6 different rulers, ranging in size from 2”-13”. The ruler combinations are 2”/8”, 3”/9”, 4”/10”, 5”/11”, 6”/12”, 7”/13”. It’s great to have that many options in 6 rulers, verses having 12 different rulers. Plus, the design is so handy to hold and use.
- Design Patent D875,574 -
One more look at all those curves and lines!!! Love this so much!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Happy sewing/quilting!! •Leisha
Kim’s Winter Nights Quilt
Hello!!
Did you get snowed on, too!! I live in Northern Utah, so snow is just part of life during the winter months. I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t typically get snow, got a ton. I hope you’re safe and you have power.
This lovely quilt was made by Kim!! Pictures just don’t do this one justice. The pattern is by Sherry Falls from This & That Pattern Company. It’s from her Winter Wonderland book and is called Winter Nights.
I love all the beautiful navy fabrics that Kim used, especially with the touch of light blue sashing.
I used a cream Omni thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
We decided on Patricia Ritter and my Frost quilting design!!
It is such a fun quilty texture. It’s the perfect pairing to the star blocks and navy fabrics.
This is a perfect time to talk about thread!! I personally prefer lighter threads on darker fabrics, than darker threads on lighter fabrics. As you can see the cream that I used blends beautifully on the navy fabrics. I truly think it enhances most quilts to choose a neutral color of thread.
Omni thread is my go to thread now!! If you’re a machine quilter, you can buy a thread card that shows to the many Omni colors that Superior Threads offers.
Cream threads on dark backings aren’t always my favorite, but I do love looking at the beautiful dancing “Frost” across the back.
One more, you know, for good measure.
Thanks for being here!! I have an exciting announcement coming soon!! I’ll share here and on my Instagram and Facebook page. Until then, stay safe and warm!!
-Leisha