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Coming up with a quilting design for a quilt can be a daunting task! Lots of quilters fall prey to the dreaded stand and stare syndrome, willing the brilliant quilting plan to strike like lightning. This is why in our monthly Quilted Joy Clubhouse meetings we like to show how Angela comes up with her quilting plans by auditioning quilt designs with GIMP.

There are lots of ways to draw your quilting ideas on a quilt. One of Angela’s favorite methods is to draw on a picture on her computer with a paint program. There are loads of paint ...

Learning to use rulers when Machine Quilting is a great way to achieve spectacular results without a computer. It is important, however, to keep these 5 safety tips for machine quilting rulers in mind to protect your machine.

1. Support Is Critical

You MUST use a ruler base if working on a stand up machine or, if working on a sit down domestic, have a large flat work space that is flush with your machine’s throat. There is a lot happening when using a ruler. It is imperative that your ruler be supported so it doesn’t flip up ...

Recently I had allowed my batting scraps to grow entirely too large in my sewing studio. Has this happened to you?

Of course, they could be used in small sewing projects but I was interested in how I might be able to use them in more unique ways.

APQS asked me to write up my top 10 ten ways to use up leftover batting scraps and then featured it on their blog.

How Do You Use Your Leftover Batting Scraps?

Take a look and let me know if there are any other ways to use ...

When I first got my long arm quilting machine I struggled to learn how to load a quilt top to the frame quickly and easily. I started with T-pins and pinned my wide backing fabric to the quilting frame but I’d wind up bleeding, poking holes in my shirt from the pins while wasting a lot of time standing around pinning my backing.

Then I found the snapping systems and I’ve not looked back! There are two on the market- Leader Grips and Red Snappers. They both function essentially the same way but I found Red Snappers were ...

Do you love the look of a traditional feathered wreath? It is elegant, traditional and adds a spectacular adornment to a quilt top. But, they can be intimidating!

Throughout this year we have been exploring feathers during each month’s Quilted Joy Clubhouse online meeting. We have recorded each meeting so you can go back and get some feathered goodness whenever you like!

During the November Quilted Joy Clubhouse meeting we explored how to quilt a traditional feathered wreath. Specifically, we focused on how to mark a wreath and prepare a block for a wreath. Then, we placed feathers on ...

There are so many beautiful ways to quilt a border. One of my favorite ways to fill in a quilt’s border is to grab an arc ruler and create beautiful arch designs. I love how versatile the simple arch design can be thanks to easy changes to the arch’s height, width, and repeat. Let’s grab an arc ruler and quilt some arches!

I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful, intricate, and inspiring. This year I’m writing a series of articles for Quiltmaker Magazine ...

Few quilting designs seem as classic as crosshatching. Crosshatching is found in traditional, contemporary, and modern quilts. I love using crosshatching to fill large spaces or behind applique to allow the piecing to really shine. Of course, to quilt that simple grid I’m relying on my favorite rulers.

I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful, intricate, and inspiring. This year I’m writing a series of articles for Quiltmaker Magazine and APQS all about machine quilting with rulers. My latest article was recently published in the ...