So! You guys have been really keeping me busy with the longarm quilting service! Customers keep bringing me three or four quilts at a time, which is such a great compliment and very efficient of course. Today I share a new batch of digital quilting designs and info about my new batting brand of choice.
Read MoreRecently a Dutch woman journeyed to my home to bring a precious project years in the making - an Art Deco quilt. Well friends, I hadn’t seen anything like this before. Really I don’t think I could ever have imagined this quilt in my wildest dreams.
Read MoreFeeling stumped about quilting is especially common when it comes to applique quilts. Should you quilt over the applique or around the applique? What will look best? Here are three approaches to quilting applique quilts.
Read MoreToday it is quiet in the quilting studio. My longarm machine is sitting idle without any projects to quilt this week. I’m not going to let myself worry yet. Instead, I’ll share some of the amazing quilts I’ve been blessed to quilt so far this year.
Read MoreDo I have a treat for you! Especially if you’re making the Penny Sampler, you’re going to love, love, love this. Are you sitting? I think you should sit. One member of the Penny Sampler Pattern Club was inspired to make a garden-version.
Read MoreEuropean quilting trends, effective quilting border treatments + a new border quilting pattern catalog.
Read MoreAre you curious about longarm quilting? If you’ve been on the fence about sending a quilt out to be quilted, now’s the time to make the leap. It’s a great feeling to start the New Year with a finish! I have a coupon for you and quilts to share too.
Read MoreWould you like to stop by for a peak in my quilting studio? I never get tired of opening shipping boxes to find freshly pieced quilt tops and backings ready to become cozy quilts. It would be a waste not to share this beauty with the world.
Read MoreAs we come to the end of September, I’m marking my first month in the quilting studio of our new, permanent home. It feels so wonderful to settle in and really arrive. My long arm quilting machine has taken a long journey.
Read MoreI’ve had the pleasure of quilting several beautiful projects lately. I’m excited today to share some with you! It’s always a treat to see other artist’s work in person and then an honor to add my own touch to their quilts. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week, my family crew lugged our Gammill longarm machine piece by piece up the apartment stair shaft and into our new living room. It was exhausting! But today is the reward - I’m officially open for quilting service in the EU!
Read MoreI have exciting news! This week our house has gone under contract to be sold at the end of May. So long as everything goes smoothly, we’ll be able to move as planned on May 27th. We are incredibly grateful…
Read MoreThe first time I saw this quilt it struck me with all the energy and joie de vivre of spring. I’m definitely making my own version this summer. Do you want to join? How about a June/July stitch-along or a pattern? Thanks for taking a moment to weigh in!
Read MoreI can hardly keep up with all the loveliness that comes through my quilting studio. Unfortunately I don’t get a chance to photograph all the pretty quilts that I work with, but here are some I did catch. Enjoy!
Read MoreDo you wonder just how the design aspect of longarm quilting service works for Stitched in Color? Who makes the decisions? What is your roll and what is mine? Here’s how we choose a quilting design, density and thread.
Read MoreThis week has been such a great week in the quilting studio. Everything is running smoothly and efficiently, and I finished my quilt for the day around noon!
Read MoreI think my favorite thing about being a longarm quilter is getting to open a package and pull out fantastic patchwork on a regular basis. It’s delightful to “discover” what you’ve made, the shapes and colors…
Read MoreSome of my readers may not be familiar with the story of my daughter Eleni. Although our time with her was a brief 10 months, it felt like a lifetime of fighting, loving, losing and learning.
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