Advent Day 13 - June's Blue and Yellow Batik Baby Quilt

June's Blue and Yellow Batik Baby Quilt

Look at these beautiful blue and yellow batik fabrics which June has used to make a lovely baby quilt. 

June's Blue and Yellow Batik Baby Quilt

The quilting pattern which June chose is called 'Spilled Ink' and has a lovely loose swirly pattern.

'Spilled Ink' digital pantograph designed by Sarah AnnMyers

Advent Day 12 - Rhoda's Down the Veggie Patch Baby Quilt with Bottom Line Thread

Rhoda's Down the Veggie Patch Baby Quilt with Bottom Line Thread

There are lots of different opinions out there with regard to longarm quilting.  One concern is that the quilting can look TOO much on a quilt.  The above photo is of Rhoda's lovely 'Down the Veggie Patch' quilt - can you see the quilting?  The prints in this quilt had a light etched quality and a normal 40 weight thread may have looked too heavy, so instead I suggested a thinner 60 weight thread.  In this case it was Superior Threads Bottom Line 60wt in Ivory.  I used this on the top and the bottom and I often suggest this as a solution for group quilts which have hand writing or signatures on them, especially when they need to be clearly read.

Rhoda's Down the Veggie Patch Baby Quilt with Bottom Line Thread

Another way to push back the quilting is to use a pattern which is quite open and balanced, in this case we used 'Dragon Wings' which went well with the nature / garden theme.  

Rhoda's Down the Veggie Patch Baby Quilt with Bottom Line Thread

All I know is that every quilt that comes in my door is different and requires its own special , individual attention. This is one of Rhoda's first quilts - she did an amazing job!

'Dragon Wings' digital quilt pattern by Apricot Moon

Advent Day 11 - Mary's Friendship Plait Quilt with Modern Curves

Mary's Friendship Plait Quilt with Modern Curves pattern
designed by Anita Shackleford

This is Mary's Friendship Plait quilt, done in soft traditional prints.  The reason I have chosen to show you this lovely quilt is because the digital quilting pattern she chose was the ever popular 'Modern Curves'.  Usually this quilt pattern is popular on modern and contemporary prints, but look how stunning it looks on this quilt, emphasising the vertical plaits.

Mary's Friendship Plait Quilt with Modern Curves pattern 
designed by Anita Shackleford

Advent Day 10 - New Modern Patterns - Modern Pick Up Sticks and Amusement

I never know what quilts are going to come through my door and my primary aim is to offer quilting solutions which are going to enhance the quilts which my customer brings along.  I have recently added these two modern quilting patterns to my library - Modern Pick Up Sticks and Amusement.

Advent Day 9 - Barbara's Judie Rothermel Row By Row Quilt

Barbara's Judie Rothermel Row By Row Quilt

Barbara has made this Judie Rothermal Row by Row quilt in lovely coloured fabrics.  Barbara always makes lovely quilts and with a queue of lovely quilts waiting for her busy fingers, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting helps out by doing the quilting for her. 

Barbara's Judie Rothermel Row By Row Quilt

Looking at this photo, it looks like it was the first quilt I completed in Fabadashery's new home - the room next door to where I used to do all my quilting.

'Wave on Wave' digital quilt pattern designed by Patricia Ritter

I have taken a photo of the back of the quilt. Barbara chose a lovely soft grey rose patterned fabric.  I think it is important to choose the fabric for the back of quilt carefully.  If you will be having a digital quilting pattern, you will have a beautiful even pattern across the back, which will serve as a quilt on its own, as you can see here.  The pattern Barbara chose for her quilt was Wave on Wave  designed by Patricia Ritter.

'Wave on Wave' digital quilt pattern designed by Patricia Ritter

Advent Day 8 - Julia's Caswell Quilt

'Caswell Quilt' made by Julia,
 quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

At the beginning of the year I had the pleasure of quilting this beautiful 'Caswell' Quilt for Julia, who is a member of the Little Coxwell Quilters.  This is a picture of it just as I had taken it of the quilting frame - perhaps my favourite part of the longarm quilting process.  If I catch the sun at the right time of day, it crosses the quilt emphasising all the quilting I have just done.

'Caswell Quilt' made by Julia,
 quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

This is not the first Caswell Quilt I have done (and I know it will not be the last!).  Several ladies in the same talented group have made the same quilt, adding their own personal twist.

Advent Day 7 - Dear Jane Quilt made by Sheila

Dear Jane Quilt made  by Sheila

Having made a Dear Jane quilt myself, when one walks through the door of Fabadashery Longarm Quilting, I really appreciate the hard work that has gone into completing it.  This one was made by Sheila and the soft palette of colours she choose for the different Dear Jane blocks gave us a few options with quilting.

Dear Jane Quilt made  by Sheila

Sheila was happy with an allover pattern in a Warm Grey 4 Glide thread - this allowed the piecing she had done to shine.  The digital quilting pattern she chose was 'Popcorn' by Willow Leaf Studio.  Since I have been longarm quilting this particular pattern has to be the most versatile pattern I have in my library - if all else fails consider Popcorn!

'Popcorn' digital quilt pattern designed by Willow Leaf Studio