June 2023 Drop-Off Dates - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

It was lovely to see so many of you at Quilts UK, Malvern last week and I hope you all found the bits you needed to finish your quilts.  If your quilt is ready for longarm quilting, below are some dates when I am taking in quilts.  I will also be at the 2023 Bristol Quilters Quiltfest on 1st-and 2nd June, Redmaids School, BS9 3AW. I will be with Stinchcomb Quilters on Wednesday 14th June and Montpelier Quilters on Thursday 15th June.

Wednesday 31st May
Monday 5th June
Tuesday 6th June
Thursday 8th June
Friday 9th June
Monday 12th June
Tuesday 13th June
Friday 16th June
Friday 23rd June
Monday 26th June
Tuesday 27th June
Wednesday 28th June
Thursday 29th June
Friday 30th June

Quilts UK Malvern Quilt Show 2023 -Fabadashery customer quilts

 A lovely day at Quilt UK Malvern quilt show.  I knew a few of my longarm quilting customers were  entering some of their quilts, but I was pleased to see that there were a few more than I had expected.  Well done to Sheila, Alyson, Debbie, Natalie and Catherine for entering the show. 

Sheila Chapman's Jewel Quilt

Alyson Wells 'Coming Home' Quilt

Debbie Sandow's Nautical  Knot Quilt

Natalie Taylor's St Ives Quilt

Batik Quilt by Catherine Ball

NEW PATTERN - Cafe Crema Quilting Design by Sue Heinz

 

'Cafe Crema' digital Design by Sue Heinz

Here is another New design for you to consider.  I have stitched out here onto calico on quite a small scale, but it is a pattern which would look stunning on a modern style quilt.

'Cafe Crema' digital Design by Sue Heinz

Scrap Hand Stitched Hexagon Quilt made by Hannah

 

'Hannah's Scrap Hexagon Quilt'

I believe that this is Hannah's first bed quilt.  It has been stitched together entirely by hand and ended up quite big.  This is where a longarm quilting service is really useful.  As well as quilting the quilt, I also added the binding, which meant that a few nights of hand sewing was all that was needed to finish it off.  The quilt was also trimmed down, another arduous task on a big quilt.

'Hannah's Scrap Hexagon Quilt'

With hundreds of different fabrics, the front of the quilt was quite busy, so its main purpose was to hold the three layers together.  The pattern Hannah chose was called 'Surf'', a digital quilting pattern, designed by Anne Bright.

'Surf' Digital quilt pattern by Anne Bright

NEW PATTERN - Jasmine by Anne Bright

 I have been trying out some new patterns on some small projects, including this cute little pouch.  This pattern is called 'Jasmine' and I have stitched it out in quite a small scale on some dupion silk in Fil-Tec Glide Pink thread.  This pattern is not too dense and the pattern is evenly spread.

'Jasmine' digital quilting design, by Anne Bright

'Jasmine' digital quilting design, by Anne Bright

Susan Smith Quilt, made by Margie, quilted at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

 

Margie has made this lovely quilt for her friend.  It is a quilt pattern by Susan Smith, published in one of her Quiltmania publications.  There was a lovely selection of soft blues and pinks in this quilt, with a neutral background, so we used a digital pattern which echoed the gentle feel of the overall quilt. 

 The pattern on this quilt was called 'Haven' designed by Anne Bright, which has small flourishes and flowers.

'Haven' designed by Anne Bright

Marianne's Linen Texture Quilt, quilted at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Marianne's Linen Texture Quilt

Here is Marianne's quilt, showing off its lovely linen texture with a popular digital pattern called 'Nemesh Feathers'.  When a quilt is made from fabrics, other than normal quilting fabric, it is always interesting to see what effect the actual quilting will have on it.  In this case, it brought the fabrics alive.

Marianne's Linen Texture Quilt

'Nemesh Feathers' designed by Bethanne Nemesh