Drop-Off Dates November 2024 - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Yesterday was a beautiful autumn day, with the trees full of colour, which made me reach out for this lovely selection of fabrics, Cottage Cloth by Andover, which are waiting in my stash to be used. I haven't made a quilt for long time, but even I still have a few tops waiting to be quilted!

If you also have a quilt top waiting to be quilted or are working towards a quilted gift for a Christmas present, then get in touch to make an appointment with Fabadashery Longarm Quilting
Email: frances@fabadashery.co.uk , Tel:01291 629120

Here are some dates
Tuesday 29th October
Wednesday 30th October
Thursday 31st October
Friday 1st November
Monday 4th November
Tuesday 5th November
Wednesday 6th November
Thursday 7th November
Friday 8th November
Monday 11th November
Tuesday 12th November
Wednesday 13th November
Tuesday 19th November
Monday 25th November
Tuesday 26th November
Wednesday 27th November
Thursday 28th November
Friday 29th November
Monday 2nd December

Katie's Unique Log Cabin

Katie is a textile designer, and she has made this unique log cabin quilt out of all her scraps of self-designed fabrics.  As a result, they are all in fabrics and colours she loves!  The fabrics were a heavier weight than quilting cotton, so to reduce the weight, Katie chose 100% wool for her wadding. 

Katie also chose a special Indian block print fabric from Merchant and Mills for the backing

To finish the quilt off, Katie chose 'Birds Eye View' designed by Barbara Becker.

Birds Eye View' digital quilt pattern
designed by Barbara Becker

Sheila's Turquoise Star Quilt - Quilted at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Sheila's Turquoise Star Quilt

Sheila had a 'focus' fabric at the centre of her stars which led to this lovely colour turquoise and pink colour scheme for a quilt. Sheila is a very experienced quilter and it is evident from her clever use of batik fabrics, using dark navy, tones of turquoise blues and pale blues to get a magical mix of dark, medium and light tones.

Sheila's Turquoise Star Quilt

The batik fabrics are very forgiving when choosing a digital quilting pattern and on this occasion Sheila chose 'Bubbles' designed by Lorien Quilting.

'Bubbles' digital quilt pattern
by Lorien Quilting

NEW PATTERNS - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

It is always nice to have a few fresh patterns to choose from, so here are my latest additions to the Fabadashery Longarm Quilting library - Finesse, Geode and Shell Game.  Remember with my digital quilting machine I can make these patterns large or small, whatever is best for your quilt.

'Finesse' Digital Quilting Pattern
by Lorien Quilting

'Geode' digital quilting pattern
designed by SarahAnn Myers & Patricia Ritter

'Shell Game' by Willow Leaf Studio

Natalie's Dance in Paris, Zen Chic Quilt

Natalie's Dance in Paris, Zen Chic Quilt

When I first saw the Moda Zen Chic 'Dance in Paris' quilting fabric range, I fell in love with it.  I have yet to break into my stash, but It seems Natalie did the same and made this lovely quilt using all the different fabrics in the collection.  

Natalie's Dance in Paris, Zen Chic Quilt

To finish it off, Natalie chose the 'Nightlight' longarm quilting pattern, designed by Patricia Ritter an Marybeth O'Halloran.

'Nightlight' longarm quilting pattern, designed by Patricia Ritter an Marybeth O'Halloran.

Helen's Underground Railroad Quilt - Traditional Sampler

Helen's Underground Railroad Quilt

One of the pleasures of being a longarm quilter is that you never know what quilt is coming next.  This time it was Helen's traditional sampler quilt, taken from the book ' Underground Railroad Quilt' written by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bouchard.  Each block has a story behind it relating to the slave trade in America.  Sampler quilts usually have a lot going on, with several contrasting colours and different shapes.  On these occasions, the quilting pattern needs to take a back seat and let the blocks shine.

Helen's Underground Railroad Quilt

For Helen's Underground Railroad Quilt, we used 'Bird's Eye View' quilting pattern by Barbara Becker, one of my go to patterns when you don't want anything too busy.  It looked great on the back of the quilt too.

Helen's Underground Railroad Quilt - Backing

'Birds Eye View' digital quilt pattern
designed by Barbara Becker