SIXTEEN PATCH BY JOAN SMYTH

 

 

Joan found me through Roberts Sewing Center and brought me a Quilt of Valor, and when she picked it up the next day, she brought me another quilt top. So much work went into the piecing of this quilt and we're both so happy with the way it turned out!

 

I used YLI Pyramids of Giza (variegated beiges) cotton thread and the digital quilting design called "Spider Lily", that can be purchased from Urban Elementz.   I had put this design on a similar quilt of mine that I was able to show to Joan, so we knew that it would be a good fit for this type of quilt.

 

 

 Here are a few photos of the quilting in progress.

And here is the completed quilt, ready for Joan to bind.

 

 

Here is a short video of the quilt being digitally quilted with my Tin Lizzie Ansley 26 quilting machine and Butler Perfect Stitch computerized system. Maximize the screen to maximize your viewing pleasure!

The size of this quilt is approximately 73" x 79", and the cost for my services was $100.40, which included a set up fee, digital edge-to-edge quilting, and thread. Joan supplied her own batting. If she had purchased batting from me, the additional cost would have been $20.85 for Warm and White cotton batting. And the quilt was finished and ready to be picked up in only three days!

I am still receiving quilts that can be completed before Christmas, and my prices can't be beat! 

If you are a quilter looking for affordable rates for your latest project, give me a call! Don't quilt, but looking for a great gift for a special person in your life? Or maybe you want something special for yourself. I would love to design and create a quilt especially for you! Contact me for details at 815.735.0997.

THE PERILS OF LONG ARM QUILTING

EVERYTHING I DO, I DO IT FOR YOU!

 

I can't believe that I did it again! 

 

Several months ago, I sewed through my left pointer finger with the needle of my long arm quilting machine. The needle went in and right back out before I jerked my hand away and I ended up with a painful puncture wound. I was almost relieved, because I knew it would probably happen sooner or later, and now that it did, it would never happen again.

 

Three days ago, it happened again! But this time, I jerked my hand away before the needle had time to exit my finger, and I torn the side of my finger open as the needle came out sideways.

 

 

Who ever dreamed that being a long arm quilter was a dangerous profession? 

And just in case you are wondering, I did not get even a drop of blood on my customer's quilt!

SPIDER WEB BY BECKY SEMEYN

 

One of my newer customers, Becky, brought me this beautiful quilt to quilt for her. These are my colors, and I enjoyed working on it so much! 

I used Signature white cotton thread and my new favorite edge-to-edge digital quilting design, called "Seafoam", that can be purchased from Urban Elementz. This design has been so popular with my customers and really livens up a quilt. The curves and circles add a lot of interest and motion to a quilt and softens up the edges of a block pattern that is rather angular.

 

 

 

Becky purchased Warm and White cotton batting from me at the price of $9.50 per yard. The batting is 90" wide, so Becky had a little left over that she can use for table runners, place mats, or other small projects for her home or for gifts. I sell this batting by the inch, so it keeps leftovers to a minimum and saves my customers money.

  

Here are a few photos of the quilting in progress.

 

 

 

And here is the completed quilt, ready for Becky to bind.

 

Here is a short video of the quilt being digitally quilted with my Tin Lizzie Ansley 26 quilting machine and Butler Perfect Stitch computerized system. Maximize the screen to maximize your viewing pleasure!

 

 

 

The size of this quilt is roughly 56" x 76", and the cost for my services was $89.60, which included a set up fee, digital edge-to-edge quilting, thread, and batting. And the quilt was finished and ready to be picked up in only three days!

I am still receiving quilts that can be completed before Christmas, and my prices can't be beat!

If you are a quilter looking for affordable rates for your latest project, give me a call! Don't quilt, but looking for a great gift for a special person in your life? Or maybe you want something special for yourself. I would love to design and create a quilt especially for you! Contact me for details at 815.735.0997.