Hello Quilting Friends!
It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged. I’ve been quilting, and have a bunch of fun quilts to share with you, but first I have some new fun quilting designs. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen them. I had some requests for designs, and then I kept going and came up with a few more. Patricia Ritter and I also have a fun new design as well.

This first new design was a request from another quilter. She was looking for a fun peppermint candy design, we decided to name it Sugar Baby©️ and it’s available at Urban Elementz. It would be fun to use on a Halloween quilt or even a Valentines quilt…did you notice the little hearts in the sides of the wrapper. I think it turned out extra sweet!!

The rest of these designs are my new designs. They are all available in my shop and in the Gammill Pattern Cloud.

This first one is called Flight©️! I’ve been wanting to do a masculine airplane design that wasn’t too little boyish for awhile, and I love how it turned out!! I’m so excited to use this one on a quilt! The picture above shows the design manually offset. It’s not offset at 50% like some of my other designs. When I do a manual offset during quilting setup, I select every other row and move them all together. The picture below shows it without the offset, which is also great!!

Next up, Grove©️!

Grove©️ can be offset at 50% like pictured above or not like pictured below. My friend already used this on a quilt, it turned out fabulous!

Here is a picture of the quilt that my friend Molly from Sunny Stitches quilted, using Grove©️.

Next, Wicker©️!! So excited about this one…also a design I’ve wanted to digitize for awhile. This design needs to nest well and may require extra attention. If it doesn’t touch, as pictured, the design won’t be complete. The each row fills in a spot for the row above it, this helps with less stitching over already quilted lines. Also, it’s my experience that using Repeat Pattern mode instead of Edge to Edge mode…for the Gammill Statler, is so much better for getting designs to line up accurately. If you don’t have a Gammill, hopefully you have similar options to the one I’ve mentioned. Also, just a reminder of what I do to get designs to line up better…check out this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/T1i1zOROKp0

* Also, it’s important to note that quilts shrink as they are quilted, especially when using a lofty batting. If you use any design with rows that touch, plan to give it extra attention.

Next, this is Gem©️! This was another request from a longarm quilter. She’s already purchased Gem, XOXO, and Wicker…so excited to see which quilts she puts them on. This is going to be similar to my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design, as far as it lining up. Once again…Repeat Pattern mode has made that so slick and exact for me. I’ll share more details on how I set up designs in Repeat Pattern mode soon.

I also have this cute XOXO©️ design, which was also a request. It too, will stitch out like Sweet Orange Peel©️ and Gem©️, as far as it lining up from row to row.

Next up, Spinner©️!! Loving this one! It’s offset at 50% to get the desired layout as pictured.

This is Skipper©️, also offset at 50%. If your machine software doesn’t allow you to easily offset a design at 50% with the click of a button, I would suggest selecting every other row and dragging them until you get the desired offset.

Next, Kapari©️! I think the name fits it perfectly. No offset required for this one. I always adjust the spacing so it nests well, as pictured.

This is Chip©️! Does it look like a chip to you, too…haha! Funny name, but the texture of this design is fabulous. It’s actually a windmill shape, but when you get the design to touch it turns into a completely different design.

Last new design is Southwest©️. It reminds me of an arrow and a chevron, all in one design. The spacing between the rows adds the right amount of negative space to add more dimension to the design.

Urban Elementz is offering four of my newest designs. The first one is Wicker©️ and it’s available in all the digital formats.

Thank you so much for being here!! If you use my designs, tag me over on Instagram @leishakaye and I’d love to share pictures of the quilts you use them on, giving you credit for quilting. Thank you!! Happy Quilting….

Leisha

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