Sherry’s Boo Crew Quilt

Hi Friends,
Happy Halloween!! Just kidding…I thought about waiting to share this quilt, however this would be a fun Christmas gift for you or one of your quilting friends. It’s a block of the month by Stitches of Love, and it’s called Boo Crew. It’s was made by Sherry.

This quilt was such a fun one to custom quilt!! Have you ever wanted to learn how to freemotion quilt? I have a set of 10 videos in my Quilting It Freemotion course, and it’s available in my shop. I used four of the designs on this quilt, along with some ribbon candy and ruler work.

Lets talk quilting details… I knew from the get go that I was going to quilt the Crackle in the background of the applique blocks, its just the perfect texture. The rest just came to me as I continued to quilt, which is typically how I custom quilt. I quilted ribbon candy in the black sashing, and Pebbles with swirls in every other pebble in the white striped border. I added little details in some of the applique, to help it lay flat. I quilted a little triangle in the black triangle, a half inch in from the outside edges. The haunted house got some Wood Grain and 1/2” angled lines on the roofs. To finish off along the edges, I quilted my Overlapping Lines design a half inch apart. Wow!! That’s a mouth full. Haha! I do love the combination of all of the designs together. It adds some modern whimsical touches that enhance the quilt itself. Love what I do!

I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s Edge rulers to quilt the lines. Those Crackle lines however, are all freemotion…no ruler needed. If you’re looking to improve or start freemotion quilting, check out my Quilting It Freemotion™ videos. You can start with Stippling and work your way through the designs, or pick and choose which designs you’d like to learn. Of course there is a bundle of all 10, and you get the 10th video free! Please join me in Quilting It Freemotion™.

Some closer looks at all of those fun details!!

I used orange and natural white Omni threads, and black Perma Core thread from A&E. I used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline, which is based out of Ogden Utah.

A close up look at all of those fun borders. See how great they all harmonize together. The scales are a little different, and yet the quilting itself enhances the shapes.

Do you have a quilt that you would like custom quilted? I would love to quilt for you!! Please head on over to my Longarm Quilting Services page, and check out the details. I have a couple of custom quilting spots left in January, and quite of few edge to edge quilting spots available. Hit reply to this email, and I’ll get you added to my list.

Thanks for being here. I hope that you have a wonderful week leading up to Christmas and New Years. Take care, -Leisha