Client Quilts • 2020
What a crazy time. I hope each of you are healthy and well!! Maybe you’re taking this time to do a little more sewing. I hope to! I have been meaning to do this blog post for awhile, sorry for the delay! These are some of the client quilts that I’ve worked on in the past couple months.
A quick reminder, I am having a sale right now on my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers and all of the digital quilting designs in my shop. $20 off my Circle2™ rulers using code 20SPRING20, and 20% off of all digital quilting designs using code LEAPYEAR at checkout. I appreciate your support, like many other small business do, especially right now!! Thank you!!
If you follow me over on Instagram…. @leishakaye then you may have seen me post about this first quilt made by Sherry! It’s called Happy Together by Sew Kind of Wonderful.
Sherry loved the lines quilted in the one Jenny from Sew Kind of Wonderful quilted, and I loved the quilting she did around each person…so I did that too, with some freehand background filler.
I used one of my Circle2™ rulers to quilt the curves that outline each person, and I should have written it down…I can’t remember which one. Remember they are $20 off right now, using code 20SPRING20 at checkout. I also used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s Edge rulers to quilt the straight lines.
I used an Omni grey thread for the background, and a cream A&E thread for the quilting in the people.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline. This was such a fun quilt to quilt!!
Next up, this fun wall handing that Laurie made…. she actually won the blocks from her guild, and then sewed them together. The pattern is by Vanessa from Lella Boutique, and is called By the Chimney mini.
How fun!!! I used a cream A&E Perma Core thread and winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
She wanted something Christmasy, so I decided on Patricia Ritter and my Merriment©️ design, which is available at Urban Elementz. It’s such a fun universal Christmas design.
It’s never too early to get your Christmas quilts quilted!!
Next up, this beautiful quilt that Liz’s sisters help her make.
This quilt pattern is by Sandy Gervais called Rubies and Diamonds.
If you look super close, there are heart fabrics in this quilt…which I don’t know the name of, so she wanted a heart quilting design. I showed her Patricia Ritter and my Cupid©️ design, and she loved it. I think it looks so beautiful!!
I used 8020 cotton poly blend batting and cream A&E Perma Core thread.
That swirly heart texture is my favorite!!!
Next up…this incredible quilt made by Denise.
The pattern is called Heritage Square by Whirligig Designs.
Seriously incredible quilt!!!
Denise wanted my Squared©️ quilting design on this one. Which is great with all the blocks being on point.
I used a king size 8020 cotton poly blend batting and cream A&E Perma Core thread.
This next one, is one I’ve wanted to make for awhile…someday! Also made by Denise.
This is called Vintage Lace by Lo & Behold Stitchery. This is also king size, and I couldn’t quite get the whole quilt in one picture, so head to the link above on Lo & Behold Stitchery’s website, to see the full quilt.
I used cream A&E Perma Core thread and winline’s king size 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
To go with the Vintage Lace theme of the quilt, we decided on Taka by Keryn Emmerson which is available at Urban Elementz.
This quilt is backed with a fluffy Minky, which adds a puffiness to the quilting texture.
Also made by Denise, this fun tree wall hanging is called The Giving Tree and is in the book by Sew Kind of Wonderful called Mini Wonderful Curves.
She wanted wood grain quilting, which I did freehand. Then I used my 4” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the star.
This texture is so fun!!
I used Linda’s Edge ruler to quilt the echoed v’s on the trunk.
I used cream A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Next up, this beautiful Charcoal and Cream block of the month quilt, made by Barbara. Pattern by Fig Tree and Co. This was a block of the month that ran last year. So, you’ll have to read the details in the link above for more information on if it’s still available.
Sorry these pictures aren’t the best…even with editing the pictures, it’s just hard to get good pictures in the gloomy winter days we’ve had in January and February.
I decided to quilt Patricia Ritter and my Sweet Indigo©️ design, which is available at Urban Elementz. Which I think was a perfect choice for the vintage look to this quilt.
I used cream A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.
My favorite swirly flower design that we’ve created.
Next, this super fun Lella Boutique quilt called Butterfly Patch, made by Chris.
The fabrics on this quilt are fun and bright, sorry the pictures just don’t do it justice.
Chris chose Patricia Ritter and my Capri©️ design for the quilting. It is such a fun design for this quilt. It is available at Urban Elementz.
I used a cream A&E Perma Core thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
A close up on that quilty texture and some of the fun fabrics that Chris used.
Next, this adorable panda quilt that Chris made for her granddaughter.
It’s called Cursive Panda Quilt by Vintagedoor. Chris added flowers, changed a few things on the pandas face…and it turned out so sweet.
I used one of Linda’s Edge rulers to quilt the lines, and then everything else was done freehand.
I used black thread on the back and white on everything else. I also used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Love what simple lines or squares can add to the quilting texture on a quilt. Adding a variety of quilting designs, that harmonize together, creates fun textures and makes different parts of the quilt stand out more.
I love that “hello”! To see some of these designs and others quilted on video, head on over to my YouTube channel and check out those videos.
Last one for today…this sweet quilt was made by Sherry for a dear momma who is dying from cancer, to give to her daughter. Sherry’s sister made some more quilts for this momma’s other children. She wanted to leave her kids with a reminder of how much she loves them. When I have the opportunity to quilt a quilt for someone like this, it makes my job mean sooo much more. It adds a greater purpose to fabrics, threads, batting, and quilting designs.
The pattern is called Merry-Go-Round designed by Regina Girard and is in The Big Book of Strip Quilts by Karen M. Burns.
This quilt is jelly roll friendly…I have a jelly roll that would be perfect for it!!
I love these fun happy fabrics and colors.
With the hexagon fabrics, I decided to use Hexies by Patricia Ritter to quilt it. It’s available at Urban Elementz. I just love this quilting texture!
I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting. I hope this little girl feels extra love from her momma each time she is wrapped up in this quilt.
Patricia Ritter and I have a new design called Scottish Plaid - Hexies and it’s available at Urban Elementz. It is not part of the 20% off sale that I’m currently having in my shop.
Another reminder about my Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler set that is $20 off right now using code 20SPRING20 at checkout. Quilting designs are 20% off using code LEAPYEAR at checkout. Thanks again for supporting my small business. Appreciate you all so much!!
Thanks for being here!! Take care and I hope you each stay healthy.
- Leisha
Quilting Galore!
Between working and life, I haven’t blogged the amazing quilts and fun runners that I’ve had the privilege of quilting…for awhile. I hope you enjoy the variety of custom and edge to edge quilting, that I’m going to share with you.
First up, this amazing quilt made by my friend and neighbor Karen. She’s made several quilts, and has never had one custom quilted. It was so fun to quilt this for her, especially knowing she was going to keep it and enjoy the quilting. This pattern is by Carrie Nelson. It is from Miss Rosie’s Farmhouse Favorites book and is called Stella Blue.
I just love softening the hard lines in a quilt pattern, with curves in the quilting. That was my plan with this quilt. I love the end result.
I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly batting, and Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.
A close up on the two main blocks.
I used four of my Circle2™ (Circle Squared) rulers to quilt these lovely curves. I used the 3”, 4”, 6”, and 9”. It’s so great to have such a versatile set, ranging in size from 2”-13” circles. These rulers are made from 1/4” thick, high quality acrylic. They are available in clear or green in my shop. For more details go here: Circle2™ . My machine quilting circle rulers can be used on a domestic machine with the correct quilting foot and on a longarm machine with a ruler foot. To check them out in action, go to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/QuiltingIt
The above picture shows the 3” and the 9” circles. Each ruler has two sizes of circles. The reason being, you get 12 different sizes of circles and you only need 6 rulers. Saves space in your quilting studio and saves you money…because you’re not buying 6 more rulers. (Green set is pictured below)
The quilting in each block is so cohesive and pairs nicely together, while enhancing the quilt blocks. I used the 6” circle ruler to quilt the large orange peel on the corners of the star block.
That beautiful arc diamond design is so fun to quilt, and is my favorite part of quilting on this quilt. I use the 9” circle ruler on that design.
For all the orange peel designs inside the star blocks I used the 3” circle. As pictured above and below.
I used the 4” circle ruler to quilt these petals in these flying geese. I also used an Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple, to quilt all the lines.
All those different sizes of curves just fit so nicely together.
A few pictures of the back. Love it!!
Next, some cute table runners…made by Barbara!
How sweet are these popsicles?!?!?!! The pattern is by Ribbon Candy Quilt Company and is one of their Sizzlin’ Summer Skinnies. Click on their name above, and it will take you right to their website.
I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, and Winline’s 8020 batting. I mixed the quilting up, by adding a lot of different shapes and textures. Ribbon candy borders, overlapping circles in the background, and a variety of different designs in the popsicle stripes.
Next up, Barbara made this flag runner, using the FREE Wave Your Flag table runner pattern by Fat Quarter Shop.
I used Good Vibrations from Patricia Ritter at Urban Elementz to quilt it. I spaced the wavy lines 3/4ths of an inch apart. I love the texture from these simple wavy lines. I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and more of my favorite 8020 cotton poly Winline batting.
I love the dimension that comes from offsetting the flag stripes. I love all things 4th of July. I was born after the fireworks, on the morning of the 5th.
Okay, this watermelon runner…also made by Barbara, is just so fun!! The pattern is by Primrose Cottage Quilts and is called Summertime.
I may be a little biased, but that Sweet Orange Peel quilting design, is a perfect fit for this!! It reminds me of the shape of watermelon seeds. Sweet Orange Peel©️ is available in my shop at www.quiltingit.com/shop and is one of my best sellers!
I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Now, a few fun projects made by Sherry.
This cute pillow front is from My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe, here in Logan Utah. It’s part of their pillow of the month club. You’ll have to contact them for a pattern.
I used Good Vibrations from Patricia Ritter at Urban Elementz again to quilt this. I spaced the wavy lines 1/2 of an inch apart. Because it’s a pillow, it works being that tightly quilted. Sherry brought a cotton poly scrap of batting, and I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread to quilt it.
Next up, these lovely runners made by Sherry. Designed By Heather Peterson from Anka's Treasures. This runner is in the Trendy Table 2 book.
Once again I used my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design to quilt it.
I used a Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.
Sherry made two, so I quilted them onto the same quilting back. I quilt on a Gammill 22” machine. So I set the boundary when doing Edge to Edge quilting, as if it were all one quilt. Saves on time. I quilted the first one, rolled it to the next one and easy peasy, done!!
Loranne is a master at making her own patterns from things that inspire her. This lovely quilt was made for her friends new granddaughter.
Loranne requested a double batt, which adds some beautiful texture to the quilt/quilting. I did a bottom layer of the 8020 cotton poly blend batting that I love from Winline, and a top layer of Hobbs Wool. Love the combination of the two. I’ve done the same thing with some of my own quilts.
Pictures really don’t do this quilt justice.
I used the -20- curve ruler for the petals, and some of the Edge rulers for all the straight lines, both are from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple.
Because this quilt has lot of borders, I wanted to make each of them stand out with different yet cohesive quilting designs. I especially love how these corners turned out. I also share a few more pictures to show the border details. The pinstripe border below is done with a 1/4” line and then a inch section.
Airen’s amazing Double Wedding Ring quilt is up next!! It was such a gem to quilt, knowing it is going to be a family heirloom. Airen used Double Wedding Ring Templates by Sharlene Jorgenson which are available here.
I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
I wanted to keep the quilting classic, yet show off all the amazing piecing that Airen did.
I used 3 of my Circle2 machine quilting circle rulers (the 4”, 5”, 13”) and Linda’s -15- curve ruler from The Quilted Pineapple.
The quilting inside where the rings overlap, is dainty. A double curved line at a 1/4” spacing, with tiny pebbles, enhances the curves of the rings and the negative space. I quilted swirls with a hook, inside the rings. Checkout the backging pictured below to see the hooks better.
I used this 4” Circle2™ ruler for one of the sets of petals inside the double arcs of the wedding rings.
I used this 5” Circle2™ ruler for the other set of petals in the double arc.
I used the 13” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the 1/4” lines inside where the rings overlap.
I also used the -15- curve ruler from Linda, to quilt the 1/2” arched curves inside the center of the rings. (As pictured below) I hope that makes sense. The reason I share which ruler I used where, is so you can see the benefits of having a great selection of circle rulers and curve rulers. I lay out my circle rulers to see which curve fits in the best spot. No two quilts are the same. It’s such a great asset to have a great set of rulers.
Front/back!! Love it! You can also see the hook on the swirls in the bottom picture. I love the look of the diamonds in each corner.
I wish each of you could see this beautiful quilt!!
Lovely sunlight highlighting all that quilting texture.
These sweet butterflies were made by Lori for her granddaughter. The pattern is by Nadra Ridgeway from Ellis & Higgs and is called Butterfly Dance.
This is such a sweet sweet quilt!!
Lori chose Flower Child by Apricot Moon Designs, and it’s available at Urban Elementz. This is such a fun design to quilt. It looks like the flowers are dancing along with the butterflies.
I used a 30 tex Silver Omni thread from Superior Threads, and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.
I hope you have fun snuggling your new granddaughter soon, Lori!!! She’s lucky to receive such a beautiful quilt.
I love this bright fun runner, made by Laurie. The pattern is Mini Popsicles Table Runner and is available at Annie’s Catalog.
Made with the Crayola Fat Quarter Box from Riley Blake Designs.
I custom quilted this with overlapping swirls in the background, and a variety of fun textures in the popsicles.
Such a fun summery runner. I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Laurie brought a cotton poly batting scrap.
This house quilt is just so fun, it was made by Kara Jo. The bold reds, pinks, and oranges…next to the black and white low volume prints…make this quilt pop!! I’m guessing these red/pink/orange fabrics are by Kaffe.
I used a Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly batting.
Look at the combination of these bold prints, even next to some of the bold low volume prints. Such a fun combo.
I’m not sure who this pattern is by, if I find out I will edit this post. There are a fun variety of house quilts.
I suggested Malachite as a design for this quilt, and Kara Jo agreed. It’s by Patricia Ritter and is available at Urban Elementz. I love it with the variety and style of these fabrics. It’s such a versatile design.
That quilty texture is just so so good.
Lastly…this absolutely cute quilt, made by Sherry. It’s called Ghost Quilt by Then Came June. She has some pretty fun quilt patterns.
I’m not a huge Halloween fan, but this quilt just might change my mind. I love the different colors of ghost eyes and mouth. Light grey to black.
I stewed and stewed on how to quilt this. I saw a couple quilted that I liked, but one was custom and I knew I wanted to do something edge to edge. So I took a look at Sarah Ann Myers designs at Urban Elementz, because some of my favorites are hers, and I found Gale. The movement in this design, is just my favorite!!! It quilted beautifully!!
I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
I think the point in the Gale quilting design, goes so well with the point on the ghost. That’s why I love them together.
I can’t believe it’s that time of year, when Halloween quilts are starting to get quilted. Anyone else feel like this year has flown right by.
The ghosts seem to be glowing in the picture below.
What have you been sewing this summer??? I’ve been making great progress on my Hexie Flower quilt, that I’ve been sewing together by hand…for the last 4 years. I shared a picture of a couple of the rows, a few posts ago. Right now, all the rows are sewn, and I’m starting to sew them together. That definitely takes more time, but it’s finally starting to look like a quilt. It’s been such a fun project. (Previous picture, so you don’t have to go looking for it)
Also, my Modern Vintage quilt is finally getting quilted!!!! Yay! It’s a pattern by Bonnie and Camille, and is in Bonnie’s Cotton Way Classics book. I used several different charm packs from several different Bonnie and Camille lines of fabric, to make this quilt. I’m so excited!! I’m going to quilt my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design on it, and it has a layer of Hobbs wool inside. This quilt was started almost two years ago. Yes, I’m slow at sewing. I prefer it that way. Take my time and enjoy the process.
Thanks for sticking around. I know that is a whole lot of pictures and quilts. But I love seeing a variety of ideas • for quilts and quilting. I hope you enjoy it, too. Happy sewing! • Leisha
Quilts, Designs, Sale, & Giveaway!!
Yes, that’s a lot to cover!! However, life is busy. So I thought a one and done blog/email, would be great.
I’ll get to the quilts in just a few minutes, first I wanted to remind you of the sales going on. Not only on my website, but also the 20% code from Flexi Fuse.
(My Harbor design)
This Sunday, June 30th, is the last day to take advantage of my 25% off quilting designs and $20 off my Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler set. Use code “SUMMER25” at checkout for the quilting designs, and “CIRCLE2™” for $20 off of my Circle2 ruler sets. For more information about my Circle2 rulers, click here: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set • If you haven’t looked at my shop lately, you may have missed the few new designs that I have. I also uploaded 10 new designs by my friend Molly Dursteler, just last night. So go snag some while the sale is going on!! There are some amazing ones. https://www.quiltingit.com/shop
This is one of Molly’s designs, Luck O’ The Irish. Follow the link to my shop above to see her other fun designs.
Also, a quick reminder that my 20% off of Flexi Fuse expires on Sunday as well. Use code “leishakaye” at checkout: https://flexifuse.com/?ref:leisha
If you do any kind of appliqué, you need to try this interfacing. As a machine quilter I hate trying to quilt through appliqué, not the case when it comes to Flexi Fuse. Quilts like a breeze. I’m excited to make some things of my own.
Now onto the giveaway!!! This giveaway is HUGE! I haven’t blogged about it just yet. I have joined with some pretty amazing sponsors to offer one lucky winner a prize worth more than $800. I’m including a $100 gift card for machine quilting!! There are several ways to enter, check here for all the details: http://www.flexifusegiveaway.com/
Please stop by and visit each of our Instagram accounts. Mine is @leishakaye and there is also @sistersandquilters (my favorite online fabric shop), @flexiefuse, @rilerblakedesigns, @kimberbelldesigns, @aurifil, and @tiedwitharibbon
This giveaway ends the 6th of July. The prize package includes thread, patterns, fabric, fusible webbing, quilting, and a light box.
Now for the amazing quilts that I’ve been able to quilt lately!!
Laurel from @snowberrystreet (on Instagram) messaged me and asked if I would quilt her Madame Butterfly quilt, pattern by Vanessa Goertzen from Lella Boutique. These are also Vanessa’s fabrics. I was so excited!! Seriously, this quilt is gorgeous!
Laurel asked for the antenna’s, and then left the rest up to me. I love what Natalia Bonner did when she quilted Vanessa’s, by out lining around the butterflies 1/4”. I did the same on this quilt, which makes the butterflies pop!! I used my favorite Edge ruler from Linda at www.thequiltedpineapple.com • I also used those same Edge rulers to quilt my favorite pinstriped border. 1/4” for the thin stripe and 1” for the wider stripe.
I quilted most of the butterflies the same. Same circles and swirls alternating on the body, feathers and swirls on the inside wings, ribbon candy on the outside tips of the wings, however the inside of the wings differs on each of the butterflies on each row. I chose four different designs, and then just alternated them throughout the quilt, making sure each design ends up in each column. I will share each of those below. You’ll also notice the feathers/swirls for the antenna’s.
On this first butterfly I quilted overlapping circles on that middle layer of the wings.
Next, you know I love mixing hard lines with the softness of the pebbles, swirls, and ribbon candy. So above is a 1/4” pin stripe, and below a 1/4” stripe going the opposite direction on the left wing, than the right wing.
Lastly, I love a good grassy texture (what I like to call it) on that middle layer of the wings, pictured below.
I hope you also noticed the variety of filler with the pebbles...swirls, echoes, overlapping circles, arcs and so on, in the background. A great way to make everything pop!
I used White 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting for this quilt. I quilted everything, except the lines, freehand. Quilts like this, with so much incredible texture, are just my favorite.
Next up, this sweet baby quilt made by Maria. I love a simple pinwheel quilt like this!! Especially with mint, pink, peach and coral fabrics.
I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting on this quilt.
Maria asked for a simple Orange Peel design to be quilted on it. I used my 6” Circle2™, machine quilting Circle2™ ruler, to quilt it. My Circle2™ set of rulers is available in my shop....and is a great addition to every quilting studio. They come in a set of 6 and range in size 2”-13”. Like I mentioned above, they are $20 off right now until Sunday, use code “CIRCLE2™ “ at checkout. Watch here to see my rulers in action. https://youtu.be/GWyDTymyzoE and are available here: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop
I love a simple Orange Peel!
A couple of close ups!!!
Kristin made this for her son who just turned 8! I love a simple quilt, yet striking because of the solid colors.
I don’t know the pattern name to this quilt, I bet the squares are around 6 inches and the rectangles 3”x6”, sewn. Add the 1/2” for seam allowance when cutting, and you’ll be good.
Kristin wanted simple 1” lines. I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.
I quilt on a Gammill 22” machine, with a Statler Stitcher. This one and the next quilt, we’re done by the Statler (computer). However the first two quilts in this post, I quilted myself. It’s great to have both options.
This next quilt was made by Kara Jo or her daughter. Or maybe they made it together. Her daughter loves Star Wars, and has wanted a t-shirt quilt.
Initially we talked about possibly doing a Star Wars design, for the quilting. When I couldn’t find one that I loved. They decided on Diagonal Plaid, by Patricia Ritter from https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 and I’m glad they did. I don’t like doing the same kind of design on the same quilt, it’s just too much. I still want the design to compliment the quilt, but not be so matchy matchy or literal.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting and Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread to quilt this.
The block below is cool!! It’s two shirts sewn together. I do suggest when making a shirt quilt, that you iron the interfacing on really well. Especially when the shirts are a little thin. Otherwise the hopping foot can possibly cause a pucker, if the shirt starts to stretch. I have a spoon foot, but it’s difficult to mark the quilt as I advance the rows. So I prefer using my regular hopping foot.
Thanks for being here and reading through all of that. If you’d rather listen to my blog posts, click on the link at the end of the email that says read in browser, and then it should take you to my post. At the top of the post is a little sound icon. Click on that and you can listen while you sew. When I listen on my phone, it says to click here because my browser doesn’t support the audio. Click on that and it works great! Have a great week!
- Leisha
Summer Sales!!!
Starting today until the end of the month I have a sale on both my digital quilting designs (only in my shop) and my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers.
You can get 25% off all of my digital designs at https://www.quiltingit.com/shop • Use code “SUMMER25” at checkout. You can also get $20 off of my Circle2™ ruler sets by using “CIRCLE2™” at checkout.
My Circle2™ rulers come in a set of 6, ranging in sizes from 2” to 13”. Two sizes per ruler. They come in green or clear, high quality 1/4” thick acrylic. Made in America. For more info on these rulers head to this post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set
To watch a video on them, go here: https://youtu.be/lDijS4EsPLY
To purchase a set of rulers go here and don’t forget to use the “CIRCLE2™” code at checkout: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop?category=Rulers
Pictured above is my clear 2”/8” ruler, which is the smallest of the set. Below is the green 7”/13”, which is the biggest.
Below is an angled picture, to show the measurements along the straight edges of the rulers. The unique thing about these rulers, they were designed to give you the correct size of circle. The hopping foot adds a 1/4”, so I designed this set with that in mind. The 7” circle will quilt out at 7”.
I’m excited to introduce to you a few new digital quilting designs...first up Penelope©️!
Penelope actually comes with two different looks, using the same design. Pictured above is the original design, below is the same design offset at 50% and the vertical spacing adjusted until it looks as pictured.
Next up...Diamond Peel©️, which is a take on my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design. So excited to see this on lots of quilts.
Lastly, Steps©️! This fun geometric design has so much dimension.
All of these designs are available in my shop at: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop • Don’t forget to use the code: “SUMMER25” at checkout to get 25% off all digital designs.
Happy Summer!!!
- Leisha
Shelley’s Pixelated Heart Quilt!
(This post was written awhile back, and was meant to be shared elsewhere. When that didn’t work out, I knew I wanted to share it here...enjoy!!)
I’m so grateful I get to do what I do!! My sweet as they come client, Shelley, made this for one of her friends who has cancer and is going through chemo. This is when quilts and quilting mean far more to me. Being able to machine quilt something that is bringing warmth and love to someone during a difficult time, is such a gift and a privilege. I hope her friend finds healing and is on the road to recovery soon.
If you’ve been on Instagram and you follow quilters, you may have seen this pixelated heart quilt. It’s been everywhere lately. Judith Hollies from Just Jude Designs is selling this pattern on her Etsy. I’m loving the scrappy look to this quilt, from the low volume background to the reds and pinks in all different varieties of prints.
Some of my clients look on my website www.quiltingit.com to see which edge to edge machine quilting designs I have available, unless they request custom quilting which I do free motion. Shelley came with a few ideas, which is great!! I appreciate it when they help me narrow it down to what they like. However, after I saw this quilt I showed her our Cupid©️ design. This design is by Patricia Ritter and myself, and it’s available in paper and several different digital formats at https://www.urbanelementz.com/cupid.html She said yes!! I was excited. I’ve quilted this particular design out once or twice, and each time it’s just one of my very favorites, and I think it’s a perfect fit for this quilt.
When I pick a quilting design, I take into consideration everything about the quilt. The fabric prints, the textures, the quilt pattern, and so on. I often draw inspiration from a quilt, like I did with Shelley, and I just know when I look at it what will look great. Other times I have to think about it for awhile. When deciding on the quilting design, I often choose something that will complement the quilt without it being the exact same design. For example I don’t love to quilt flowers on a quilt that has flower quilt blocks and flower fabrics. I think that’s when the quilting can compete with the quilt. In that case I would rather choose something with leaves or a geometric design. I feel like quilting isn’t supposed to be the focus of a quilt, rather the focus should be the quilt as a whole. Everything, fabrics...pattern...and quilting. If done right each part is complimentary to each other. Now, you may be smiling. I quilted hearts on a heart quilt. Yes, however not every fabric on this quilt has hearts on it. That’s why quilting hearts works. Cupid enhanced the hard edges on the giant pixelated heart, and softened it up quite a bit. I also love to soften the hard lines on a quilt by doing curvy or swirly designs for the quilting. My best advice, be inspired by the quilt. Everything about it. You never know, you may be inspired to do something amazing, by just thinking outside the box. Urban Elementz has an incredible selection of quilting designs from a wide variety of designers, I recommend choosing a variety of different designs that will look beautiful on a variety of different quilts.
The swirls in this design add great movement, and almost dance across the quilt. I also love the texture that quilting adds to a quilt. You can see pictured below the difference of the design on the beautiful red, and the softness of the cream background.
I used Dyed Natural A&E 30 tex Perma Core thread, which is the most lovely creamy color of thread, on the front and back. I also used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting. Which is a perfect combo, with this super soft Cuddle™️ (minky) backing. Cuddle is the brand name for Shannon Fabrics minky. This particular one, was one of their 90” wide minky’s. I love the 90” for those quilts that are too big for the 60” minky.
I’d like to mention something about plush quilt backings, like minky or Cuddle. I prefer the solid minky with no textures or prints or embossing, 10 times out of 10. The reason being, the quilting you’re paying good money to have done, can be your texture. I mean look how absolutely beautiful our Cupid design is on this Cuddle. With the textured or printed minky’s, they compete with the quilting, and you miss the texture the quilting gives the quilt. What you really want the quilting to do is enhance your quilt, front and back. I’ve often heard that quilting is like the icing on the cake. If you love those textured minky’s, great!! Go for it! For me, I’ll just be over here swooning over those swirly hearts.
Thank you for spending your time with me today! In the future, I’d like to share with you my thoughts on the size/scale of a design. Until then, I hope your quilting journey is a happy one. I love creating designs that you love to use. I for one am excited to see what we can continue to do together in the future. Happy quilting!!
Have a great day!!
- Leisha
Quilts...quilts...quilts!
Hello Quilting Friends,
Hope that your week has been a great one! I told you last time that I have some fun quilts to share with you...so here goes!
First up, this lovely quilt made by Beth, using the Mini Metro Rings pattern from Sew Kind of Wonderful. If you haven’t and you’d like to try a curved quilt, take a look at Sew Kind of Wonderful’s pattern selection. I’ve made a couple of their patterns, and they make sewing a curve easy peasy!!
Beth used mostly Porcelain by 3 Sisters fabrics, from Moda fabrics.
This quilt is small, and yet oh so lovely. So fun to custom quilt. I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Beth provided a batting...I think it was bamboo.
I used my 3” and 9” Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler to quilt the curves, except for the curve just inside of all the circles. I used a -10- curve ruler from Linda at www.thequiltedpineapple.com
My machine quilting circle ruler set, Circle2™, comes in a set of 6 ranging from 2”-14” circles. My sets are available in green or clear acrylic, on my website: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop?category=Rulers
Here is more info about my rulers: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set
These rulers are such a versatile set. Because they range in size from 2”-13”, that gives me a wide variety of options for curves.
I quilted a diamond shape, with lines 1/4” apart in the center. I freehand quilted swirls with a little tale, inside the “rings”. Pebbles and a little curve inside the rings, make the rings pop!! I love the combination all together.
Here is a great look at the backing. The backing is a minky, so the texture is lovely!!
Next up...Sherry’s Wagon Wheel quilt. This is a classic quilt block. Do a google search, I’m sure you’ll find a tutorial.
the black and white fabrics are so striking together!!
I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting for this quilt.
I gave Sherry a few options for quilting designs, and she chose my Beaded Clam Take 2, which is available on my website as well as Urban Elementz. Go here: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/beaded-clam-take-2 or here: https://www.urbanelementz.com/beaded-clam.html
We chose this design to soften the hard lines of the quilt blocks, and it goes well with the fabric prints.
Look at all that fun quilty texture!!
I quilted this with my Gammill 22” Statler longarm machine. All of the other quilts and runners I quilted freehand or free motion.
Here is a look at the quilt backing. Love it!!!
Next up...this absolutely stunning quilt made by Joleene!!! Joleene is the mastermind behind the Sew Red Glasses.
Joleene made this one of a kind quilt to represent the last few years of her life. Family, friends, faith, service, her Sew Res Glasses and so on. Beautiful!! I love the red and white!!
When I quilt a custom quilt like this, I want the designs to flow throughout. You’ll notice orange peels, crosshatching, overlapping circles, diagonal lines, circles, and so on. I try and replicate a design in multiple spots to compliment the quilting designs and help the eye travel throughout the quilt. I love how this one turned out.
Here are some of my favorite blocks...first up, these 4” red stars were throughout the quilt. I thought the quilting on these were perfect to make the stars pop. I used my 2” Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler to quilt the curves, and an Edge ruler from Linda at www.thequiltedpinapple.com
I also love this star!!! If I remember right I used the 12” and 6” Circle2™ rulers to quilt the curves in the corners. Then I just echoed the Star with some simple lines.
On this block I used 4 different rulers...the Edge ruler, and 3 different sizes of Circle2™ rulers. It might have used the 3”, 6”, and 13” circles to create all the curves. I remember using the 13” circle, but I’m guessing I used the 3” and 6” for the smaller curves. I actually ended up using 5 of the 6 rulers in my set, to quilt this quilt!! I didn’t use the 5”/11” ruler. Which is a great example of the versatility of this set of circle rulers. I’m also loving how nicely they fit in my hand as I quilt.
Okay...those apples are too cute!!
Here is a look at the amazing quilt backing Joleen pieced. Cute, huh?!?!?!! I used white 30 tex thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Here is a quick look at the clear set of my Circle2™ rulers. For more info or to purchase a set, go to: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop?category=Rulers
Here is a look at the smallest ruler, the 2”/8”. I designed them with the 1/4” hopping foot in mind. If you were to quilt a 2” circle, you would get a 2” circle. Not a 2.5” circle, like I’ve seen happen with other circle rulers.
Below is a look at the largest circle, 7”/13”. Check the link above to see a the other sizes. I’m loving seeing what your creating with these rulers. Please use the hashtag #circle2rulers on instagram, if you post pictures. I’d love to see them and share them. Thank you!!!
Next up, Barbara made these two lovely table runners.
This pattern is actually a quilt pattern by Down Grapevine Lane and is called Tumbleweeds Quilt, and she just made a runner.
I decided to quilt a variety of different designs to create some fun texture. Overlapping circles (video here: https://youtu.be/x0UNyEJdm9Y), swirls, ribbon candy, lines, feathers, and such!!
I love these fabrics with this pattern, so fun!!
I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
And this lovely little runner is a pattern by Kim Diehl and is called Simple Whatnot’s 8.
I used a coordinating teal thread for the border, and a nice cream colored 30 tex thread, Dyed Natural, from A&E. I also used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
I freehand quilted a swirl feather in the center of the quilt, ribbon candy in the blue borders, and circles in the thin 1/2” cream border. Then I quilted a fun loopy freehand design in the 9 patches on the corners.
These fabrics are also from Kim Diehl.
I nice close up. Quilting just adds so much personality to a quilt, I love it!!
Thank you for stopping by! Have a great weekend!!
- Leisha
Client Quilts and Easter Runner...
Hope your week is off to a good start!! Here are a few things I had the privilege of quilting last week.
First up, this fun wall hanging made and kitted by Laser Cut Quilts! You may remember me sharing a quilt like this last fall in their kit release for Quilt Market. This time, I quilted the car differently. So, I thought I’d share it again.
I quilted this quilt all free motion or freehand. Free motion means that I am guiding the machine. I did use Edge rulers from Linda at thequiltedpineapple.com for all of the lines.
In my classes I preach, “keep your quilting as clean or neat as possible”. That it’s better to stop and start your thread over, than to travel and add tons of more thread to the quilt. That’s how I like to quilt. However, I recently saw this pebble quilting done by some other quilters, where they went around the circle a few times. Which I’ve done here. The reason behind it, it adds greater definition to the quilting, and lets it pop that much more. Especially because the batting I used here is just my regular favorite, Winline 8020 cotton poly blend. It definitely added extra texture. I only did the extra stitches in the pebbling, everything else is done neat and clean.
I used a lovely cream Perma Core 30 tex thread from A&E for the background. My favorite colors of cream are Antique Cream and Dyed Natural...I think I used the Dyed Natural on this one. I used a bright red thread for the truck, green for the trees, and dark grey for the road.
I also want to take a moment to share more about Laser Cut Quilts new fusible interfacing, Flexi Fuse. As you can see there are multiple layers of appliqué pieces on this quilt. The wonderful thing about their fusible, is the softness of it...even with those multiple layers. I noticed the machine needle doesn’t leave those big holes like it does with other interfacing, and also I can actually quilt and have it not feel like I’m dragging the machine. Check out those tiny circles in the tire rim above. They were easy to freehand quilt...even with multiple layers. So for your next appliqué project, give Flexi Fuse a try, you’ll be happy with the results. Go to their website for more info: https://flexifuse.com/
Okay, how cute is this bunny runner?!?!?!!! I think it’s one of my very favorite Easter anything, that I’ve quilted. It’s made by Barbara!
The pattern is Country Bunnies by Margot Languedoc from The Pattern Basket, and it’s available here: http://www.thepatternbasket.com/catalog.htm?item=234
Here are some close ups... I love the little tail. I used Linda’s Edge ruler to quilt these 1/2” squares. Once again, I love mixing hard lines with soft curves in the custom quilting that I do. It creates texture and definition.
To frame the blocks, I quilted ribbon candy in the sashing. I did a 45° angled line in the background and a swirly feather in the bunny.
1/2” horizontal lines and pebbles.
1/2” lines going the opposite direction and overlapping circles inside the bunny. I share how to quilt this design on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/x0UNyEJdm9Y
It’s fun to add all these different details, and yet they compliment each other so well. I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread on each part of this runner, and 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Next up...
My aunt Kristin, who is half of the www.sistersandquilters.com team, made these for her two grandsons. These turned out sooo cute. The fabric is Mighty Machine’s by Lydia Nelson from Moda. They have some charm packs still available on their Etsy. www.sistersandquilters.etsy.com
I actually quilted two of these, and cut one very long minky backing. It’s easier when smaller quilts are the same size, to quilt them on one backing.
On this close up, you’ll notice that the border around the square is even all the way around. The strips are the same size. Kristin is going to do a blog post on Sisters & Quilters blog, once she gets the quilts finished. Check their blog here for that future post. http://sistersandquilters.blogspot.com/?m=1
Kristin picked my Crosshatch©️ digital quilting design for the quilting. This is actually how the design looks before you offset it 50%, which made the perfect tire track look. Go to my shop here to get this design, and to see what the design looks like offset. https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/crosshatch
I quilted this design at a height of 2”. Seems small, but it’s the perfect height, as the design is complete with two rows together.
Its also available at Urban Elementz: https://www.urbanelementz.com/leisha-s-crosshatch.html It’s available in paper and digital formats.
I love the texture I can get from a simple design. These are quilted with A&E 30 tex Perma Core thread in the Antique Cream. I also used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline out of Ogden Utah.
Spring has definitely showed up in Utah, we’ve been getting lots of rain. Which means the grass is getting green and the flowers are starting to bloom. I love this time of year. Now, we just need more sunshine.
I hope you have some fun quilting to do this week. Thanks for taking the time to see what I’m up to. Have a great week!
- Leisha
Quilting Tips for Lining Up Digital Designs!
I’ve had some questions lately on how I line up designs, as I advance or roll the quilt. If you use something different, that won’t let you change the design, play with it and figure out how to tweak it. I’m using Edge to Edge mode, in CS7 by Gammill Statler. I also use place two pins on every quilt, so I can get a left and right reference point. Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy weekend!
More pictures and info about this quilt will be coming in my next blog post. The design I’m using is by Marci Gore from Lily Street Designs, and the quilt was made by Beth.
- Leisha
Client Quilts!
Good morning!! In an effort to keep up with everything I’m doing, I may possibly do some blog posts where I share multiple quilts from some of my clients. For example, the following quilts were made by Loranne, Jeanne, and Kate.
Let’s first start with Loranne’s beautiful quilt...
Loranne is amazing!! She gets inspired by quilts and often makes up her own thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if this were the case.
I used an Omni dark grey thread for the background, and 3 coordinating variegated threads to quilt the stars. I also used 2 layers of batting. An 8020 cotton poly on the base, and Hobbs wool on top.
Loranne loved the overlapping circles design that I quilted recently on another quilt, and wanted it on this one. I love how it turned out. Such a fun design to do as background filler. I wish you could reach through the screen and touch that texture, it’s awesome!!
Next up Jeanne made this awesome t-shirt quilt for her daughter!!
Many of the shirts are from her college days at Loyola University, but some are to honor family and friends who’ve suffered from cancer. Love that!!!
I used a light gray 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
Jeanne’s daughter chose my Squared©️ design for the quilting. It’s available: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/squared
A nice close up!! This design is great on so many different quilts.
Next up, Kate! Wow, huh?!?!!
Kate made this amazing collage quilt for a friend, of course the bear claw block is a perfect fit to border around the bear.
I used a brown 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread to quilt wood grain in the border, and also to define the bear. I used a toupe tan color to quilt the grassy design in the background behind the bear and also the orange peel shapes in the bear claw blocks. I also used my favorite 8020 cotton poly winline batting.
Here is a short video on how to quilt a wood grain design in a border.
Isn’t that bear so cool??!!
I used my 7” Circle2 ruler to quilt the large orange peel curves.
I used my 4” Circle2 ruler to quilt the small orange peel curves. These are such fun rulers to use. Easy to rotate around the hopping foot.
The rulers can be found in my shop: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop?category=Rulers
Thanks!! Hope Spring has found you...it’s starting to show up here. - Leisha
My Ombré Gems quilt!!!
This is one of two quilts that I started and finished last year. I quilted tons of quilts, however I don’t sew a ton of quilts, because I sew so slow. I try and enjoy the process. I’m thrilled to share with you my Ombré Gems quilt!!! You have no idea how excited I am about this quilt. I loved this pattern the first time I saw it from Emily Dennis... go here to get the pattern: https://quiltyloveshop.com/collections/featured-products/products/ombre-gems-pdf-quilt-pattern
I got all the fabrics from https://www.sistersandquilters.com/ my favorite online fabric store!!! Or they have an etsy... https://www.etsy.com/shop/sistersandquilters
So, beginning of last year Emily said she was going to do another Ombré Gems sew along, and I totally jumped right in, even though I had a ton of work stuff going on at that moment and didn’t know how I was going to fit it in. I started and loved it sooo much! One thing that really helped is to have the blocks precut and clipped together, with the color name written on paper. Once you cut off the selvages, it’s hard to know what some of those colors are. It was the first time I had used Vanessa Christensen’s Ombré fabrics, so I was wondering how I was going to get that great fade from light to dark in my blocks. No worries, Emily shows you exactly what to do to cut the right piece in the right spot, so you can have awesome blocks, too. Like I mentioned above, the fabrics are by Vanessa Christensen from V and Co by Moda Fabrics.
The little red clips I’m using are called Wonder Clips, they are a life saver in so many ways. The bottoms are flat so it’s easy to sew until you get to the clip, then of course you can’t sew over it like a pin. They are great for binding, English paper piecing, sewing bags or zipper pouches and trying to keep all those layers together, and of course for keeping all your pieces together. The best price I’ve found is amazon, and yes...you’ll want the 50 pack. click here: https://www.amazon.com/Clover-Wonder-Clips-Red-50-Pack-x/dp/B004ZKPX8A/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1546708234&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=wonder+clips&dpPl=1&dpID=51fJgM4kdRL&ref=plSrch
I finished this quilt in May, and thought I knew what I wanted to quilt on it. In the mean time, I had client quilts to quilt. Come December, when I was about done quilting for clients, I counted how many quilts I had quilted for the year and I was a few short from doing the same amount last year. So I looked in my closet and my beautiful Ombré Gems was sitting there. The dilemma, I had no idea what I should quilt on it. Seriously went back and forth soooo many times. I even did an Instagram poll in my stories with three options. The funny thing, I was totally going to quilt a triangle design on it. I actually started to and it was too big, so I unpicked it. Thankfully I only had two triangles quilted. I decided to do and poll and sleep on it. The triangles were a definite no...haha! Actually there were some who voted for all three designs. I know that any one of them would have looked great. But since I LOVED this quilt, I wanted to LOVE the quilting too, and not just quilt it to quilt it and then regret what I did later on. So, I eliminated the triangle design as an option. Which left me with my Squared©️ Or Beaded Clam©️ design. Squared won the poll hands down, and I was sooo close to quilting it. I even spent a few hours thinking out loud, just trying to decide. My mom was listening...haha! I actually decided to do Squared, and then changed my mind. Let me tell you a few reasons why. I wanted to first and foremost soften up the quilt. This quilt is beautiful and has a lot of hard lines, and I knew my Beaded Clam design would be great at softening it up. Second, I have two other quilts that I really want to do, and they both need to have Squared quilted on them. I love my Squared design, but I want to use a variety of my designs on my quilts, instead of using the same one over and over. I also, quilted Beaded Clam on a client quilt back in August, right after I released it, and I really wanted it on one of my own quilts. Now, I just hoped I was going to LOVE it as much as I LOVE the quilt. And, I do!! So much!!! You may be wondering why I went into great detail telling you about my thought process. The funny thing, most times I can look at a quilt and know exactly what to quilt on it. Especially if it’s an edge to edge design. I usually draw inspiration from the fabrics or the quilt pattern. The hard thing about this particular quilt, it’s all solid fabric...well except for the backing fabric. (Look for it below) Which is another reason I chose this design. I quilted this design at a height of 3”, and that is a perfect size.
Here is a look at my Beaded Clam©️ design, not to be confused with my Beaded Clam Take Two. Beaded Clamb is available only in my shop at: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/beaded-clam-1
Urban Elementz picked up my Beaded Clam Take Two design, and it’s available in paper and several different digital formats...if you’re a paper pantograph quilter check that out. https://www.urbanelementz.com/beaded-clam.html
These aqua, pink, magenta, greens, and red...are my favorite combination of color on this quilt!!
Look at all that awesome quilty texture!!! Love love love it!! To create this texture I actually used two layers of batting. I’ve done that before on a few of my custom quilts and on a client quilt...but never on a quilt I was going to just do an edge to edge quilting design on. The base layer is my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline out of Ogden Utah. Then on top of that I used a layer of Hobbs wool. I tell you, this combo is heavenly!!! I haven’t had any problems with the batting bunching or anything weird, but as I roll I check to make sure everything is still flat and straight. Especially when quilting a quilt that is pieced on the bias. Sometimes batting likes to bunch on me, with blocks sewn on point...I don’t know why, when I’m advancing the quilt on the machine. The reasoning behind using two layers of batting, is to add extra loft and help the quilting POP! I actually rubbed my hand on this quilt dozens of times to feel the texture. Haha! I used a white 30 tex poly wrapped poly Perma Core A&E thread.
I’ve been sleeping with this on top of my bedspread, and it’s been so cozy and warm in the freezing northern Utah winter we are having.
See...here is the backing fabric!! Does it make a little more sense why I wanted to quilt this design on this quilt??? The dots have a rounded top and bottom mimicing the scallop in the quilting. I think they pair nicely together. This quilting may not be your favorite, that’s okay. I also love this grayish bias pinstripe for the binding. It’s a Bonnie and Camille basic by Moda. The backing fabric is from one of Vanessa Christensen’s old fabric lines, Color Me Happy by Moda.
This is also my first quilt that I was able to put my custom made label on!! I love these!! Of course I went for Navy/Aqua, with white...they are my favorite color combo! So many of my quilts have navy and aqua in them, so I thought it would complement them nicely. I also love the clean simple look and the cute font they did my name in.
Custom Labels 4 U, did them for me. They are awesome to work with, and I got a ton of labels for a great price!! Here is their website... https://www.customlabels4u.com/mobile/custom-woven-labels.htm
If any of you are wanting more specifics about my labels...size, fonts, colors... comment below, and I can dig up the emails with all the details. I had these made awhile ago, so I can’t remember everything off the top of my head.
Thanks for following along and reading my story!! When I was teaching my longarm quilting classes, deciding on which patterns to quilt, was something they all wanted to learn more about. So, I hope you learned a little something about the process I use. I definitely want to include the “why I chose this design” in my posts, in hopes that can help those of you who are new to quilting.
Hope you’re having a great day!! Happy quilting!!
- Leisha
Laurie’s t-shirt quilt!
Laurie made this for her son for Christmas!! It’s such a cool t-shirt quilt. Such an awesome variety of shirts. One thing I love about this one, and the last one I quilted...the nuetral sashing between the shirts. It just frames the shirts so nicely!! Without competing color wise.
I also love the variety of t-shirt sizes.
I used a white 30 tex Perma Core A&E thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.
When I saw this quilt I knew that I wanted to quilt my Squared©️ design on it. Laurie agreed, and I love how it turned out!!! Squared is available on my website in several different digital formats. Go to: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/squared and also in paper and digital formats over at https://www.urbanelementz.com/squared.html
One thing I’m always looking for, is a great masculine design...without it being too juvenile or out there. I think this design is perfectly awesome! I’ve used it quite a few times, and have seen it on a variety of different quilts. I have a couple of my own quilts to put it on. I guess I have to make them first. Haha!!
If you’ve never made a T-shirt quilt, and have wanted to, and don’t know where to start...check out the post I shared when I made one for a customer. https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/3/26/t-shirt-quilt-a-first-for-me?rq=T-shirt
Look at the minky texture!!!
I hope you had a great holiday season and have some amazing this in store for you this year! Happy 2019!!
- Leisha