Client Quilts • April 2020

Happy spring!! I know we are in a weird place, with so many things being shut down, but I hope you’re well and finding things to create. I just started a new quilt last week, and my mom and I are starting to make masks for our family.

I wanted to share with you a couple of quilts that I quilted since my last blog post.

This is incredible!!! Every piece is needle turned, and done beautifully by Beth. The pattern is by Susan Smith called St Neot Band Sampler.

Seriously impressed with this quilt!!

Most of this quilt is quilted with a variation of circles, swirls, and feathers…with some lines in some of the appliqué pieces. I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s 8” Edge ruler to do the lines.

Beth provided some bamboo batting, and I used light cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

I didn’t quilt in every appliqué piece, I don’t think it’s necessary.

She wanted some flowers quilted in the mix, too, and so I decided to make the center of the flower one of my overlapping circles.

Next, this fun quilt made by Sherry, for her kids that are graduating college next month.

The pattern is by Janice Holden from LYTM Designs, and is called Team Spirit.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and my favorite Winline 8020 batting.

Sherry had the words and logo machine embroidered onto the quilt, which is great!!! When people ask if I can quilt words, I can, but they aren’t very noticeable. So, I always suggest machine embroidered words. Plus they look classy.

I used my Squared design to quilt this. It’s available in my shop or at Urban Elementz.

Squared is such a fun universal design!

Next…Breeze, a design by Patricia Ritter and I, is on sale this week over at Urban Elementz. It’s already discounted, no code necessary.

I quilted this quilt for Madi Hastings last fall, for International Quilt Market, it’s called Maiden of the Sea. I used Breeze in the background behind the mermaid. It has such great movement. Love it!! For more details check out the blog post for this quilt.

Excited to see this design quilted on more quilts!! I’m so grateful to see our co-designs and my solo designs on so many different quilts throughout the world. Thanks for your support!!

Here is a quick look at my newest quilt. Pattern is by Emily Dennis, and is called Jelly Rings Quilt. Yes, it’s a jellyroll pattern!! It’s a fun one, too. These are 4 of 30 blocks, and I’m using the Happy Go Lucky jellyroll from Bonnie and Camille. I’ve been holding onto it for awhile. Excited to see it come together.

This is what is on my machine for the week! Pattern is Cool Cars by Sew Kind of Wonderful, and was made by Sherry. She loved the quilting that Jenny from Sew Kind of Wonderful did, so I’m using that for quilting inspiration.

Thanks for coming by! I hope you are each happy and healthy. Take care, Leisha

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

• Leap Year Sale •

Hello Friends, with spring around the corner I thought it would be fun to have our spring sale early and have it last throughout the month of March.

From now until March 31st at midnight all quilting designs in my shop are 20% off, using code “LEAPYEAR” at checkout. There will be no weekly design sales, during the sale.

I have some exciting news, my patent on my rulers is official!! - Design Patent D875,574 -

To celebrate I’m giving you an additional $20 off a set of my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers, until March 31st. Use code “20SPRING20” at checkout. For more information on these rulers go here: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set

Have a great weekend!!! -Leisha

Woven • Design of the Week

Hi friends! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. This weeks design is Woven©️! It’s 25% off for the next week, no code necessary.

This is Brittany from Lo & Behold Stitchery. This is her newest pattern Homecoming Quilt…she has so many incredible patterns. Pictures are courtesy of Brittany.

Sarah from My Crowded Nest quilted this for Brittany using Woven. It’s such a fun combination with the quilt pattern.

Here is a couple close ups!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy quilting! - Leisha

The Climb • Design of the Week

Hello!! I hope you’re each having a great week, and yay for the weekend. This weeks design is The Climb©️! It’s such a fun one. It’s 25% off, no code necessary.

Here it is quilted on this super fun flamingo quilt, that my mom made my sister and brother in-law. For more info on this quilt, check out this blog post.

I named it The Climb, because it looks like 3 mountain peeks to me.

I’m excited to see this design on some of your quilts!! Have a great week!! I really need to blog some of quilts that I’ve been quilting. Until then, I hope you enjoy these designs on some beautiful quilts.
• happy quilting! Leisha

Diamond Chain - Design of the Week

This weeks design is Diamond Chain©️, which is available in my shop. No code necessary, price marked.

Runner was made by my client Barbara. Click here for more info on this runner: Barbara’s Runner.

This is a diamond version of my fun Sweet Orange Peel design. I hope you love putting it on quilts, too!

Thanks for using my designs, I appreciate it so much!!

• Leisha

Weekly Design Sale • Fort!

This weeks design is Fort©️. It is 25% off, no code necessary, for the next week!! It’s available in my shop. https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/fort

I’ve seen this design quilted on so many fun different quilts, it’s such a versatile design. It’s best quilted out smaller, like shown below. Recommend size is 4” or smaller. However, if you like designs bigger, go for it!! Excited to see this design on some quilts that maybe you have waiting to be quilted.

Hope each of you have a fantastic weekend!! Happy quilting, Leisha

Weekly Quilting Design is Checkers!!

Each week we are offering one quilting design at 25% off. No code necessary, sale price is marked. This week’s design is Checkers©️, which is only available at www.quiltingit.com/shop until Friday January 24th.

Marion Bott quilted Checkers on Lella Boutiques Butterfly Patch quilt, and she offset every other row. I love how it turned out!!! Picture courtesy of Lella Boutique.

Have you used Checkers? Send me a picture, I’d love to share it.
- thank you, leisha.

Happy New Year!!

I hope your holidays were wonderful!! Mine were pretty great, with lots of family time. I also took some time off of working, which is always great! I’m also including the first two quilts I’ve quilted this year, because I haven’t quite blogged the other quilts yet. The more the merrier, right?!

This fun quilt was made by Mary. She took a leap and used light pink fabric, for the background, and I love it with the navy floral print!!

The quilt pattern is Jane’s Garden by Forget-Me-Not Quilt Design. I searched for it, and couldn’t find it. But I do know it was a class that My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe offered. So if you’re interested in this pattern, check with them. They may know how to locate it.

I used my Diamond Chain©️ to quilt it. It’s available in my shop or at Urban Elementz, in several different digital formats. When I saw the angles and points in the quilt pattern, I knew this design would be a great match for this quilt.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.

Another quilt from Mary! This is a fun Christmas quilt…quilt patterns like this are perfect to show off the prints in the fabrics.

The quilt is called Snappy by Swirly Girls Designs.

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.

I love this fun quilting design by Apricot Moon Designs, called Apricot Moon’s Christmas Tree. It’s available at Urban Elementz. It goes perfectly with these fabrics.

How sweet is this mini pear wall quilt??? Also made by Mary.

Pattern is called Mini Canned Pears by Fig Tree and Co.

I used Dyed Natural and Winline’s 8020 cotten poly blend batting.

For the quilting in the pears themselves, I did a different line design in each one. Some are very similar, but they are still different. I also quilted pebbles and ribbon candy in the sashing or borders. All freemotion quilting. I used my favorite Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple.

Next up, also by Mary…this super fun quilt!!!!

The quilt pattern is by A Scarlet Thread and is called Starry Eyed Sixteen. I couldn’t find it for sell anywhere online when I searched. I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020.

She told me she wanted something to highlight the star block, and orange peel in the square block. So I drew the star block on a piece of graph paper, and gave Mary a couple of different options. She loved one but wanted one part from the other design included. I love how it turned out. Beautifully showcasing the star, yet harmonizing with the orange peel. Plus, it goes so well with the fabrics from Cotton and Steel.

I used 3 of my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers, to quilt this quilt and Linda’s 8” Edge ruler. I used my 4” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the curves inside the star block. The 6” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the curves in the squared block, and the 13” Circle2™ ruler to quilt the curves in the inner border.

I just love the look of all the curves and lines together!! Often my clients want custom, yet not overly quilted. This quilt is still soft and cuddly, yet has more detail in the quilting.

Here is a look at that inner border curve, using that 13” Circle2™ ruler. These rulers come in a set of 6, and you get 12 different sizes of circles. 2”-13”. They come in clear or green high quality 1/4” acrylic. For more info on them click here: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set

Also, the border has my 1/2” line design. I started do this in borders and as a background filler, when I didn’t quite know what to do. I love it. There is no rhyme or reason to it, random different angles. I do make sure when I quilt a line, that I quilt multiple lines parallel to it. If a single line is quilted to give a set of lines a boundary, it interrupts the woven look of the design. So I suggest quilting multiple lines, before moving onto the next set of lines. Here is a video from awhile back…I need to do a new one. https://youtu.be/m5UXfRD_ujY

Next up, this awesome quilt that Caroline made using old jeans and clothes. I love the mix of blue denim with the variety of clothing squares.

Now…some of my clients know I don’t typically quilt quilts with jeans in them. In the past the mother board on our machine got fried because the needle was struggling to go into different seams on a bulky denim quilt, and yes, I was using a big needle. When the mother board is fried, the machine doesn’t work. So, I’ve steered clear of denim quilts. The reason Caroline’s quilt was okay is because the denim is sharing a seam with the thinner clothing squares. Thick denim seams, especially in the corners, are just too hard for the needle to get through.

I think the squares are cut 6.5” and 2.5”. I used a Dyed Natural A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

Caroline wanted a simple line design, so I used Linda’s Edge rulers, to quilt an X in the bigger square and an X in 4 of the smaller squares. Which actually turned out pretty fun, when you look at it all together.

Remember last year…I told you I quilted some fabric for my sister to make stockings??? Which was December 2018. We got around to making them before this last Christmas, so they could hang up in their new home. One for her, her husband, and their pup Milo. He’s seriously my favorite!!

Here he is!! Because, why not pause and share that cute face. He’s a Bichon Frise Toy Poodle, and a ball of energy. When we see him he is so excited he jumps repeatedly until we pick him up. I just love him! Awe, that snowy nose.

For the stockings I quilted the fabric like I would a quilt. The lining was the “quilt backing”, and the top was the white. Fabrics are available at Sisters and Quilters. We bound the inside seams, so the stockings could be reversible, and then the tops, with an additional tab to hang them with.

I used my Starlight©️ design to quilt the fabric. We actually quilted enough fabric for her to make several stockings, for the children they hope to have someday.

Next up, this king size circle quilt made by Terri.

Terri brought a king size Quilters Dream Wool batting, and I used a light grey Omni thread.

She told me to quilt a variety of different designs, so I did…haha!! I ended up being able to quilt 3 rows in one section. With 324 circles, I knew it was going to take me awhile, and yet, I didn’t want to quilt the same thing over and over. So I quilted 27 different designs twice in each section. Once again, some are very similar, yet they are still different.

I also quilted the background with a swirly feather, which was perfect for the fabrics that she used, but also easier and faster for me, as it helped me get from one circle to the next. I got a few ideas from Natalia Bonner, who is doing a daily quilt along for a year. Each day she shares how to quilt a different design in a shape. Go check out her YouTube channel where it’s all happening: https://www.youtube.com/user/NataliaBonner

Here is the first set of 9 circles.

The second set of 9 circles.

The third set of 9 circles. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. Most lines are 1/2” apart. Some like that bottom right pin stripe is 1/4” for the pin stripe and 3/4” for the space in between.

Here are some of my favorites!! That top circle with the arc, I used one of my Circle2™ rulers to quilt it, if I remember right it was the 4” one. I also love the variety of different textures these designs created next to one another, with the swirly feather of course. No quilt pattern for this one. She needle turned the circles, with an extra layer of fabric, and no interfacing which made it so easy for me to quilt. She put 4 circles on one square, and then sewed the squares together.

Next up, this fun quilt made by LeAnn.

The pattern is by Abbey Lane Quilts and is called Words of Wisdom.

She had minky on the backing, so the quilting pops even more.

I used a tan Omni thread, if I remember right…or maybe a cream Perma Core thread. I also used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

We decided on a traditional quilting pattern, which goes so well with the fabrics and quilt pattern. My and Patricia Ritter’s Venice Too design, which is available at Urban Elementz.

Next up, another sweet quilt made by LeAnn.

She used Lella Boutique’s fabrics and her Kith & Kin pattern.

I chose the Mackintosh Rose design by Natalie Gorman, to quilt it. It’s available at Urban Elementz. It couldn’t be more perfect with these fabrics. So so sweet!

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

This right here is why I LOVE solid minky vs. any textured minky. That texture wouldn’t be as glorious if there was an added texture to the minky fabric. Go solid when you pick a minky, and the quilting will be amazing on the backing, too!

I had the privilege of watching this sweet quilt be made. Each week we sew with a friend or two or three, and Ramona has very diligently been stitching away.

The pattern is by Bareroots and is their Flower Quilt. I wish you could see all the delicate flowers that she hand embroidered.

The pattern has you stitch a layer of batting in wherever you embroider flowers, which made it extra puffy when I quilted it. She used the same 8020 cotton poly blend batting that I used to quilt it, when she did the hand embroidery. I also used Dyed Natural A&E Perma Core thread.

She wanted the quilting simple. I stitched in the ditch around each embroidered part, and then did pebbles in the borders of the blocks. Then I did ribbon candy on the outside border. Just look how sweet those flowers and leaves are. Pictures don’t do this quilt justice.

Next up, the first quilt I quilted this year. Made by Jane with the Zen Chic fabric line Day in Paris and the Summer Moon quilt pattern by Carrie Nelson. Sisters and Quilters has some of these fabrics available in fat quarters.

We talked about having this quilted custom, but I struggled coming up with something to quilt in all those random shaped backgrounds. It’s great to quilt quilts like these with a edge to edge design.

I used Bamboo batting and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

Don’t you just love this quilt?!?!?!!! Amazing!

I chose my Diamond Squared©️ design to quilt it, and it turned out great!! It’s available in my shop or at Urban Elementz.

Such a fun quilt to start quilting for me this year!! That quilty texture has me so happy!

Last up…I just finished quilting this one a couple days ago. So, I thought I’d include it, too. Made by Sherry!

This pattern is by Pen and Paper Patterns, and is called Sewology. It’s such a fun quilt!! I have oodles of pictures to share, so you can see each block. First up the sewing machine, so fun…right?!?!

Sherry wanted it quilted custom, and was so kind to wait until after the holidays. Sometimes it’s hard to fit in a custom quilt right before I take my holiday break, and this is one that I definitely didn’t want to rush through really quick.

These stitches and scissors are fun!

I quilted a variety of different lines, to create textures and to define each notion.

When I was trying to figure out what to quilt in the background this fun overlapping circle design came to mind, inspired by the rotary cutter. Haha!! Reminded me of it. I love how it turned out!

Okay, that ruler takes up quite a bit of the quilt, and is my absolute favorite part. Seriously that texture is one of my favorites. Just those 1/2” lines, like I talked about above on Mary’s quilt border.

Dressing up the buttons with some swirls.

Another look at that ruler. I did a 1/2” grid on the grey bottom.

Some fun detail in the pencil, stitches, and seam ripper.

These spools turned out fun. I used my 3” Circle2 circle ruler to quilt the scallops on the third spool.

I wish you could see this in person. Pictures just don’t capture all the quilty goodness and textures.

Here is a look at my Circle2™ machine quilting ruler sets.

They are available in green (pictured above) or clear (pictured below) high quality 1/4” acrylic.

For more info on these rulers check out this post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set

Here is the 4”/10”, yes you get two circles per ruler, totaling twelve different circles ranging in size from 2” up to 13”.

I hope you enjoyed all of these amazing quilts!! I’m so very blessed to quilt for the wonderful clients that I have. Have a great week!! -Leisha

ps…watch for another weekly quilting design this Friday! Double Squared©️ is only 25% off until Friday. No code needed.

Weekly Quilting Design Sale

We’ve decided each week to offer one design to you at 25% off. Each Friday I will share here, on my Instagram: @leishakaye, and my Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/QuiltingItLeisha/ the design. There is no code needed, sale price is already marked.

The first design is my Double Squared©️ design. For more info on this design, click here: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/double-squared

The weekly featured design is only on sale at www.quiltingit.com/shop

Thank you!! -Leisha

New Quilting Design + Sale

Hi friends,

I know the holidays are a busy time, but I wanted to send one more quick reminder about the semi-annual 25% off sale at Urban Elementz. It ends Sunday, December 15th. This sale happens only twice a year, so be sure to get some of those fun designs that you may have seen me and other quilters use recently. I got some myself, and already used one on a client quilt. My designs can be found here: https://www.urbanelementz.com/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=Leisha+farnsworth

This fun design is Patricia Ritter and my newest design, Soda Pop©️. I’m excited to use it!! This is taken from my freehand pebbling, that I like to do as background filler. This is also your chance to get this design at 25% off!!

You may have seen this design before, it’s my Diamond Squared©️ design. The one I used as the background quilting on the Doxie Love quilt that I quilted for Laser Cut Quilts for fall Quilt Market. Urban Elementz is offering it on their website in paper and several different digital formats. It’s also 25% off until Sunday. No code necessary.

I’m always so grateful for your support!! I started designing with Patricia at Urban Elementz over 5.5 years ago, and it’s been fun to see what we’ve created together. Your response to our designs is always so kind and wonderful. Thank you for being apart of our design world. Each time you chose to quilt one of our designs, whether on your quilt or a clients quilt, it brings us so much joy. Thank you!! Your support is truly the best!!!!

I hope your weekend is wonderful, and your holiday season is a happy one.

• leisha

PS…I have some fun quilts to share. I just finished my last client quilt yesterday, for the year. I’ve had such a fun quilting year. Thanks, friends!

25% Off Sale @ Urban Elementz!!

Hello Friends,

I hope that your holiday season is going well!! I just wanted to quickly let you know, in case you haven’t heard, that Urban Elementz is having our semi annual 25% off sale. It ends this Sunday December 15th. No code needed.

I have been working with Urban Elementz for 5.5 years, and we have oodles of designs. Flowers, swirls, geometric, leaves, hearts, winter, feathers and so on…. They also offer some of my own designs. Some are paper, or design boards, or tear away, and all are available in several different digital formats. Click here: https://www.urbanelementz.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?cat=0&p=1&q=Leisha+Farnsworth

Pictured are my own designs, that come in paper. Also pictured, Patricia Ritter and my Breeze©️ and Orchard©️ designs. (The two on the left)

Thanks for all your support!! I feel very blessed to have such amazing support. It motivates me to continue to design fun new things. I’m also very grateful for my wonderful clients, who become great friends. I feel so lucky to know such sweet and kind woman. Thanks for another great year!!
• Leisha

Holiday Sales!!

Hi there! I hope that you’ve had a great weekend so far. I just wanted to pop in quick and remind you that we are having our holiday sale on digital quilting designs and my Circle2™ rulers. It goes through Monday December 2nd. Use code “DESIGN25” for 25% off of designs, and “CIRCLE2™” for $15 off a set of machine quilting circle rulers.

Thank you for supporting my small business!!! I’m so grateful!

Have a great weekend,
Leisha.

Holiday Sales!!

Happy holidays!! We hope they are spent with family, food, and fun for each one of you! Thank you for stopping by.

We first want to thank you for buying and using our designs. Your kindness and support mean the world to us, which makes us excited to keep creating.

Starting today we are having a design sale, 25% off any of Molly or my designs. Use code “DESIGN25” at checkout to receive your discount. Have you checkout my shop in awhile? There may be some designs you haven’t seen. As Molly or I use these designs on client quilts, I will post an example picture within the design listing. Sales end Monday December 2nd at midnight, mountain standard time.

Here are some of my favorites!!

Here are a sampling of Molly’s amazing designs!!!

Also, my Circle2™ (circle squared) machine quilting circle ruler set of 6 is on sale…$15 off using code “CIRCLE2™” at checkout. If you’re local and want to pick them up, you can use “PICKUP” and not pay shipping.

My Circle2™ rulers come in high quality 1/4” acrylic, and are made in the USA. They are available in clear and green. If you’re used to using clear rulers, the clear would be great for you. With the green set it’s easier to see the lines on lighter fabrics. I use both.

Here is the biggest and smallest rulers in the set, in clear. The 2”/8” and the 7”/13”. There are 2 size circles per ruler, so you only need six rulers not twelve. The rulers range in size from 2”-13”. I designed them with the 1/4” hopping foot on your machine, in mind. When quilting with a circle ruler, typically the hopping foot adds an extra 1/2” to your quilted circle. Not the case with these rulers. No matter the ruler, you’ll get the correct size. The 2” ruler, will give you a 2” circle, and so on. For more details you can check out this post: Circle2™. To check out videos on my YouTube channel go to QuiltingIt. More videos will be added…I’m working on getting a better camera setup.

To see some of the amazing work from quilters using these rulers, go to the #circle2rulers hashtag on Instagram. I’m so inspired by them, thank you ladies!!!

I’m over here staying busy doing Christmas quilting, which I’m excited to share with you!!

Hope that you each have happy and safe holidays!! Take care, leisha

Fall Client Quilts • 2019

Hi there!! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared client quilts. I hope you enjoy the variety of patterns and different quilting designs. Custom and edge to edge quilting. Enjoy!!

This first pillow is one of mine. I shared a picture of it on my last post about Laser Cut Quilts quilt market release, but I didn’t share all the details…just yet. I got the acorns cut by my friend Molly. I sent her some Flexi Fuse, my favorite interfacing to appliqué with and to machine quilt. It’s definitely the softest most flexible interfacing I’ve used, and machine quilted!!! Thanks, Molly, for cutting those for me. Molly has a great tutorial on her blog, for this Little Acorn pillow. Check it out here: https://mollykohler.com

When I first started making quilts in 2002, we thought our interfacing needed to be the heavy duty kind. Well, as you can imagine, my fingers got tired of hand stitching through all that thickness. I was using my great grandmothers machine at the time, that only has a straight stitch. So I had to do any appliqué by hand. Still to this day, the machine I have, and love, doesn’t have a button hole stitch. (That’s what we call it) So, I haven’t appliquéd much at all for the longest time. I was definitely excited to try Flexi Fuse after quilting for Laser Cut Quilts. It was fun and easy to appliqué, finally!! Now, what should I appliqué next?

I decided to use my On Point©️ digital quilting design, to quilt it. This design is great!! If you offset it at 50%, no lines will stitch over any other lines. I stitched it at a height of 4”, which makes the squares 1/2” big. It’s available in my shop or at Urban Elementz. I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and a scrap of wool batting for that extra pop.

I found the perfect match to the bottom rust color of acorns, for the backing. It’s from Minick & Simpson for Moda, called Northport Prints. Also, I used a Moda Muslim Mates white on white dash print for the front.

Next up, this gorgeous pillow made by Sherry. It was one of the pillow of the month kits that My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe had a couple months ago. It’s my understanding that you can get all the patterns of their pillows from this past year. One of which…is the gnome pillows I share below. Check with them for more info.

I wanted to keep this classy. The diamond cross hatch is such a fun background texture. I quilted 3/4” vertical lines, and then 3/4” diagonal lines. I used an Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple. By the way, she has a limited addition Christmas quilt block ornament. I just ordered mine. I also used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and if I remember right, Sherry had a batting scrap…I think it was an 8020.

The top petals are dimensional, and so I left them and the flower center un-quilted, but those appliquéd petals needed a little detail, and I thought this fun swirly feather would be great!! I love how it turned out.

Next up…I told Sherry in August I was already starting to fill up for fall. She told me she wanted to make some Christmas gifts. She’s the sweetest, and her family is soooo lucky!! I actually sewed all the backings together, and was about to quilt 12. I sewed the backs together so it was one lonnnnng backing. This is great for small things, like pillows. I pin the backing on, cut all the batting, and then baste down the first pillow. I quilt, roll, and repeat until complete. Haha!! Really it’s so slick! Saves time, and my back.

This Gnome pillow is one of My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe’s monthly pillow patterns.

I showed this pillow quilting once before, but because it’s such a fun one, I’m sharing with you again. I freehand quilted over lapping circles in the background, lines in the hat and body…using Linda’s Edge rulers, and a fun texture in the Gnome’s beard. In the sashed border, I quilted ribbon candy…diagonal lines…and a twist. I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread (which is a darker cream) and 8020 cotton poly king size batting. I actually got 6 pillows out of one width of the 120” wide batt, so it honestly was much batting. It’s always great to check and see if a king size batt will fit your clients needs better, than the traditional 96” queen batting. I have both on hand, on the roll.

Here are a couple of beard options. Love them both.

Next up, wow, huh!!! This amazing quilt was made by Loranne. The pattern is by Kathy Doughty of Material Obsessions in Sydney, Australia. The pattern is "Fractured" from her book Making Quilts. Such a striking quilt!

I used a gold’ish tan color for the thread from A&E, 30 tex Perma Core. I also used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles. I actually recently joined with a few other quilters and wrote a great post on batting, check it out and get info there for my batting supplier.

She made this quilt for one very lucky niece.

Loranne chose Patricia Ritter and my Kindling©️ quilting design. It’s available at Urban Elementz. This is such a fun quilting texture, which has actually been a very vertical design. I just used it on a Harley Davidson t-shirt quilt.

I love this angle of quilts, the texture shows up so well. I know it’s hard to see sometimes in pictures, especially when the thread blends so well.

Okay, how fun is the fabric and quilting texture on this baby quilt, made by Shelley?!?!?!!!!

I used Malachite by Patricia Ritter and it’s available at Urban Elementz.

I used a white or antique cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.

These circles are machine appliquéd down, and very nicely show off the fabrics. Okay, that minky backing with the Malachite design, is just glorious!

Barbara made this little table topper for her daughter, such cute patchwork pumpkins. The pattern is Scrappy Pumpkins hanging, by Village Dry Goods in Brigham City Utah.

I used the Wisteria quilting design by Patricia Ritter. I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and an 8020 cotton/poly batt.

Wisteria is available at Urban Elementz. It’s one of my favorite little leaf designs.

Okay, I have to explain…a handful of my clients get together once a week and sew. These next two quilt are looking the exact same, but there are differences, so that why I’m sharing both. Plus, I have another one folded and hanging on my belly bar to quilt this weekend.

This quilt was made by Joleen. I showed her a few quilting options and she decided on a leaf design that I love. First this quilt is called Pumpkins by Cluck Cluck Sew.

The quilting design is called Grapevine by Denise Schillinger Urban Elementz , another favorite leaf design. I typically quilt this horizontally across the quilt, but this one has minky on the backing, and because of the direction minky must be pinned on, this design had to be quilted vertical on the quilt. Vertical by quilting the length of the quilt, not the width like I typically do.

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

I do want to point out that adorable mini diamond background fabric. It has purple, orange, red, yellow and maybe black…or maybe it’s a really dark purple. Anyways…it’s what this group of friends used for the background on all their pumpkin quilts. It’s a Riley Blake fabric by Dani Mogstad in her fabBOOlous line.

This is Maria’s quilt. She didn’t put horizontal sashing strips on hers, which made them closer. She also wanted a different quilting design. One of the reasons I wanted to share both quilts, even thought they are pretty close…it’s nicely to see what different designs look like on the same quilt pattern.

I love this Soho design by Sarah Ann Myers, it’s been a favorite of mine for a long time and it’s available at Urban Elementz . I hope you enjoy seeing the quilting options.

I used the same Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

Okay…so this is the same pattern, made with a Moda Cross Weave fabric for the background. Sandy and her friend Marsha made them together, and because I’ve shared this quilt recently…made by Sherry, I just wanted to show a 3rd option of quilting.

They loved the Sweet Orange Peel©️ design, that I quilted on Sherry’s, and requested it on theirs. This design is such a fun vertical design, that goes so well on such a variety of quilts or runners. It’s only available in my shop.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly.

Here is another gnome pillow, this one made by Barbara. Quilted the same, but it is more narrow than the last gnome pillows I showed you.

I love how simple quilting can make things pop!! I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and I think Barbara brought a batting scrap, 8020.

This beard is one of my favorites that I’ve quilted, and then I also used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s Edge rulers to quilt all the lines.

Next up, Sherry made quite of few of these Ginger’s Kitchen bench pillows for family!! Pattern is by Kimberbell Designs. Kits are available at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe.

It’s all about texture and repeating it throughout the pillow, when it comes to custom quilting.

I used white 30 Tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020.

Lines, stippling, overlapping circles, swirls, stars, ribbon candy, and petals…

I used Linda’s Edge rulers for all the lines.

I used my 3” Circle2™ ruler to quilt these petals and freehand quilted the twist inside. My Circle2™ rulers come in a set of 6, and have two circles per ruler. They range in size from 2”-13”. For more info, check them out here: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set?rq=Circle2

This pillow pairs nicely with Kimberbell Design’s “We Whisk you a Merry Christmas” quilt.

How lovely is this runner? Made by Kate. She took some parts of the Witches Night Out blocks by Kimberly from Its Sew Emma, and made a runner and some table toppers.

First up, the pumpkins. She used Fig Tree & Co’s “All Hallows Eve” fabric. She also used that line of fabrics and pattern, for the hats pictured below.

I used Pumpkin Fest petite by Patricia E. Ritter and Melonie J. Caldwell and it’s available at Urban Elementz . It’s such a fun design!!

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and 8020 cotton poly batting for both the pumpkins, and the hats.

These would be such cute pillows, but Kate’s daughters wanted table toppers instead. Which is great, too!

I used Haunted Web by Apricot Moon Designs And it’s available at Urban Elementz . I love right where the webs hit on the hat.

Next up, Laurie and her friend Ineke, made these beautiful runners…from a quilt pattern, just like Kate did.

Quilt pattern is called Goodness Grows by Linzee McCray from Clark Street Quilts. They made a table runner, and turned some of the flowers, so they will alternate. Then they added a cute pieced border.

I used my Sweet Orange Peel©️ quilting design to quilt it. It’s only available in my shop. Which added a little bit of a lattice look to it.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Laurie brought a 8020 batting scrap.

Next, this amazing quilt made by Michonne from @silverlinedstitches • The quilt pattern is by Fat Quarter Shop and is the Designer Mystery block of the month for 2018.

So many fun different blocks!! Michonne used Fig Tree fabrics.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, if I remember right, if not the Antique Cream color. I also used a 8020 batting.

Michonne loves this Wishbone quilting design by Jess Zeigler from Threaded quilting, and I was so happy I could buy it and use it right away. I need to go get her Eye Appeal design, too! I quilted it at a 4.41 height.

That texture is just fabulous!!

Next up, this sweet quilt was made by Monica from @sewnbylovey • the pattern is by Villa Rosa Designs and is called Brides Dream.

Monica made this for her parents anniversary!!

Monica and her sister loved Patricia Ritter and by Haven©️ design, especially because their parents relationship has been a haven. It’s available Urban Elementz • Such a fun swirly vine!!

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Monica sent a batting. I’m thinking it was an 8020.

I love these pictures where the quilt is folded over itself.

Next up, this one makes me dream of warm summer days and the 4th of July. Made by Chris, pattern by Kimberbell Designs. My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe has some machine embroidery classes on how to make some of Kim’s patterns. They may even have done this in a kit.

I quilted it custom. Diagonal lines, pin stripes, and overlapping circles. Quilting a pillow gives it extra pop, after the pillow form is in.

I used an 8020 cotton poly batting and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

Chris also made this tree skirt. After she saw it quilted, she said she wanted to leave it together and use it as a table runner. Otherwise, she would cut into the center and a line through one of the big on point blocks.

The pattern is by Deonn Stott and is called Star Medallion Tree Skirt.

The quilting on this is all about feathers. I did some freehand feather swirls in the star, using white thread in white and red thread in the red fabrics. 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, and 8020 cotton poly batting.

I used a couple of my Circle2™ machine quilting circle rulers for the feathered swirl wreaths in the square blocks.

I used the 10” Circle2™ ruler in the bigger squares. I quilt a majority of the circle, using the ruler, then I turned it, lining up the quilting 1/4” from the ruler, and then finish quilting the circle. Then I quilted the feathers and swirls around. I know it may be hard to see, it’s because I used red thread, which was the perfect choice. White thread would have competed with the design on the fabric.

Adding swirls to a feather, adds variety and helps fill along the edges of the square.

I used the 6” Circle2™ ruler for smaller square, doing the same quilting as I mentioned above.

These rulers are so vertical. I use them for all different types of curvy shapes. I started a hashtag on Instagram #circle2rulers • you should go check it out. Some amazing quilting has been done with these rulers, and that’s the best place to check it out.

This next quilt was made using the AccuQuilt. Chris appliquéd the family’s hand prints to give to her grandkids other grandparents, so they would feel loved. That’s how sweet Chris is!!

I love the Bonnie and Camille fabrics she used, so bright and happy!!

Also, such a fun variety of quilt blocks. I think the layout was all Chris’ idea, and the blocks were cut using the AccuQuilt machine.

Chris requested Patricia Ritter and my Be Mine quilting design, which is available at Urban Elementz . It’s a sweet finishing touch to this quilt.

This background fabric has metallic dots on it. I used Antique Cream A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 to quilt it.

Next up, this is an out of print panel from JoAnn’s, that Wendy added borders to.

We decided on Patricia Ritter and my Twirl©️ quilting design. It’s available at Urban Elementz . I think it looks great. A great quilting design can add so much to a simple panel like this one. I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020.

Next up…this fun Hawaiian shirt quilt is called Sunshine, and it’s a free pattern on the Moda Cutting Table website. Made by Kathy.

How fun!! Huh!!!

I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.

Kathy fused the edges of the collar down, because they are dimensional, which made it easier for me to quilt.

That quilty goodness is such a perfect pairing with this quilt pattern.

We decided on Patricia Ritter and my Cedar©️ quilting design. It’s available at Urban Elementz . When I initially designed this design, I was dreaming and hoping it would end up on a quilt like this. I love the tropical feel of it.

Some close ups for good measure, and because I just love how it turned out.

Next, this lovely quilt made by Barbara. It’s a block of the week that Village Dry Goods did this summer.

The centers of these blocks are so tiny. Barbara did a best job making it.

I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batting.

So for the quilting we went simple and lovely.

The quilting design is called North Winds by Hermione Agee and it’s available at Urban Elementz. I quilted it out at 5.3 height, which was a perfect size. It’s a swirl with a hook on the end of it.

Quilting close up.

Next, Barbara finished up her yearly table runners by making this cute runner. The quilt is by The Pattern Basket, and is called Hocus Pocus.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

I used Grapevine from Denise Schillinger. It’s available at Urban Elementz . I quilted it smaller than I usually do, because it’s a runner. This is definitely one of my favorite leaf designs.

Next, we have this fun flag quilt made by Laurie. The pattern is by Maker Valley (who has the funnest quilting t-shirts…they are seriously so comfy) and it’s called Yankee Doddle Dandy - USA flag quilt. While you’re in her shop, look at all the other fun stuff she has.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020.

I used Good Vibrations by Patricia Ritter, which is available at Urban Elementz . I set the height or spacing for this design at 3/4” which is perfect, not too close, but the perfect amount of quilting.

This quilt is for a special little one, who should be here any day. I hope her momma loves it. I had leftover half square triangles from a chevron quilt I made years ago, and so I decided to lay them out randomly and sew it together. No pattern needed.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 king size batting, so I could quilt two baby quilts.

I want to point out, in case you haven’t noticed, I use a ton of cream and white thread. Neutral colors just blend so well on such a variety of quilts. I believe the quilting should enhance and compliment the quilt, not be too bold to take away from the quilt itself. Matter of personal preference, I know.

I used Circle Play by Patricia Ritter from Urban Elementz to quilt it. It’s my favorite circle design that I’ve used. Which goes with all of the dots in the fabrics.

Okay, you need an easy yet fun modern baby quilt??? Take a few extra quilt blocks, and sew them into a strip, add fabric to both sides and there you go!!

The blocks in this baby quilt were leftovers from a Pow Wow quilt I made awhile ago. The pattern is by Cluck Cluck Sew.

Lately the hardest part for me in the whole quilt making process has been picking out backing fabric. The right color and print, that matches the whole quilt style. Not easy. You’ll have to scroll down to the last picture of this quilt. It’s a fun geometric aqua fabric from Joel Dewberry’s Birch Farm line.

I was actually going to quilt my Fort©️ design, but decided Squared©️ would be a better fit. They are both available in my shop and over at Urban Elementz .

I get my fabrics from Sisters and Quilters. The blocks are older fabrics from awhile back, but they have an incredible selection.

Close ups on that fun Squared©️ design. If you’re a quilter, you may want to invest in this one. This and my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design are some of my most requested designs from clients. To check them out or see the other quilting designs I offer, go to my shop.

You made it to the last quilt in this post, thanks for bearing with me as I share all the quilts and runners in one post. I’ve been busy quilting. Some quilts I haven’t shared because they are duplicates or similar to ones I’ve already blogged.

Sherry made this super cute quilt!! The pattern is called Winter Pines by Missouri Star.

I love the fun patterns and colors on the trunks!!

I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly and Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

It’s really starting to feel like the holidays are coming with this quilt and hallmark Christmas movies playing. I do actually have a FUN quilty Christmas giveaway soon on my Instagram. Head over there and watch for it in the next couple of days. @leishakaye

I gave Sherry a few different quilting options and she chose Patricia Ritter and my Frost©️ design. I was excited, it’s such a fun one to quilt. It’s available at Urban Elementz .

A close up along the borders.

And, how about that plaid backing. Seriously, soooo cute!

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the fun things I’ve been quilting!! I have more quilts from now until Christmas to quilt, and I’ll share those when I’m finished quilting for the year. Thanks for coming to my little quilty place. I appreciate your support!! Happy holidays to each one of you.

Also…Did you hear that I added a Machine Quilting 101 section to my website. This isn’t something you’ll subscribe to, you’ll just have to head over there and check it out. I will try and share here, when new content is added. In my original post I share the things we’ll cover over there. If there is something you’d like more info on, that isn’t already listed, let me know. On Monday a few longarm quilting friends, (the lovely ladies pictured above), joined me in a discussion all about batting. From our favorite brands, to how much to cut, and even using two batting’s in one quilt. These posts will be for anyone who wants to learn more about quilting…not just longarm quilters. Go check it out!! I know I learned some things, and I’m excited to try some new batting’s.

Hope you’re able to squeeze in some holiday sewing. -leisha

Laser Cut Quilts • Fall 2019 Quilt Market

Laser Cut Quilts is a wholesale company that cuts appliqué kits with their Flexi Fuse interfacing already fused to the back, so all you need to do is peel off the back paper…place the piece and press!! These are their new Quilt Market Releases!! For more info on them and what kits they offer, go to: https://lasercutquilts.com If there is a kit that you love, request it through your local quilt shop.

They are going to be in booth #954 at Houston Quilt Market, so stop by, if you’re going to market and check out all their amazing quilts!

First up! How cute is this little guy?!?!?!!!! Designed by Madi Hastings, meet Doxie Love! He’s probably my most favorite of their new releases.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread for the background, and black thread for his suit coat, and a lighter brown thread for all his body. I also used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

Look at that face!!!

I used Linda from The Quilted Pineapple’s Edge rulers, to quilt all the 1/2” lines. Go here to check them out: https://thequiltedpineapple.bigcartel.com

I decided with the body to quilt a wood grain in each of the brown pieces. I love the texture it added to him.

For the background, I used my newest design which is a variation of my Squared design…I used Diamond Squared©️! And…I love it! It nests beautifully, just like Squared. It’s currently only available in my shop. Go here: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop

Here is the backing…cool, huh?!!!!!

Next up…Maiden of the Sea, also designed by Madi Hastings. Isn’t she amazing!!!

I used A variety of different colors of thread on this one. White, Aqua, boysenberry, tan, and a variegated blue…which added some fun texture to her hair. I also used my favorite Winline 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

I wanted some fun swirly/wavy texture in the background. So I used Patricia Ritter and my Breeze©️ design. It’s available at Urban Elementz go here: https://www.urbanelementz.com/breeze.html and I love how it turned out!!

With her face and hair, I just wanted to add texture to create movement and not take away from how beautiful she is. I love how she came together with the quilting texture.

I think her arms and hands are my favorite part!

With her tail, I want to keep it simple, so I quilted 1/2” diagonal lines.

Here is another look at the background. Love it!!!

Okay, how amazing is this tree skirt?!?!?!! This one is called Peppermint by Madi Hastings, using Allison Glass’ Holidays fabrics.

I used my favorite Winline 8020 batting and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread. When quilting a tree skirt, that already has an opening, I center it on the quilting machine and have the opening at the bottom. Placed like pictured above. That way I can get the opening in the right spot.

I love all those pretty colors!

I wanted to create tons of texture. Each colored section has 9 pieces in it. I quilted 9 different designs, one in each block, and then mixed them up as I quilted each of the colored strips. As shown in the pictures.

I also alternated swirls and overlapping circles, in the background strips.

Lines, squares, stars, scallops…

Ribbon candy…and more lines…

More lines, and twists.

Such a fun one to quilt!!

Next up, Celebrating the Season by Madi Hastings! So cute!!!

This is the perfect wall hanging! I used several different colors of thread on their one. Did my best to match those beautiful colors. I also used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.

I wanted to create lots of fun texture on this one, too! I quilted a vertical line design that has notches and rounded edges. And, of course some 1/2” angled lines. Using my favorite Edge rulers from Linda!

I love a good crackle background. This crackle design is done freehand, but if you feel more comfortable using a ruler…go for it!

Overlapping swirls is one of my favorite background textures. It adds so much fun texture! Some lines and ribbon candy in the stripe on the hat!

The border is actually ribbon candy, too! It’s a fun freehand design, and perfect for a small border or sashing.

Next up, Dreamer designed by Ashley Greer! I love how the texture added so much to the background on this one!

I used a dark aqua thread, as well as a white and brown thread. And, Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

I quilted a freehand wood grain in the background, simple randomly spaced pinstripes on the feathers, ribbon candy on the brown hoop, and a fun block design inside the center of the hoop…scroll down to see.

Love that texture!!

I used my Flurries Block 5, only available in my shop: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop and I think it turned out beautifully!!!

Next up…. Soul of Spring! By Alyssa Woolstenhulme. I quilted a smaller version of this one last year for them…and I quilted it completely different.

I used several different colors of thread, whatever blended the best! I also used my favorite Winline 8020. It’s my go to batting, if you haven’t noticed!

I love the variety of textures together!! Lots of fun movement.

My favorite is that wood grain behind the bird!!

There is some more crackle!!

So…have you wondered how I quilt the diamond cross hatch. I first start with 3/4ths of an inch angled lines, and then quilt vertical 3/4ths of an inch lines. I love how dressy it makes something. The body of the bird, pictured above a couple pictures, also has this quilted on it.

Makes me ready for spring. Haha!

Next, we have Sew in Love with Life designed by Madi Hastings.

Those spools and big cross stitch x’s are my favorite!!

I quilted Soho by Sarah Ann Myers on it!! It’s available at Urban Elementz: https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 I love this design!! It reminds me of spools unwinding. Which is why I picked it.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, which is a nice thick poly wrapped poly thread. I used Winline’s 8020!

Those spools!!!

Next up, Bloom with Grace by Madi Hastings. How sweet is this one!!

Also, making me dream of Spring.

I had seen this design used by other quilters, and then come to find out it was a free design on my Statler. It’s by Wasatch Quilting and is called New Moon Loops. It reminds me of seeds, which I thought would look beautifully on this quilt.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 batt.

Next up, Handspun Sunshine by Alyssa Woolstenhulme.

After I quilted this one, they added some appliqué petals. Go here to see it: https://lasercutquilts.com/shop/product/handspun-sunshine-1334?category=1

I used Flower Child by Apricot Moon Designs, to quilt it. It’s available at Urban Elementz: https://www.urbanelementz.com/?acc=12 It’s such a great flower design!!

Don’t forget about the other quilts I quilted for Laser Cut Quilts in the last few months, they will also be at Quilt Market!!
Details about these quilts are in this blog post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2019/8/30/z2lgx7r8a49mhse73heohijb9jbn0f

Unicornia by Madi Hastings.

Hummingbird by Madi Hastings.

Cut, Sew, Press, Repeat by Jemima Flendt from Tied with a Ribbon.

Stuck on Quilting by Ashley Greer.

And, Aviary by Madi Hastings!

Info about this quilt is in this blog post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2019/9/16/y3xn9is4mabjxr1us2kultd5lvppwc

Thanks for being here and checking out my quilting! It means a lot! Hope you enjoying checking out what is new for Laser Cut Quilts!! I’ve said it before, I love their Flexi Fuse, if you appliqué give it a try!! I love it! I recently made a pillow using it…and I hand stitched around each of those acorns, and not a single sore finger. It also quilts up so easily, compared to other interfacing!! Check them out here: https://flexifuse.com/?ref:leisha

More info about this pillow in my next blog post!!
Happy Quilt Market to those who are going, and Happy Weekend to the rest of us.
- Leisha

Client Quilts • September ‘19

Hello!! I hope you’re enjoying fall or spring…depending on where you are. It’s fall here…or it’s at least starting to cool off. Which means fall/market/Christmas quilting is underway over here. I am going to share what I can, when I can, and hopefully it inspires you!

This first quilt is actually mine. It took 2 years to make, yes it’s a large queen, and yes I’m slow. I used to hurry through projects, and it just wasn’t fun for me. So, I schedule sewing each week and take my time.

I have wanted to make this quilt for years, and had collected several Bonnie and Camille charm packs, and so I finally started. I sorted all the squares into colors. It’s okay that there are more red than any color and only a few orange and yellow blocks. The pattern is Modern Vintage by Bonnie and Camille. It was published in a magazine years ago, but now is in Bonnie’s “Cotton Way Classics” book. Which was sold out on her website last time I looked. So it can be found here on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Way-Classics-Quilts-Charming/dp/1604688785

I used my fun Sweet Orange Peel©️ design to quilt it, it’s only available in my shop: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/sweet-orange-peel

I decided to put Hobbs wool batting in this one and I used 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

A view of the sweet backing fabric and binding!! Love it! Plus, a look at my cute handmade by Leisha Kaye tag.

Next, if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen this quilting texture!!

This super fun feather quilt is called “Aviary” by Madi Hastings from Laser Cut Quilts. They create kits for stores to buy/sale. So, if there is something you love…go to their website and see where you can purchase a kit, or ask your local quilt shop to buy the kit you’d like.

I knew I wanted to create some texture with the quilting that creates movement, yet adds a bunch of interest to all that negative background.

I used Winline’s 8020 and… lots and lots of white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread. I did use black thread in the black fabric on the feather, it’s also a 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

I went with 1/4” pinstripes a 1/2” apart, at different angles in each piece of the feather.

In the black pieces, I quilted with my grassy wavy texture. Which I think goes nicely with the pinstripes and the fun background texture.

If you’re going to Fall Quilt Market, you may see this on there!!

Next up…this cool Canadian flag. Our neighbor is returning this week from serving as a missionary in Canada for our church. His mom made him this flag quilt, which includes his name, mission, and dates he was gone, embroidered on the bottom.

Caroline wanted something different in the leaf, than the rest of the quilt. I quilted Diagonal Plaid by Patricia Ritter, which is available at Urban Elementz, in the background and then I quilted 1” squares on point in the leaf. I used a Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple to quilt the squares.

I used Deep Cardinal red 30 Tex A&E Perma Core thread on the leaf, and white 30 Tex A&E Perma Core thread to quilt the rest of the quilt. I also used my favorite Winline 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

I love the contrast of the diagonal plaid and on point squares.

Next up, how sweet is this cute runner?!?!?!!!! Barbara has been making her daughter runners all year. She asked about a sunflower pattern, and I remembered a quilt I quilted called Cottage Blossoms by Vanessa from Lella’s Boutique. Barbara found out she has a mini quilt, and so she used that pattern for the flowers, and just added the sashing and borders.

I used a 8020 batting scrap that Barbara had, and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

I just love the angles on this flower, so that’s why…

I chose to quilt my Diamond Chain©️ design on it. It’s available in my shop or at Urban Elementz. I think it’s a perfect fit on this Cottage Blossoms flower, because of the angles of the design and of the flowers.

This is a take on my Sweet Orange Peel design, yet in a diamond shape.

This fun pattern was done by Heather from Punkin Patch Craft Designs. It is in the next issue of Quilt Mania magazine, which should be coming out this week!! I think it is issue 133. (If I counted correctly.)

Everything except the sashing, and the blue background is wool appliqué. It would be a fun fall project.

I quilted 1” on point squares, a grassy design in the background, and wood grain the the tree. I quilted this months ago…so I think I used a cream thread in everything but the tree trunks…which I used brown. I think I used a wool batting too…I may have even double layered the batting with an 8020. I can’t remember.

I didn’t quilt the leaves or the animals, except to outline an arm or a wing. They pop!!

I’m hoping to get myself a copy of this magazine!! Heather said they are available at Barnes and Noble, and since there isn’t one anywhere close to me, I’m going to hopefully find it online. I saw that Fat Quarter Shop carries this magazine, hopefully they get this magazine in stock soon!!

Incredible that I don’t have a ton of quilts this time…it helps that I blogged a week and a half ago. I have some I can’t quite share yet, or ones I didn’t take pictures of.

My newest digital quilting design is Diamond Squared©️ and is available only in my shop. It quilts out just as nice as Squared©️ does, and it needs to be offset every other row. With the Statler, I can use the alternating design option during the Edge to Edge set up, and it lines up perfectly.

Also, I wanted to share a thought…I recently had someone contact me from South Africa about my rulers. She asked if I was going to be at quilt market, I’m not. So she is having me ship a set to her hotel here in America while she’s here for market, so she doesn’t have to pay shipping. If you’re interested in have me ship a set to your hotel, if you’re coming for market, let me know!! You’ll have to arrange it with your hotel, and put their address in for shipping. I thought that was an excellent idea for those of you interested in my rulers, yet you don’t want to pay the international shipping. Email me at quiltingit@gmail.com with subject line “rulers” and we can’t get the details worked out. My rulers are only available in my shop.

They come in a set of 6, ranging in size starting at 2” and going up to 13”. There are 2 circles per ruler. They are available in green or clear high quality acrylic, and are 1/4” thick. They can be used on longarm quilting machines or on a domestic sewing machine with the proper quilting foot.

For more info about my rulers, check out this blog post: https://www.quiltingit.com/blog/2018/10/10/introducing-my-circle2-longarm-circle-ruler-set

Thanks for being here and letting me share what I’ve been up to the last week. I have some fun market quilts to share, stay tuned!!

Happy quilting!! Have a great week! -Leisha

Client Quilts • August

Hello~!! I hope you’re all doing well. I just got back from one of my all time favorite places, bear lake. If you follow me over on Instagram (@leishakaye) you may have seen the smooth beautiful blue water. It’s such a peaceful wonderful place, which we try to visit 1-2 times a year. I love it!! For me, this means summer is coming to a close, and fall/Christmas quilting is kicking into high gear. If you’re in need of getting something quilted before Christmas, plan ahead and let me know. You can email me at quiltingit@gmail.com or contact me through my website.

I have oodles of pictures to show you from the quilts that I’ve been quilting!! I hope you enjoy the variety of quilts and quilting!!

First up, this amazing appliquéd bird is by Laser Cut Quilts and is called Hummingbird (In the dawn color way). I’ve mentioned before how nice their interfacing is. Laser Cut Quilts designed a interfacing called Flexi Fuse, and it’s such a breeze to quilt, especially when it comes to all those layers. Go here to check it out: Flexi Fuse. On https://lasercutquilts.com/ They have a huge selection of designs.

I quilted this custom…free handed overlapping circles and feathers, with some lines for a different texture. I show how I quilt overlapping circles on my YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/x0UNyEJdm9Y

If I remember right, I used a dark gray thread for the bird, and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread for everything else. I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline.

Those swirly feathers on the bird are just my favorite!! I kept the flowers simple, just added texture.

This next quilt is also a kit from Laser Cut Quilts and is called "Cut Sew Press Repeat" is designed by Jemima Flendt from Tied with a Ribbon.

I wanted to keep the quilting modern, so I did a 1/2” woven line design. This is fun to do in borders or sashing when you just aren’t quite sure what to quilt. I do have a YouTube video about this design, however the fabric and thread were black, so I need to do a new video.

I used a Edge ruler from Linda at www.thequiltedpineapple.com, to make the lines. I also used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

This next quilt, made up of 1/2 square triangles…colored fabric/low volume, was made by Madi Hastings one of the creative minds/owners at Laser Cut Quilts. She told me she didn’t follow a pattern on this one.

I quilted Soho on it from Sarah Ann Myers, and it’s available at Urban Elementz. This is one of my favorites!!

I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline, and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

I just love that it softens up the quilt, by having the curves in the quilting design. Plus, it adds great movement.

This next quilt was made by Barbara and is called Patchwork Party Quilt, by Fern the owner of Village Dry Goods in Brigham City Utah. Go to http://www.villagedrygoods.com or call (435) 723-1315 for the pattern.

Such a beautiful quilt!!!

If you ever want to develop different sewing skills, find a sampler like this with lots of different blocks. Especially, if the pattern has time saving tips or tricks. I’ve done a few of those, and they are quite fun!!

I used Wisteria from Patricia Ritter at Urban Elementz. It quilts out beautifully, and is a great pairing to the fabrics used in this quilt.

A couple close ups.

I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting and if I remember right the Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

This next one I made. I have a new nephew coming in a few weeks, and his dad is absolutely obsessed with plaid. I recently saw someone made a buffalo plaid quilt, and used a Moda cross weave for the mid grade color…I thought that was brilliant. It’s hard to find that mid grade color, when making one of these quilts. I used a white on white that a bunch of this shape “V” all over it. And then I used a Artisan Woven in black from Windom, for the darkest gray square. These squares were cut at 4”. I actually cut 4” strips and sewed them together, and then cross cut them at 4”, so it was super fast. Scroll down to see the perfect backing fabric. I should say, the nursery has a classy outdoors theme.

I can’t wait to snuggle our new little one up in this quilt. My mom machine bound it for the many washes it will have.

I just love this quilty texture, mixed with the plaid quilt design.

I used my Squared©️ design, which is available in my shop and at Urban Elementz.

Ta-da!! Look at the backing!!! Love!

Seriously, those trees are the cutest!! When I saw them, I knew I wanted that to be the back fabric. They are by Lella Boutique from Moda. I think I want to make a winter/Christmas pillow, with this fabric.

I was excited to add my Handmade by Leisha Kaye, quilt tag to it. I had them made by Custom Labels 4 U. They are such great quality and so great to work with.

Next up, a couple of pillows made by Sherry. The first one is part of the pillow of the month kits, that My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe in Logan Utah, has been doing for the last year. Contact them to see if they still have kits or patterns available. https://mygirlfriendsquiltshoppe.com/shoppe/ • The flag pillow is a kit or pattern that they had available, as well.

Each state in the USA has a nickname, Utah is the Beehive state. I’m not sure, but I’m guessing that’s why they did a pillow with a beehive. Plus, it’s perfect for summer.

I quilted 1/2” cross hatching lines with a Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple. I also did the overlapping circles, and a swirl feather in the honeycombs.

Sherry brought some batting scraps, but I’m guessing they are the 8020 cotton poly winline batting, that I’ve used on some of her quilts. I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

Next up…I love love this one!! My birthday is right after the 4th of July, so all things red white and blue, just make me happy.

It’s been awhile since I’ve quilted Patricia Ritter and my Liberty©️ design on anything. It’s a take on our very popular Marmalade, the difference…the stars replaced the feathers petals in Marmalade. Go to Urban Elementz to find it.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, and Sherry brought a batting scrap for this one, too.

When it comes to selecting the size of a design, I tend to go smaller than the suggested size. On this particular pillow, I went really small. I think it was less than 4” in height. I wanted the design to show up nicely on the pillow. I do suggest to look at the size of the blocks on the quilt, and the size of the prints in the fabric, and scale the design appropriately. If something is too big, it’s going to compete for attention and same with too small. You really want the quilting to complement and enhance the quilt. This is why I charge by the hour. I don’t want to just rush through a quilt, but I want to select the best size for the quilt blocks and fabric prints. Let me know if you have any questions about this, and I can do another post or a video.

This next quilt was made by Lisa, the pattern is Throwing by Brigitte Heitland. The fabric line is True Blue by Zen Chic with some grunge fabrics thrown in. I love the geometric look to the block layout.

I suggested to Lisa, my Squared©️ design, and I’m glad she said yes! Because of the angles, I think the on point Squared design, adds great texture to this quilt. Squared is available in my shop and at Urban Elementz, like I mentioned before.

I used Antique Cream 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton/poly blend batting.

This design goes well with sooo many quilt patterns. I love every quilt I quilt it on!!!

Close ups of that texture.

Next up, this cute Pumpkin quilt made by Sherry. The pattern is called Pumpkin by Allison Harris from Cluck Cluck Sew. Pattern is available here: (and by the way, have you seen her Bat quilt, soooo cute) https://cluckclucksewshop.com/

I think I need to make this one, at some point. Such a cute quilt!

The fabrics on the stems, is the same design as my Sweet Orange Peel©️ design, so I thought they would pair nicely with each other. Plus I’ve seen my friend Abby, quilt my Sweet Orange Peel on some of these Pumpkin quilts. It’s like a whole bunch of little pumpkin seeds. Sweet Orange Peel is only available in my shop.

I love the pop of orange against the gray.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread, and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly.

One last close up.

Next, another quilt made by Sherry. The pattern is called Witches Night Out by Its Sew Emma, (https://www.itssewemma.com/) using Fig Tree Quilts fabrics from Joanna Figueroa’s new line All Hallows’ Eve. This line is sooo beautiful and popular, my mom and aunt bought the whole line for their shop and it sold out so quickly. So, it was fun for me to see this one made up.

This is such a fun fun quilt!!

Instead of doing a traditional spider web, I asked Sherry what she thought of doing leaves…she said yes!! So I used a fun design from Denise Schillinger called Grapevine, which is available at Urban Elementz. I just love how it dances across the quilt, like falling leaves.

These pumpkins, and that bat…so perfectly Halloween.

A close up on those leaves. I used Dyed Natural 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

Next up, Lisa made this super cool and modern “Fall Breeze” quilt for her daughter, the pattern and ombré fabrics by Vanessa Christenson from Moda. Pattern available here: https://lnk.bio/TBbK If I remember right the background is a Cross Weave from Moda. Lisa’s daughter requested that the quilting be modern, and I love how it turned out.

Seriously, there is something about Vanessa’s ombré fabrics popping on the gray. Love it!!

To be modern, the leaves got lines…which I’ll get to in a minute, but I wanted the background to have a wood grain look to it. I used a gray thread from Omni for the background, and coordinating threads for each color of leaves.

I just love the texture!!

I used a couple of Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple. I quilted the lines 1/2” apart, at alternating angles. I need to do a video soon, and explain how to do this so that the quilting doesn’t have dominate lines copping it up. After you get started and start creating different angles, I suggest using the lines you create as a boundary and then quilting in that direction 1/2” apart. I’m not talking about boundaries in Edge to Edge quilting. I’m talking about quilting out this line design. Creating a boundary, let’s you know where to quilt to and stop. If you quilt a line without quilting 1/2” lines going in the same direction, it actually disrupts the flow of the design. I will do a video when I quilt this design again. Kind of hard to describe, it would be better to show you.

Some close ups on the leaves.

These Ombré fabrics are just so beautiful!!

Another close up…

Last one!

More of that wooded background.

Next, this super cute cactus pin cushion! This is also a kit from Laser Cut Quilts, all their kits come with their Flexi Fuse interfacing on the back, ready for you to place and iron down. This pattern is called Stuck on Quilting by Ashley Greer. There is a list on the Laser Cut Quilts website, underneath the limited edition quilts tab, and a way to request it in a local quilt shop.

I quilted 1/2” diagonal lines, using an Edge ruler from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple.

Everything else, I quilted freehand.

I used a white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread and Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

Okay, how fun is this Unicorn!!! It’s called Unicornia by Madi Hastings from Laser Cut Quilts. Folks, I said it before…the Flexi Fuse that Laser Cut Quilts created is the best! See the multi layered hair, typically with other interfacing it’s a beast to quilt through all those layers. Not Flexi Fuse!! Plus all those holes from the machine needle, that you get when quilting other interfacing, not there with Flexi Fuse!!

If you’ve been following for awhile, you may have seen a couple of quilts I quilted for Laser Cut Quilts, for last years fall market. The woman and scissors quilts…I wanted to kind of combine the quilting from those two quilts, to this quilt. Here is a post with those quilts: Fall Market Release. The face and hair of the woman, are quilted like the head and mane of the unicorn. The doodle quilting in the background of the scissor quilt, is similar to the doodle quilting I did in the background. It’s all about creating texture and some movement. I love love how it turned out.

My tip for quilting a face, don’t do perfectly straight lines. Let it be natural, yet not too crazy. Just a slight curve. Also, quilt the lines close. Same with the hair. Letting there be tiny gaps between the lines, allows the batting to pop a little, and adds some great texture.

I used white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread on everything but the hair. I had a deep aqua thread for that. It’s all about matching the tones, yet white blends nicely with all of the other fabrics. I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting.

That hair was fun to quilt!!! I’m sure if you’re going to quilt market, you may be able to see this in person.

Laurie made this beautiful table runner for her good friend. The block pattern is by Moda, and is their 1st pattern in their 2008-2009 Block of the Month. I think it’s called Selvages pattern number MUP45. Then she added the mini 9 patch and made up the borders and on point layout.

I used a light tan Omni thread, a Deep Cardinal (red) A&E Perma Core 30 tex, and a steel blue Omni thread for the mini border. I used my favorite Winline 8020 batting.

I love how it all came together!

The block design I quilted using my Statler, and it is a free design that came with my Gammill Statler. The name is SCf-196 Twirl Block. I’m not sure who it is by. If anyone knows, please let me know. I always appreciate it when other give me credit for my designs, and I’d like to give credit to them.

I used my 13” Circle2™ machine quilting circle ruler to quilt the curves in the on point blocks. I love the arced diamond look to this design. Plus it’s fun to quilt!! My Circle2™ rulers come in a set of 6, the circles ranging in size from 2” to 13”. There are two different sizes of circles per ruler, and they are made from 1/4” high quality acrylic. The 3/4th of a circle design makes it easy to move around as you quilt. They are available only in my shop, in green or clear. I have a few videos on my YouTube channel or a blog post with more info. They were designed with the hopping foot in mind. When using a circle ruler, the hopping foot adds a 1/2”. So, these rulers have the correct measurements to give you the correct size of circles. The 4” Circle2™ ruler will give you 4” circle, and so on with all the different sizes. Please let me know if you have any questions.

I quilted my favorite organic swirl the feather free hand in the outside border, ribbon candy in the inner border, and 1” lines in the red border using one of Linda’s Edge rulers.

Last quilt, this beautiful quilt made by Lori for her aunt who is turning 80. How sweet!! The pattern is called, Starburst by Missouri Star Quilt Company.

I used Winline’s 8020 cotton poly blend batting and white 30 tex A&E Perma Core thread.

Lori decided on Ginger©️ for the quilting, which is one of my favorite feather designs. It’s by Patricia Ritter and me, and is available at Urban Elementz. It quilts out beautifully.

Because the backing is minky, the design is running vertical on the quilt. That happens because minky should be pinned to the quilting machine on the two cut ends, with the selvages on the sides. This is because the greatest stretch should be running horizontally. Less stretch and headache for you when you quilt. So, in this instance the quilt had to be turned lengthwise so it fit the backing.

Here are a couple of close ups, front/back.

I’m so grateful you’re here, and hope you enjoyed all those amazing quilts!! I have lots of quilts to quilt in the coming months, I just wanted to remind you again, let me know if you’d like something quilted before Christmas. There is still time. Contact me through my website or at quiltingit@gmail.com

thank you!! - Leisha

Hexie Flowers

Hi there!! I know that I shared the first of these 3 videos already, in my last blog post, however for your convenience I wanted to share all 3 videos together.

This first video shows how to baste a hexie, and how to sew it to another hexie. I also tell you how I sew a flower together. This is also the video I share all of the supplies that I use.

This second video I share where I keep everything. I know that this particular train case isn’t available anymore at target. However, if you do a google search for “train case”, you can find some great options.

In this last video, I share how I sew my rows to each other. Using the same stitch that I used to sew the hexies and flowers.

Now, I’ll include some pictures from over the years of the process.

Now…I’ll just be over here sewing the rows to each other for awhile. NOTE: I found it was easier and faster to sew a single row to the rows that are already sewn together, than to sew two rows of two together…as shown in the 3rd video. Just easier to fold one row, sew, and fold and sew…and so on. Plus it’s easier to hold.

So…are you thinking you’d like to try making a hexie flower, yet you know you don’t want to make a quilt? Here is a hexie flower that I stitched down on a flower sack dish towel. After making the flower, I removed the papers from behind each hexie and then stitched it right down, with a straight stitch on my sewing machine. If I remember right, I just pinned or held it in place. If it’s moving on you, use some of the glue that you used to glue/baste your flower. That may help. If you don’t have any quilting glue…you can use a glue stick or Elmers glue. It will wash out. Don’t use hot glue or super glue.

Ive also seen hexie flowers on bags and zipper pouches. So, make one! It’s such a fun thing to try.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy sewing! - Leisha

Sewing and Basting Hexies!!

Awhile ago I shared a picture on my Instagram (@leishakaye) of me sewing my Hexie Flower quilt together. I had several ask for a tutorial. This is one of 3 videos in this series. Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy!! Take a moment to go subscribe to my YouTube channel when you’re done. https://www.youtube.com/user/QuiltingIt

Thanks for stopping by, happy sewing!! - Leisha