Hello My Quilting Friend!

, we're continuing our Spring into Free Motion Quilting video tutorials with two All Over Quilting designs this week. Butterfly Wings is a great choice for adding flowing texture to your quilts and Grape Vine is perfect for a quick finish with a funky fruit twist.

Scroll down to find the videos for both designs in today's newsletter.

Meet a New Home Machine - The Celine

I'm unboxing the Eversewn Celine today! This new home machine is perfect for beginners or anyone looking for a lightweight travel machine. See all the feet and accessories included and how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine and start stitching in this video:

Click Here to find the Eversewn Celine home machine

The Eversewn Celine has a lot more decorative stitches than the Eversewn Sparrow 20 I used for years. Plus it comes with an alphabet and the ability to program up to 30 decorative stitches and letters together.

Straight out of the box, the Eversewn Celine is best suited for sewing clothing and home decor. If you're wanting to use this machine for quilting, I recommend adding the Deluxe Quilting Foot Kit. 

This kit comes with all the feet you'll need for piecing quilt blocks, plus two walking feet, darning foot, and a ruler foot.

Save $10 when you add a Deluxe Quilting Foot Kit to your Eversewn Celine machine order from LeahDay.com! We've set up the page so you can add this foot kit to your Eversewn Celine for only $69.99. Just make sure to select the box before adding the machine to cart:

Take Flight with Butterfly Wings

All-Over Quilting is a terrific quilting style that secures your quilts quickly so they can be used and enjoyed. Most quilters think of Stippling because it's the most popular All-Over Quilting design, but you can also use this techniques with funky designs like Butterfly Wings too.

If you decide to try All-Over Quilting, you'll quilt Butterfly Wings over the entire quilt top, ignoring the piecing or applique design. On a home machine, it's best to start in the center of the quilt and work your way outward. I have an old, but still relevant tutorial on this here.

On a longarm, you can start at the top and quilt across in rows as you advance the quilt through the frame. In the video I shared a simple way to turn Butterfly Wings into a shortcut design that's easier and faster to stitch on a longarm because it eliminates all travel stitching.

Let's get Fruity with Grapevine

Grapevine is a perfect All-Over Quilting Design. I love the grape shapes - they just make me smile! 

I admit, this isn't an attempt to quilt real grape shapes. I'm very much inspired by Trix cereal and the cartoony triangle grape shape they added to the cereal when I was a kid. Click Here to read more about Grapevine.

I hope you enjoyed Butterfly Wings and Grapevine. I'll see you next week with more spring-themed designs to help your quilts bloom.

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day