Leah's on The Quilt Show!

Published: Wed, 12/09/15

Leah on the Quilt Show
Hi ,

This summer my family enjoyed a short vacation in Asheville, NC and I jumped at the chance to meet The Quilt Show stars Ricki Tims and Alex Anderson and film a fun episode about machine quilting.


I had a great time sharing about my books and blog, as well as teaching Ricki about free motion quilting. I shared my quilt-in-progress Dream Goddess with Alex and the inspiration for my goddess quilt series.

Click Here to watch the show with your Quilt Show membership.

Watching this episode, I'm struck today by just how lucky and blessed I am to work in such a creative, supportive industry. I LOVE being a quilter and teaching online, and I'm so very thankful for the technology that has allowed me to connect with so many people.

And as Alex said at the end of the episode - I can't wait to see what the next 10 years hold for us!
Free Motion Filler Design #457: Parchment Roll
Parchment Paper
Earlier this week James and I were baking cookies and I took a look at the end of the roll of parchment paper and thought "Hey, I can stitch that!" 


This design is basically a riff on Belly Buttons, but this time we're filling the insides of the circles with spirals.

So where will this new machine quilting design work best?

I think it will work great anywhere in your quilts! You can expand the circles and spirals to make for a very funky all-over style filler, and you can also shrink the shapes down to fill in tiny areas too.

Have tons of fun quilting this design and remember to share it with your friends if you like it!
22 Days Until the Machine Quilting Block Party
Machine Quilting Block Party
Yes, we're counting down the days until our new mystery quilt along begins! The Machine Quilting Block Party is going to be an awesome new month-by-month project for you to build new skills for quilt piecing and machine quilting.

The party begins on January 1st when the first block pattern goes on sale at LeahDay.com. Click Here to read more about the project and learn what materials you'll need so you can be ready to go when the block party begins!
How to Buy a Sewing Machine
Buying a new sewing machine
Are you planning to purchase a new machine before the end of the year? I figure a lot of quilters will be machine shopping around this time so I've put together a fun video with my top 10 tips for buying a new sewing machine!


Buying a new machine is really fun and exciting, and I hope this video has helped you understand the buying process and how to make sure you're buying the perfect machine for you.

There is nothing more heartbreaking than spending loads of money on a machine that doesn't do what you want, so take your time and enjoy the process of buying your new machine.

That's it for this week. I hope you enjoy the videos we've shared and you're excited to join us for the new Machine Quilting Block Party starting in January.

Let's go quilt!

Leah Day