Hi ,
The weather is finally cooling down and the leaves are changing colors so it’s starting to feel like fall. Let’s bring the season into our quilts with a whimsical Pumpkin Patch quilting design I'll share with
you below.
This Sunday I turned 34 years old. That's seventeen times two!
I needed to go to Greensboro, NC to get the software updated on my embroidery machine so I decided to revisit a restaurant and a few old haunts that I went to regularly when I was seventeen.
It was a relaxing experience with time for reflection and reminiscence.
Be sure to check out the video where I share my thoughts and
reflections with you in the weekly podcast in the closing paragraph.
Yes, we are officially moving to weekly podcasts! Every other week will be an interview with a quilting friend while the off weeks will feature projects and whatever I'm up to quilting. This week we've put all of our Downloads on sale for 40% off their usual
price.
Our video workshops are just like a
real quilting class at a guild or local quilt store. In fact, these video workshops are actually better than a real class because you can watch the videos over and over, pause, and rewind as many times as you need to.
You also get your instructions or pattern instantly with no shipping cost or transit time, and this is ideal for quilters outside the United States where items may get held up in customs or receive a duty tax.
The sale will end on
midnight Monday, 10-16. Downloads have been the foundation of our quilting store and family business since the dawn of the Free Motion Quilting Project. By downloading a video workshop or trying one of our fun patterns, you help to keep us going which gives me the time to devote to
more free projects and youtube tutorials.
Real quick I'd like to share my three most recommended video workshops and how-to ebook -- these have also proven to be the most popular with quilters over the years!
Quilting a King
on Your Home Machine: I demonstrate exactly how I tackle big quilts from basting it in sections on my dining room table to quilting from the center with a combination of free motion quilting and walking foot quilting. A beautiful king sized quilt pattern is included for you to quilt along with me step by step. Click Here to learn more.
How to Piece Perfect Quilts Ebook: A
extremely detailed guide that demystifies all things piecing. Take the pain out of patchwork once and for all. Discover the steps, build the habits, and learn for yourself how to piece every seam, every block, and every quilt perfectly, every time. Click Here to read
more.
Machine Quilt an Easy Pumpkin Patch |
Quilting Pumpkin Patch felt like the perfect quilting design for this week.
I love the little pumpkin shapes connected together with a single Loopy Line.
If you wanted to stitch the design up a notch, you could change thread colors and stitch along the loopy line again with green thread just to add a bit of extra texture and color to the design.
The best thing about Pumpkin Patch is how easy and quick it will fill your quilts with texture.
If you make the pumpkins
bigger and add lots of Loopy Line between them, you will quickly fill your quilts to the brim with creative Autumn-themed texture.
It's scary to be this honest, especially in a video. Another professional quilter once told me to be more careful with what I share because once you put it out there, you can't take it back.
But for me there's a level of authenticity that comes from being honest and sharing the truth. No, this year hasn't been the greatest. It's been tough financially and I've been hustling even more than usual to keep this ship afloat.
I'm very proud of my
business, but not so proud that I can't admit that we have ups and downs. Things get busy; things get slow. It happens to everyone and we just have to figure out how to tighten our belts and keep on trucking.
I have so many wonderful things planned for this fall and winter and I'm so excited about a new set of workshops Josh and I have been working on together.
Yes, that's right: Josh is working on a brand new video series designed for
first time quilters, which will cover everything from basting (pictured at right) to getting to know the mechanics of your sewing machine. Stay tuned for more info on his "Baby Steps" video workshop.
Just yesterday we spent the morning filming basting together and had a wonderful time preparing his quilt on our dining room table.
That's it for this week. If you're a beginner quilter and interested in Josh's upcoming workshop, you should
check out the Building Blocks Quilt Along and save 40%. Josh quilts along beside me to show a true beginner's point of view as we free motion quilt 42 blocks on a sampler quilt.
Let's go quilt,
Leah
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