Betty Jo's Blog
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Adventures in Fabric Art. Hi everyone! My goal for this site is to share my work and techniques for making quilted art so that it brings a lot of enjoyment and how-to information to my readers.
Betty Jo's Blog
5M ago
Hi everyone! I am currently working hard to complete my embroidered/appliqued tree of life quilt so it will be available to enter into the Mid Atlantic Quilt Show. The deadline is January 23rd for the entry. I have to have it finished in time to get it photographed. Progressing Sew I have got the top ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
6M ago
Hi everybody. Did you know that my website, blogs and YouTube channel have multiple projects that fit together to create complete virtual classes? I just created some playlists in my YouTube channel to make navigating through these projects easier. Sew if you would like to explore this: Start by opening my YouTube channel with this ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
7M ago
Hi everybody, For my work, I have found that test samples are indispensable when I am making a significant fabric art project or quilt. For my work, test samples are indispensable, especially when I am making an important fabric art or quilting project and I highly recommend them for your work. I have had some ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
8M ago
I don’t know about you, but September always seems to be the beginning of the sewing/quilting season to me. I get kind of excited wondering what I can make and share in my studio. I was looking at some of my already published YouTube projects, many of which also have workbooks and patterns available on ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
8M ago
Hi everyone! Today’s machines often have wonderful features that can advance our sewing and quilting in ways we may have wished for but may not even be aware we already have such features. Some of these machines, even the mid-level ones, require actual study, testing, and practice to bring the full capacity of what is ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
9M ago
Hi everyone! I have been sooo busy lately, and I have been having fun. I am working on an embroidered show quilt significantly inspired by Jacobean art from the early 17th century. It is also inspired by my quilt Canterbury Silk, although it is different colors, mostly different flowers, and mostly embroidered with just a ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
10M ago
I just saw an ad for what is probably a great class with Threads Magazine on interfacings. It appears to be focused around interfacing for clothes making. It made me go back an read what I had said in an earlier blog about stabilizers and interfacings and I decided it needed just a little bit ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
10M ago
It is possible to accomplish some amazing quilted textures and designs using a variety of stitches with your feed dogs up. This is particularly the case if you are blessed with a machine with 9mm wide stitches and even more-so if your machine will do sideways stitching for extra large motifs. I was recently reminded ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
1y ago
Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving. This time of year is always my favorite. I love Christmas that celebrates the birth of my Lord Jesus Christ. I love the sparkly lights and the over-the-top decorations. I love the music and everything about it. In a somewhat related item this year, I am making a deep space quilt ..read more
Betty Jo's Blog
1y ago
This has been one of those days that are both fun and frustrating. I am making several versions of a quick little project for Christmas presents and simultaneously using the making of them for a short video project. It had gone very well until today with a pretty good overhead scene and one at the ..read more