New Free Motion Quilting Design #368 "Butterfly Dance"   This sweet and simple, new free motion quilting design, inspired by the awakening of Spring has been named.The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 31, 2024. This design is now called “Butterfly Dance”. Thank you and congratulations to Val Ansell of Nanaimo, BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name! Hand guided on a standard bed machine with 40 weight rayon thread. Have fun and remember to Like, Comment and Share so your friends can play along too! Virtual ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #367 "Vine and Dandy" Inspired by a piece of vintage costume jewelry, this new free motion quilting design has been named.The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 24, 2024. This design is now called “Vine and Dandy”. Thank you and congratulations to Philippa Zapf of Nanaimo BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name! Hand guided on a standard bed machine with FabuLux, 40 weight polyester thread FB31 “Olive Trees”. Have fun and remember to Like, Comment and Share so your friends can play ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #366 St"Oaked Inspired by my design number 355 and a student who loves oak leaves, this new free motion quilting design has been named.The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 17, 2024. This design is now called St”Oaked”. Thank you and congratulations to Irene Harvalias of New Westminster, BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name! Hand guided on a standard bed machine with FabuLux, 40 weight polyester thread FB13 “Hint of Lime”. Have fun and remember to Like, Comment and Sha ..read more

  Now Registering Beginners Class - Domestic or Mid-Arm machine. Live, Hands-on Via Zoom New Date, Saturday, April 13, 2024 8:00 to 2:00 (PDT) $75. In this Workshop you will learn how to set up your machine for successful Free Motion Quilting, the importance of the correct needle/thread/design combination, correct body and hand positioning, when and how to adjust your sewing machine tension, how to correct common issues such as skipped stitches, eyelashing and shredding or breaking thread. Students will stitch a series of beautiful Free Motion Quilting designs selected to encou ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #365 "Spring Breeze" Did you know that you can combine different size elements within the same design?This type of design creates exceptional visual interest and delightful texture. This weeks new, Free Motion Quilting design has been named. The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 10, 2024. This design is now called “Spring Breeze”. Thank you and congratulations to Becky Fen for suggesting this wonderful, winning name! Becky is from Eugene, Oregon, USA. Hand guided on a standard bed machi ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #364 "Tension Waltz" For years and years, I have stitched this as a basic tension test.When a student is having issues with their machine, I stitch this to check and see if it is a machine or needle problem.  The combination of curves, straight lines and quick reversals of direction show me how the machine is working, however …… I’ve never really considered this to be a design in its own right, until now. With an amazing number of wonderful name suggestions, the winning name was chosen by popular vote, (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #363 "Trellis Dream" This dainty and sweet, new free motion quilting design has been named. There were lots of lovely suggestions and your votes created a three way tie! The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) with a little help from a random name picker at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, February 25, 2024. This design is now called “Trellis Dream”. Thank you and congratulations to Roy Plotniko, my very sweet husband, of Parksville BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name. Who else thinks that he needs to learn how to FMQ? Hand g ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #362 "Two Hearts One Love" This breezy and romantic new Free Motion Quilting design, inspired by Valentines Day, has been named.With an amazing 37 imaginative name suggestions, the winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, February 18, 2024. This design is now called “Two Hearts One Love”.  Thank you and congratulations to Tracy Vermilyea Thompson of New Westminster, BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name! Hand guided on a standard bed machine with 40 weight rayon thread and a 75/11 Q ..read more

New Free Motion Quilting Design #361 "Butterflies Are Free" This sweet and delicate new free motion quilting design has been named.With a record number of comments and fabulous name suggestions it was a close race but in the end there was a clear winner.  Chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, February 11, 2024, this design is now called “Butterflies Are Free”. Thank you and congratulations to Rose Pauley for suggesting this wonderful winning name! Rose is from St. Cloud, Wisconsin, USA. Just in case you were wondering, when a design is ..read more

 Oh boy, 2024 is a leap year so you know what that means? Why an extra day of quilting of course! Join in on all the fun from the comfort of home. Leap Into Spring - Virtual Quilt Along                       Live, Hands-On, Via Zoom Thursday, February 29 8:00 to 2:00 (PST) $35. per attendee Attendees will learn how to make a variety of easy, Spring inspired projects while they work on the ones that they like best. Projects will include a quilt, a table topper, a sweet pincushion in a flowerpot or vintage planter, a table runne ..read more