This quilt is for the community. It will be placed under the tree at our church for a family in the Community who requested a "Blanket or Quilt". I pieced it some time ago, completely out of stash scraps. It was quilted on my BERNINA Q20 Long Arm with an all over large meander. So nice that the last quilt for 2023 is for charity. I feel very blessed to be fortunate enough to own a Long Arm and giving something to the community was a really good feeling. All my good vibes and best wishes go out to this family!
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This quilt was brought to me by my customer to long arm. Lots of vintage fabric, It was kind of nostalgic to work on and lots of small pretty calicos to look at . I quilted this with the panto "Wildflower" because most of the patterns in the fabric are floral. I believe this was a quilt started by a previous generation and my customer completed ir. It is so nice to see it quilted at last ! If you need a quick and easy gift for baby, don't leave the littles left out! I have just posted on the BERNINA International Blog , full front baby bibs, embroidered or not and they are so easy to make. Check out the picture below and the free tutorial is here There is also a FREE pattern to download, so easy and so practical, I promise if you have a baby these bibs will be so handy for messy babies (what baby isn't messy?) I sincerely hope all of your Holiday prep is going well and that you are enjoying the season, Have a lovely weekend🎄
On Friday I was invited to demonstrate at the *NEW* and improved Creekbank Sewing ( Near Mount Forest, ON). This store just moved into a luxurious 8,000 square foot space, yep that's right 8,000 square feet! They hosted the BERNINA Joy of Sewing Event on Friday Dec 1, 2023.
My role was to show a short version of my usual trunk show and then to demo the fantastic potential of the BERNINA Qseries Long Arm Machines. See the samples in the photo below, thread painted tree, couched/chenille pillow and quilting demos. All the other staff and BERNINA Educators demoed the amazing potential of the domestic machines. If you have not yet had a chance to explore this new store the address is : 031385 Grey County Rd 14 Conn, ON N0G 1N0. Trust me it is more than worth the drive. If you have a group or bus trip - call them 519-323-2693, they are happy to assist customers in the store and welcome all visitors. Their customer service is on point! They are not an online quilt shop but welcome sewers, quilters and crafters alike to come on in and explore their beautiful selection of fabric, notions, threads, wool, embroidery supplies and soooooo much more. They have a huge classroom for classes and excellent instructors. There is always a sale area and beautiful locally made quilts for sale. If you're thinking about a new sewing machine? Creekbank is the place to go and they will carefully explain the feature of each machine. Creekbank has dedicated itself to BERNINA sewing machines and Q Series Long Arms and have 2 fantastic technicians to sewing machines. Ask me how I know this? Because they repair and service my machines! Below is a brief overview of the different activities that took place on Friday for the Joy of Sewing Event with over 40 wonderful customers in attendance. Special Thanks to Deb and Adrienne from BERNINA Canada for assisting with the machine demonstrations and of course all of the staff at Creekbank Sewing. Quilts # 23 & 24 for 2023 are two identical fish quilts quilted on my Q20 Long Arm Machine with custom wavy lines and spiral lines to depict motion in the ocean! They were fun to complete for my lovely customer Sue who also brought me a Timmies coffee when she picked them up and it was just the day I needed the caffein. Much appreciated Thank You Sue and thanks also for the continued business and quilts you bring to me. I appreciate all my customers of course, 😋
TONIGHT, I'm the guest presenter for Paul Léger Quilts ( A fellow BERNINA Brand Ambassador & Friend) . I'll be discussing "Tips To Sew with Vinyl and a DIY Project Bag". The above BERNINA Sewing Machine Presser feet will be discussed and just how great they are!
Paul is the host and he will give over the reigns to me to present. If you would like an invitation to this zoom even at 7 pm tonight. Please use the contact tab above and give me your email to join in 7-8 max so not a big time commitment. I think everyone will learn something new and I'll share some project ideas. Hope to see you there! ❤️ The below beauty was quilted with "Modernish" panto by Urban Elementz. Purple, grey, white and black fabric such a pretty combination and the modern panto design worked perfectly. Long arm quilted with my BERNINA Q20.
We all don't just quilt on quilts, sometimes it's as small as a coaster, pot holder, placemat, table runner, bag , quilt etc. The sky is the limit really. The quilt shown below is intended to be an on the floor play mat where the diagonal dark grey and light grey areas are roads and the green in organic areas, grass, forest etc. The grey areas were custom quilted by me on my BERNINA Q20 Long Arm Machine and quilted with straight lines as walkways & roads. The green with grass & leaves. My customer who pieced this quilt intends on adding appliqués of houses and other neighbourhood buildings. It's going to make an awesome play mat for a lucky baby girl! Showing & sharing once again, realize the potential of your machine, whatever it may be! Enjoy this beautiful fall day!🍁 Quilt #20 for 2023 is my Autumnal Sunflower Quilt. I designed this to practise Ruler Work and Free Motion Quilting as a class sample. I'm teaching this class at Creekbank Sewing in Mount Forest Ontario.
If you want to brush up on your ruler work or free motion quilting skills, please call the store. If you are interested in a class or a kit of all of the fabric & the pattern. Their number is 519-323-2693. Just want the pattern? Get it here. Any easily pieced quilt, great for practising. It would also be a great centre starting point for a larger quilt. It measures 48 x 48" when finished. Sunflowers follow the sun and remind us of the beauty of harvest time ☀️🌽🍁 My new blog post on the BERNINA International is up and the link is here If you want to learn about your Bernina Machine, check out the post in click on the Links for Free Learning Resources. Learning about your Bernina = Happy Sewing!
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