savoy060

Greetings fellow quilters! Welcome to Part V of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along using the whimsical  Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart by Susy Bleasby for World of Susybee Let's Keep on Quilting! If you're just joining us be sure to checkout the previously published Free Motion Quilt Along Posts: Introduction =>  here Sponsors =>   here Supplies =>   here Part I Pieced Borders =>   here Part II Pin Basting ==>   here How to Quilt That ==>   here Part III Tools, Setup + Practice ==>  here Part IV Let's FMQ ==> here Also, do checkout our fantastic Sponsors and the awesome Giveaway products they've provided! See that post ==>  here This week you're invited to watch 2 YouTube videos that cover A little more about clouds -- and a marking exercise FMQ a couple of the balloons with a Swirly "V" and Echo Stitching Note: when watching the videos be sure to view on a device that allows y...

I know, I know -- Black Friday & Super Bowl Sunday Sales are well over and the last thing we need is more thread & fabric right? Wrong! Holy WOW -- I've done some homework and found yummy Aurifil threads, Moda kits, and a variety of fabric at Craftsy with fantastic prices. The recently announced Winter Clearance sale includes an additional 20% off Clearance prices on all Craft Supplies good NOW through end of day Feb 29th! WOW! Here are a few of my favorites...    Select collections of Aurifil 50Wt thread - 4 spools around $6 each!!! * If you haven't already tried it, now is your chance to try out this fantastic thread.   Clearance price PLUS an additional 20% off  is lower than wholesale prices!  Really! See the Clearance Aurifil here: Some of my favorite tools:   The June Tailor Cut 'n Press Mats -- really great prices See them here And Karen Kay Buckley's Bigger Perfect Circles -- fantastic Price $7.00  See them here: Tula Pink Eden Se...

Greetings fellow quilters! Welcome to Part IV of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along using the whimsical  Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart by Susy Bleasby for World of Susybee It's time to Free Motion Quilt!!  If you're just joining us be sure to checkout the previously published Free Motion Quilt Along Posts: Introduction => here Sponsors =>  here Supplies =>  here Part I Pieced Borders =>  here Part II Pin Basting ==>  here How to Quilt That ==>  here Part III Tools, Machine Setup & Practice ==> here Also, do checkout our fantastic Sponsors and the awesome Giveaway products they've provided! See that post ==> here This week you're invited to watch 4 YouTube videos that cover Straight line stitching with Aurifil 12Wt thread to stabilize the quilt top FMQ Motif practice & quilting simple swirls, pebbles and echoes Note: when watching the videos be sure to view on a device that allows you to see the embedded a...

Greetings fellow quilters! Welcome to Part III of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along Today we'll talk tools, area & machine setup and FMQ practice. It's important to read through the blog post AND watch the attached YouTube Video . There is pertinent information in both parts of this lesson. Note:  Watching the video from a computer will allow you to see the annotations and clarifications that have been added. Be sure to try that out. Our phones are great devices but don't always optimize the video viewing experience. * We're gearing up to free motion quilt the Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart Panel by Susy Bleasby for  the World of Susybee. Quilting fabric panels is a perfect way to practice and improve your Free Motion Quilting skills with minimal investment in time and money. If you're just joining us be sure to checkout the previously published Free Motion Quilt Along Posts: Introduction => click  here Sponsors => click  here Supplies =...

Greetings friends!! I'm excited to share this installment of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along: "How To Quilt That" ** YouTube Video Included ** We're using the whimsical Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart Panel by Susy Bleasby for  the World of Susybee. Isn't it adorable ? Quilting fabric panels is an excellent way to hone your FMQ skills.  Panels are fairly inexpensive and don't require weeks and months of piecing.  They make beautiful quilt tops and provide a great training mechanism with minimal investment. If you're just joining us be sure to checkout these prior FMQ Along Posts: Introduction => click  here Sponsors => click  here Supplies => click  here Part I Pieced Borders => click  here Part II Pin Basting ==> click  here Also, be sure to jump over to our Sponsors Facebook Pages and give them a "Like". They're providing some fantastic products for Giveaway and we're pretty happy about that! Aurifil F...