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Greetings Fellow Quilters! & Welcome to Part IX of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along using the whimsical  Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart by Susy Bleasby Many thanks for your patience the last 2 weeks while I traveled from Eastern NY to Western NY sharing my love of quilting with Guilds and Shops along the way! I'm pretty blessed to travel around sharing what I love with others -- sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. In the final installment of our 2016 FMQ Along we're talking finishing steps for the World of Susybee Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart Panel. But FIRST !! If and when you're done quilting the final border on Lewe's Balloons I REALLY want you to follow these instructions!! Take a step back Admire your work Really -- admire your work!   You Did It!! Now go to a mirror and give yourself a "high five" for walking through this beginner Free Motion Quilt Along and making it to the very end --- WOOHOO!...

Just back from a really great time with the Wiltwyck Quilter's Guild in Kingston, NY and I'm heading out the door for an amazing Weekend of Workshops in Arcade, NY.    I'm looking forward to spending time with the lovely ladies at Creekside Fabrics, Quilts and Yarns and the 35+ patrons that have signed up for my Workshops -- Yippee!!   Here's the lineup: Friday Daytime -- We'll be learning FMQ Basics -- an Introductory class for those just learning to Free Motion Quilt on their home machines. Friday Evening join us for a World of Susybee Trunk Show! I've been busy quilting these lovely whimsical Play Mats and Growth Charts (some of which I'll be sharing at Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City -- can't wait) but....  in addition to my collection of goodies we're teaming with Glynis from World of Susybee to see 30+ more samples. Infant bedding, quilts, play mats, growth charts, animals, pillows, and ---- Inspiration Galore! No Fee -- just donate a bag...

Greetings Fellow Quilters & Welcome! Continuing with my Quilting Classes -- Class Review Series I recently finished this Online Class "Quilting with Rulers & Templates on a Home Machine" by Amy Johnson You may know Amy from her blog - Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures Amy shares a wealth of information on her blog so if you're looking to expand your understanding of Free Motion Quilting you may want to add Amy's blog to your stop. Now Let's Talk Class Review!! Some History: Ya'll know I've been working with acrylic templates on my home machine for a year or so... I fell in love with "The QP Curved Templates" designed by Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple when she blogged about them early in 2015. Linda is an award winning, professional long arm quilter and I wear a "I wanna quilt like Linda" sign on my forehead every day!! So.... I jumped right into using The QP Curve templates on my home machine, finished " Chevr...

Greetings Fellow Quilters! & Welcome to Part VIII 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 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 Part V More FMQ =>  here Part VI Echo, Pebbles, Loops & Swirls Oh My! =>  here Part VII Landscape & Background => here Also, do checkout our fabulous Sponsors and their generous Giveaways.... You can read all about it  ==>  here In Part VIII of the QAL we're talking borders -- woot woot! * I'll share what I did for Border 2 and offer FMQ opti...