My Explore Thread Painting Class at Triangle Sewing for Feb 16 in Guelph is rescheduled to April 2, 2024 - join me then if you can for a class full of fun and learn how to thread paint ! All skill levels welcome . There are still spots available , call the store to register - 519-822-9910 or visit online here
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BERNINA has an accessory of the month on Sale- showing you some love if you have been looking at this foot to purchase see below. It's great for working with thick fabrics and quilting! ❤️ Watch the video for more info: I had an awesome time Saturday teaching at Triangle Sewing in Guelph a Landscape Mini Quilt Class, the technique was hand appliqué . It was a great class to play, touch and ooh and awe over landscape fabrics and learn how to appliqué in such a way that the stitches are invisible. We all had lots of fun, participants seemed to love the potential of this skill and fabric & said they would make more of these. Thanks to all 4 ladies who participated Wendy, Mary, Kirsten and Emily you made the start of my teaching year for 2024 fun! Below are some photos of the classroom, student projects, the students and my class samples. The one with the grey frame was demonstrated in class. If you are interested in one of my future classes take a look at my teaching page here or contact me about Trunk Shows or Classes here Have an amazing week!😊❄️ Stay Warm and Well
As many of you know just before Christmas I took delivery & install of the Qmatic (Computer) System for my BERNINA Q20 Long Arm Machine. It's a big deal for me because I love to free motion quilt and love the quality of stitching that I get with the computerized quilting. I am in love and simply amazed by this new addition/improvement to my already awesome Q20 Long Arm. I have finished 4 quilts all ready since Jan 1 and I am showing you them below. I am feeling very comfortable with Edge to Edge Quilting now and moving on to block quilting with my 5th quilt, stay tuned for a picture of that one. The first 2 are customer quilts and the second 2 are UFO's I am finally completing and now on to the binding! All completed with Edge to Edge/Pantograph Designs. I hope you have a wonderful January!
Given that I just purchased my new Qmatic to go with my Bernina Qseries Long Arm, my word for 2024 is going to be "Learn". If you want to start the year off right learning a new skill-join me for my mini landscape class at Triangle Sewing in Guelph, ON this Saturday January 6th from 10:30 to 4:30 it will be slow sewing at it's best with hand appliqué, possibility for machine or hand quilting, some fabric sharing , a free pattern and a new skill to take you into 2024. You will understand how to take your landscape photos and make them into quilts! Call them at 519-822-9910 or check out the registration link here
Class sample is shown below: 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!
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, 😋
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