Stippling, Feathered Flowers, Loops and Detail Quilting

 Ok. So you might feel a little neck strain when you turn your head to see these pictures the right way. I admit that photography is NOT on my list of talents. =)

 

I love this quilt. I love that the stippling in the background and the detail in the pleats really make the dresses pop.

 I did a simple loop pattern in the sashing and stop border... and a feathered flower in the outer border. I tried to keep the borders simple so the focus stays on the dresses.

Sometimes, meandering is all it needs...

 

 This is my spring quilt. The pattern is Abby Road's Ob La Di; the fabric is Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane. I wanted to compliment the vintage look by keeping the quilting super simple. I quilted a medium/small meander throughout the entire quilt. I love the results! I catch myself just staring at this quilt. I love it when a quilt turns out just the way you imagined it would.

Here is a close up of the quilting. Let me clarify the difference between meander and stipple. (This is just my opinion, not necessarily every quilters opinion.) A meander is a very basic quilting design... a stitch that "meanders" across the quilt. The only difference between a meander and a stipple is the size of the quilting. A meander is the design pictured above or bigger. Stippling is a meander stitch done very close together, tight and small. I will post a picture of stippling... eventually. =) 

Quilting Patterns (Tossed Hearts, Swirled Hearts, Pebbling and Echoing)

This quilt has a tossed heart on the background...

pebbling on the letters, echoing in the background of each letter...

and swirled hearts in the border. This makes for a sweet Valentine's Day quilt. =)

Quilting Patterns (Vines, scrolls and daisy medallions)

I have costumers ask me all the time if I have pictures of the patterns I quilt with my Long Arm machine. So I thought it would be a good idea to start blogging some of the patterns I quilt. I hope these pictures are clear enough to see the stitching. =)

(Just click on the picture for a larger view.)

 

Scrolls and vines are popular patterns and used quite frequently...

 

 A view from the back...

I plan to update quilting patterns on a weekly basis... so keep checking back for more examples of what I can do. Thanks so much for your support!    --Holly

Some Kind Of Wonderful!

So Stacey and I started a new project today. It is a quilt called "My Favorite Things" in a beautiful book called "Some Kind of Wonderful!".  The quilt has a lovely folk art feel... full of needle turn applique.  This technique is fairly new to us.  We were deciding whether we wanted to complete the entire quilt in needle turn or blanket stitch.  After experimenting with the "family" (heart) block, we were hooked on the needle turn look.  So.... we have quite the project ahead of us!  Here's a look at what we completed today...

 

As you can see, they are wonderfully unique to our personalities.  We are very pleased with the results.  This is the first of many to come.....

Oh, I am sooo excited I can hardly stand it!  There is a new Ghastlies print this year called The Ghastlies Family Reunion, by Alexander Henry. For those of you familiar with this line, you may notice that there are a few changes from the norm of the Ghastlies.  {The little girl isn't wielding a hammer, for one.} Are they possibly hiding their true colors for the sake of impressing the extended family?!  Haha.... I love it! 

More Quilts by Stacey!



Stacey made this quilt from a jelly roll I had held on to for years called Pack Your Bags.  She whipped this baby together a few days before Christmas for her daughter, Tasia.  Ooo... been there, done that...


These are a pair of adorable How The Grinch Stole Christmas quilts Stacey made for her two youngest boys.  I love the use of scraps in between the panels... it really adds character to the quilts.  I quilted a whimsical bullseye pattern on them that echoes the craziness of Dr. Seuss' creation. We can hardly wait to get our hands on the new Lorax line by Dr. Seuss!