Category Archives: quilts

Wonderful Voile String Quilts

Posted on July 14, 2013 by ginabean • 0 Comments

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Pam’s Quilt

Lately, I have received several Voile String Quilts from customers to quilt. I love them! Not only are the beautiful, but they feel so good. All of the ones I have quilted have also been backed with Voile. If you have never backed a quilt with Voile, you should! It gives your quilt such a luxurious, lightweight, snuggly feel. The Voile also quilts up so beautifully. I have a stash of Anna Maria Voile I have been hoarding away for quite a while and I think it is time I got it out and made myself one of these!

Filed Under: fabric, longarm quilting, quilts

In the Hoop

Posted on June 28, 2013 by ginabean • 2 Comments

I’m sure you all can tell that I kinda dig this Quick Curve Ruler thing. I broke into some stash yesterday and started work on the new Metro Hoops pattern. I’m using a Simply Color jellyroll. I know I sound like I am a QCR sponsor, but I can’t get enough of it. (Seriously can’t figure out how people come up with such ingenious things.) I have at least four more quilts planned in my queue using Sew Kind of Wonderful’s patterns and ruler and this will be the 4th quilt I have made from her patterns. She is having a quilt-along starting next week to make her Medallion Quilt.
I know my friend and I are gathering our fabric now so we can join in. I think you should join in, too. It’ll be fun. 
Filed Under: jelly roll, patterns, quilts

Sewing Sunday

Posted on May 26, 2013 by ginabean • 3 Comments

I pieced the final blocks in this quilt this morning. This is the Urban Beads quilt pattern by Sew Kind of Wonderful. It uses her Quick Curves Ruler. I made it with Robert Kaufman 1/2 Yard QuiltCon Bundle.
This quilt looks challenging, but it is deceptively easy to put together. Jenny’s ruler makes it so simple. I can’t wait to get it quilted. 
Filed Under: modern quilting, patterns, quilts, Sewing Sunday

Tula Love

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ginabean • 2 Comments

This is Jennifer’s amazing Dreamweaver quilt. 
Jennifer is new to quilting and she definitely has the bug. She did such a beautiful job. 

Filed Under: longarm quilting, modern quilting, quilts

The Positive in the Negative

Posted on April 18, 2013 by ginabean • 5 Comments

 I finished longarm quilting Lee’s hand appliquéd Rainbow Rocks quilt this week. She handed this quilt over to me around the first of the year and graciously agreed to let me wait until I got back from my classes with Angela Walters at QuiltCon to quilt it. I finally worked up the nerve to suck it up and put what I learned down on a quilt. 
Lee’s quilt gave me the perfect opportunity to test my skills in negative space. 
The Rainbow Rocks pattern is designed by my good friend, Kathleen Baden, who took a second place ribbon at QuiltCon for her amazing hand quilted version. 
Filed Under: longarm quilting, modern quilting, negative space quilts, patterns, quilts

Halfway There

Posted on March 30, 2013 by ginabean • 4 Comments
I have gotten one half of my Diamond Ring quilt pieced together. I was unsure how I was going to like the dark gray background, but now that I see it all together, I like it. I love the way the colors pop on it.

Filed Under: fabric, patterns, quilts

Sunday Sewing

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ginabean • 5 Comments

Do you remember those Sketch Cottons I got a couple of weeks ago? I cut into them this weekend and started on a quilt. I am going to make the Diamond Ring Quilt from Green Bee with them. I got the pattern from Super Buzzy while at QuiltCon. I love this quilt. This is one of the only two patterns I bought while at QuiltCon. I was having a rough time getting the pieces to come together and then I figured out that I had been sewing them incorrectly. Duh-huh! Once I started sewing them the correct way, it started to come together really quickly. Amazing how that works, huh? I had my local glass cutting shop make acrylic templates for this quilt. That made the cutting so much easier. The pattern calls for four 1 yard cuts of fabric for the diamonds, but I used 12 fat quarters (to get the colors I wanted) and I had plenty left over. I could probably have made another quilt with the left over fabric. (also good I had extra because of my initial sewing screw-up) I can’t wait to finish this quilt, but it will have to wait. I am going down to my basement to quilt for customers and I am not coming up for air until I get a bunch done. 

Filed Under: fabric, patterns, quilts, Sewing Sunday

BOM Class

Posted on March 22, 2013 by ginabean • 1 Comment

The BOM class that Kathleen and I have put together begins this Saturday at The Little General. I am so excited about this class. We met with most of the ladies who are taking the class Tuesday night at The Little General. They got a little class preview and then they all went to town picking out the most amazing fabric combinations for their quilts. No two quilts are going to be the same and judging by the fabric choices, they are all going to be beautiful. I can’t wait to see how they all turn out. I think I am even ready to resort to some sort of bribery to get them to stay on task and finish these in the next six months. I want to see them all done, that.bad! (no pressure, ladies) 

This is the Jedi Master, Kathleen’s quilt. She taught me to quilt and now I get to teach WITH her. So cool. If nothing else, it should be entertaining. (and I have learned, if all else fails, have a giveaway!)
Kathleen and I have had a great response for this class and have begun a waiting list for a Sunday class. If you are interested in joining us for a Sunday BOM class, email me and I will add you to the list. 
Filed Under: BOM class, quilts

Diana and Paula

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ginabean • 2 Comments

 Seriously, aren’t I lucky to get to quilt all these quilts. I am in love with Diana’s Alchemy/Field Study fabric combo. The colors are so vibrant and look amazing together.
I quilted it with the Diamonds are Forever pantograph. This is one of my new favorite pantographs.
Not too long ago, I quilted Paula’s quilt with it. I am also drooling over the Art Gallery fabrics she used. I wish some of the shops in our area carried the Art Gallery Fabrics. I don’t think any of our LQS do. (let me know if I’m wrong.) The Diamonds pantograph creates a great secondary pattern, too. It shows up really well in the background fabric of Paula’s quilt. 
Filed Under: fabric, longarm quilting, pantographs, quilts

Abby’s Quilt

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ginabean • 1 Comment

 This is Abby’s amazing quilt. I love the soft mint green she chose for her background. She made it using the Designer Star Pattern by Lee. 
Swirls seemed to suit this quilt perfectly. (but really, what wouldn’t swirls look good on) I quilted it using the Outside In pantograph. I also used one layer of Quilter’s Dream Poly and a layer of Quilter’s Dream Wool for the batting. I love how the swirls really show up in the negative space with the two layers of batting. I have to admit, I didn’t really get the whole two layers of batting thing at first. However, now that I have tried it out, I have changed my ways. I am embracing this trend, for sure. I was also an exclusive cotton batting user, but I am digging the poly and wool. 
I hope it is okay that I have kind of turned my blog into a little bit of a show and tell for my customer’s quilts. I just get to see so many beautiful quilts each day, I feel it is a shame not to share them with you all, too. I also think it is interesting to see how all the different pantographs I have actually look like on a quilt. 
Filed Under: longarm quilting, pantographs, patterns, quilts