Sunday 26 November 2023

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design # 348

A multicolored line drawing on a royal blue background
New Free Motion Quilting Design #348 "Cactus Flower"

Did you know that drawing your design prior to stitching is an important step to understanding how to make the pattern flow and where the repeats are?

Most of my new designs are drawn first as part of the creative process.

You don't have to be a great artist. I'm certainly not.  

Just let your imagination be free to play.   

If you can draw a design without lifting pen from paper then you can stitch it as a continuous line without having to break the thread.    

This week’s new Free Motion Quilting design, drawn in Freeform on my IPad, has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

This design is now called “Cactus Flower”.

Thank you and congratulations to Elaine Lybarger of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA for suggesting this wonderful winning name.

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Sunday 19 November 2023

Virtual - Christmas Quilt Along 2023


Poster for a Virtual Christmas Quilt Along

Registration is now open.


Virtual - Christmas Quilt Along 2023

Sunday December 3
8:00 to 2:00 (PST)

$35.


Attendees will learn how to make a variety of quick and easy projects that are perfect for gift giving or updating your homes Christmas decor.
Registration includes full support along with a PDF of the entire presentation.

Register with payment by ETransfer or PayPal to
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Hope to see you there!

Tuesday 14 November 2023

Julies Name Game - newFree Motion Quilting Design #347

A  green line drawing on a red backgroound
New Free Motion Quilting Design #347 "Pomegranate"

Doodling is a wonderful way to calm the mind and let ideas flow.

It is also the perfect avenue to create new Free Motion Quilting designs, including this one!

This new Free Motion Quilting design has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, November 5, 2023.

This design is now called "Pomegranate".

Thank you and congratulations to Janet Smith from Turlock California, USA for suggesting this wonderful winning name.

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Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #346

A continuous pattern of white spiderwebs on a black background
New Free Motion Quilting Design #346 "Webinar"

 This new Free Motion Quilting design, inspired by a dark and spooky night and the tenacity of a wee spider who made her home in my cars side view mirror has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday October 29, 2023.

I must say that all of your name suggestions were as always, so very creative!

This design is now called “Webinar”.

Thank you and congratulations to Tracy Vermilyea Thompson of New Westminster B.C.

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Monday 13 November 2023

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #345

Blue stitching of sail boats on a blue background
New Free Motion Quilting Design #345 "Sail Away"

This new Free Motion Quilting design with a nautical theme has been named.

As you can imagine, there were a LOT of fabulous name suggestions!

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

This design is now called “Sail Away”

This name was actually suggested by four different people across three postings. 
To be fair, I go by earliest time stamp with each subsequent suggestion counting as a vote.

This weeks winner is Ruth Oswald from Ottawa Ontario with a time stamp of 4:38 AM on the 21st.

Thank you and congratulations Ruth.

My heart felt thanks to everyone who played along.
You are all amazing!

Hand guided on a standard bed machine.

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Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #344


Orange stitching on burnt orange fabric
New Free Motion Quilting Design #344 "Autumn Splendor"

Inspired by a crisp and windy Autumn day this new Free Motion Quilting design has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote Facebook & Instagram at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

This design is now called “Autumn Splendor”.

Thank you and congratulations to Irene Harvalias of New Westminster B.C. for suggesting this wonderful winning name!

Hand guided on a standard bed machine with 40 weight rayon thread.

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Julies Name Game Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #343

 


A stitched design in Autumn colours
New Free Motion Quilting Design #343 "Autumn Bonfires"
Autumn is here and it’s a brilliant if somewhat blustery day!

This new free motion quilting design is fun to stitch and could cover a large area quite quickly.

A winning name was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

This design is now called “Autumn Bonfires”.

Thank you and congratulations to Tracy Vermilyea Thompson of New Westminster B.C. for suggesting this wonderful winning name!

Hand guided on a standard bed machine with FabuLux, 40 weight trilobal polyester, FB16, Majestic Sunrise.

Virtual and In-Person workshops available.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #342

Pink drawn lines of a new FMQ design
New free Motion Quilting Design #342 "Solomon Seal"

 This new Free Motion Quilting design has been named.

It has a nice flow that will make it fast and easy to stitch.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) with a little help from a random name picker at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

As always, all of your name suggestions were both creative and inspiring!

This design is now called “Solomon Seal”.

Thank you and congratulations to Val Ansell of Nanaimo B.C. for suggesting this wonderful winning name!

Exciting In Person and Virtual Workshops available for guilds, groups and conferences booking now.