Julies Quilt Class: March 2026

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #443

Deep blue machine stitching of flowers on purple fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #443, "Dahlia Delights"

This new, free motion quilting design continues to build on designs 441 and 442.

I eliminated some of the detail in the centre of the flowers and added more to the outside.

The addition of playful leaves helps the design travel.

This design was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) with a little help from a random name picker at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

It is now called "Dahlia Delights".

Thank you and congratulations to Kathy Schroter of Nanaimo BC for suggesting this wonderful, winning name!

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Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #442

Variegated orange machine stitching of flowers on teal fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #442, "Pansies."

I promised that last free motion quilting design would morph into something even more amazing!

I’m using FabuLux, trilobal polyester thread for this sample so I’m stitching the design fairly large and I think that it may be a new favourite!

Named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025, this design is now called “Pansies”.

Thank you and congratulations to Carol Matthews-Kostamo for suggesting this wonderful, winning name!

Carol is from Campbell River, BC.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting design #441

Soft gold machine stitching on green fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #441, "Crackle"

I had a wildly busy week, teaching at the Free Motion Quilting Summit 2025, and loved every minute of it!

This new free motion quilting design was inspired by technology and nature.
Quite the combination, I know!

If you think it’s gorgeous now, wait until you see what it will morph into next week!

This design was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 24, 2025.

It's now called “Crackle”.

Thank you and congratulations to Pam Bretz Sommers for suggesting this wonderful, winning name.

Pam is from Forest, Indiana, USA and she’s been on quite a winning roll!

She says that this design reminds her of those fireworks that spin out gold, crackly things.

Thanks for sharing Pam.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #440

Purple machine quilting on an off white fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #440, "The Golden Snitch"

This new free motion quilting design is admittedly a bit of a wild child, but it's super fun to stitch!

It was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 17, 2025.

This design is now called “The Golden Snitch”.

Thank you and congratulations to Pam Bretz Sommers for suggesting this wonderful, winning name!

Pam is from Forest, Indiana, USA.

Have Fun stitching this new design.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #439

Soft purple machine stitching on a beige fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #439 "Coffee Beans"

This new, free motion quilting design, inspired by a news article about the rising cost of this global favourite morning ritual, has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Yep, I'm doing a major catch up :)

There were many brilliant name suggestions and lively voting on both the original post and several shares.

The winning name was however, your clear favourite.

This design is now called “Coffee Beans”.

Thank you and congratulations to Pam Bretz Sommers who had the earliest time stamp for suggesting this wonderful, winning name.

Pam is from Forest, Indiana, USA.

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