Julies Quilt Class

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #485

A drawing of kelp on a dark green background

New Free Motion Quilting Design, "Floating Kelp"

This new, free motion quilting design, inspired by ocean plant life and creatures, has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

This design is now called “Floating Kelp”.

Thank you and congratulations to Kathy Coupe Walker for suggesting this wonderful, winning name!
Kathy is from Port McNeill, British Columbia.

Would you like to learn how to Free Motion Quilt or improve your existing skills?

Join my, Free Motion Quilting - Design of the Month club.
Now registering for July/August/September

For further information and to join in on all the fun, click on the Registering Now -Virtual Classes tab at the top of this page.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #484

New Free Motion Quilting Design, "Everything Coming Up Roses"

This new free motion quilting design continues to be inspired by an old-fashioned rose.

It was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

This design is now called “Everything Coming Up Roses”.

Thank you and congratulations to Karen Jackson from Oakdale, Louisiana, USA for suggesting this wonderful, winning name.

What Fun!

julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #483

New Free Motion Quilting Design #483, "Rambling Rose"

This new, free motion quilting design, inspired by my beautiful old-fashioned rose, has been named.

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

This design is now called “Rambling Rose”.

Thank you and congratulations to Susan Shaw of Aurora, Ontario for suggesting this wonderful, winning name.

When a name is suggested in multiple places I go by the time stamp to determine the winner.
Susan’s suggestion was made with the earliest time stamp of 3:27 PM on Saturday the 13th.
All subsequent suggestions counted as votes.

Thank you everyone for all of your lovely, imaginative suggestions!

Would you like to learn how to Free Motion Quilt or improve your existing skills?
Join my, Free Motion Quilting - Design of the Month club.
For further information click on the Registering Now -Virtual Classes tab at the top of this page.

Julies Name Game - Free Motion Quilting Design #482

Yellow machine stitching on burnt orange fabric

New free Motion Quilting Design #482, "Scrolled Leaf Pattern"

I’m still playing with the combination of leaves, feathers, and ferns for a workshop I’ll be teaching this Summer.

This new, free motion quilting design was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

It is now called “Scrolled Leaf Pattern”.

Thank you and congratulations to Susan Shaw for suggesting this wonderful, winning name!
Susan is from Aurora, Ontario.

Now Registering, in-person and virtual workshops for guilds, groups and conferences.

Contact me at juliesquiltclass@gmail.com for further information.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #481

Large orange leaves stitched on green fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #481, "Autumn Falling"

This new free motion quilting design was created while playing with the combination of leaves and feathers for a workshop I’ll be teaching this Summer.

It was named by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

This design is now called “Autumn Falling”.

Thank you and congratulations to Colleen Golden for suggesting this wonderful, winning name.
Colleen is from Livermore, California.

For those of you who asked, this sample was stitched with FabuLux, 40-weight, trilobal polyester, FB38 “Giddy” from WonderFil.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #480

A line drawing of leafy shapes on bright blue

New Free Motion Quilting Design, "Thyme to Quilt"

Created for a workshop I’ll be teaching at a Virtual Quilting Summit to take place this Summer, this new, free motion quilting design has been named.

There were so many, imaginative name suggestions!

The winner was chosen by popular vote (Facebook & Instagram) at 6:00 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 24, 2026.

This design is now called “Thyme to Quilt”.

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

Would you like to learn how to Free Motion Quilt or improve your existing skills?
Join my, Free Motion Quilting - Design of the Month club.
For further information click on the Registering Now -Virtual Classes tab at the top of this page.

Friday, 17 July 2026

Julies Name Game - New free Motion Quilting Design #479

gold machine stitching on a rust coloured fabric

New Free Motion Quilting Design #479, "Folderol"

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, May 17, 2026.
This design is now called “Folderol”.

So I looked it up, and the dictionary says, from the 1800’s, pronounced fahl-duh-rah.
Meaning, nonsense, excessive fuss, showy ornaments, trinket, or bauble.
What a perfect name!

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

Would you like to learn how to Free Motion Quilt or improve your existing skills?
Join my, Free Motion Quilting - Design of the Month club.
For further information click on the Registering Now -Virtual Classes tab at the top of this page.

UPCOMING CLASSES.

Quilt Canada 2025 Toronto, Ontario, Canada ............................................................. Thursday, June 19, 8:30 to 4:00 Workshop............ Free Form Botanical Quilting with Appliqué.... Only 5 spots available. ............................................................. Thursday, June 19, 7:30 PM............ Group Lecture.......... Quilty Sew and Tell ............................................................. Friday, June 20, 8:30 to 4:00 Workshop..... Inspired Free Motion Quilting Only 5 spots available. ............................................................ Saturday, June 21, 8:30 to 11:30 AM Workshop............. The Magic of Thread Painting Sold Out .............................................................. Saturday, June 21, 1:00 to 4:00 PM Free Motion Quilting with Stencils............... Sold Out ******************************************* Fun With Free Motion Quilting Virtual Workshop Open Registration New Date Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:00 to 4:00 (PDT) Improve your Free Motion Quilting skills as you learn a selection of my most popular FMQ designs. $75. All skill levels welcome. Click on the Now Registering- Virtual Classes tab for more information and to register. ******************************************** Sizzling Summer Quilt Along Open Registration - Everyone Welcome Hands-On Virtual Workshop VIA Zoom Sunday, August 24, 2025 10:00 to 4:00 (PST) Lots of Fun and Free Patterns! Click on the Now Registering- Virtual Classes tab for more information and to register. ******************************************* Virtual Workshop Introduction to Free Motion Quilting Sunday July 13' 2025 10:00 to 4:00 (PDT) Learn to Free Motion Quilt from the comfort of your own home with a full day of live instruction plus personal attention to aid you with machine set up and stitching homework. Click on the Registering Now-Virtual Workshops tab for registration links and more information. ****************************************** Free Lecture "What is Free Motion Quilting And What Can You Do With It" Sunday, July 6' 2025 4:00 to 5:00 PM (PDT) This is an exciting introduction to the many different types of free motion quilting. Registration open to all. Click on the Now Registering- Virtual Classes tab for more information and to register. ******************************************* If you are lucky enough to be in the Nanaimo area I have a variety of in person classes available at Snip & Stitch Sewing Centre. Click on the direct link to see what's available. I hope you'll join me!