Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #82

Here for you is my new Free Motion Quilting design #82 and you know just what to do.

Suggest a name or vote for your favorite by commenting below or follow me on Facebook and/or instagram and comment on the post for this design.

The winning name will be chosen by popular vote on Sunday Oct 7 at 

6:00 PM (Pacific) 

This design has been named.

And the winner is .....

"Oaky Doky"

How fun!

Thank you and congratulations to Barbara Anne Bettles of Abbotsford B.C.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #81

New Free Motion Quilting design #81 and the fun has just begun.

Inspired by the changing of the seasons, what do you think this designs name should be?

Suggest a name or vote for your favorite by leaving a comment below.
 OR
Follow me on Facebook and/or Instagram and leave a comment on the post for this design.

The winning name will be chosen by popular vote on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 6:00 PM (Pacific).

This design sure inspired lots of great names!

And the winner is ..."Fall Splendour".

Thank you and congratulations to Vicky Butt of Thunder Bay Ontario.

Tanks as well to all of you who suggested a name or voted.
Here comes 82.

Perfect Balanced Tension - What Every Free Motion Quilter Wants

Here is a fun little sample for my class Fearless Tension Adjustment For Free Motion Quilting.

Techniques include;
Using different types and multiple battings to accent your quilting stitches.
Quilting with words.
Machine trapunto.
Using a variety of fill stitches.
And of course... the big one, how to confidently set your machine tension.

Please E mail me for information on this and other classes.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design # 80

Here for your naming and stitching pleasure we have our new Free Motion Quilting design # 80.

Please comment below or follow me on Facebook and/or Instagram to play our "Julies Name Game".

Leave a comment to suggest a name, like or comment to vote for your favorite.

This design will be named by popular vote on Sunday Sept. 23 at 6:00 PM (Pacific).


This Free Motion Quilting design has been named.

I am pleased to introduce to you "Whales Tails".

Congratulations and thank you to Gayle Luby Rehel of Longlac Ontario for suggesting this winning name!

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #79

This weeks new Free Motion Quilting design could go Modern or Traditional.

It would even be fun stitched super large with a Free Motion Yarn Couching Foot.

What do you think this design should be named ?

Comment below, on Facebook and/or Instagram to suggest a name or vote for your favorite.

The winning name will be chosen by popular vote on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 6:00 PM (Pacific).

Don't forget to like and share!

After many wonderful names and a close race we have a winner.

This Free Motion Quilting designs new name is "Peacock Dance".

Thank you and congratulations to Gayle Luby Rehal of Longlac Ontario!

QUILTsocial Blog Post - Say it with Free Motion Quilting

Free Motion Quilting as you well know is one of my favorite things to do and I'm always exploring new and exciting variations. 

Join me this week on QUILTsocial as we explore quilting with words.

Designer Cushion.  Free Project!

Dream Big With Free Motion Quilting

The Dream Big digital floral print by Hoffman Fabrics has been a real hit with quilters who find this panel is a fun way to show off our machine quilting skills.

Here is my first go at it.

This piece was Free Motion Quilted on my HQ Sweet 16, hand guided,
no stitch regulator.
The designs are all stitched freeform, no drawing.
Batting is two layers of Hobbs Tuscany Polyester (for loft and stitch defination) on top of one layer of cotton batting (to add stability so the piece will hang well on a wall).
Thread is WonderFil Polyfast white, both top and bottom.
I love how this thread appears to change color to match the color of the fabric adding depth to the subtle shift of colors in the digital print.

This piece was enjoyable to do and I am happy with the results.

Class currently available at Snip & Stitch Sewing Centre in Nanaimo.
Inspired Free Motion Quilting - Dream Big Panel
Hope you can join me!

And just for fun here is the back.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #78

And just like that ... suddenly it's Fall and natures bounty is all around us!

What do you think this designs new name should be?

Suggest a name or vote for your favorite by commenting here on Facebook and/or Instagram.

The winning name will be chosen by popular vote on Sunday Sept 9 at 6:00 PM (Pacific).

Let the fun begin!

Oh how exciting .... this Free Motion Quilting Design has been named.

And the winner is "Grapes of Wrath".

Thank you and congratulations to Vicky Butt of Thunder Bay Ontario.

Julies Name Game - New Free Motion Quilting Design #77

Here is a fun fresh  new Free Motion Quilting design for you to name.

Suggest a name or vote for your favorite by commenting below, on Facebook and/or Instagram.

The winning name will be selected by popular vote on Sunday Sept. 2 at 6:00 PM (Pacific)

Hope you have some fun with this one and vote, vote, vote!

And we have a winner !

This designs new name, as decided by popular vote is ...       
 "Starlight Symphony".

Thank you and congratulations to Roy Plotniko of Parksville B.C.

Yep... amazingly, that's my husband:)

Exciting News - My Twin Needle Quilting Article has been published in QUILTsocial Issue 11

Some exciting news.

There has never been a better time to experiment with Twin Needles and machine quilting!

My blog article on Twin Needle Quilting has been published in its entirety in issue #11 of QUILTsocial magazine.

This fantastic Canadian publication is free until the end of September.

Download your issue now at https://quiltsocial.com/