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Got my Kenmore 1030 today! I can't wait to use her

Got my Kenmore 1030 today! I can't wait to use her as my one of my quilt retreat machines! My Ellisimo Gold ll is just too big and heavy to bring and my plastic Singer died on me last weekend.

She's adorable! Welcome to the family, Rosie!!

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My quilty friend Denise sent me this quilt that wi

My quilty friend Denise sent me this quilt that will get the honor of being a wedding gift for her nephew. I'll tag her once she gives this beautiful Abbey Road quilt to the happy couple!

We chose the pantograph design "Merge" by Jess @threadedquilting through the @longarmleague. I think it matched perfectly with the @debbie_maddy quilt pattern that Denise picked up from @jordanfabrics. Swipe through to see the beautiful batiks in jewel tones - the colors are seriously good!!

I wish I had a super quilty aunt like Denise!! What an awesome labor of love!

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I did tell you how my quilty friend Gail has been

I did tell you how my quilty friend Gail has been handling her Covid quarantine, right?? Well, she's been cranking out the quilts like this beautiful one!

I love the colors on the fabric. They play so wonderfully together. They almost have an Oriental feel and very regal as well. The backing fabric is Liberty Star by @kim_diehl_quilts for Henry Glass Fabrics.

I chose to use the pantograph named Calder by Natalie Gorman which worked well in contrasting the half square triangles by adding a little curve and mimicked the gold leaf pattern seen in the black border fabric.

And speaking of gold... the thread wasn't gold but Glide's "sand." It looks gold because of its sheen, however! Swipe through to the video and see how beautiful it looks!!

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I'm working on my sewing room bit by bit. This is

I'm working on my sewing room bit by bit. This is my cutting/ironing station. The fabric came from my Mother's stash. Yesterday was a milestone in that my mother has been gone for 8 years now. She may be gone, but she's right here with me in every cut or press.

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You know that creative moment when you think of so

You know that creative moment when you think of something and then you see it become that thing you thought of? Don't you love that?? I love it when it comes out better than you originally thought! 🤩

When we moved to our new house less than 2 months ago, I wasn't sure my sewing space was going to be ideal. The sunlight coming through the large window and the wood floors were dreamy, I just didn't know how it was all going to work in the single location. I admit I was spoiled and had a room for my longarm and a room for sewing with closets in each, but this closet-less room tried my spacial abilities to fit it all in and make it look good.

The movers broke many of my 9 and 6 hole cubbies, which is where I stored most of my fabric and notions. All of those things were still in boxes and I had no idea where they would fit, really.

Enter the 7 foot barrister's bookcase that I spotted at a local antique shop. Oh. My. Goodness!! It was love at first sight! 😍 I sent my husband @dadgoneonatrail a picture of it and we discussed, but I left it there and came home. When he called me the next day and told me to see if it was still available so he could pick it up on his way home I couldn't believe it! I love that man!

Now as it sits in my space with the Singer Spartan sewing machine that the previous owners left sitting on top, it just makes me happy! I found this lovely fan pull with the spool of thread and needle on Amazon and knew it would spark joy too! There's more to do, but I'm so overjoyed and thankful right now and just wanted to share!

I hope you have a space that sparks joy...and if you don't, make it happen!! ❤

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Can you believe I forgot to share a customer quilt

Can you believe I forgot to share a customer quilt?? It just might be that I've been in moving box hell...or that I'm easily distracted. 😆

My quilty friend Gail sent me this lovely purple, yellow and green quilt to work on for her. She's been super busy in her craft room lately and just cranking out the beautiful quilts! I have 2 more of hers in my queue!

This one challenged me as far as thread color goes. White and off white weren't right and neither was black. I had a purple that matched great but thought it would be too distracting in the yellow sections and a yellow that I thought would be distracting in the purple sections. What's a girl to do? Well, I reached out to the Longarm League @longarmleague and asked on our Slack channel what they thought.They didn't disappoint and helped confirm my Glide German Granit choice. It really was a great choice! (Scroll through to see!)

When you're on the fence about such a choice it's nice to be able to reach out to fellow longarmers. This is one of the great benefits of the Longarm League. And I do mean ONE...there are so many! Don't forget to click the link in my bio and check the League out for yourself before this enrollment period ends! In fact, if you have a question you can DM them to Jess Zeigler @longarmleague and she'll answer them on a live Zoom chat this evening at 7pm CDT. Or you can DM me any question and I'd be more than happy to help!!

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Today's the first day for open enrollment in the L

Today's the first day for open enrollment in the Longarm League!!

Let me tell you a little bit about my journey with the League.

> I joined before I even got my longarm! Investing in the Longarm League helped me get going in my business faster because I had invaluable information at my disposal.

> I found my tribe!
It's so great to speak the same longarm language with a group of like minded people. The community is beautiful!

> I love that our Commish, Jess Zeigler @threadedquilting, is always looking for ways to make our longarm journey better! I've been with the League since day one and it's been wonderful to watch the evolution!

Something new this enrollment period is a community option. Jess calls this "Diet League." 🤣 So if you're a longarm quilter that just wants community and you don't really need the business information but have a need to speak "longarm" with people who get what you're saying this just might be what you're looking for!

If you're interested in finding out more about the Longarm League click the link in my bio and read up on all of the possibilities and see if this could be your tribe too!

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What's black, white and blue all over?? This aweso

What's black, white and blue all over??
This awesome quilt! That's what!

My quilty friend, Gail, gave my this quilt over 3 months ago with the "whenever you can get to it" timeline. We moved out of our house and into an apartment where I started quilting this. The panto was a disaster and realizing it wasn't me but the panto, didn't come soon enough. So, I had to rip out 4 rows of this panto that stitched over itself multiple times which made ripping it out terribly time consuming. I did get to watch about 4 seasons of Heartland while doing it, however!

When I finished ripping it out I realized the backing fabric didn't do as well as the front had. 😲 There was no way I was going to requilt this with that backing on there. So, I drove to our old town 2.5 hours away and picked up some more fabric for the back and got to work on it. Good thing because Gail sure would like this quilt for a birthday gift this weekend! Time's up! ⏰

So I quilted this up last night and this morning, trimmed it and attached the binding to the front and drove it back to her so she had time to hand stitch the binding to the back.

Whew! 🤪

I'm grateful for quilty friends like Gail and for the helpful suggestions of my other quilty friends in the Longarm League. I couldn't imagine being this far down the road in my longarm journey without this tremendous resource. Today is my one year anniversary with my longarm! 🥳 Enrollment starts Monday in the Longarm League so be on the lookout for some upcoming announcements if you're interested in joining!

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Sometimes it's great to challenge yourself to lear

Sometimes it's great to challenge yourself to learn a new quilting skill. The hope is that you can execute it well enough to make it look as if you've known how to do it for years.

Sew...I tried this flange binding and I really loved how it turned out! What do you think? Have you tried it??

What new quilting skill have you tried lately?

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