What a Difference the Quilting Makes...

1st quilt...

A customer of mine who was renting time a few weeks ago quilted this quilt...

Then, she quilted this quilt...


The crazy cool thing is that the first one the quilting is smaller and it makes the blocks look smaller...BUT they are both exactly the same!!! 



Can you see the difference????

Quilting Blessings!

I am so blessed, I had a class this weekend teaching longarm quilting.  One of my students said to me "what a great job"...I have to completely agree! 

I love teaching, I love quilting, I love quilters and I love longarming - it doesn't get any better than this for me.  My quilting classes are evolving and every time they get better and more fun - if that is possible : D.

I have received several quilts to longarm in the last week and I am over the moon excited to quilt them!

In my down time (as if I ever have any) I get to look at quilting magazines and decide what we are going to do for next month's classes and what we are going to do for next month's events.  I get to  give back to the community by doing charity work (never as much as I would like), I am involved in the community where I interact with great people like in my Women's Small Business Group "Connected - Women in Business".

I am starting a new venture with a few other quilters - our Commission Quilt Division...they do the top and I quilt it for one wonderful low price : D... YAY!!!  I love to collaborate and I love to see others succeed in their own businesses at something they love too!!!

I get up every morning happy to go to work, which I was never able to say before no matter how much I liked my job.  Now, I get such satisfaction/fulfillment out of my work everyday...sometimes I just look around my new studio and I cannot believe this is my life!

I am so blessed to be doing what I love as my job, I have a loving and supportive husband and a normal 5yr old kiddo!

I am just so very blessed (I know I already said that...but felt like I should say it again!) : ) 

Electric Quilt 7 Also Known As...EQ7

I am learning how to do Electric Quilt version 7 and it is so FUN!


 I learn more everytime I open it up.  I designed my quilt that we are doing for my Beginning Quilt Class on it.  It not only gave me a visual picture of what the quilt would look like with the color placement, but it also kicked out a list of the amount of each fabric we would need to complete the quilt!  AWESOME!!! 

It has the usual suspect blocks in there...Log Cabin, LA Moyne Star etc. - you can also design your own blocks as well as upload fabric into the program by scanning it on your computer/printer scanner!  As I said I am still working on it, more to follow! 

I am planning to teach a "Beginner's/Introduction" class on it next week in the studio at Liz B. Quilting...the coolest thing is that they provide you with an instructor's CD to help teach the class!  When I learned about EQ7, I couldn't wait to get it in at the studio!  I am a dealer, so if you are interested you can look up the EQ7 Class on my website or you can come into the studio to play with it!  I sell them as well, so if you like it you can get one before you leave the studio! 

I can't wait to try it again and design some more quilts!  I just wish I had more hours in a day.  I'll keep you posted! 

Happy Quilting!

Another successful Longarm class completion!!!!

My Friend Laura's Latest Work!

I have a friend who is an amazing quilt artist!  This is a quilt if you can believe it!  She made this from some artwork that she really liked.  It is so amazing.  The vase is 3D with Trapunto work and she painted faces in the rocks in the back.  Her hair is also 3D made out of Yarn Fiber and thread painted on her shoulders.  She used many mediums for this picture and it is amazing!  What do you think?

Let us begin to get our Patriotic on!!!

Beautiful Stitches in Metallic Thread on the Innova Quilting System at the Quilter's Unlimited Quilt Show.

Getting the Floors Done Today!!!

And here comes the floors!!!

After this dries, we can hang the wall base and then....(drum roll please)...I can move in!!!  Whooo hooo!

Easy Peasy in the Studio Today!!!

Nice and easy today...good thing too...I am sore from painting my new shop yesterday : D

Pretty!!!