Gallery of Quilts

Designing

Customers often ask "where do you begin?" 

A few Sashing & Border Designs

Old School Planning

Most of us begin by "doodling" on paper. We practice a lot and try to learn new designs as often as we are able. Just this morning I learned several new designs that I'm itching to get down on fabric. Designing is a huge part of what I do and I love every minute!

Customers are usually surprised by all of the design possibilities once they've been shown. Ultimately it is their decision as to how much detail or how simple they want the finished results but I love working with them in creative and unique design ideas. Pulling out various design elements within a quilt is one of the best parts of custom longarm quilting.

T-Shirt Quilts

T-shirt quilts were popular in 2017. Mostly gifted to graduating young men and women. When sewn with care and proper use of stabilizers, they can quilt beautifully on a long-arm machine. When sweatshirts are used as well as heavy ink; quilting can be a bit more difficult because of the thickness. My advise would be to quilt slowly in those areas, however if you can ask for standard t-shirts rather than taking a chance on the bulkiness of sweatshirt fabric, your success will be more likely satisfying. The loved one on the receiving end is going to love their keepsakes and their memories will always be dear to them.

Keeping it Simple

I can't imagine life without the beautiful tops that all of the creative ladies bring to me!

I recently read a quilter's blog (whom I admire very much) and she was writing about where to start when you receive a new customer quilt. I agree that sometimes design ideas in our heads will drive us crazy and we often just have to begin somewhere (anywhere), before we actually see what effects the design elements will turn into.

 Being Longarmers and business owners, we have to consider what the customer's budget is as well considerations to time frames and schedules. We want our customers to love the quilting and when they do even when it's simple, we forge on and continue to love what we do.

Palmyra Panthers

This was a special quilt for me to quilt for Cathy T.

As I was quilting this t-shirt quilt, I kept thinking, "this seems familiar" and thought, "its because it is an Alma-mater"... but that wasn't it.


It's funny how it took almost finishing the whole quilt before I realized that the Panther at the top was the artwork of my very own husband! Often-times he will create artwork for his own customers and ask for my input. This being a Palmyra Panther; of course I approved!

Thanks Cathy T. for letting us both be a part of this quilt!

Dresden

Joyce H's choice of colors made this quilt very pretty! It has a summer-time feel and had me dreaming of warm days while I quilted it on my APQS Lenni the Long-arm!

We love more Monsters!

This monster fabric is just adorable! I'm not certain who the designer is but my customer made great use of it in three of her quilts for three lucky children who she gifted them to.

Notice the little pocket! It is for a little matching stuffed monster that she included for the children.





The third quilt can be found HERE.

Purple Basket Quilt

Here is some shots of a Basket-weave quilt that I quilted for a dear friend a while back. We thought it turned out great and I was so glad that her pattern did not deter her from finishing it when things became frustrating! With a little coaching, prayers and praises this little purple gem is going to be a wonderful gift for a special someone!

God Bless Our US Veterans

To ALL of Our Veterans,

On behalf of us who are forever grateful for your sacrifices and service to our country, our prayers will always include you!

Thank you!

Lots of Texture

This quilt came to me with a lot of blank areas to "play" with. I love it when my customers tell me to "Do whatever you want" and the ideas just start tormenting me!

The quilt top didn't lay exactly flat and so I wasn't real sure how all the textures would ultimately turn out. But, I think because of the heavy texture, it turned out wonderful.