Quilting with Medallions

Bev pieced this quilt. It's a pretty simple 9 patch quilt. When she brought it to me she wanted quilting that would really pop.With the fabrics that she had chosen for the quilt top the machine quilting really blended in. But the back of her quilt is a tone on tone and boy did the machine quilting really pop!So....I've taken quite a few pictures to share the quilt backing. I am in LOVE with how it turned out!

This is the whole quilt backing.

A close up shot of the feather borders.

Then in the 9 patch blocks I machine quilted this feather medallion.

In the other large blocks I machine quilted this Fleur. I really wanted to Fleur to stand out so I used a contrasting thread color and then machine quilted some really small pebbles to give it some texture.
And, because I thought that the Fleur turned out pretty cool I thought that I'd make the template/pattern for the Fleur available for purchase. You can purchase it here as a PDF, .QLI or a .DXF file.
This is the backing of another one of Bev's quilts. I thought that the backing on this one turned out pretty awesome too! :)
Have a great day! 
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Snuggles ~ by Moda Fabrics

Earlier this year I shared my thoughts on minky type fabrics. Click here to read about that.
At that time I had never used the Moda Snuggles. I recently pieced a quilt, that is actually a new Moda Bake Shop Tutorial (coming 12/24)
Let me just tell you what I thought of it....I obviously was a little be skeptical.... but after putting it on the machine and quilting a little bit on it I am in LOVE! The Moda Snuggles is so soft, and because of the pile in the fabric the machine quilting on the back of the quilt shows up just beautifully.So, don't be surprised if you see me working with the Moda Snuggles more often!
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Argyle Christmas Quilt {recap}

I'm still finishing up some machine quilting for others so today I get to share another one of my favorite Christmas quilts!Last year I decided to make myself a new Christmas quilt, one that would match my bright Christmas decorations a little bit better.

So, Kathleen and I designed this fun, modern Argyle Christmas quilt. It's a pretty simple quilt to put together and I just love what it adds to my home this time of year.
Pattern is available for purchase here.
Do you have any big plans for this weekend? We have family Christmas parties that we are super excited to attend!See ya next week!
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Figgy Christmas Quilt Tutorial {recap}

I've been busy finishing up Christmas machine quilting and have a couple quilts in the works that I can't share quite yet. So I thought I take a couple days and share some of my favorite Christmas quilts from the past!
One of the things I enjoy about this time of year is the beautiful quilts and sometimes it makes me sad that I can only enjoy them for a month or so...

Whitnee, Kathleen and I designed this tutorial a couple years ago, and even though Whitnee has it on her bed this time of year it's still one of my favorite quilts to enjoy!
We shared a free tutorial here!
Okay, time for me to head back to the machine! Have a great day!
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Denim Quilts

Last week I spent a couple days machine quilting denim quilts for a customer.She is giving these as Christmas gifts. 

They were a lot of fun to machine quilt and I love how they turned out!Below are some of my all time favorite denim quilts!Simply Denim Quilt TutorialSimply Denim - Ashlee's VersionSimply Denim - Whitnee Made Another One

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Buggy Barn Stars

First of all, we are getting so close to Christmas.... are you ready? I need to pick up just a couple more gifts and then I will be more than ready!
Okay, back to the quilt.Retta pieced this darling Buggy Barn Star quilt. I've always had a soft spot for Buggy Barn quilts, they are where I began to love piecing so I always get excited when I get to quilt one.

This one is all pieced with wovens and flannels and it's just darling and so snuggly (I don't think that's even a word)!

I machine quilted stars and loops all over and I just love it! I want to just keep it and snuggle up by the fire!
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