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Flying Geese methods
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Schifano Thomas Apr 3. 32 Replies 4 Likes
What is your favorite method for making Flying Geese? I've just recently started using the folding, 3D, 1 seam method & I love it. What do you prefer?Continue
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Rebellious Fabric Marking Methods...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Schifano Thomas Feb 2, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like
Okay! I feel like such a rebel! I just used a Sharpie Marker to trace some templates onto my fabric. I'm so fed up with poor marking tools. Nothing else was really working & I'm going to cut…Continue
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Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on SewCal Gal's group Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine"Thank you all so much. I love fusible applique and I know it's a little nuts, but my favorite part is doing the little zig-zag stitching around the edge of the patches. I've tried the straight stitch and the blanket stitch, but…"
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Raleigh Sewing and Quilt Expo in the group North Carolina Quilters"Thanks, Sue. That is good to know."
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Picnic Coaster...Yawn!
William tired of his modeling session pretty quickly! Here's a link to the pattern:…
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Introductions in the group North Carolina Quilters"Maybe we could meet for lunch. That would be nice. I was going to attend with my Mother, but she has delayed her vacation and is not coming to visit until after the Expo. "
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Raleigh Sewing and Quilt Expo in the group North Carolina Quilters"I know it. I don't think there's any free parking downtown during the week any more, but I don't want to use a meter, either. I'd rather use the garage. I think it's $12.00 per day for the Convention Center…"
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Introductions in the group North Carolina Quilters"Kathleen, I just visited your website. It looks great - very professional. I had considered going that way, but tried Etsy first and I like it. You can adjust for the NC sales tax on Etsy, even though it varies by county.…"
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Sally's Mystery Quilt-A-Long top
My version on Sally's Mystery Quilt! Lots of white space to practice quilting on.
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Introductions in the group North Carolina Quilters"Oh fun Kathleen! What is the link to your online shop? I'm on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/CurlicueCreations?ref=si_shop, plus I am starting to put a few patterns on Craftsy…"
Jennifer Schifano Thomas replied to Sue Cooke's discussion Raleigh Sewing and Quilt Expo in the group North Carolina Quilters"Kathleen, I'm going on Thursday, too. Last year I stayed overnight and parked in the garage to the convention center. I was pricey! If anyone knows a better place to park, I would be interested to hear it. "
Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on SewCal Gal's group Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine"Here's a link to my fusible applique tutorial, if you want to try that: http://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/p/fusible-applique-tutorial.html"
Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on Phyllis A Friloux's group Featherweight "Club""Ooooh! Orange! I've been into orange lately. I would like to have a powder pink one, though."
Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on SewCal Gal's group Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine"Our local guy prefers to work older machines. He is awesome. Here's something to think about when purchasing a darning foot. The plastic ones are nice b/c you can see what you are quilting better, but they can and do break…"
Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on pastimesquiltdesign's group Addicted to Quilting"Me too. I love sheep. Really, I slept with a stuffed animal sheep when I was a child, "Baa"."
Jennifer Schifano Thomas commented on SewCal Gal's group Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine"You could do that, too! Last summer I bought a used Elna Quilter's Dream right off Craigslist at a good price. It has been a wonderful upgrade in countless ways. I also purchased a Juki with a quilting frame in January.…"
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- Tell us about yourself
- I am a quilt designer, mother of three boys, music lover, sometimes gardener. I live in an old 1800's farmhouse in the beautiful countryside of North Carolina. I have a shop at curlicuecreations.com.
- How many quilts have you made?
- I have no idea! A bunch!
- Do you want to make quilts, or simply enjoy them?
- I love the whole process of designing and making a quilt.
- How long have you been a quilter?
- 18 years
- What is your favorite quilting technique?
- I love fusible applique with a tiny zig-zag stitch on the edges.
- Why do you quilt?
- Personal expression.
- Do you have a website?
- http://curlicuecreations.com
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Button Dolly's Name Revealed!
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:24am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Click this link to read my blog: Button Dolly's Name Revealed Have a super day!…
Guest Blogger at the Quilting Gallery
Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Click on this link to read my guest blog post and giveaway at the Quilting Gallery this week. Quilting Gallery
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- At 9:11pm on April 12, 2013,
Terry Crawford Palardy said… Hi Jennifer, I'm happy to meet you here, too. I enjoy machine quilting, some traditional blocks, some simple checkerboard, log cabin, and more recently art quilts with appliques (machine). I've recently tried free motion quilting on the blocks, but found i don't have great hand control for guiding along the lines, so have returned to straight line quilting with the walking foot in control. Some days I rip out as much as I stitch in.
I'm nearly finished the quilting for my niece's pink quilt, and will start tomorrow to bind that. Then comes the log cabin in green and purple for her sister (both of them are being treated for aggressive cancers, both in the mid-forties, and we are heart-broken for them.
I'll begin quilting the log cabin Sunday, but am not sure what (or where) exactly to stitch. It's a very clear, crisp looking top, and I don't want to ruin the geometry of it, so am thinking I'll just stitch in the ditch somewhere in each block. Any thoughts?
I'll post a full picture of the pink quilt tomorrow, if I finish attaching the binding in time. If not, Sunday.
Thank you for inviting me to be your friend here at My Quilt.
- At 11:02am on April 10, 2013,
Cynthia said… - Please excuse the typos--I have a cat that wants my attention and is head butting!
- At 11:00am on April 10, 2013, Cynthia said…
- Hi Jennifer! It's wonderful to meet you! I have been quilting for three years, but life got in the way--so, this was placed on the back burner. I'm now back, it allows me to relax as it puts me in another world! I do have some ufo's that I need to finish, and fortunately, the tops are completed--it's just the quilting that needs to be completed. I must admit, this is the part that excites me--as well as scares me. I have always paid to have someone do the quilting, but once I retired, I felt the need to do this myself. It was more out of the desire--and not necessarily the "need". In any event, all of my quilts are pieced--as that's what I'm most comfortable with--however, I appliqué is something I really want to learn. I love Baltimore quilts--so, that's my ultimate goal.
- At 6:19pm on April 4, 2013,
Peggy Spry Mislock said… I enjoy all kinds of traditional, Quilts of Honor, applique…you name it. I'm not a fan of contemporary quilts….maybe I just have to develop an appreciation for them. I consider myself an adventurist beginner….but I've been sewing for decades and quilting for at least 10. I think there is more to learn than there are hours in the day. I am pretty good at not having a lot of UFOs hanging around…only 2. And not starting projects that I know I'll most likely lose interest in. I've just finished and shipped off a Quilt of Honor top to be finished and presented and have started a machine applique quilt for my sister that I will piece, quilt and finish. I just don't have time to do everything on my list. How about you?
- At 10:12am on April 4, 2013, Dawn Jolin said…
- Like you I have a TON of things going at once. I (unfortunately) have not sewn or quilted in nearly a year. I have missed it IMMENSELY!! But now we have relocated back to Virginia and for a while my time is my own and I have BIG plans to get to work on lots of things "nearly done", in progress, or need to start.
Right now I am handquilting a wholecloth for a client and putting myself on a strict deadline for it. I know if I start something new or work on a UFO I will get totally distracted. This right now has to come first. :)
I will definitely check these out. So excited.
We live in the North Eastern part of Va this time in King George. West of Fredericksburg.
I have lived in all parts of Virginia but this area is new to us. We have in the past gone to Clarksville state park frequently, are you near there? Do you ever go there? Their cabins are excellent quilt retreat spots or wonderful "girls quilting week" spots.
- At 9:23am on April 4, 2013, Dawn Jolin said…
- Thanks Jennifer! Great to be here! Still learning this and figuring it all out.
What is your current project or should I say projects? If you are like most of us, you have several going. :)
- At 4:05pm on April 3, 2013,
Cora Darrin said… Hi Jennifer, nice to meet you too. I enjoy many kinds of quilting. One of my favorites is scrap quilts. I have made several. And right now I have a lot of strips to make many more... :)
- At 1:49pm on April 3, 2013,
Evelyn Boundy said… I am not that cleaver on the computer yet, when I get the body of the quilt done I will try and get some help posting one. :-)
- At 1:42pm on April 3, 2013, Evelyn Boundy said…
Hi Janice I have been quilting for over 40 yrs now and my styles have changed over the years . I used to do a lot of applique, the eyes and hands are not as limber as they once were so I have slowed down there. I enjoy scrappy projects and the new low impact quilts. I am working on the Farmers Wife Quilt Sampler have 23 more blocks out of 111 to do. It has been a huge project and will probably take me the rest of the year to get it to the quilting stage. Nice to have you as a friend. Evelyn
- At 11:52am on April 3, 2013,
Jamey Herd said… Jennifer, five of those grandkids are adopted and two are by previous marriages. We get together at Thanksgiving and Christmas with twelve of the grandkids still at home. We go to my son's or daughter's because my house is to small for that many people. lol. Yes I am just SE of Springfield about 35 miles. I do most of my shopping there. And yes I have some of my mom's quilts. The nice ones she pieced in later life and the utility ones she made early on. I do have pictures of most of her quilts also. She hand quilted a quilt out just before going into a nursing home at 89. She was 94 when she passed on. It's nice chatting with you and will read your blog more later when I have time.
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