Jelly Roll Rug Nr. 2

Two fellow quilters visited me mid-June to get some tips for making a Jelly Roll Rug.  I am no professional but having done one already I was able to give them some tips as well as directing them to the Facebook and YouTube sites I used to help me with my first one.  The info is available by clicking on the Jelly Roll Label on the right-hand side.

Although the tubing was completed back in June, with my husband being in hospital 4 times in as many months and me dividing my time between two jobs, it had to wait patiently for it's time to shine.  This time I made a green and purple one from 2 jelly rolls as well as some fat quarters of the same fabrics.  This one ended up 38 x 51.5".

Although I didn't unpick anything this time around, I had my work cut out for me with my Brother Luminaire acting up and constantly skipping stitches, no matter the presser foot or stitch I tried, all did the same.  Changing thread, needles, bobbin cases, everything, no luck.  After contacting a Brother dealer, I was advised to clear out between the tension discs as well as to change the tension, the presser foot pressure as well as the stitch length and width.  With everything done and finding some fluff in the tension disk, I was finally able to complete it.  Almost the whole rug was stitched twice to get rid of all the gaps. 😒 And after all that, the rug isn't 100% flat as I stopped ironing along the way as it looked completely flat.  Well, lesson learned, keep on ironing.  

A whole heap of tubing ready to be transformed.

This label was added to the end and

this one to the back.

Edge to Edge Quilting Designs Set 3

After three months of juggling two jobs as well as coping with an ill husband, I was finally able to finish up Set 3 of these designs.  If you are interested in getting a set of your own, you can get them here in my shop.

Edge to Edge Quilting Designs Set 2

Set two of the designs I wrote about in this post is available in my shop.

Edge to Edge Quilting Designs Set 1

I have been busy with 60 Edge to Edge quilting designs since May to use as stand alone quilt blocks or to quilt completed quilt blocks.  They embroider really fast and is available in 8 sizes ranging from 4" to 12" and will be sold in 6 sets of 10 designs each.  

 The stitching is done with large stitches mimicking hand stitching. 

The stitch outs are the 8" blocks all done on scuba 4-way stretch fabric with needle punch as batting using a magnetic frame.  So hurry on over to my shop and get them while they are still on special.

Baby statistic Bunny

With all the extra draughting work I am currently doing, quilting and machine embroidery as well as digitizing, is almost non existing.  I however did receive a request from one of my clients for a bunny for her new granddaughter.

All the other baby statistics I have done, was on teddy bears.  Luckily I was able to find a bunny which would work on Planet Applique's website available here.  I bought Mongolian fleece as it is so much softer and fluffy but decided that ordinary polar fleece is just better for the wording as this fleece spill over the embroidery making it look sloppy in my opinion.

Bernina quilt for all Sewing Machine Challenge 2025 - July

The only assignment this month, was to combine the blocks into a 20 x 40" piece in preparation for a 16" bag. It took me about half a day as most of the blocks and/or rows had to be enlarged with additional pieces to get them all the same size and in rows of 20".  I sketched out the bags dimensions to decide what should go where and even cut some blocks in half.  But I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Still have to quilt all the additional pieces but with me taking on extra draughting work, all the hobbies are on the back burner for the next few months.

Lovely Hearts Set 2 embroidery designs updated

The set I wrote about in this post was revamped and replaced with new designs in my store here.  It is on special for one week and include a free design to download and try before buying.  The designs are available in 3 sizes.

The set includes 8 hearts with a bow at the top of the heart and 4 without the bow.  For the applique, I used satin ribbon in two contrasting colors which I basket weaved.

Now I still have to transform these blocks into a quilt which will be for sale.

Bernina quilt for all Sewing Machine Challenge 2025 - June

This month we got 6 blocks to stitch which went rather quick as most was traditional blocks.

 The first block was a traditional 9 patch.

The second block was the disappearing 4 patch.

The third block, called for curves and I played with various variegated threads.

Block 4's instructions made use of the Bernina circular attachment tool which I obviously don't have with my 1981 Bernina Record, so I just stitched circles the traditional way.

Block 5 was done using the overlocker and again variegated thread.

Block 6 was also done with the overlocker, but instead of threading wool etc. through the stitching, I stitched a grid adding little embroidered flowers to the intersections.