Diane's Tablerunner

I had to an opportunity to work on Diane's table runner.  It will be the sample for one of her upcoming classes on needle turn applique.  She does beautiful work!!

So first I had to mark the table runner.  I made a little tutorial (subscription required) on how I did this over on my patreon page.  It was marked using my Big D ruler as well as Jessica's Orbiter (another of my favorite tools).

This is what it looked like after marking as I was preparing to baste it on the backing:

I began with the framework around the edges as well as the fills:

From there it was on to the ditch work... lots of ditchwork:

And then the center accent feathers and my signature fan fill for the background:

And one more peek at Diane's gorgeous applique!

So, remember, I share most of the detail stitching in videos as well as tips, tricks, tutorials, and whatever I might be working on over on my patreon page.  Yes, it is a subscription, it is a small monthly fee, and you can cancel at any time (but if you do you might miss something really fun).

Carol's Stash Buster

Carol had a bunch of 365 squares and an old printed vest panel and made a quilt!
So today the Elevate got to see a little stitching action -

Sheila's Raffle Quilt

Sheila's raffle quilt for the PSL Crazy Quilters is finished!  The pattern is Woodcarvers Star by Quiltworx/Judy Niemeyer.  Sheila chose a nice light cotton batting (perfect for SoFlo) -- who wouldn't want a chance to win this beauty!  As soon as I have ticket info I'll make sure to share it at the bottom of the post.  Or you can always check the show page on their website for more info.  Sorry about the photos, this is the best I can do as it's storming out (surprise)...

A couple of detail pics:

And a peek at the back: 

If you'd like to see some real-time stitching on this quilt, as well as many other videos, you can subscribe to my Patreon page (small monthly subscription fee applies) https://www.patreon.com/quiltyk.

Rosamond's Long Time Gone Quilt

Last night I finished Rosamond's Long Time Gone quilt, pattern is a BOM by Jen Kingwell Designs.  And, no, I'm not that fast -- this was actually started last week. 

And the back (ooh ahh):

And, of course, a bunch of detail pics:

Kathryn's Flower Quilt

So over the weekend I managed to squeeze in a little Elevate time on Kathryn's quilt -- bold bright floral fabrics framed in black -- such a classic looking quilt!

MQX Midwest

This September I'll be teaching at MQX Midwest -- this will be my first time at Midwest and I'm super excited.  I'll be offering a variety of classes.  Check them out here:  https://www.mqxshow.com/MQX/Midwest/Classes/MidwestFaculty/KarenMarchetti/index.cfm

Oh, and a little piece of awesome -- they have a few of my classes set up as both Hands-On as well as Lecture/Demo -- cool, right?  So many options!!  There truly is something for everyone.

Who will I see there?!!

A Day at the Beach!

Barb's raffle quilt for the Sunbonnet Sue Guild of Vero Beach is finished -- wouldn't you love to win this beauty! It is so Florida and conveys a true sense of a-day-at-the-beach, so it is aptly named!

I'm sure Barb had many wonderful ladies help her put this beauty together.  I'm pretty sure the show is in February of 2019 - you can contact Barb for ticket information.  Oh, and this beauty is a big one -- I had to fold over the top border for the picture as it was longer than my photo boards!

Some of the fabric truly led the path for my quilting -- for the shells on the inner border I traced each one adding some detail lines where necessary.  Also, the outer border where I added swirls along the fabric pattern to simulate water eddies.  The ladies choose some great fabrics for this quilt!  They didn't want the quilting super heavy -- sometimes that gets a little difficult when you're trying to create so much detail, but I think I managed okay.

Here are a bunch of detail pics:

If you'd like to see some real-time stitching on this quilt, as well as many other videos, you can subscribe to my patreon page (small monthly subscription fee applies) https://www.patreon.com/quiltyk.

Barbara's Quilt

Over the weekend I finished Barbara's quilt - such fun bright colors!

This was stitched using the Elevate -- Barbara wanted something super simple, the pattern used was Plumeria by Patricia Ritter, I think it worked perfectly!

Nancy's Bali Fever

Tonight I finished up Nancy's Bali Fever quilt (pattern by Quiltworx).  She wanted a simple edge-to-edge design so it was the Elevate to my rescue!

Another computerized E2E coming up later this week, and then a super amazing quilt that I can't wait to work on... you'll see them both soon!

Josephine's Knot by Helen

I just finished Helen's latest quilt.  The pattern is Josephine's Knot by Debbie Maddy.  Unfortunately, the clouds weren't cooperating and the full photo isn't perfect, don't worry though, there are some detail pics.

And, of course, a peek the back:

If you want to see more about the stitches on this quilt, subscribe to my Patreon page.  I'll have stitch videos of the borders and background fill posted soon.

JULY 2018 INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASS!

I have finally done it, I am now offering my first interactive online class! There are many people that can't travel or are unable to attend when I teach at national events. There are also people that just prefer to learn in their own environment. Well, if you are one of them, here is your chance!

Class begins July 6th - registration for this first class is limited so don't wait too long!
Find all the details here: http://www.creativelongarmquilting.com/online-classes.html