Show Me Sewing: September 2024

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Long Arm Quilting/ Sewing or Quilting Lessons / Custom Made Items
I am a long arm quilter with rates starting at $.018/square inch. Most edge to edge designs are $.021/square inch. My prices include set up, thread, needles, etc. I make commissioned quilts with rates at $20/hour.

I also teach Private Sewing Lessons in the St. Louis area. Cost is $50/hour.
Please e-mail me with any questions, to have your quilt top quilted, to set up sewing lessons, or regarding having something custom made, at showmesewing@gmail.com.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Yellow and Gray Charity Quilt

A charity quilt I quilted for my quilt guild which has been donated to Home Sweet Home.

I quilted with Military Gold Glide thread using Jessica’s Twinkle pantograph from Urban Elementz.

Monday, September 9, 2024

Charity Baby Quilt in Blue and Pink

Each year I make a list of 12 projects I want to do that year. The hope is to do one a month, though reality is that I have to try and get as many done before school gets out because that tends to be my slower time in my business. I also want to quilt one charity quilt each month. On my list I prioritized the first 5 or 6 and got 4 ready before New Year’s Eve. January first rolled around and instead of grabbing the most important one, I grabbed one I could finish quickly. And

. (That quilt top will be posted when I finish quilting it next year). Then, January second I grabbed a small charity quilt and whipped that out and got that done.

again. I love marking things of my list!

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Charity Wedding Quilt

A few days before last Christmas, my daughter, Monica, called and asked if I had an unspoken-for charity quilt lying around that we could give a family in need near her. Unfortunately I had just had the last of my large charity quilts go to homes just days before. However, I had this quilt top, found by Elizabeth and given to me by Gail. I figured if a border were added we could make it a queen size instead of double, so Emerald took fabric given to me by Cynthia, enlarged the front and make a back.

I quilted it with my Baroque Filigree pantograph using white Glide thread. Scrappy binding. A real group effort to help a Colombian couple expecting a baby who had nothing to stay warm at night. We are sending it with one of the baby quilts I made this year.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Antique Crazy Quilt

This antique/vintage crazy quilt in silks on a muslin foundation, was found my by client. She wanted it minimally quilted in a way that wouldn’t detract from the embroidery.

With invisible thread (Essence) I quilted 1/2” from the seams. It was a lot of stops and starts, but I think it was worth it.