Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals: Simply Spring Fleur; Aurifil; Bari J; The Quilted Pineapple ; The QP Curve Templates ; domestic machine quilting; quilting with templates ; tutorial; Redbird Quilt Co 2016 FMQ Along

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Monday, March 28, 2016

We Have a Winner! Simply Spring Fleur Giveaway

Woohoo!

Many thanks for all the really sweet comments on my latest fun creation, Simply Spring Fleur

You all are the best!!

Simple Spring Fleur was created

with Bari J's beautiful

Millie Fleur Fabrics

for Art Gallery Fabrics

and features Aurifil 50Wt thread

for piecing and quilting

and Aurifil 12Wt thread

for crochet and embroidery.

Love, Love, Love!

It was quilted on a home sewing machine

(Janome 7700)

with the center diamond and border swags

hand guided along

The QP Curve Templates by

Linda Hrcka

Read more about my QP Curve Template Adventures here.

I LOVE working with them and I'm never disappointed in the results.

There are two layers of Quilter's Dream batting

One Dream Wool One Dream Blend

Love the texture!

If you missed the original Simply Spring Fleur blog post you can read all the details and see a boatload of images here.

I used my Printed Quilt Label tutorial to prepare a label for Simply Spring Fleur.

All was well until I pressed it with starch and the colored ink started running. I had to wash the label again and settle with faded colors.

I'd not seen this happen before -- It was just plain odd.

Anyhow, I realized the color actually matched the back of the quilt so I stayed with it.

Don't you just love this fantastic fabric line by Bari J?

#milliefleurfabrics

Thanks for sharing your talents with us Bari J

Finally -- as promised...

The very generous Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple

is sponsoring a giveaway of an entire set of

The QP Curve Templates

That's an amazing giveaway and one that won't disappoint.

Thank you so much Linda.

There were 205 comments on the blog.

Mr Random.ORG chose comment number 131

And congratulations go out to Fran!

Fran - I'm sending you an email message so we can get this awesome set of

The QP Curve Templates shipped off to you.

Again many thanks to all that joined in the fun -- thanks for support and sweet comments too!

More Info:

I'm booking Redbird Quilt Co. Lectures, Trunk Shows and Workshops for 2017.

If your Shop, Group or Guild is looking for programs or workshops I would love to hear from you.

Domestic Machine Quilting, Wool & Needle turn Applique - Technique or Project oriented workshops are available.

Send email inquiries to karen at redbirdquiltco dot com

or redbirdquiltco at gmail dot com

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Home Machine Quilting with Templates and Giveaway Reminder

I can't say it enough -- quilters are the very, very best in the crafty community.

Thank you all so much for your encouraging and supporting words associated with "Simply Spring Fleur"

Simply Spring Fleur was made from
Mille Fleur Fabrics by Bari J
for Art Gallery Fabrics
and
Quilted on my Home Machine using
The QP Curve Templates for the center diamond and border swags.

Sew much fun!!

This particular quilt, fabric, and quilting just spoke to me - I loved creating and sharing it with you. Thanks again for the positive feedback.

In case you missed it, the Information & Giveaway Post can be found here ==> Simply Spring Fleur

and is open to domestic and international followers -- so be sure to get in on all 3 Giveaways between now and Saturday, March 26th.

Many thanks again to Bari J, Aurifil Thread and The Quilted Pineapple for their awesome products and generous giveaway offerings.

Some of you asked how I quilt on a domestic (home) machine using acrylic templates or rulers.

I started my learning adventure with Linda Hrcka's QP Curve Templates last year when I created Chevron with a Twist for the Moda Bake Shop. (A free pattern and tutorial)

Medallion scallops, curved cross hatching and feather starburst --

What an adventure!!

I wrote a few blog posts and shared a few videos in the beginning stages of working with The QP Curve Templates.
These may be helpful to you.

Chevron With A Twist - Curved Crosshatch Tutorial Blog Post

Chevron with a Twist - Feather Starburst Tutorial Blog Post

Supporting Video on My YouTube Channel

If you have questions please leave them below -- I'll answer best I can!

There are also a few Craftsy Classes geared toward quilting with rulers and/or templates.
You can see the Quilting related classes here.

If you're new to Free Motion Quilting on your home machine be sure to checkout my latest Quilt Along series, Redbird Quilt Co 2016 FMQ Along.

We're using a beautiful whimsical panel by Susy Bleasby for the World of Susybee.

It's geared toward those just starting out their FMQ adventure.
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To date I've shared 8 blog posts and more than 10 videos.
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Join in the Quilt Along or Review the series in hopes of finding a few new tips and tricks.
Scroll to the bottom of this post for a complete list of series posts.

Thanks again for your continued support and shares of the Simply Spring Fleur Giveaway -- I can't wait to choose a winner.

Happy Quilting!

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