Thanks to Kelley J. Jones for posting this video to Youtube to show us first hand how the new side saddle computerized quilting system compares to the compuquilter on APQS machines. Note that they are both running the same pattern
Please be sure to visit the Longarm of the Law @ Ye Olde Forest Quilters and thank them for hooking this up!
http://www.yeoldeforest.com
Archive for March, 2010
Side Saddle vs. Compu Quilter
Posted: March 26, 2010 in 1, Computerized Quilting System, Quilting Software5
I’ve been teasing you guys for a while now! I have finally thought of a few great ways to give away a $200 worth of my long arm quilting services.
I am actually giving away two $200 Manquilter gift certificates as prizes! That’s right two separate prizes that you have a chance at winning. Of course I am going to make you jump through a few hoops to get a chance at winning but it will be well worth the little effort you will need to put in.
You must complete each task to qualify for each prize.
Chance #1 – $200 Manquilter Gift Certificate
1. You must have a free Ustream Account with user name! http://ustream.tv
2. Must Comment on my Ustream Page http://www.ustream.tv/channel/long-arm-quilting
3. RSVP on my show
4. Follow my Ustream Page.
5. Post this Link on your FaceBook Profile http://www.ustream.tv/channel/long-arm-quilting telling the world that I’m just the greatest thing since Chili in a Homemade Bun! LMAO!
$200 Giveaway
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED – TUESDAY – March 23rd, 2010
Chance #2 – $200 Manquilter Gift Certificate
Details coming soon!
What? It’s Wednesday again. Good thing for Julie Herman and all the other Bloggers over at Quilters Daily or I’d probably never blog.
As a long arm quilter, I am so busy quilting other people’s quilts that I rarely get the opportunity to start my own. I therefore don’t need a whole lot of space for storing my WIP’s.
I do however need plenty of storage for my customer’s quilts. Here’s a picture of the Ikea cabinet I use to store my thread and custyquilts.
Storing my Customer Quilts
This is my very first w. i. p. post so I will catch you up on the two quilts I have planned but who knows when or if I will ever finish them.
Inspiration for my next Wholecloth Quilt
First and most important to me is my next wholecloth quilt. I am in the process of marking it out. It was inspired by a native head dress photo I found in google images. The project has evolved and I think it will turn out absolutely magnificent. That’s all I’m willing to tell you about that quilt now on to other work in progress I’ve got planned.
For some time, I have wanted to do a Ricky Tims Rhapsody Quilt. I have bought two of his books. Ricky Tims Rhapsody Quilts and Baskets and Flowers. I have pulled the books out, unfolded the patterns, even read through the instructions on more than a dozen occasions.
I have gone as far as to fold my 8.5×8.5 inch piece of paper up into a little triangle and draw out various designs only to unfold the paper and hate it! I am very frustrated with the whole process. I updated my Facebook one day saying this very thing and got a message the next day from Kim Caskey. To my delight, Kim, a friend from the Edmonton Quilt Guild is going to offer a class teaching this technique using Ricky’s books.
Anyone wanting to join us, give me a shout and we’ll set you up when we know what day the class will run. Kim pointed out that, This class is really a series of exercises for each step of the Rhapsody quilt process. The quilt could not be completed in a one-day (6 hour) workshop, but the skelleton pattern (which takes hours to draw and perfect), techniques and sewing instruction tips could be demonstrated for and practiced by students during the class.
So hopefully Kim will help me put my desire to quilt a Rhapsody quilt behind me 
You see I don’t often get the urge to piece a quilt, my passion is for putting the final stitches in it. So whenever I find a quilt pattern I’d really like to quilt, i end up having to piece the quilt myself to get the opportunity. I think the process of making a quilt has a different meaning to a long arm quilter. I totally think about how I will quilt it long before I even chose the fabrics. I start by choosing the thread and work backwards. Weird right! But it works for me !
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The Mecca for Long Arm Quilters welcomes Toby Lischko
Posted: March 2, 2010 in Longarm Quilting Class, Quilt ShowsMachine Quilters Exposition
41 days and counting…
As MQX’s biggest fan, I am going to be talking obsessively about it over the next, let’s say, 41 days.
Today I would like to tell you about a Non Long Arm Quilting Teacher. This quilter, author and teacher is bringing a set of classes to MQX this year to teach all us long arm quilters that we may want to consider piecing a few quilts in our spare time. Toby may just remove my fear of paper piecing and sewing curves. I can always hope. Here is a list of the classes that Toby Lischko will be offering this year at Machine Quilters Exposition in Providence, RI.
Toby Lischko – 102 – Unfoundation Piecing
Tired of tearing off foundation paper? This beginner class is for foundation piecing and sewing curves. Learn a foolproof method using freezer paper for the founda- tion and sewing curves. Easy, fun and lots of ‘light bulb moments’!
205 – Glorified 9 patch with a Turn
The Glorified Nine-Patch or Improved Nine-Patch block has been made famous by retired teacher Sharyn Craig. Toby has adapted her class to create her own unique pat- terns using John Flynn’s template sets. If you have been fearful of curved piecing, then this is where you’ll have a breakthrough!
303 – Stars Over St Louis
Every quilt in this class comes out unique! Featured in Toby’s new book, St Louis Stars, students will learn the secret to piecing this 8-point star block with no “Y” seams. Improve your accuracy using mirrors in this fasci- nating, cutting-edge class.
423 – Fast Easy Appliquéd Circle (or Appliqué for Dummies)
Not being much of an appliquér, Toby wanted to share this surprisingly easy technique. Using circles cut out of a pieced block, create easy quilts that you can make in a weekend. This is a fusible appliqué technique using a decorative zigzag stitch to finish.
42 Days and Counting!
Where o’ where does the time go. I’m so freakin excited about my trip this year. After looking over the class list, I have to admit it was extremely hard to narrow down the classes I wanted to take. Here is what I finally decided on.
Class 205, APQS Maintenance Anderson
Class 210, New! Stunning Sashings, SPatten
Class 314, Spines with Designs Blocks, S Patten
Class 214, Free Motion Possibilities, SPatten
Class 302, How am I Supposed to Quilt This? KMcTavish
Class 320, Linda’s Cool Tools, LTaylor
Class 425, Freehand Artistry Advanced, LTaylor
Check out the selection of amazing teachers this year at http://mqxshow.com
When I’m not learning tons of great tips and tricks, you can find me volunteering in various positions to contribute to this amazing Exposition.
I am honored to be giving two presentations on the Aurifil Stage.
Thursday, April 15 10:30 to 11:00 MATT SPARROW “Thread Colors Every LAQuilter should have in their stash“
Thursday, April 15 4:30 to 5:00 DONNA MORALES OEMIG “Understanding Thread Weights”
Friday, April 16 11:30 to 12:00 MATT SPARROW “Thread Colors Every LAQuilter should have in their stash“
Saturday, April 17 10:30 to 11:00 DONNA MORALES OEMIG “Understanding Thread Weights”
I hope you can make it to Providence between April 12-18.
