Designing and custom quilting tips and tricks

[@lynnbackhaus9412]

Your so easy to follow along and I learn something every time. Thank you! If you have classes Id really like to be notified

[@STITCHES300]

Hi, I just subscribed to your channel. You’re doing just what I were looking for. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@showmegalusa4521]

You do such beautiful work. You give me inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

[@ТатьянаВерещагина-м9ф]

Очееь техничная мастерица. Спасибо за интересные идеи: как обыграть блок красивой стёжкой.

[@maggiehallinan1771]

Wow that was an awesome video!! I’m new to FMQ, but I’ve been a dressmaker for nearly 40 years. I love how you planned out your quilting and how FAST you accomplished it! Maybe the video was sped up, but if not it looks like you fly those rulers around like a magician! Lol! So happy I found your post!

[@juliepierson9944]

Wow that is so beautiful. Amazing talent.

[@salinabailey6822]

You are so amazing!! I love your video's. Clear and detailed without dragging on repeating everything over and over.

[@christinereliford8131]

Absolutely wonderful work!!!

[@jodysiebel5785]

I just watched this video, and so amazed at how easy you make it look. I love this. I need tons of practice just 1 problem. I'm scared to try. I've had my quilting for 4 yrs and still scared.

[@sharone.thomas7792]

Wow, that's absolutely gorgeous. You can be assured you are a very stable person and will never be put in the looney bin because you have the patience of a saint. All of that detail would definitely make me go crazy. Now if you could draw one design and have the machine know where the seams were and do the work itself I'd like that a lot. Just being able to sketch your idea so fast and not screw up any of the designs makes you amazing. You make it look like you could do it with your eyes closed. You are one amazingly talented lady and I really loved your video. I was so curious to see how the long arm quilting machine worked and how you followed all of those very intricate designs. Thank you for the great video and bravo on your infinite talent.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Sharon E. Thomas, what an amazingly kind post you wrote me. I am so honored by your kind thoughts and I thank you greatly. Longarm machines are such fun to drive and if you are ever at a quilt show that has vendors selling them, don’t be afraid to try one out...they are very therapeutic :). Even addictive! Have a fantastic day!

[@sharone.thomas7792]

I can see how you could get addicted to quilting like this. It's mesmerizing. I loved just watching you do it. Keep spreading your beautiful art out to the world for those lucky enough to own one of your beautiful quilts. And just for us curious artists to see a different artform than we are used to doing play out in front of our eyes.

[@Mickey-jo1hf]

I am amazed how the quilting transposed the star blocks. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Mickey , you are very welcome. I'm glad that you like this, and I hope you can give things like this a try. Have a fantastic day.

[@apylinski]

I am so glad a friend told me to watch this video. You are amazing. I love that you show how to draw and design quilting before actually doing it. Most videos show quilting but not the design process. Thanks so much for sharing. I would love to see more designing and planning quilting videos. Please do more. Thank you!

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Ann Pylinski, awe, thank you so much for such a nice post. You made my day :). I’m really hoping to do more videos when the custom quilts slow down a bit. It may be a while, but it’s on my platter! Take care.

[@tonigibbs8912]

Thanks so much for sharing. Never been able to figure out what designs to use in a quilt block, so pretty much I am a brilliant edge to edge quilter. This tutorial has been so helpful, love the idea of taking a photo and then playing with different design ideas to see what works. I'm definitly going to use this on my next quilt.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Toni Gibbs , I'm sorry your comment didn't appear sooner! I just saw this morning. I'm glad that this was of help to you, and I hope you can try more design work and have confidence in what you do. Just believe in yourself! I'm sure you can do this.

[@olivertrent9266]

instablaster.

[@angeculler]

Thank you for sharing your process. That is so helpful.

[@NightQuilter]

I really appreciate your detailed teaching videos. Thank you for taking time out of your day to do this.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Lana Longtin , and thank you very much for taking time out of your day to write such a kind comment! I'm really hoping to film more, soon!

[@leannemcintosh1654]

This is a terrific video - as a new longarm quilter this video provides great practical information on how to approach & carryout a Design. Thank you 😊

[@theclosetquilterelliemiria198]

love the combination of motifs :) thanks

[@lindachristianson4560]

Thank you for sharing. I loves the tissue idea over the picture.

[@HRHDMKYT]

What a beautiful design, and lovely even stitch work. I very much enjoy your videos, it's obvious you have a teaching background, you are so clear and descriptive in your work. Thanks for taking the time to make and post this video.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

HRHDMKYT , thank you so very much. I always loved being a professor, so getting to do this teaching is very fun for me. Have a fantastic day!

[@mcrdsd2008]

I LOVE watching you work! thank you for sharing. Please keep posting! Your work is amazing!!!!!

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Carletta Cooper , awe, so kind of you! I'm taking a quick lunch break and happened to see your comment! I hope to have more videos as time progresses. I used to be a college professor, and I miss teaching! I'm having a ball doing these. I'm so glad that you're watching them. Have a fantastic day.

[@ilsebartlett1618]

I am in awe of your work., just beautiful.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Ilse Bartlett, thank you very much! How kind of you :)

[@justhinkinaboutit]

Very nice!!!

[@dognut160]

Amazing!! I am wanting to do more designs with my Longarm, this is so awesome. And now I need to break it to my hubby that I need rulers 😂😂

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Jennifer Kelly and a ruler base! Rulers can really open the door to creative designs and interesting quilting. Have fun with it and enjoy! Many thanks :)

[@lindab259]

Wow! You are fabulous ❤️

[@lindamaxsonsheets8295]

So glad I found you !

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Larry Sheets, awe, well, thank you!!!

[@lorraineadkins3743]

One other trick I saw. Buy 1.00 clear shower curtains from the dollar store and lay them on your quilt to test patterns. I used a sharpie and added and discarded items that worked and didn’t work.

[@karendavies9829]

Just WoW it’s beautiful

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Awe, thank you very much, Karen! Have a very Happy New Year!

[@dwighthill58]

Thanks great demo.

[@koojiebear8464]

Thank you - I did enjoy this tutorial. Your machine is so quiet it seems.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Kerry Leach, thank you for your kind words! This was an A1 longarm and they are very smooth and quite quiet. Merry Christmas!

[@koojiebear8464]

Cool - you are very welcome as they are very inspirational videos. And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours too. :D

[@elainerobinson760]

Fantastic tut! Thank you so much for taking the time to teach. As a beginner, I struggle with design. Can you say more about the techniques of taking a pic of your quilt. It looks like a large photo.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

elaine robinson , so very kind of you. I take pictures with my iPhone, and I make sure to put the quilt somewhere where there's just one window in meeting light over it. That allows the quilt to really pop, ever so slightly casting shadows over the stitching, and allowing it to be expressed easily in the picture. I hope that helps! Have a fantastic day, and thank you so much for your kind words and your visit! I greatly appreciate it.

[@rosevanguard]

I don't have a long arm. Do you use on or two battings?

[@pattistonewall6736]

Do you not "have to" stitch in the ditch every seam? Your work is so beautiful! Thank you for posting.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Patti, thank you! I spell my name that way, too!! Many times I do not stitch in the dutch....it really often isn’t necessary. And, that’s a good thing!

[@dianawright8334]

very helpful. nice

[@DSLAlex4]

Beauteous!

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Sherri Alexander , awe, thank you!

[@drmichaelelinski6992]

Another beautiful quilting presentation. Love how you make your artwork seem effortless. By the way, what is the music you are playing in the background as you work. I think that music would be great for me to work with once I get the basics down, and my quilting becomes almost second nature like it appears to be for you.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Dr Michael Elinski , thank you very much. All the music I use is royalty free music from youtube. There are very strict regulations on using music on KZbin, so I have to be very mindful. On some, like this one, I must list it out in the description. So expand the description box that sits below the video window and you’ll see what music this is. Take care!

[@ESJohnson14]

Do you have any idea what this fabric collection is called? I love the stars in the stars!

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Emily Johnson I’m so sorry, but I haven’t any idea what fabric lines were used in this quilt.

[@frekybyrd]

Love! Love! Love! your work. How long have you been longarming? I have been practicing alot but it doesn't look very good at all. Thanks for the inspiration and hopefully I'll get better at it. I want to be like you when I grow up!😁 (I'm 55 😆)

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

frekybyrd, awe, thank you for your very kind comments. In this video, I had been quilting for just under a year. I am a registered landscape architect, and I did a lot of drafting by hand for many years. I always tell people that I did my penance and other forms. This method is how we do initial design concepts over base maps. So, it was very easy to transfer the idea to longarming. Just keep plugging away at it and it will get better, I promise. Don't be afraid to do let yourself doodle anything. You'll get a lot more comfortable with things that way. By the way, I'm 52. So, we're very close in age! Have a fantastic day, and thank you once again.

[@anniedrivestractors8062]

Question- did you stitch in the ditch first?

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

annie Lohman, yes, I ditched the sashing first. I knew I was going to be traveling in them and I wanted that nice look on the backing. Thanks for asking!

[@lynnbrown7749]

May I ask what thread you are using please, I am still a newbie and have my trainer wheels on as yet.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Lynn Brown , I typically use glide thread from filtec bobbin central. It's a 40 weight trilobal polyester and it has a beautiful sheen to it. Have fun learning and don't be afraid to try new things!

[@robinkinley6851]

I do this kind of quilting too, but it seems like the amount of work rarely equals what you get paid. Is this a quilt for you or a customer? Just curious. I tend to do a lot of freehand work as rulers slow me down a lot...though they have their place for certain designs. Thanks for the videos, a quilter can't have too many quilting ideas, right?

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Robin Kinley, yes, this was for a customer. It is sometimes hard to quote a quilt and factor in all the things that go into custom design. My dear customer has been awesome to work with and understands the time involved. Im sure quoting will become better with time. I always prefer dense quilting and I need to learn more about moderate quilting at a moderate price. That, too, will come with time.

[@jefferyyasenchok3521]

What rulers are you using

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

It all depends on what I am doing. On every video, I list out what ruler I am using when I put it into play. Mostly rulers from quilters apothecary and the quilted pineapple. Sometimes rulers from Green Fairy Quilting.

[@bonniecopeland1076]

Iwould like to know what brand of rulers you were using, I really liked them. Also, what is the thickness for long arm quilting

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Bonnie Copeland , I used Jamie wallen's quilters apothecary rulers and the quilted pineapple rulers. Thank you!

[@ejohnson1914]

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[@pattieskousen6954]

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[@salinabailey6822]

You are so amazing!! I love your video's. Clear and detailed without dragging on repeating everything over and over.

[@thethreadworksfactory4781]

Salina Bailey , awe, thank you so very much. I so appreciate you kind comments! I’m always trying to keep it simple and quick. Like you, I get bored with constant repeating. Sometimes, I even catch myself doing it and make myself reshoot because of rambling :). Have a fantastic day!