Kate Quinn presents the classic clamshell and more with Westalee Design templates

[@sulagracehenrichsen6682]

July, 2023! Enjoying your class! Thank you soooo much!

[@marlamiller2865]

You are an excellent instructor. Thank you for sharing your talents. I have watched about 15 clamshell videos, and now I don't have to watch anymore.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Wow thank you. Glad you found it helpful. ;)

[@SuseMck994]

Quilting maths was a huge learning curve - being from a metric system country, i had to learn inches and yards and the like at the ripe old age of 44!!

[@HJKelley47]

Your $65,000+++++ quilting studio is a real blessing. Makes quilting so much easier and fun!

[@taunamcbee8626]

What a great lesson. Thanks, Kate.

[@joannedifrancesco4555]

Kate, first- you do not talk too much. Every thought you verbalize teaches me, because you are thinking some of what I do and it is so helpful to see how you problem solve “on the fly”. Second- I have killed yards of fabric and batting practicing feathers to no avail. I just keep practicing bad feathers. I found your point about using the templates to get the practice soooooo validating! Thanks for all your videos!

[@donnanelson9181]

I have always thought that feathers are the most difficult of all free motion designs, and I simply cannot do it. I’m so excited to have found this video. Thanks

[@dianalewis4916]

I don't have these rulers; but you gave me several ideas that I could use with the rulers that I have and methods to use such as your bunny rabbit ears and how you hoped from place to place without cutting threads. This was very informative. Thank you.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Great so happy you found it helpful.

[@lance3665]

You are a wonderful instructor I have learned so much from you. Love tthe video.

[@Gogas54]

You are an excellent teacher! Your details are so clear about where your fingers go and especially where to place the ruler and how to use the guidelines effectively and getting clean designs. Thank you for this video.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

So glad you are finding it helpful

[@caroldavies1139]

Wow this was an amazing tutorial. Thankyou

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dijones9217]

Excellent Excellent Excellent tutorial…I’ve learnt so much …the tack down stitch! ..Pulling the Knott through the fabric! And that’s what that thing is for! (space checker) …love your very fun descriptive narrative ( big juicy) and thank you also for the pep talk in regards to learning…I’m really struggling ..thinking I’ll never get there . Subscribed 👍💐

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Welcome Di - so glad you found this tutorial helpful. I feel like I am still always learning too. ;)

[@anngraham3265]

Just starting to quilt. I have used a long arm quilter for many years. Your excellent video was extremely informative.

[@colleen8192]

love listening and watching your tutorials Kate. Thankyou. I will practice, practice, practice!

[@kathybaggett4062]

This is will be my first time working with rulers! Learning a lot from this video.

[@elaineadair]

... a studio to admire! I am so envious. thank you for excellent description of the ruler and rulerwork!

[@eileenjones5631]

must watch again. Big thank you miss Kate.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

You're welcome 😊

[@barbingino6908]

Great video and easy to follow. Such a great help. Will be looking at this again. Thanks

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Thanks Barb-I appreciate you taking time to say so :)

[@pamelatansley2190]

Your tutorials are fabulous, I'm hooked 💖

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Hi Pamela, so glad you are enjoying them. Happy Quilting :)

[@leemasiello3404]

Love this video !! Thank you Kate

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

You're so welcome!

[@sancraft1]

What a wonderful space.

[@chrissyhooker5951]

I'm trying again to do ruler work and I'm truly learning...you explain everything so we'll and I thank you. Please keep explaining like you do!

[@tammyhendrickson2443]

Thank you for a wonderful video! I have the first ruler you talked about, CC2H and I could not figure out how do the half clamshell on the end, to start my next row.

[@lance3665]

Love love the feathers in the clamshel

[@DD-ek8qc]

I'm glad I watched this. Once again ways to manippulate rulers into unexpected designs.

[@jackielin3838]

Kate, you are such a great instructor. I’ve learned a lot just by watching this video. Thank you!

[@deannapeters211]

Such a great video. You’ve encouraged me to bring these back out and try these variations- you give these so many options that just the basic ‘shape’ of the ruler. Thank you so much!!

[@trishduffy5406]

Brilliant video a bit scared to try them out. But you make it look so easy. I’ll definitely have to have a go after watching your video. Thank you.

[@jessicatexasjh]

I feel sooo encouraged! Thank you

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Yeah-I am so glad! Happy quilting :)

[@celestewinters6698]

I bought a set of these for my sister for Christmas. I've never made a quilt but now I want to do it. My question is: what are the whitish pieces on your template? Awesome instruction. I'll be watching & sharing your videos with my sister.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

The white squares on the templates are called Stable Tape. In the Westalee line of products they come with the templates but are also available separately. They help the templates stay in place better.

[@patriciajohnson4741]

I’m new to this and find it facinating

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Yeah-it’s really fun and has helped me be a better quilter than I ever thought I could be.

[@lynnweaver2645]

Thank you for this great lesson.

[@karengardiner75]

Thanks for sharing. It was awesome

[@roxanehepker560]

Great demo. Good job!

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Thanks :)

[@2Peachcobler]

This was my first time watching you. Thank you for sharing your sew room at the beginning. I found your demonstration to be the best I've seen. I wish everyone did videos as professionally as you do. Great camera work. You took the time to make sure we could see your work properly and even though you were working on a sample I like how you emphasized the tack downs and showed how to bury the thread with the needle. Most do not. I subscribed to your channel and unsubscribe to a couple other Wesley channels. 👍👍

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Thank you so much :)

[@shareenmasoet796]

Do westlee ruler foot fit the Janome Excel W18 sewing machine please

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

I believe so. This looks to be a low shank style of machine. Janome also has a low change adjustable height ruler foot that you could try.

[@noniemcd]

I bought a set of Westalee rulers but saw that I need high shank with both my Juki and Janome machines. You are using your with your Janome and the clamshell works quite well. Won’t that be a problem? I don’t want to mess up my machine.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Let’s chat via email. Send me what you have already bought and what machines you want to use and I will see what I can advise. [e-mail]

[@denisedupuis1202]

Do you drop the feed dog? How do you regulate your speed as you quilt. Do you count in your head, listen to music what?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

I listen to the sound of the machine actually. I call it the machine lullaby. If the sound is making me anxious and frustrated, I know the speed is too high. If the needle is dragging and feel like I am trying to push the needle, then the machine is too slow. I recommend starting with the speed in the middle and adjusting up or down based on the appearance. If the stitches look too long, speed up the machine and if they look too small slow it down.

[@joysmith4276]

As I looked at the feather in the clam shell I wonder if it is possible to have the feather facing in opposite direction to its partner

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

More difficult but possible. Is is hard to align it without the clamshell already in place but sure why not. I am sure we could figure it out.

[@Joyti1517]

Great tutorial, is that template for a low shank machine or high shank? And does that company sell for both shanks?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

My company sells low, high, and Longarm styles. You would specify what you need when purchasing.

[@jolantapazderska3340]

Hi..., thanks for the information, I am educationed like artistic weaver on artistic school. I am crouching, knitting, weaving the Japanese rope as weĺl I bought the first time in England the one with a lot of stiches, this is not quilting, but thanks for yours advices..., Kind regards...

[@pjd2709]

I have just been looking at the instruction manual for my sewing machine and I can't find out what size my shank is for the foot, eg high, med, low, I think it's a low for my machine, is a Memory Craft 6000...Can you give some idea of how this is measured, I would be most grateful, for this. As I would like to get one of the Ruler Feet for quilting. I do have a pressure foot for quilting, but would like to get into the rulers, as I've been watching your video's of quilting, and I must say they are fantastic to watch, thank you for doing all you do for them too as I know it takes a lot of time to produce them for us, just know you are very much appreciated for sure!

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

The MC 6000 is low shank.

[@pjd2709]

@@katequinnoffabquilts Thank you so much for your reply to my question, I thought it was a Low Shank, much appreciated for sure.

[@debbyjohnson3385]

Thanks so much got templet. The written directions were confusing. Watching video . I understand how to use

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Great to hear!

[@annt2766]

What are the tabs you use to stop it slipping under your fingers

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

These are called Stable Tape. Here is a link www.fabrikatedquilts.com/shop/c/p/Stable-Tape-Ruler-Grips-x59606167.htm

[@rasheedaburston469]

I recently bought the short set of 6 templates and just today watched your video. How would you figure out how to have a balanced row of clam shells based upon the length of any edge of a quilt (if that makes sense)?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

The sampler set of clamshells is 3” base on 1 side and 1” on the other. Start the first row in the center and work to the outside edge. Then return to the center and stitch to the far side. Once the first row is done you can go in a single direction from end to end and the return the next row in the opposite direction.

[@karengardiner75]

Where do you get the sticky tape for rulers.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

The white stable tape is available on my website www.fabrikatedquilts.com

[@HalieAders]

what is the tape on your ruler? is it to make it not slide?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Yes www.fabrikatedquilts.com/shop/c/p/Stable-Tape-Ruler-Grips-x59606167.htm. Acrylic safe ruler grip tape.

[@lindayeomans6369]

Thank you

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

You're welcome

[@bethbrown3730]

What are the tape on the ruler for

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Clear tape secures the puzzle pieces and allows me to remove it as necessary to take the template off without cutting the threads.

[@bobbyadjemian6881]

Just finished a clamshell ruler on a 60x60 inch quilt. Oh how I wish I had seen your video first. My error was not holding the individual shell. I also had issues going over seam joints. Any tips?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Thick seams can be a problem. I usually try to manage them ahead of time with pressing and nesting as much as possible. It may also require a little more push and pulling as the fabric binds up. Make sure you have a glider under the quilt. For really tough areas, you can adjust the foot to pass the seam and then adjust back but that is a pain.

[@bobbyadjemian6881]

@@katequinnoffabquilts thanks! Your calm teaching style allows the listener to follow the technique with clarity.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

So great! Thank you. I love sharing with other quilters :)

[@gracevolpe4031]

Where can l buy the rulers from? Grace

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Hi Grace-I am an authorized eater and ship through the US. If you are located in another country I can try to help you find a dealer.

[@carolynperez862]

what is on back of rulers?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

I have Stable tape ruler grips on the back. They are these items: www.fabrikatedquilts.com/shop/c/p/Stable-Tape-Ruler-Grips-x59606167.htm

[@deniseobrien5206]

Would it work if I used echo guides with my clamshell template? Also I love your videos, I’m learning so much. Thank you

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Echo guide have limited potential with clamshells since the cannot descent down in the middle. Depending on what you want the final appearance to be they can work. You would want to play with them in maybe on paper with the stitching line disks to see if they do what you want.

[@debbyneuland2150]

Very pretty

[@maryrichards2698]

When you go back to the centre is that a reverse stitch or are you just moving the fabric?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

There is not reverse stitch in Freemotion or rulerwork. I am always moving the fabric.

[@susanwilson5101]

Ohhh that’s my machine too. Don’t you love it !?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Yes I do!

[@sandrahart9190]

Are feed dogs up or down? What ruler do you use for feathers?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Feed dogs ate down for me always. I like the Westalee feather set but can also do some free hand feathers work too.

[@lyndabaillargeon4955]

Just wow lucky girl!!!

[@alicemathews4470]

I am from Colorado

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Hi from NM

[@nancylouderback4099]

Do you quilt one block at a time?

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Mostly I don’t on larger quilts. I do demo pieces because it is usually to show a technique. That way I am not wasting lots of fabric for a class.

[@lavonebeckwith4517]

😊

[@debbyneuland2150]

Always have fun

[@karenkucab7029]

I thought you were supposed to store quilting mats flat instead of hanging

[@grandmalovesmebest]

This is a detailed tour of her studio w lots of refs to the brands of accessories. In case you thought you were going to learn about clam shells skip to nearly 9 mins. This girl is an obsessive chatterbox. Every thought that comes into her head comes out her mouth. Just a warning.

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Hi GC -I am a real actual person and not just some video fake personality. I hope my chatter is useful for learning purposes, but not one is forced to be here. I rarely go off topic but after a year working on the move, many people asked to see my studio so I obliged. Is there something that you want to see that would better suit your needs? I am happy to try to share it if you let me know.

[@karlaflores8858]

I don’t understand what you’re doing with the tacking off and pulling your bob and thread up when you’re making that I don’t know you’re grabbing all the threads and then you’re snipping

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Here is a link to a video that shows two tying off methods. This is what you were mentioning ing and it is done slower with an explanation. The Quick and the Clean /tying off your quilting thread tails with Kate Quinn kzbin.info22GqNm4ermU?feature=share

[@ritajanemiller]

Dont you have to backstitch

[@katequinnoffabquilts]

Here are the two types of tie off I use. I mostly use the micro tacking method. The Quick and the Clean /tying off your quilting thread tails with Kate Quinn kzbin.info22GqNm4ermU?feature=share