Modern Machine Quilting: Free Motion DVD. Day Eight

It’s as much as I can do, to stop myself adding an exclamation mark after the title today. Whatever I write I always have to go back and self edit, taking out at least half the exclamations and well more than half those dreaded three dots that mean there’s more to say but I’ll leave it up to your imagination…!!

Let me introduce you to Jenny Lyon. I first met Jenny on line when she was writing about her experience with International Quilt Festival and being juried into the show. Having been a juror this last year I was interested to hear what she had to say.

When I got to Houston there she was in the teacher’s lounge! There had never been any doubt amongst the jury about her quilt and it was a delight to make Jenny’s acquaintance. Here’s Jenny.
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And here’s the quilt!dtp-quilts-2-082813-52866-1It’s called Morning Breeze and you can read all about it on her website.

As you can see Jenny is an extremely accomplished machine quilter and she loves to teach. She says,

“I call myself the Quilt Skipper because once while quilting my own quilt, I was so delighted by the unexpected beauty of it and what emerged from my needle, that I found myself cheerfully skipping around the house when I took my breaks. It is my hope that each student finds their own “skipping moment.” “

No wonder her classes fill. She’ll be at IQF/Chicago in Rosemont in April so I’m looking forward to meeting up with her again there. Jenny has agreed to be on my Iron Quilter team. We are going to have fun!

 

For today’s placemat I’m moving onto borders. Not many of my quilts have borders these days so I like to designate a border replacement amongst some straight line stitching, just for fun.
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The vine, ocean waves or Greek Key design design work great in a narrow space. I always have to draw out the Greek Key on paper before I stitch to remind myself exactly which way round those lines go! I take it as a complement if people look at one of those little designs and ask me if it’s a stitch on my machine…

I’m loving reading all your comments. Some of you are coming back daily and I hope you are beginning to feel like we’re friends. Maybe one day we’ll actually meet in real life.

Here’s the list of blogs again. Everyone has a slightly different perspective to add. It’s fun to read isn’t it?

Thursday January 7th Me!
Friday January 8th  Faith Jones
Saturday January 9th Bonnie Hunter
Sunday January 10th Svetlana Sotak
Monday January 11th Kim Niedzwiecki (Aurifil)
Tuesday January 12th Julia Wood
Wednesday January 13th Susan Brubaker Knapp
Thursday January 14th Jenny Lyon
Friday January 15th  Kathy Matthews 
Saturday January 16th Me again!

Don’t forget to comment. Just two more chances after today and I’ll be drawing numbers on Sunday.

And just because I should, the final reminder…

If you’re not lucky, or you just know you can’t wait? The DVD or digital download is available at the Interweave store by clicking on the widget at the right hand side of the page.

See you tomorrow with Chicago’s best kept secret (or may be you know already?).

 

 

114 Comments

  1. Susan Earl said:

    Love reading your blog. Always something new to explore and learn.

    January 14, 2016
  2. Leesa said:

    I love reading your blog. And it was nice to see you in person this week!

    January 14, 2016
  3. Joan said:

    I love this effect. Will definitely give this a try!

    January 14, 2016
  4. Lynne Stucke said:

    I am intrigued by your comment about Chicago’s best kept secret . . . what can it be???? You can be sure I’ll be reading tomorrow’s post! (too many dots and exclamations?) :o)

    January 14, 2016
  5. The quilting on the placemat is breathtaking. You make free motion quilting less intimidating. Like something I could do with practice! Love your work.

    January 14, 2016
  6. Sharon said:

    It truly does look like a pattern from your machine. Can’t wait to try it!!!

    January 14, 2016
  7. Donna Koenig said:

    Another beautiful assortment of stitches! I’m enjoying your blog very much. Thanks!

    January 14, 2016
  8. Priyanka said:

    It’s like u make ur quilts with a magic wand 🙂

    January 14, 2016
  9. Marianne said:

    Must be the Art Institute or CIA, haha. I had a friend who raved, alas, I’ve never been.

    January 14, 2016
  10. Tresha Cottrill said:

    So did you do the gently curved lines with the walking foot and then go back and do the free motion designs in between? Thanks for another chance to win!

    January 14, 2016
  11. Free motion way beyond what I’ve been doing on my own. Thanks for the inspiration!

    January 14, 2016
  12. Kim Behm said:

    Love reading your blog…first thing I do every morning!

    January 14, 2016
  13. I’ve always struggled with the greek key design which is why I don’t usually use it. Maybe trying it in a more narrow space would be better. I’ve tried it in larger border areas and it’s more obvious that I’m not consistent in my spacing. Thanks again!

    January 14, 2016
  14. Jackie said:

    Love the quilting, I will definitely give this one a try.

    January 14, 2016
  15. Beverly said:

    Good Morning Catherine!!!!!

    YOU never disappoint…I am going to get my skippy happy needle moments soon because of your special blog!!!!!!!!! LOL

    January 14, 2016
  16. Tecla Shaffer said:

    It’s great to see our local artist Jenny amongst the elite!

    January 14, 2016
  17. Chris Johnson said:

    Hope to find the joy in machine quilting studying your DVD.

    January 14, 2016
  18. Lovely quilting! Your idea of practicing on a beautifully pieced placemat is clever. Most inspirational.

    January 14, 2016
  19. Dana Robbins said:

    I’ve been sketching your fillers and I love the curvy lines. But when I add the Greek
    key, vines, etc., I tend to straighten the bottom line. Oh well! Practice, Practice!!!!

    January 14, 2016
  20. Carol Koehn said:

    So many happy ideas!

    January 14, 2016
  21. bbquiltmaker said:

    Love Jenny–you are both great teachers!

    January 14, 2016
  22. Sally Poultney said:

    Loved your sharing about Jenny Lyon. I had not heard of her or seen her work. She is so delicate with her quilting. Your blogs always push me out of my comfort zone to explore places I have never been. Loved your placemat with that striped border. It really set off the colors and your quilting perfectly. You have so much talent and we are so lucky that you share your talent with us. Thank You!

    January 14, 2016
  23. Sandi said:

    I love the different motifs each day. Today’s placemat is really catching my eye.

    January 14, 2016
  24. Robby said:

    Love the idea about quilting in a ‘border’. Great idea for a way to sort of punctuate the whole design.

    January 14, 2016
  25. Bertha Goggin said:

    So glad Bonnie Hunter pointed me to your blog. I am enjoying this.

    January 14, 2016
  26. Catherine Perrin said:

    Love the idea of using placemats as samplers for your stitches!

    January 14, 2016
  27. Cindy said:

    Thanks for introducing us to some wonderful people who have so much to share. I have made coming to your blog the first thing I do every morning. Love those fun, rerpeating patterns like the greek key. It’s one i use often along with, what I call, a jelly roll. Now I can add more designs to my regular patterns.

    January 14, 2016
  28. QuiltShopGal said:

    Your blog hop is such great fun. Love hearing more about your FMQ DVD, as well as all the participant and seeing such inspirational quilts and FMQ. Sounds like you are going to have an amazing Iron Quilter team. Good luck.

    QuiltShopGal
    http://www.quiltshopgal.com

    January 14, 2016
  29. MoeWest said:

    Jenny’s Morning Breeze quilt is stunning!

    January 14, 2016
  30. Rebecca Seamon said:

    Love Jenny’s quilt! I’m really enjoying “meeting” these artists and seeing their work. It is inspiring for me. Thanks for doing this blog hop!

    January 14, 2016
  31. Kathy Cummings said:

    I enjoy your blog! Each of your stitches is amazing – EACH one!
    Thank you.

    January 14, 2016
  32. Bev Gunn said:

    Am enjoying the blog hop and love the idea of no borders to agonize over!

    January 14, 2016
  33. Donna said:

    It has been great to read about so many wonderful quilters and learning new designs to add to our quilting. Thanks for the border ideas.

    January 14, 2016
  34. You have shown beautiful quilting each day and I thank you for all the inspiration.

    January 14, 2016
  35. Susan said:

    New to your blog and love it!

    January 14, 2016
  36. Teri said:

    Love seeing all the quilting ideas and learning more about your dvd. Thank you.

    January 14, 2016
  37. Sharon - IN said:

    Great blog hop. So much inspiration!

    January 14, 2016
  38. Marti said:

    Your quilting is fantastic!

    January 14, 2016
  39. hydrangia said:

    More enticing samples! Reminds me of Zentangle Quilting which I love! (I, too, use a lot of ! points!!) Can’t wait until Sunday’s Drawing. Off to see what jenny has to say. Betsy

    January 14, 2016
  40. Cindy Settle Cline said:

    I was just introduced to your site by Jenny Lyons and happily looking forward to enjoying your contribution to my quilt journey!

    January 14, 2016
  41. Jo N. said:

    So many ideas to try.

    Jo N.

    January 14, 2016
  42. Carol Sc said:

    I am late coming to this — I can tell I am going back to catch the other entries. The quilting is wonderful!
    [email protected]

    January 14, 2016
  43. Carolyn Armstrong said:

    I am enjoying meeting so many talented quilters via this blog tour. Very inspirational.

    January 14, 2016
  44. Toni said:

    Day 8! So few left! I may be a new ‘constant visitor after this week – have really enjoyed your blog and feel so inspired, thank you

    January 14, 2016
  45. Elizabeth said:

    I just discovered your blog today !! Exclamation points are sooo appropriate for your work !!!!!!

    January 14, 2016
  46. Donna W said:

    This blog hop is so much fun and so much inspiration. Thanks

    January 14, 2016
  47. Suzie Quinnell said:

    I am so happy that “sit-down” quilters are finally getting much deserved recognition. Thanks to both you and Jenny for great ideas and inspiration.

    January 14, 2016
  48. quilterpt said:

    Jenny does beautiful work…and so do you. Thanks for sharing all your great ideas.

    January 14, 2016
  49. r said:

    I like Your DVD, iT should be very Nice to win . Thank you for THE oppertunity

    January 14, 2016
  50. Joanne Donovan said:

    I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog on this Blog Tour! I’ve got you in my “favorites”, and think I’ll add yours to my “daily list” of reading!! And thanks for a chance to win something while I’m here!!

    January 14, 2016
  51. Deb McClanahan said:

    New ideas, new people, hopefully a new book in my library! This hop has really opened some eyes.

    January 14, 2016
  52. Sandy F said:

    You are so inspiring! Thanks for sharing these designs.

    January 14, 2016
  53. Edwina parsons said:

    Love Jenny blog and her whole cloth quilt. Can not wait for the great give a way.

    January 14, 2016
  54. Barbara said:

    I used to live in Chicago so will be interested to see what the best kept secret is.

    January 14, 2016
  55. Sharon Coleman said:

    This is so much fun. Thank you for all you wonderful inspiration!

    January 14, 2016
  56. Angela said:

    Thread inspiration. Nothing else.

    January 14, 2016
  57. Angela said:

    .. is better than that.

    January 14, 2016
  58. sandra weimer said:

    I am enjoying reading the other blogs, especially seeing Jenny’s page. I still hope to take a wool class from you sometime!

    January 14, 2016
  59. Cora Roushey said:

    Am loving meeting these different quilters. Stirs up so many new ideas. Love the idea of working on small projects like placemats. So glad I found this blog!

    January 14, 2016
  60. Jen Beatty said:

    Thanks for detailing the borders!

    January 14, 2016
  61. Fred Erique said:

    Love the wood, greek and vine designs! Heu, in fact, all of them!

    January 14, 2016
  62. tootsie661 said:

    Just got another idea for finishing a quilt from this blog. Amazing how another person’s work can be so inspiring. And I do feel lucky and will be excited to win the contest!

    January 14, 2016
  63. Lyndalee said:

    Ei am enjoying the different quilters each day. I first practice with paper and pen. I then quilt on my charity quilt.

    January 14, 2016
  64. Shasta said:

    This looks like a great DVD. Your quilting is fantastic.

    January 14, 2016
  65. Lori Morton said:

    Love reading thru your Blog! And found you thru this Hop…an yes! Already feel like I am popping-in to visit a dear Friend already too! Would love to meet you someday! you are amazing! Love Jenny’s Morning breeze Quilt!! AWESOME! (I would love to have a skipping moment going on when I quilt…Some day!!..i will! giggle…)

    January 14, 2016
  66. Roxane Lessa said:

    Catherine, I love you and Jenny! It was so great to see you both in Houston last year! I hope I win your dvd!!!

    January 14, 2016
  67. Birgit said:

    Really enjoying this blog and the hop going on.

    January 14, 2016
  68. Cindy said:

    I am new to machine quilting and your dvd sounds like something that I could definitely use!

    January 14, 2016
  69. Kris Friederick said:

    More fun ideas on this placemat, so creative.

    January 14, 2016
  70. Liz Dyer said:

    I love this blog hop. I am learning so much and being introduced to new quilters. Thanks for this opportunity to imptove my free motion quilting. I am looking forward to getting your DVD.

    January 14, 2016
  71. Karyn said:

    Love the quilting!

    January 14, 2016
  72. edwinda a parsons said:

    love jenny’s quilt and i really am looking forward in the drawing coming up.

    January 14, 2016
  73. Sandy said:

    Jenny is, indeed, a very gifted quilter! I love reading about her work.

    January 14, 2016
  74. Candy said:

    Your placemats are getting more fun each day! Love them all (exclamation points)

    January 14, 2016
  75. Gail said:

    So wonderful to meet another talented quilter. Jenny’s quilts are beautiful. Well, one day, maybe. Thanks for introducing her to us. Yes, absolutely, those Greek Keys are perfect. Love this blog.

    January 14, 2016
  76. Sandy A in St. Louis said:

    I do love coming here every day! Thanks for the introduction to all these new to me blogs, too!

    January 14, 2016
  77. Karen said:

    Catherine, I really like the detail you put in the center of your leaves above–and the fact that your quilting doesn’t look computer driven–it looks like it was done by the hands of an artist. And I, too,k am totally guilty of OVERusing exclamation points, but dashes are my real nemesis!!

    January 14, 2016
  78. Beth Bigler said:

    Enjoyed reading your blog and looking at the wonderful quilting.

    January 14, 2016
  79. Debra Revay said:

    Just discovered your blog from watching and listening to Bonnie Hunter. I plan on ready previous posts tomorrow. Love your quilting.

    January 14, 2016
  80. Cecilia said:

    Jenny’s quilt is amazing! Thank you for sharing your designs, you’ve given me quite a few new ones to add to my design idea book.

    January 14, 2016
  81. Sena said:

    Love the wonderful designs – a lot of eye candy!

    January 14, 2016
  82. Fran said:

    Your quilting is awesome!

    January 14, 2016
  83. BjoLiz said:

    Yours will be my new blog to follow. I love to FMQ!

    January 14, 2016
  84. I am fascinated by the variety of designs that you show. My simple attempts have a long way to go!

    January 14, 2016
  85. Patricia martini said:

    Looks like a very good dvd. Would love to own it.

    January 14, 2016
  86. Ashley said:

    Greek keys! So many new ideas from this blog hop!

    January 14, 2016
  87. Marlene said:

    I’ve just found your blog at the suggestion of Bonnie Hunter, and already learned a lot. Thank you! I would love to win your DVD. I have 3 quilts that I need to start quilting, and can’t afford to have them done, or even to rent the long-arm, this time, so am trying to learn a few more things before I begin. 🙂

    January 14, 2016
  88. Julie Robbins said:

    I’m looking forward to reading tomorrow’s post! Thank you for sharing.

    January 14, 2016
  89. Beautiful quilts, hope I can do something as nice some day.

    January 15, 2016
  90. Debbie Peterson said:

    I saw your DVD on Bonnie Hunters blog. It looks like a wonderful book. Thank you for sharing your talents.

    January 15, 2016
  91. Helen said:

    I just discovered you from Bonnie Hunter. I am a hand quilter, but want to lear to use my machine, because I want to finish more!, Helen

    January 15, 2016
  92. Lisa Boles said:

    I’m really enjoying your posts. Glad Bonnie Hunter “introduced” me to you.

    January 15, 2016
  93. Carolyne said:

    Just came from Bonnie Hunter’s site. So glad I saw her post about this as I’m moving more towards FMQ and your DVD looks just like what I need.

    January 15, 2016
  94. Rita S. said:

    Love it!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

    January 15, 2016
  95. Jill B said:

    I can’t help using exclamation points either! I just came here from Jenny’s blog post, and am very “straight-line challenged”. Any tips I can glean from your DVD will be welcome!

    January 15, 2016
  96. jane Teague said:

    Catherine, you are filled with creative ideas, and your joyous blog is such a treat! Thank you for all you share with us!

    January 15, 2016
  97. Kim said:

    Just catching up on my blog reading – still loving seeing all your different machine quilting ideas! Thanks!

    January 15, 2016
  98. Jessica T said:

    I love all these options you are giving. My creative juices are starting to bubble!

    January 15, 2016
  99. Pat Bennett said:

    I love the idea of practicing on placemats. Thank you. You really do enliven our creative juices.

    January 15, 2016
  100. LJ said:

    …!! Oh dear, those little marks just seem to flow out of me – but even if they are true, I’m going to have to watch and edit myself, too. I’ll bet you have lots of ‘skipping moments’, just like Jenny; your designs are plain wonderful. I can’t believe how many wonderful things I’ve been learning on this hop. Thanks.

    January 15, 2016
  101. Jane said:

    Lucky me at leaving comment 101!
    Love the way you are breaking down the quilting filler bits to fill in a cloth.

    January 15, 2016
  102. Enjoyed talking with you yesterday at PAQA andbought one of your DVD’s just because it was YOU 🙂 but haven’t had a chance to view it yet. So, I am new to your blog!

    January 15, 2016
  103. Joanne B said:

    Thanks for inspiring us with all these ideas!

    January 15, 2016
  104. Cecilia said:

    I’m learning so much from this hop. Thanks for all the tips and designs.

    January 15, 2016
  105. Terri H said:

    Love the quilting! Thanks for the chance to win!

    January 15, 2016
  106. Cathy said:

    Thanks for the inspiration.

    January 15, 2016
  107. Lynne said:

    I hope to have a skipping moment like Jenny one day 🙂

    January 16, 2016
  108. L. Duguay said:

    Thanks for giving me inspiration, a newbie.

    January 16, 2016
  109. Susan Baughman said:

    Quit quilting years ago because I made tops and couldn’t afford to pay anyone one to quilt them. Now I have started doing a large stippling and need to learn something else.

    January 16, 2016
  110. Debbie P said:

    Thanks for the creative ideas!! I always have a tendency to do the same quilting over and over again. I really like how you have stitched on ‘borders’ and integrate the different stitches!

    January 16, 2016
  111. Jane Vines said:

    Bonnie sent me here. Love the little birds in freemotion.

    January 16, 2016
  112. Renata said:

    Love the reminder to sketch. And practice

    January 16, 2016
  113. Loa said:

    Enjoy looking at all your ideas

    January 17, 2016

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