Category Archives: Free Motion Quilting

Progress!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by katyquilts

This baby quilt is on the frame and quilting has begun. I’m going with freehand work in the gray and continuous curves on the squares. This is what I plan on using for the binding. This should be finished up … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, HQ Forte | 8 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ the Cowboy Quilt

Posted on August 10, 2018 by katyquilts

My first quilt quilted on the long arm since my surgery. Not gonna lie, loading it wasn’t the easiest. But I got it done. I really loved this cowboy print, and the fact that I had so many bits in … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ The Wedding Quilt

Posted on June 15, 2018 by katyquilts

Beware of picture over load! This quilt is done and gifted so now I can share. And to quote our friends from across the pond, I’m chuffed to bits with it! I was able to gift it to the happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 32 Comments

Is Begun Really Half Done?

Posted on May 24, 2018 by katyquilts

I hope so! I gotta say, I had a hard time starting the quilting on this after I loaded it. The piecing is very simple, the quilting would either make or break this one. I wanted a feather border so … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ The Cactus Quilt

Posted on April 20, 2018 by katyquilts

I finished the quilt for Tiny E! I took these photos early in the day and the quilting really shows. I hand dyed these fabrics ages ago. They were perfect for this quilt! I found the backing fabric in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Hand Dyed Fabric, Uncategorized | 29 Comments

Finish on Thursday!

Posted on October 19, 2017 by katyquilts

Today I’m sharing my latest baby quilt finish. I’m really pleased with this one! You can find my block tutorial for this here.  And here is some oversharing of the quilting, just because I love it! The backing is an old … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 23 Comments

Topographical Quilting 

Posted on October 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I loaded this baby quilt on the fame and then had to figure out how to quilt it. I wanted to do something freehand and decided that quilting it rather like a topographical map would look good. I’ve done this … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, HQ Avante, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Quilt 

Posted on September 15, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the finished bab quilt that I gave to my friend at her shower last weekend. I quilted swirls on the sides and continuous curve in the parallelograms. I managed to e p enough matching fabrics for a pieced … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

This and That Wednesday

Posted on September 13, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve been flitting from one thing to another this week. I finally have this on the frame. Before I loaded that, I had some leftover backing on the frame and decided to play with some free motion ideas.  I used … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Making Connections Blog Hop!

Posted on September 7, 2017 by katyquilts

Today is my turn for the Making Connections blog hop! I’ve been looking forward to this book for some time so when Dorie Hruska asked for bloggers to help with the blog hop,  I quickly raised my hand. I’m so … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 63 Comments