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Does your rotating cutting mat not want to turn . . .

7/9/2017

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I like to use my rotating cutting mat to make HST's, but it doesn't always want to swivel when I need it to.  Watch this video to see an easy solution to this problem.
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Quilting Tip of the Week . . .

2/7/2017

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Do you have carpet in your sewing room?  Do you have a hard time picking the threads off the carpet?  Does thread get wrapped around the roller head of your vacuum cleaner and you have to cut it off with a scissors?  Well, watch today's tip for an easy way to remove thread from your carpet and save yourself the trouble of a vacuum roller brush wrapped up with thread.

Quilts of Valor I longarm quilted in January for the Sugar River QOV Group.

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Bohin Machine Needle Threader

1/26/2017

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This video shows how to use the Bohin Machine Needle Threader.   If you don't have an automatic needle threader on your sewing machine or it doesn't work very well, this is a great alternative.  It works on any brand or model of sewing machine.  I've seen it used on a Singer featherweight and it works very well.  I also used it on my longarm sewing machine today just to try it out - it worked great on that too.  I hope you enjoy this video.  You can purchase this item on my website.  Bohin Machine Needle Threader

Quilts I recently finished for clients.

Happy Quilting Everyone!!

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What I have been up to lately . . .

12/29/2016

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During October, November and Early December, I was working very hard longarm quilting for my customers that needed quilts completed by Christmas.  I then concentrated on getting the house ready for Christmas day company, wrapping presents, and getting my daughter, Allison, ready for her trip to London - she left the day after Christmas.  The MH Highschool band is performing in the London New Years day Parade.  

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  I will wish you a Happy New Year while I am at it.
I will be back to longarm quilting for my customers,  but I felt like I needed a little sewing time - 
So after Christmas I got back to working on a quilt I am designing for Quilts of Valor.  Please enjoy the document I have put together showing part of the process. 

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Tuesday Morning - Life is Good . . .

5/24/2016

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Here are pictures of some of the quilts I have completed for my clients.

Here are some photos of my tree peonies this year.
Aren't they magnificent?  The lighter pink one was my mother's plant, which I had transplanted to my yard before we sold her house.  The darker pink one had 64 flowers this year! Unbelievable! 

Tips for Cutting Tumbler Blocks from 5" squares
I recently got in a line from Moda called flow – I just loved the colors – I wanted to do something different, but easy, so I trimmed the charm squares into tumblers – it doesn’t take very long – you can do 4-5 squares at a time  – You can get a special template from Missouri Star Quilts – but I just used a Dresden plate ruler I had to cut the left and right sides of my squares to make The tumbler shape​  you can even just use a straight ruler  by using the lines on your cutting mat as a reference point to cut them. It doesn't matter what angle you cut the tumblers, you just need to cut them all the same.  

BATIK INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE 
Regular Width Batiks * $7.50 or less per yard.
Wide Width Batiks * $17.00 or less per yard.

To make the most of shipping costs I can fit up to 10 yards of batik fabric in a flat rate envelope which costs $7 to ship in the US.  So if you purchase 10 yards, shipping adds 70 Cents per yard versus $2.33 per yard if you only purchased 3 yards.


HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE !!

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New Patterns and Kits

4/19/2016

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 I taught a class at the Lodi Valley Quilt Guild's Quilt Academy called Charmingly Wonderful Ideas for 5" Squares last weekend.

If you ever get a chance to attend this event, I highly recommend you try it out.  It was a blast!

As a part of this class I designed some new patterns with the help of my sister, The Piecing Patty.
Check out our patterns on my website and watch for some more new ones soon!

I have made some kits for some of my new patterns.  Some are precut, all you have to do is sew
together.
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Here is a picture of one of my new designs.

I call it Streaming Diamonds.  I think it looks like streamers at a birthday party.
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See All my Patterns
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www.thequiltingjeanne.com/patterns
Until next time, Happy Quilting!

​The Quilting Jeanne 
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I have been so busy. . .

1/24/2016

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  • Getting ready for the Sun Prairie Wisconsin Quilt Show, where I will be a vendor this year on Monday and Tuesday, March 7th and 8th.
  • Preparing for my class I am teaching at the 7th Annual Lodi Valley Quilt Academy , Saturday,  April 16.
  • Longarm quilting many quilts for the Christmas deadline and now catching up on the quilts people so graciously said no rush on.
  • Designing some new patterns and kits
  • Receiving new fabrics and ordering more new fabrics that will arrive this summer.
  • Inventory and tax paperwork
  • Spent three wonderful days with the Hands All Around Quilt Guild at our stay at home retreat.

Sun Prairie Quilt Show Information

The Quilting Jeanne will be a vendor at the show on Monday, March 7th and Tuesday, March 8th
I will be selling 3 yard pieces of wide back fabric, 5 yard bundles, kits and patterns I designed,
Fat Quarter bundles, and more.  I hope to see you there!
PRAIRIE HERITAGE QUILTERS
QUILT SHOW AND COMPETITION

March 6th-March 8th, 2016

Entry Deadline February 10, 2016 
Link to Sun Prairie quilt show Website

7th Annual Lodi Valley Quilt Academy Information

I will be teaching my first class at the Lodi Valley Quilt Academy on Saturday, April 16, 2016.
My class, Charmingly Wonderful Ideas for 5" Squares, explores the many ways to use Charm packs or Charms cut from your own yardage or scraps.  

It has been very fun for me to come up with as many ways as possible to use Charms.
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Brochure for quilt Academy

Quilting Photos


Happy Quilting Everyone!
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Having a blast at Hands All Around Stay at home retreat!

1/19/2016

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I think we all had a great time learning wool appliqué today! Thank you Nancy for teaching. Here is a photo of my pin cushion I made today.
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Yesterday We Had Our Hands All Around Quilt Guild Meeting . . .

11/13/2015

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I was one of the hostesses at our November Quilt Guild Meeting.  I brought one of my family's favorite desserts.
Pistachio Torte.  Several ladies asked for the recipe, so here it is.

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Pistachio Torte
1 1/2 Sticks Butter
1 1/2 Cups Flour
   3/4 Cup Chopped Pecans
Mix together and press into a 9 x 13 cake pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.  The crust should be brown along the edges.
Cool well.
Mix 8 oz Cream Cheese
       1 Cup Powdered Sugar
       1 Cup Cool Whip
and spread onto cooled crust.
​Beat 2 packages of instant Pistachio pudding mix with 
        3 Cups milk for 2 minutes and pour over the cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate for 5 minutes.
Spread Cool Whip over the top and sprinkle with chopped pecans.

I know some of you ladies said you could not watch a facebook video I posted about how to use pool noodles and wood dowels to sandwich your quilts.  Well here is another video I found that uses the same principle, using 1 x 3 boards instead of the pool noodles.
Check it out.

http://colormequilty.blogspot.com/2013/04/board-basting.html
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Yet More News...

11/4/2015

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I have been invited to be a vendor and instructor at the 2016 Lodi Valley Quilt Academy April 16, 2016

I will be teaching the following class.

Charmingly Wonderful Ideas for 5” Squares
Join me, The Quilting Jeanne, in exploring the many ways to use Charm packs or charms cut from yardage or scraps.  I will show you how to make easy half square triangles, pinwheels, chevrons, diagonal stripes, and more using 5” squares and your imagination to create simply charming quilts.


More information to come.
 

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