An Heirloom in the Making

06/11/2026

My is on the longarm. I am using Bubbles and Squeak by Naomi Hynes for .elementz
My mini Dresdens and RBD birdie will have echo quilting around the shapes and filler everywhere else--so I can learn how to clear a space like that in the software. Every quilt is a learning experience!🤓🧐 I have to offer a big THANK YOU to Patricia in the Facebook group for helping to educate me on how to outline and exclude the outlined material from a background fill. That was my learning challenge for this quilt and I hope that later today I will make it happen--anything could happen! Haha
My fabric is Hello Spring by for on a background of Snow white by Thank you for this fabulous fabric; I love the colors so much❣️
I am making this as a customized table topper for my breakfast table and can't wait to get it done to greet me each morning ❣️

05/18/2026

I'm about 3/4 done with quilting in the hoop on my top (3" blocks) using my embroidery only machine. Thank you LORD that I have a longarm!! This was more work than expected on the Janome, should've just used the longarm!

05/16/2026

I am doing my first "in the hoop" quilt since I left NC. Now that I have a longarm I have been using that but for this small (47" square) project I decided to use the embroidery machine. I still really like the quality of the embroidery-only machine gives but still intensely hate that they designed it with the carriage arm inside the throat instead of to the left like all other machines. The SnapMonster hoop from DIME ( ) is still such a game changer!
I'm also using the embroidery machine so I can use one of the motifs I had already bought (in embroidery format so can't do it on the longarm unless I buy it again and .elementz no longer sells this 2013 design). It's Mackintosh Rose in size 4 digitized by Patricia E. Ritter and (c) 2013 Natalie Gorman.
The setting "Rose in Bloom" is designed by for 6" blocks but I made this version of blocks in the 3" size so I had to adjust the patterns to half-size. I love love love the pieced backer.
Get your own copy of the setting from
https://www.fatquartershop.com/rose-in-bloom-block-of-the-month-book
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See you in the Sewcialites Lounge Facebook group! 👋

05/09/2026

I guess it got hot here in central Florida today--and now it's down pouring rain and wind for the next two hours. Welcome to the sunshine state.

05/04/2026

I have never tried this flagstone style but it does indeed look "modern" and interesting

05/03/2026

I'm a little late but she is the reason why. Every time I get on my phone she gets jealous and feisty!

04/27/2026

Yipeeeeee!! My first ever custom quilt Maker's Label. After 3 years of trying to learn about embroidery and the software and this embroidery only machine, I have FINALLY created tiny little letters that are smooth and legible. Whew!
That was a lot of work and now I have about 5 more to do from the last 3 years' worth of QALs!

Swipe for a video and more info as well as to see the work stages I went through to get to this block. I am so glad I did this year's birdie block the way I did! I'm a hap-hap-happy girl now😁

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

My 3rd quilt on the new longarm (part 1)