The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Quilting Bliss

Sometimes it all comes together and your work gives you a gift. Last night I found myself hand basting the layers of my larger Lily quilt together. The house windows were open, the Delta breeze kicked in-the evening was lovely. Outside I heard the breeze rustling the leaves and the sounds of a train. The air was […]

Summer Sewing Time

I have an irrational fear of sewing with knits. I decided I needed to finally conquer my fear of knits by diving in and making a summer top. I chose this knit of unknown content-I think it’s viscose. It’s a beautiful piece I purchased from Fine Fabrics of Santa Barbara a few years ago. In […]

Pine Tree Quilt Guild Show

The Pine Tree Quilt Guild’s show, “Springtime in the Pines” was just spectacular! It’s about an hour’s drive for me but it was so worth it. It had to be one of their best shows-it seems like I took a hundred photos. They have a vibrant nest of art quilters and there was even a nice selection […]

Daisy Scarf Update/Conclusions

I tried a different method on my second rayon scarf, hoping to avoid the wrinkles, fading and fraying of my first scarf.I saturated the fabric in undiluted starch and ironed it flat before stitching. This worked beautifully, creating a board of fabric that held the stitches well and kept the fabric from drawing up. The […]

Superior University-April Project

I also participate in Superior Threads “Superior University“, a monthly project club that highlights different threads or techniques.This month’s project was to make a hedgehog pincushion using their King Tut thread to embellish as desired. It’s just the cutest thing! I decided to embellish mine by using Bernina’s “Tailor Tack” foot #7 to make the […]

Free Motion Quilt Challenge-April

April’s project for the Free Motion Quilt Challenge used Don Linn’s method of transferring quilting motifs using tulle as a transfer agent. It worked pretty well except the unavoidable problem when marking-what to mark with. Don’s method uses a Sharpie to trace your desired motif onto a piece of tulle. Once you heat set the tulle, […]