The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Free Motion Quilting Challenge Summary for 2012

SewCalGal has generously provided an excellent year-long Free Motion Quilting Challenge to increase and better our free motion quilting skills. In accordance with the challenge requirements, I am publishing my summary of the year: In January Frances Moore challenged us to do a leaf meander motif. I chose to use Wonderfil “Accent” thread, a 12 wt […]

December Free Motion Quilting Challenge

December’s Free Motion Quilting Challenge from SewCalGal was provided by Patsy Thompson. Patsy encouraged us to have fun free motion quilting borders. So I created this 22″ piece with a center medallion and 5 borders for the challenge. I used cotton sateen, wool batting and a variety of threads. I marked the feather spine, center medallion […]

Two More Tips: Lights and Blades

I’ve started on a new project and I’m in the Honeymoon Phase where nothing has gone wrong yet. So I’m sewing up a storm before my boys arrive for Christmas. As a result, I’ve got more tips: A BETTER LAMP Maybe it’s a bit pathetic that I am so excited about this, but I happened […]

Tri Tips

I’ve been in my sewing room a lot this week and as I worked, I came upon three handy tips that I thought I would share. BASTING WITH WATER SOLUBLE THREAD: I am beginning a new quilt and I decided to machine baste it together using water soluble thread top and bottom-that way I don’t have […]

Even Better Thread Storage

I am constantly on a quest to improve my “studio”. I recently reorganized my thread and I really like the new system.Here’s what I started with and it worked pretty well actually. I kept my threads in zip lock baggies by type, and then kept those in this cubby hole system. The only thing that […]

Thread Tension Epiphany

I am starting a new whole cloth quilt and plan to use only 2 threads-one on top and one in the bobbin. That makes each thread choice pretty important. I’m firm on my bobbin choice of Superior Thread’s Kimono silk, but I still need to choose my top thread. I want a thread that behaves well and […]