The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

6 Unexpected Lessons

Sometimes lessons come when you least expect them. In mid-July I’ll be given exactly three minutes to sell my skills to a group of shop owners, guild Program Chairs and others interested in hiring quilting teachers at the Northern California Quilt Council. I’ve been putting off the task of making six giant quilt sandwiches for […]

June’s Free Motion Quilting Challenge

The June tutorial for SewCalGal’s Free Motion Quilting Challenge was provided by Cindy Needham. Cindy asked us to “divide and conquer” by creating a random areas to quilt by meandering a curved line across the surface of our sample. Cindy also provided some great tips for successful free motion quilting. I used cotton sateen, wool batting, […]

Roseville Quilters Guild Show

Very few shows happen in the summer so I was happy to go to the Roseville Quilters Guild’s show. I enjoy their show each year, along with the fair and some Food Not Approved by the American Heart Association. This was the charming greeting as you walked in-it got a chuckle out of me! Poor […]

Working With Radiance-Stabilizing

I love working with Radiance fabric, a blend of silk and cotton. It can elevate the look of your work to new levels. I adore its rich sheen and luminescence. But, it’s a bit tricky to work with. I’ve experimented with a couple of products to stabilize Radiance. I’ve included photos of each combination but unfortunately some […]

Flutter Tutorial-Round 2

I’ll continue showing the Flutter Motif in this tutorial, but first I want to show it done two ways.Here I have stitched it with Feathers, Bananas and Lazy S’s. I used Radiance fabric, wool batting and Superior 100 wt. Kimono thread on  both of the samples.Here it is stitched with just Bananas and Lazy S’s. […]

Flutter!

Several of you have asked how to quilt the Flutter Motif and I promised to post a tutorial on how best to quilt it. I love this motif! This is my first attempt to put on “paper” how to do a motif like this. Let me know if you have questions or if my directions are not clear. […]