Tips & Tricks Archives - MachineQuilter

Lucy’s Quilt & Colour Theory Tips

September 18, 2018

We made this quilt for our friend Lucy when she went to University. Lucy’s quilt is so bright, my husband runs for his sun glasses, but it makes my heart dance. I love how the intense saturated colours fall into simple ordered chaos as the bold floral prints are flanked by stripes on each ...

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Quilting Tips from the Pros

July 15, 2018

We're not huge sports fans in our family. But we do enjoy the tennis, especially Wimbledon. While enjoying the tennis this week I was struck by the sheer power and agility of the players. Watching the games, I noticed this moment of tension as they are waiting for the serve. The crowds get ...

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Loading Your Quilt

May 18, 2018

Here’s a short video clip showing how to load the layers of your quilt onto our Machine Quilter frames. Some things are just better with moving directions. We hope this helps you to get off to a good start.

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Little Box of Sunshine, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Daisies Anyone?

May 14, 2018

“Don’t you think that Daisies are the friendliest flowers?” Meg Ryan in “You’ve Got Mail” Our Sunshine Box May Flowers line design is a daisy! This is one of my favourite line designs. It looks great and it’s easy to do. Making the long thin petals ...

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Valentine Hearts

February 1, 2018

I love Valentine hearts. Over the years I’ve extended the reach beyond the obvious romantic view to include my kids, mom and auntie, my sister and friends, my quilting buddies and lots of people that I’m just grateful for. We’ve sent this month’s Valentine Hearts Box of ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Christmas Sunshine and Moonshine

December 5, 2017

Both our November and December Sunshine Boxes and Moonshine Bags have Christmas themes. They’re out now!! Enjoy the Holly & Ivy and the Christmas Lights and Sparkles. You’ll be able to use the fabrics, embellishments and line designs to make awesome Christmas postcards to ...

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Project, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Window Pumpkins Half-term Sewing Project

October 22, 2017

Get the kids sewing with this Window Pumpkin project. It’s half-term and this pumpkin project is a perfect opportunity to give your kids a go on your sewing machine. We call these window or stained glass pumpkins because we hang them in the window and the sun shining through makes them ...

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Studio Stories, Tips & Tricks, Tools of the Trade

IKEA Hack Curtains

October 16, 2017

We’re a bookish family. When we moved house, we struggled to find the right place to set up our bookshelves. Consequently, most of our books have been stuck in boxes. We decided to get a custom shelf built to go around the sliding doors that lead to the conservatory. Something a bit like ...

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Our oh-so-clever larger poles and tracks!

October 4, 2017

Our Machine Quilter frames come in 6, 8 and 10 foot sizes. While the 6 foot frame comes ready to use, the 8 and 10 foot fabric poles and tracks require some minor putting together. In order to fit in your car, and/or the couriers van, we needed to design the larger poles and tracks so ...

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The little machine that behaves like a long arm

October 2, 2017

All sewing machines are not created equal. Most machines are better at some things then they are at others. Some machines are designed for general sewing, they do a little bit of everything. Some sewing machines are lovely and light weight; they’re ideal for taking to classes. Some rather ...

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