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Level Up Your Quilting Game with Longarm Sewing Machine Templates! 🧵✨

Hey there, have you ever looked at those stunning quilts with their intricate patterns and wondered how they were made? Well, let me tell you, it’s all thanks to the magic of Longarm sewing machines and their nifty templates. If you’re into quilting but could be better at freehand designs, don’t worry! I’m here to introduce you to Longarm sewing machine templates’ fascinating world and how they can transform your quilting game.

Imagine this: your quilt back, batting, and quilt top are all neatly set up on a frame, just waiting to be stitched. Longarm sewing machines, with their long necks and roller frames, make it a breeze to sew large areas without fiddling with constant adjustments. But the real charm lies in what you can do with those Longarm templates.

Now, I’m no Picasso myself, and I know many of us struggle with freeform artistry. But fear not, my friend! There’s more to these Longarm templates than meets the eye. Sure, the standard wooden templates that come with Longarm frames offer some variety, but they’re more suited for quilt borders than the main design.

But here’s the exciting part! We’ve come up with something special – “Sewing Done Right” Templates. Our journey of experimenting and innovating has led to this gem of a template series. The first design features adorable swirls and hearts that will take your quilting to a new level. Plus, these templates interlock like magic, making it a piece of cake to create intricate and delightful patterns.


With “Sewing Done Right” Templates in hand, you’ll finally get those clean and precise stitches that perfectly complement your hard work on that beautiful quilt top. No need to worry about your drawing skills anymore – focus on the pure joy of stitching as your quilts come to life with elegant and intricate patterns.

Longarm sewing machine templates are the secret weapon for quilters who want to up their game without the hassle of freehand stitching. Let your creativity shine, and with a sprinkle of modern technology, you’ll create mesmerizing quilting designs that’ll leave everyone in awe. So, are you ready to take your quilting skills to a whole new level? Embrace the world of Longarm templates, and unleash your true creative potential!

Happy quilting!

3 years later

I’ve had my Brother 6800PRW for 3 years now and I love LOVE love it!  I’ve made big quilts, little quilts, fun quilts, normal quilts, I have used, used used it!

But one of the main features about the machine I wanted was the embroidery part – there’s been quilts I could have embroidered but ….. I didn’t know how to use it    =(

So this year for Christmas, I asked for a couple Accuquilt dies and a class to learn how to use the embroidery part of my machine.  I even FOUND the class AND signed up for it!! But there was a delay with the class in December, and it was sitting there taunting me, “Leesa  Leesa! you need to learn how to use me!!”

So what’d I do, but revert to good ole’ Youtube.  After 3, or 10 youtube videos, I felt like I had a rough idea of how to get started, so I got started

First thing to do is – to add the embroidery foot – so take the sewing foot off. Then on the back of the embroidery foot, there is a little lever that you have to push in before putting the foot on the machine.  Tighten the foot as normal.

I made a video that explains more of this here. Super simple, AND its on youtube too 😉 

 

Miscellaneous Quilts

Sitting in my living room minding my own business for once when a cousin was at the state fair and text me a picture of a quilt with the infamous words . . . . “hey! Would you make this quilt for me?”

IMG_9002I’ve never seen this quilt or this pattern before IN MY LIFE.  So what did I respond?

Uh, Sure!

After studying the picture a couple dozen times and figuring out what size she wanted the quilt to be, I sent her a materials list and Wah-lah!  A quilt was born!

Since then, I’ve made this same quilt pattern a couple of times with a little modification here and there.

 

Browsing through quilt blogs and emails, I find patterns that look cute and I want to try out.  Like this one, I made for my MIL’s birthday last year.

I got all the way to the VERY end binding it and made a mistake that I corrected, but it wasn’t perfect =  so I made the entire quilt all over again!  This time making sure I did not make the same mistake!

Baby Quilts

I used to hear how “easy” baby quilts were because they were smaller! Ha! But if you pay close attention to detail, you I agonize to make sure every little detail is perfect!

Here are some baby quilts I’ve made

T-Shirt Quilts

When I first started out, I was making Log Cabin quilts for my kids.  And as usual, our middle child did not conform to the norm.  I should have named her Norm, but instead, we named her Aud, which has proven very . . . . .  appropriate.

Anywho, she wanted me to make her a t-shirt quilt and I said . . . .uh, sure! I didn’t even KNOW what a t-shirt quilt was but thought, what the heck, I’ll give it a shot.

Since then, I’ve done multiple t-shirt quilts and now I can practically do them in my sleep!

Here’s a gallery of some I’ve made! Enjoy!

Log Cabin Quilts

The very first quilts I ever made were Log Cabin quilts.  I was astonished at the response others had when they saw my first quilt!  I had NO CLUE what a Log Cabin quilt was and what they intended with the pattern.  The specs the teacher gave me was buy 3 dark patterns and 3 light patterns, borders, etc.  I believe their exact words were “the bolder the pattern the better!” That was like music to my ears! So I picked some great patterns and went to class!

Class (Quilt 101) was four separate Monday nights.  Just by the name of the class, Quilt 101, I assumed this was a beginning quilters class! But come to find out, every one in the class had previous quilting experience.  Wha???  Why are they taking a 101 class then?  (I never did figure that one out, btws!)

And, well, as hard as it is to believe, there were some people in the class who were not very nice to me.  I’m not sure if is because I asked too many questions (which since they already knew about quilting, they already knew the answer) or if they were just your standard unfriendly types, but it nearly made me quit the class two weeks in a row!

But I figured I paid my money just like they did.  I may not have as much experience as they did but I had the desire to learn to quilt and the class was a 101 level class, so if they’re experienced quilters coming to a beginning quilters class so they can feel smart about themselves and their own abilities, then they must need a pat on the head or something to shore up their self esteem.  I started messing with a couple of them, or rather complimenting them for already knowing what I was just learning since this is a 101 class . . . .   I think it only took a couple of compliments for them to back off, and I got to enjoy the rest of the class.

Here are the Log Cabin quilts I made during and after my class.

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