Back to Machine Quilting Plus New Storm at Sea Quilting Designs

It was time!  I am not sure why, but I had been avoiding getting back into working on my longarm.  It might have been the "pain" when I tried do some some minor stuff too early on after surgery.  Or just the challenge of getting back in the grove.

However, I had a number of customer quilts that really needed to get done.  So I decided to make last weekend a "quilting" weekend. It was fun seeing the finishing touches on some lovely quilts. 

Here are a few photos of the quilts I worked on.  At this point I am focusing primarily on pantographs.  It is really fun to select a design that will complement the finished quilt.

Quilt by Belinda W. Quilted with Animal Crackers Pantograph by Patricia Riter

Coral Reef by Carolyn Oakes

Coral Reef Close Up. Quilted with Floral Fling pantograph by JoAnn Gruber.

Winters End by Caroline Oakes

Winters End Close Up. Quilted with Spiky Spinners Pantograph by Jesica Schick

Snowflake Table Runner by Carolyn Oakes

Snowflake Table Runner Close-up. Quilting designs by Kari Schell and Barbara Becker.

One of the quilts was a Storm at Sea variation.  I really wanted to do some simple custom.  No heavy quilting for me yet.  It was also time for me to get back to Art and Stitch.

Here is the full quilt layout with my designs.  I liked the clean look and felt it complemented the quilt.  (All of this was done in Art and Stitch.)

Storm at Sea Machine Quilting Designs by Kari Schell

Here are a few photos of the finished quilt.  Scroll down for the closeups of the quilting.

Midnight Mountain Moonlight by Carolyn Oakes

Storm at Sea Quilting Design by Kari Schell

Storm at Sea Border Design by Kari Schell

For this weeks video tutorial, I will share with you the drafting of the block and sashing designs in Art and Stitch.  I also showed how I used an image from Electric Quilt as a backdrop.

Featured Products - Storm at Sea Quilting Designs

Storm at Sea Digital Quilting Bundle Layout

Storm at Sea Digital Quilting Bundle:

Includes all the designs listed below, plus a layout to show suggested placement of the quilting designs.

Individual patterns total $27. On sale for $10.

​Purchase here.

Storm at Sea Block Design by Kari Schell

Storm at Sea Block Design:

Perfect for any Square within a Square type of block.

Continuous line design.

​Regular $7.50.  On sale for $3.50.

​Purchase here.

Storm at Sea Border Design by Kari Schell

Storm at Sea Pantograph by On Point Quilter

Storm at Sea Border or Pantograph

Simple wave designs to complement a border or a pantograph.

​Regular $7.50.  On sale for $3.50.

​Purchase here.

Storm at Sea Cornerstone Point to Point

Point to point design that works well in a square within a square block.

​Regular $4.  On sale for $2.00.

​Purchase here.

Storm at Sea Horizontal Sashing Point to Point

Point to point design that works well in a diamond within a square.

​Regular $4.  On sale for $2.00.

​Purchase here.

Storm at Sea Vertical Sashing 

Point to point design that works well in a Diamond within a Square block.

​Regular $4.  On sale for $2.00.

​Purchase here.

Happy quilting.

Kari

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