A beautiful quilt this gal has completed! This is a pattern of her own design and as she explained it to me; it did seem as simple as she said it was. One of the trends now is use of neutral colors in the home, and since this is a gift it will go well in any room. If you have not tried using neutral colors yet for your newest project, give them a try. They will complement any room and give that space an updated or modern feel. The quilting pattern is Fluffy. It was a good choice by her because the long-arm quilting does not distract from her quilt pattern.
These next photos shows how I have my quilts loaded onto my frame. It works best when my customers provide me with a quilt backing that is about 2-3 inches larger than the top on all sides. For example, a 60×60 inch quilt would need a 66×66 inch back. In the first photo you can see how I use this extra fabric. The extra backing fabric allows me to secure the backing with the clamps from the frame and ensures the quilt top can be stitched with out puckering.
In these 3 photos it shows how the quilt is pinned to the cream fabric “leaders”. The leaders are attached to the metal rods on the frame. I have almost completed the quilt, so I pin the top to the backing fabric, unpin it from the leaders, sew it to the backing and then remove the pins. Now I can complete my quilting to the the end of this quilt.
In response to http://www.joscountryjunction.com/local-longarmer/ blog, here is the recipe!
A wonderful spring or summer bar!
Lemon Bars, recipe credit, Margaret Mihm, St. Lucas Church Cookbook
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powered sugar
2 sticks butter
Mix together like pie crust, press into 2-8 inch pans, bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.
6 eggs
3 cups white sugar
8 TBSP lemon juice
6 TBSP flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1-2 TBSP lemon rind or zest
salt
Mix these together until well blended, pour over crusts. Bake until set, about 20 minutes.
I immediately use a wet metal spatula to loosen the bars from the sides of the pan.
This gives the bars a smooth edge. Cool, dust with powdered sugar, cut and enjoy!
I enjoyed your post. I couldn’t find a e-mail sign up to receive your post in my e-mail
Hello! Yes I was just talking with jo kramer another blogger and we will set that up on Sunday. I guess I don’t have all the “bells and whistles” yet on mine! Thank you for asking and have a Great Day tomorrow:)
Congratulations on your new blog. Wishing you a great success. FYI.. Heard about your blog thr Jo’s blog. I do Quilt tops but, I get really uncomfortable quilting it. I used to do everything by hand but my arthritis doesn’t allow it anymore. Now I have another place to send them to.
Oh Wow Thank you! I’m sorry to hear the hands don’t work like they used to, that must be frustrating at times. We tried that here on a quilt, hand quilting, about 10 years ago with one of the daughters when they were younger. Oh My, it was really hard. But I sure hope someday I will learn how. It is a beautiful art and needs to be passed down to the next generations. Have a Nice day tomorrow:)
Hi! I can’t wait to see the place to sign up! Congratulations on your new blog!-Jean
Thank you Jean! We should have it ready to go by Sunday. Have a Great Day:)
Hi, just found you from Jo and checking things out. I have to say the customers quilt with the giant size blocks is a surprise since I’ve been thinking in the same direction! I’m not alone, just a younger lady is ahead of me….ha ha.
Hope all goes well for you with quilting. Love the looks of your quilts pinned in and your system.
Have fun playing with the yards of fabric and enjoy quilting.
Good Afternoon! Thank you for visiting my blog. Jo is a Great person and has an awesome site! You know the big block quilts go together pretty fast which is nice if you want a “quick” project. You will have to get started on yours!
Popped over from Jo’s blog – I always love following another longarm quilter to see what I can learn!! Thanks for sharing the lovely recipe…makes my mouth water! Looking forward to being able to follow you via email!
Thank you for visiting my site, your blog is beautiful! Did you have time to try the lemon bar recipe yet! Have a Nice Day!
I tried to sign up for e-mail updates for your blog and it was not enabled.
Hello Sharon! We thought we had that set up, but I guess not yet! Thank you for letting me know and I will check with Kayla to see if we can get that going:)
Another great quilt! Very interesting read!
Thanks Kim, Melissa does a Great job!