The Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book

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Note:  My copies of this book arrived and you can find signed version in my shop!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a fabulous week and are looking forward to the long holiday weekend.  I’m really excited because today I get to show you what I worked on all last summer.  It has been SOOOOO hard to keep it secret, but now I can “let the cat out of the bag”, so to speak, because this landed on my doorstep last week…

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I wrote the Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book as a jumping off point for quilters who want to be creative with their quilting and are looking for a place to start.  It shows you how to build complex-looking custom quilting plans using just a handful of design families. I was so excited when C&T Publishing took it on – thanks C&T!!! We start with the basics…

FMQIdeaBook_2423And talk about both domestic and longarm machines.  (I have a long arm now but started off with a domestic and you CAN do these designs on a domestic!)

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The heart of the book is the over 150 quilting designs shown step-by-step.

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FMQIdeaBook_2433But the part I’m most excited about is that The Free-Motion Quilting Idea book is also an app!  And actually, I first conceived it as a digital product so a very special thanks to C&T for seeing the possibility and taking it on!  In the app version all these designs are hyperlinked for easy access.  The app also include actual video of the designs being stitched out on the BERNINA Q 24 and 790 in Chicago!  Thanks BERNINA!

In the app the design steps are animated but in the book you also get step-by-step photos that walk you through how to stitch out each section.  You can follow along exactly or mix and match to create something uniquely your own!

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A sample project is included to get you started, and a optional coordinating sampler will be available from C&T, featuring ever block in the book.  (I think it might be my favorite of my projects ever, so I hope  you guys like it!)

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FMQIdeaBook_2436Thanks for letting me share my news.  Have a happy 4th, everyone!

Amanda

 

 

 

 

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“Hexie Flowers” in McCalls Quilting July/August 2015 and a giveaway!

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Note: This contest is now closed.  (Sorry to those of you who had trouble posting early on but it should now be corrected.)  The winner on the blog is Tessa and the winner over on Instagram is carriestraka. Please send me your snail mail (you can use the connect form on my website), ladies, and congratulations!

Hi everyone,

I hope  you are having a lovely summer and successfully evading the mid-afternoon heat!

Today I’m over guest blogging over at McCall’s Quilting about my pattern “Hexie Flowers” that is in their July/August 2015 issue.  If you go over you have a chance to win 8 of my patterns so that is pretty fun!  Thanks McCall’s!  (My new block-of-the-month Heart’s Delight  wasn’t back from the printer when I sent the prizes to McCall’s so for another chance to win check out the bottom of this post.)

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“Lexie Flowers” (Photos courtesy of McCall’s Quilting)

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Kits for this quilt are available over at McCall’s Quilting as well.

For a chance to win a copy of Heart’s Delight (plus a few scraps of Carina – not enough to make the quilt but something for you to sample a couple  months ahead of its shipping date!), just leave a comment over here telling me what type of motif you would like to see on fabric.  One entry per person please but for another chance to win head over to my instagram feed and follow me and like the photo of “Hexie Flowers” that I posted yesterday night.  I’d so appreciate it.  My user name is AMANDAMURPHYDESIGN.  Deadline will be this Sunday night (June 28th) at midnight because I’ll post the winner when I announce my newest product with C&T Publishing – The Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book.  SOOO excited to see what people create with this!

Be sure to check out McCall’s Quilting for another chance to win the 8-pattern set.  You have more time over there – until July 12th.

Good luck and happy quilting!

Amanda

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Product Review: Select Appli-Web Plus and Select Appli-Stick

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Hi everyone!

I came back from Market with two new appliqué products to try after Alex Anderson’s husband, John, dropped off a roll of Select Appli-Stick and Select Appli-Web Plus at my both.  I made a green version of my Romance table topper in Carina to check them out and thought I’d tell you what I found.  (Carina is shipping in August/September from Benartex.)

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I really loved the Select Appli-Web Plus.  It is very lightweight when applied – much like Shades SoftFuse, which is another paper-back fusible web that I love.  The actual paper that you trace on is thicker though – but the fusible is really light.  It didn’t  take very long to fuse and didn’t require steam, which I liked.  Alex has also been working on a paper-less version of this product, which is called Select Appli-Web (without the plus), but I like the paper backing to trace my appliqué shapes.

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Select Appli-Stick is a completely different product.  It peels back to reveal a heavier fusible that is actually quite tacky.  This would be an excellent product for those of you who like to really play with appliqué on a design wall and reposition it.  I usually work out the placement of my appliqué on a computer before I go to sew, so I liked the Select Appli-Web Plus a bit better, but I could see applications where the Appli-Stick could be really useful.  In fact, I just was looking up the links for their website and noted that they have this product in 1/4”, 1/2”, and 1” widths, which would be awesome for appliqué bars!

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Thanks to Alex and John for letting me try their new products – I really enjoyed them!

Happy quilting!

Amanda

 

 

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