Monday 25 March 2024

Fabadashery Longarm Quilting - April 2024 Drop-Off Dates

 

'Simply Sunflowers' quilt design

Here are the Drop-Off dates for April 2024. I have included a Saturday amongst the Drop-Off dates, as this was popular in March and hopefully can accommodate those of you who are busy from Monday to Friday. Get in touch if you have a query or question Email: frances@fabadashery.co.uk

Monday 25th March
Tuesday 26th March
Wednesday 27th March
Monday 15th April
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 18th April
Friday 19th April
Saturday 20th April
Monday 22nd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Wednesday 24th April
Thursday 25th April
Friday 26th April
Monday 29th April

Sunday 24 March 2024

Linda's Embroidered Quilt - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

 

Linda's Embroidered Quilt
Linda's Embroidered Quilt
Fabadashery Longarm Quilting has done several embroidered quilts over the years.  Linda's Embroidery Machine is her new passion and is combining her embroidered motifs with her Accuquilt blocks.  This little block featuring a pine cone, was just one of many stitched blocks using the Brother Country Matt embroidery thread, which instead of being shiny, blends beautifully with the soft fabrics.  With all this detail, we chose a very simple quilting pattern, Bam, a simple meander.  To lessen the effect of the quilting even more, we used a 60 weight Bottomline thread, instead of the usual 40 weight Glide.  

Linda's Embroidered Quilt
Linda's Embroidered Quilt


'Bam' quilting design be Jessica Schick

Tuesday 5 March 2024

Quilt Exhibition, St Francis of Assisi Church Bridgwater, TA6 4JA 23rd March 2024


I have been helping some of the congregation of St Francis of Assisi Church, Bridgwater, finish their quilts, which they will be displaying this month.

Quilt Exhibition, St Francis of Assisi Church Bridgwater, TA6 4JA 23rd March 2024

Friday 1 March 2024

March 2024 Drop-Off Dates - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

(Updated 13/03/24)If your quilt is ready for quilting, here are the dates I am taking in quilts for longarm quilting in March, including Saturday 16th March. Drop me a message at frances@fabadashery.co.uk

Friday 1st March
Monday 4th March
Tuesday 5th March (PM only)
Wednesday 6th March
Friday 8th March
Monday 11th March
Tuesday 12th March (PM only)
Wednesday 13th March
Friday 15th March
Saturday 16th March
Monday 18th March
Thursday 21st March
Friday 22nd March
Monday 25th March
Tuesday 26th March
Wednesday 27th March
Thursday 28th March 

Thursday 29 February 2024

Happy St David's Day - Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt

 

Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt
Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt
Happy St David's Day! To celebrate, here is Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt, which features a springtime daffodil.  There are a couple of versions of the Farmer's Wife quilt and I believe this one is from the 1930's book by Laurie Aaron Hird.  

Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt
Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt
A sampler quilt like this is fun to do, but there are lots of ways it could be quilted.  On this occasion, Shirley chose a neutral thread to stitch out 'Bird's Eye View' pantograph by Barbara Becker.  The pattern is simple and with the right thread, made sure all Shirley's piecing took centre stage.
'Bird's Eye View' pantograph by Barbara Becker

Tuesday 30 January 2024

Rosemary's Embroidered Wedding Quilt - Quilted at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Rosemary's Embroidered Wedding Quilt
Rosemary's Embroidered Wedding Quilt

If you enjoy stitching and quilting, you may also have dipped into the world of embroidery machines. Rosemary has stitched this personal wedding quilt for a family member, using monograms on her embroidery machine and combining some unusual fabrics. I have quilted several embroidered quilts on my APQS longarm machine and a little careful thought about the right thread and the right pattern can make for an amazing quilt.

Rosemary's Embroidered Wedding Quilt
Rosemary's Embroidered Wedding Quilt
On this occasion, we used Cleopatra, a golden Glide thread combined with the 'Ginger Hearts' quilting pattern - an even, light pattern which was a perfect choice for a wedding quilt.
'Ginger Hearts' by Apricot Moon
'Ginger Hearts' by Apricot Moon