I do all my quilting on stationary machines, either my Bernina Virtuosa 153 or my Pfaff Powerquilter (shown here- it's like a Sweet 16, but with Pfaff label). So this Jennoop quilt suspender is a wonder! I quickly clamp the doggone dragging part of the quilt so I can easily manipulate the section of quilt I am working on. It is easy to unclamp and shift to reclamp in another spot.
Here is a simpler version of the quilt suspender. I bought a dog grooming arm for $35 and added another clamp to the strap that came with the arm. It easily clamps to my Bernina sewing table so that it is portable. I can take it off when I don't need it and I can bring it to classes, retreats, and workshops too.
Here is a recent finish. It was a wholecloth bee challenge. So I used a piece of purchased tie-dyed fabric that I had for several years and always wanted to do something like this with it.
The quilt is 40 x 40". It has wool batting over Mountain Mist Cream Rose cotton.
I experimented with lots of different threads, including Wonderfil and Superior metallics, lots of Glide, Bottom Line, and wonderfil Invisafil. These Amish feathers were lost but so pretty. The only thing I could think of to make them pop was to paint each feather with Lumiere paint and a fantastix applicator. That did the trick, but it might have been quicker to rip and re-quilt with a heavier thread!
I had so much fun quilting the "worms" in the background.
And that filigreed-looking flower was a stencil filled with little swirls. I still don't have a name for this quilt. Any ideas?
I hope you will come back to see my next post! I am a little nervous as this is my first one ever... Karen
