Create Whimsy
Inspring makers and sharing their stories
Congratulations, you finished your quilt top! Now it’s time for machine quilting! Whether you have a long arm quilting machine or quilt on your domestic sewing machine, choose a quilting design that enhances your quilt. It might be straight line machine quilting, a classic feather or a free motion meander. You can learn how to quilt both large and small quilts. Just like quilters, beautiful machine quilting patterns are all shapes and sizes.
Browse through these projects and inspiration for your next machine quilting project.
Meticulous attention to detail is a hallmark of Sue Nickels' quilts. Inspired by traditional quilts, Sue, often collaborating with her sister, Pat Holly, freshens the designs with nods to current...
Cindy Needham caught the quilting bug at a young age, inspired by traditional quilts she saw while growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. By incorporating vintage linens into her...
Hooked on quilting from the moment she tried it, Cheryl Malkowski has crafted a career from her passion. In addition to designing for fabric companies, Cheryl shares her enthusiasm for...
Jacquie Gering begins each quilt with an idea, but lets inspiration lead throughout her process, sometimes taking the work on unexpected, but welcome, turns. Known for her use of clean,...
With a love for bold color, graphic design and an urban esthetic, modern quilter Sophie Zaugg creates eye-popping visual art with needle and thread. Like many modern quilters, Sophie began...
Distinct shapes, clean lines and clear colors reflect the modern quilt esthetic in Paula Steel's designs. Now designing and quilting full time, Paula's use of line and form to create...
