A couple of years ago I came up with a tool that aids long arm quilters in successfully marking their quilting designs onto the quilt while the quilt is loaded on the machine. I came up with a pattern and produced some. The pattern did not sell well at all, so I moved on to other things. I have decided to re-visit my invention. A rigid surface makes marking a quilting design on the surface of your quilt, while the quilt is loaded on the machine, much easier. With out a rigid surface to mark on the design is often distorted. The extended base on my Innova is not large enough to provide such a surface. My board has evolved over time to what I and my dear friend, fellow professional long arm business owner, supporter Dazie (from onewildstitch@q.com), is really a helpful tool. It requires fabric, velcro, a light weight rigid board and a long magnet. I have had a pattern out for a while, but the pattern has not sold well. I need to get the board priced out with packaging and all the parts to see what I can sell them for. I have not located wholesale source for the magnet. The magnet can be purchased at Harbor Freight, however after a discussion about the product my with friend Dazie, I feel the product should be sold complete. In addition to other stuff on my plate I need to get this done, or at least started. It is a wonderful tool and I have not seen anything like it any where. It will work on any long arm machine that has a front roller for the board to rest on (underneath the quilt sandwich). I will try to get some photos posted soon.
Also while trying to go back to sleep this morning, my mind started working on another idea for a tool that all quilters can use. I like to have a wrist pincushion, but need something that will allow me to clip the close pin like clips that most quilters use to hold the binding in place while they hand stitch. My clips fall on the floor or I clip them to my shirt or pocket and they get washed. I plan on working on a sample, making a few and writing a pattern for it. As my mind continues to grind, I realize I need to get set up to take credit cards over the internet and at shows and classes. That is something I need to get on this week. I sure wish I could make a couple of clones that would work for free. I also have another wall hanging pattern in my head. Just to much going on in between my ears this morning.
I have client work to get done. I finished quilting the cutest baby quilts I have seen in a while this past week. I have only taken photos of one of the quilts. They are both the same pattern, just a variation in fabric colors. My client wanted them both quilted the same. These were fun quilts to quilt. I loved her choice of fabric. I used Superior Threads clear mono poly thread in the top and their gray Bottom Line in the bobbin. I love the way this thread combination works. www.superiorthreads.comI have a lot to get done this week. Three client quilts in hand and two more in line. I am pretty much extended through August work wise. I do plan on taking a bit of time to just set and paint too. So far Dave and I have not taken the RV out. It is has been to cold or to rainy on his days off. Hopefully we will get out before to long in it, so he can do some star gazing and astro-photography and I can get some painting done.
Thanks for taking time to read this blog and I wish you happy quilting. The week will be over before we know it!
Charlotte
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