qubee quilts

I was reading my many lists of blogs that I follow and ran across Rachel's blog, P.S. I Quilt and she was talking about her fan page on Facebook. You will want to become a fan of her page if for nothing else than  the give-a- ways. Then it  dawned on me that I have not blogged about Qubee Quilts Fan page on facebook.   I set this up to showcase my woks of art and share my tips about the world of quilting. Qubee Quilts Fan Page .  Become a fan! Would love to have you.  While you are on my fan page be sure to check out Wendy's version of Sunday Squares that she did.  I love her colors.  I'm a green person as most of you know.  Have you seen my FQ stash?  Been fabric shopping with me?  I will pick up every bolt of green fabric in the place and want it. Be sure to follow me on Twitter.   You just never know what I might say in a 140 characters or less.   Until next time,

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorite things.So goes the song, but what does this have to do with my post for this week.  Nothing. I do want to talk about a few of my favorite things for my sewing machine this week.  I love these for one reason or another.   I'm taking these right from the Husqvarna Viking web site. Clear Open Toe Foot.  - I use this when I do my applique.  I can see right up to the needle and down to my project.   1/4" Edge Stitch foot.  - Allows me to get my scant 1/4" and has a guide on the side.  Clear B Edge/Joining foot. - Guides decorative stitching along an edge or down the seam of a quilt perfectly.    Open Toe Free Motion Spring Foot - Used when I do free motion and with the open design of the foot it allows me to see my work.  Left Edge Top Stit...

What a week this has been.  Just when I thought spring was here, it goes and snows again.  wtf.  Maybe now spring  is here to stay.  I'm so far behind on my blog reading that it's not even funny.   I came across a post from The Quilt Shoppe talking about WIP (works in progress) and what did I see, but Wendy from Florence, MT that is working on my Sunday Blocks quilt that I did for Moda Bake Shop .  Go take a peek.  The quilt sure is turning out great.  Wendy if you're reading this post I would love to have a picture of your quilt. Also, I wanted to point out that my friend Ryan from I'm Just a Guy Who Quilts is the featured male quilter over at Stitchin Heaven .  Be sure to stop over and tell him I sent you. Just a Snippet of what I'm Working on Just something I'm working on Until next time,

It seems that Bradi and I had the same idea this week.  We both have talked about thread.  As you will see mine take on a slightly different angle than hers so be sure to check out her blog for more great tip and idea on threads and piecing. Would you put low-grade gasoline in a Ferrari? If you are using a cheap, low quality thread, you cannot expect your expensive machine to compensate. That is not possible. It cannot make a poor quality thread better. Start with quality thread that is worthy of your machine. It does not make sense to spend $5,000 on a machine and then try to save $1.00 on a budget thread. Poor quality thread breaks easily and can make any sewing project more labor than love.  It is always best to use a good quality thread in your sewing machine as a poor quality thread tends to have a lot of lint associated with it.  Old thread that has been lying around a while can get very brittle and give you lots of problems.  Such as breaki...

Qubee Quilts has some firsts in it's life.  I told you in the last post that we have a Fan Page on Facebook..  Check it out and become a fan.  This is where I'll give you some quilting tips and share some events that are happening. I've asked the question how do you store your thread?  You see I have too much and it's all over the place.  I need to get it under control. I'm the featured male quilter over at Stitchin Heaven .  Pop on over and take a read.  A big thanks goes out to Matt for nominating me. I don't have much time for anything theses day other than sewing. That is not a bad thing mind you.  Just saying.   I'm in the height of sewing season. My goal is to get five quilts done by May.  I think I can do it.  I have one quilt just about quilted, and one top pieced waiting to be quilted.  The quilt called Love is on it way back from Matt and will need binding and a label then off to get it's picture taken, it ju...

So you're thinking of buying a new sewing machine and you want to know what is the best one to buy. It's like asking, "what car should I buy?" There are so many different ones out there, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. First  set yourself a budget, find out what features you want/need, and think about what you really plan to use the machine for, and then go to a sewing machine dealer and start your shopping. When you buy a machine, you are buying into a dealer, so make sure you click with the sales person. If you don't like the sales person, you're not going to like the machine. Don't buy the first machine you see, you want to shop around and see what options you have. Take something you plan on sewing and see if the machine does okay with it. You would not buy a car without test driving it, why would you a sewing machine? It might look good, but feel good for you? What do the stitches look like? Is it easy to use?...

I need to know.  When you go fabric shopping is there one fabric manufacture that you gravitate to over others?  This is the question I'm asking over on the Qubee Quilts fan page on Facebook.   For me it's Moda . I know that my quilt will be amazing when it's done. Love the feel of the fabric , that the solids look like suede and how large the collections are. I can pick just a few pieces or all of them and know that it's perfect. Jelly, charm and layer cakes are fun too.  These little guys are a great way to get some fabric without dropping a ton of money.  I love to design quilts with collections.  I love a scrappy quilt.  The more fabric the happier I am.  I have always found it amazing that we quilters take large beautiful pieces of fabric and cut it into smaller pieces just to sew it back together, but then again that is why it's called quilting.    Until next time,

Head on over to the Pickle Dish and read about Edie McGinnis' new favorite tool.  Is this a great idea or what?  I'm not much for using freezer paper for appliqué,  I'm more of a raw edge kinda guy.  With raw edge appliqué, it does tend to fray but I'm okay with that whimsical look.  I'm not sure if the hole punch will cut fabric: I'm thinking if it will cut four layers of freezer paper it should cut fabric.   I'll have to take some fabric and go to scrapbook section at work and give it a try. Might need to put Heat 'n Bond on the back before cutting as this will make it stand up better.  There are many hole punches and they come in many different shapes and sizes.  That has given me an idea for a quilt border... It's amazing where ideas come from.  Let me know what tool you like to use for quilting that was meant for something else. Have you been to Facebook lately and seen the latest creation from Qubee Quilts entitled " Love "? ...

I have given this weeks post much thought because I've been taught that the machine we have at work never needs oiling. While most of your newer machines don't need to be oiled because of  them being a self oiling machine, there still are older machines out there that need oiling. I was out on the web doing some research when I came across a web page, done by one of our sister stores in the Arizona Phoenix area. Click here if you would like to see their web page.  While I was digging around their page, I came across some information on oiling your machine that I would like to share with you: Every machine needs lubrication of some sort. There is no such thing as a non-oiler or machine that doesn't need service or lubrication. If you have a machine that you have been told is a non-oiler, it means that it probably has sintered bearings that hold the lubrication and can run a long time without being lubricated. However it is necessary to periodically have the machine servi...