I am working on the hand quilting of the blue rose quilt. I will be doing a video of the quilting process but I need to work out the best placement for the camera so that you can see what I am doing. I did a test today and I need to find a different solution…..but here is the test (no sound just a short test)
I think Ill try an overhead camera , I just need to figure out how to do that 🙂
Teddy is working on unstuffing his new monkey (not to worry, it is a dog toy from the pet store)
he has also been watching my feet go up and down as I treadle quilt. I have been making tote bags
I am taking orders for the bags here https://www.etsy.com/shop/timquilts?ref=hdr_shop_menu
I’ll work on the hand quilting video this week…..
Happy Quilting
Tim
Gorgeous as always, Tim!
OMG, that ginkgo bag is to die for Tim!! Just beautiful!
Happy New Year!
Lovely oriental foliage motifs on the bags! That combined with the denim and leather is a wonderful juxtaposition of delicate and utilitarian.
Those photos of the bamboo and gingko on blue pushed me over the edge — I just ordered mine. Admittedly that one you’re making now is for someone else, but I want one just like it!
Beautiful bags. Love the motifs you quilt into the textile. Ginko is one of my faves.
Your work is magnificent Tim,I love to watch you,what size of needle do you use hand quilting?
Just read in one of your articles which size needle – this has answered my query Tim, thank you so much.
I bought one of your leather journal covers, which to my amazement came with a “journal” inside !! I love it !! Now looking at these bags I have fallen in love again. You do fantastic work I will have to order one of these too
Wow! The totes are spectacular!
Your bags are beautiful and so inspiring, Tim, and I enjoy very much your videos, all of them. I learn so much with you, you are a fabulous teacher. Always calm, it is not stressing to listen to you. Please don’t stop your videos and thanks for making them.
It’s amazing to me that you can hand quilt without a thimble. Your bags are just wonderful!
Gorgeous work of a true artist on those bags. Speaking of artist, I am enthralled with the two quilts I bought from your Etsy store. Silly me, I have loved your work for so long, but felt compelled to resist because after all, I think of myself as a “quilter”, with an embarrassingly large amount of fabric. Certainly I can’t justify buying quilts. It finally hit me that you are a true artist working in a textile medium, not a “quilter” in my sense of the word. So in the end, I bought true art! So happy the light bulb finally went on! Having seen both quilts in progress in your videos, and loved them, I was stunned at how much more beautiful and fine they are in real life. I continue to be mesmerized by them.
That is the best picture of sweet Teddy! Such a mischevious look! My Hazel has that look way too often, and not often enough of the sweet dignified look of Teddy. I enjoy both sides of Teddy.
Love, love, love your work and sewing machines!
The angle of the test video showcases the whole hoop well. I like learning about the loose tension of the quilt in the hoop. This gave a really good idea of the angle and frequency of the stitches.
Thanks.
how beautiful are the bags and journal covers. You do beautiful work! But, what touched my heart was Teddy’s monkey. My mom made me a sock monkey when I was growing up. I really loved that monkey and dressed in doll clothes. Alas, it finally wore out and I don’t know what Mom did with it. Maybe she recycled it for my little sister. I just can’t remember. Thanks for sharing about Teddy’s monkey! My grandson, who is a teenager now, grew up loving monkeys, too. (The stuffed kind, of course) This is what we share many times over the years.