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What Design Do I Use?

Whenever I finish a quilt top, the next step is deciding what design to use on my Janome Quilt Maker Pro 20. Everyone has different ideas of what criteria you should use to make this decision. In the Pro-Stitcher software … Continue reading

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A Little Skew Will Do

I have been trying to get UFO’s (Unfinished Objects) accomplished. I’m terrible for starting something new then going “squirrel” and starting something else. My goal is to get these things done BEFORE I start a new project. It is great … Continue reading

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Janome Booth

Quilt Canada “Reconnected” was held in Vancouver at the Convention Center in June. I hope you had the opportunity to attend this amazing event! Calling it “Reconnected” was perfect as we got to see so many people we haven’t seen … Continue reading

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Saturday Sewing – Giving Thanks

A friend of mine’s Uncle had some tragic things happen in his life. He lost his wife to cancer and three weeks later his apartment building burned down and he lost every memory he had in his suite. I didn’t … Continue reading

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Tips For Sending Your Quilt Top To The Longarm Quilter

Quilting on a longarm quilting machine, like the Janome Quilt Maker Pro 18, is a great, rewarding and fun part of the quilting process. If you own one of these machines, as I do, sometimes people will ask you to … Continue reading

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Fabric Books

Lately, I have been making fabric books for the all the baby’s in my life. In a previous post here on Janome Life, I shared that our family will soon be welcoming 4 new babies. Yes, four! Fortunately, these fabric … Continue reading

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The Three R’s

When I was growing up, I was told about the three R’s – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. I never really understood that, lol! As an adult, my three R’s are Reuse, Recycle and Repair. As you have seen in previous … Continue reading

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Quilting Textures

I finished the Quilt top, Now What? How do I quilt this beautiful quilt top I’ve just spent hours sewing? This is a very common dilemma most quilters find themselves in. Here are a few questions you should ask yourself before … Continue reading

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Couching With a Long Arm

Now I don’t mean sitting relaxing or couch surfing with your long arm machine. I want to show you a unique embellishing method. The couching foot adds a unique look to your project. There are three different feet for the … Continue reading

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Next Step….. A Long Arm Quilting Machine?

Everyone is sewing these days. Making quilts, clothes, crafts, masks and surgical caps. It is fantastic! We are sold out of so many sewing machines. I love that people are being creative. Sewing is a fabulous way to make the … Continue reading

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