Articles by Jean Boyd
Quilting options on the Brother Luminaire sewing and embroidery machine
Yesterday I showed you how to trim the blocks and add sashing and borders on the Leaf wall quilt. Now ...
Machine applique the Brother Luminaire way
Yesterday you learned how to prepare plastic templates and use them on your curved strips that had been embellished with ...
Preparing applique shapes for machine applique
Yesterday you sewed your strips together using decorative stitching on the Brother Luminaire Innov-ís XP1. There are so many decorative stitches ...
Sewing seams using decorative stitches?
Yesterday I showed you how to prepare some fabric strips in preparation for decorative stitching with the new Brother The ...
Wall quilt tutorial: decorative stitches and curved piecing, let’s do it!
Last month, I introduced you to the new Brother Luminaire sewing and embroidery machine and showed you how to use ...
7 stellar and unimaginable features on the Brother Luminaire XP1 machine
Yesterday I showed you how to use decorative stitches and a twin needle on the Brother The Luminaire XP1 Sewing, ...
The Luminaire XP1, its camera and projector for decorative stitches fun
Yesterday I finished up the 'quilt-as-you-go' table runner I made using decorative stitches from the new Brother The Luminaire Innov-ís XP1 ...
The Luminaire XP1, the dual feed foot and the binding
Yesterday, I showed you how to create 6½" embroidered and quilted squares using decorative stitches on the Brother The Luminaire ...
StitchVision on The Luminaire for visible decorative stitch placement
Yesterday I unboxed and introduced you to the new Brother Innov-ís XP1 embroidery and sewing machine – The Luminaire. Now ...
Unboxing the NEW Brother The Luminaire sewing and embroidery machine!
Who doesn't enjoy trying out a new sewing machine? I was thrilled to learn that I was going to be ...
Inspiration for your next Banyan Batiks Island Vibes quilt!
Yesterday I showed you how to finish up an adorable baby quilt using Banyan Batiks Island Vibes quilt and get it ...
Finishing a baby quilt with sashing makes it sweeter!
Yesterday I showed you how to make curvy, strip-pieced blocks using fabric from the Banyan Batiks Island Vibes collection in ...
Curved strip-piecing using Island Vibes fabric creates a sweet baby quilt
Yesterday I showed you how to add some contrasting strips to your curvy, strip-pieced segments to create an original block ...
Making a versatile Island Vibes curved strip pieced quilt block
Yesterday I showed you how to do some easy curved strip-piecing using fabrics from Banyan Batiks Island Vibes collection. Today ...
Curved strip piecing with the NEW Banyan Batiks Island Vibes
In previous QUILTsocial blog posts, I've shown you how to make projects using fabrics from the Tie One On and African ...
Mini quilt with buttons becomes very adorable
Yesterday I showed you how to use buttons from the bottle o’ buttons purple collection to make a small button ...
Using buttons instead of applique for a small quilt!
Yesterday I showed you how to use some blue buttons from a bottle o’ buttons to mount a small modern quilt ...
How to mount a quilted piece on an artist canvas
Yesterday I showed you how to make the blocks for your modern button quilt. Now, let's put everything together to ...
For the love of buttons – making a modern button quilt
Yesterday I gave you the cutting instructions for the little button quilt. We'll be using buttons from the bottle o’ ...
Button, button…bottle o’ buttons
I recently received these 'Bottle o’ Buttons' jars. What fun! Little jars of color-coordinated buttons just waiting to be used ...
