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LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

9 Responses

  1. Jessim says:

    Good luck with your entry! I cannot imagine ANY show that would not want the opportunity to show your 365 free motion design quilt. It is a beautiful work of art in color and design- but the whole idea of it represents something new and different in quilting, and I think that is usually important to selection committees too. Who knows about the judges though.

    Your lottery comment is so very true. I never expected to get a ribbon when I entered a show (AQS Des Moines and Grand Rapids)- but being in Des Moines and getting to hear what people at the show said about the quilt was a real treat. So many nice compliments (and lots of people trying to figure out how it was done; never heard anyone come up with Shadow Trapunto, but quite a few people thought I painted it…) But my favorite comment was someone walking by my version of your Winter Wonderland and saying "Uh- no way is that kind of quilting worth it."- and just kept walking without stopping. It made me literally laugh out loud- because to me, it is 100% worth it.

  2. It's a beautiful quilt! Good luck!

  3. That's awesome Leah! I'm glad to hear you will be sharing your work in the show circuit again. I agree – it's not about the ribbons, but it does garner some nice publicity 🙂

    I had to laugh about your hubby's comment to make them smaller. Mine is always telling me to make them bigger, LOL!!

    Good luck with everything – I can't wait to see more!

  4. Karin says:

    Totally agree. Good luck in the show. If the don't think this is amazing, then I don't know what is.

  5. You are just amazing! I admire all the work you do. Quilting/ finish Duchess Regions would be awesome. Keep working on it, I am rooting for you :). Like you always cheer us.

    Good luck with your 365 designs, I am keeping my fingers crossed too. I hope it gets selected. Can't wait!

  6. All the best! This quilt is uniquely beautiful, not to mention that every block of it is inspirational and educational, so you chances should be excellent!!!

  7. Shar says:

    I think your quilting is totally amazing. I love it because it helps me with my longarm. I know that you do all of it on a domestic machine, but I have taken it and applied it to my longarm and it have grown so much. I have been so scared about putting quilts in show. I am entering one this year for the first time. But I have just told myself I have to do it.

  8. elliek says:

    Think this quilt looks like a stained glass window. I love the way you have finished off the corners. Fingers crossed it makes the show.

  9. Lline says:

    365 is Awesome. Judges are a fickle lot. All that matters is what you feel. All the good other stuff people say is just the bonuses of life. And please please please don't cut up Duchess Regions. When you do finish it you will be all the more pleased with yourself for not giving up and there will be no what ifs. Besides you need something to show when 365 has done the the show tour. Maybe you just haven't thought of that perfect pattern for that special spot in the quilt. Kept on going it will be ready when its ready and you will have something to be really proud of…you didn't give up and it is beautiful because it will be.

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