How to Set Up a Wait List for Your Longarm Business By Kris Vierra Gammill Quilt Artist When you start a longarm business, you dream of all the work that you are going to get, and how many customers you will have waiting for your services. It is a wonderful dream of churning out quilts..
By Jodi Robinson Gammill Quilt Artist One of the fun features of using the Elevate™ system is that you can download Gammill’s CreativeStudio® 7.0 Software for free and use it to draw your own quilting designs. I have to admit, I am definitely not the most computer savvy person, so the thought of trying to..
I have to admit, I was not so sure how the new Elevate by Gammill was going to fit into my quilting. I am seriously passionate about freehand quilting! Up until a little over a year ago, I didn’t even have a stitch regulator (in 20 years of longarm quilting). I love everything about freehand and ruler quilting; the creativity and design aspects, as well as the physical part of actually stitching. I have to say, I had never even considered computerized quilting. When I was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to play with the new Elevate System, I was quite simply amazed! It didn’t take much playing, before it hit me … I CAN use this in my quilting. And, the ideas came pouring out. I discovered that I could have the computer stitch out a simple design, that I could add to with freehand quilting and ruler work.
This blog post from Gammill Quilt Artist Eva Birch shows us how easy it is to combine and stitch patterns with the Elevate by Gammill.
By Karen Marchetti Gammill Quilt Artist Many times our clients bring us beautiful quilts and the borders weren’t attached correctly so there is a bit of wave to them (sometimes, a lot of wave). In this tutorial, I’ll share how I correct this problem. Let me start by saying there is always more..
by Jodi Robinson Gammill Quilt Artist 1. Apply fusible web to the wrong side of the fabric and trim edges if needed. 2. Cut your fabric into desired pattern Other cutting pattern options 3. Cut the Background square to desired size. Mark the registration lines to align your fabric pieces for fusing. ..
Make these fun and easy napkins to make your holiday table festive! You can use your Statler by Gammill and CreativeStudio or your free-motion Gammill Quilting machine to make a set of these beauties, perfect for holiday gatherings.
If you have the need for a quick project, why not try a wholecloth table runner? It goes much faster than piecing a project, and turns out just as (if not more) fabulous! I started with a design I created using Electric Quilt (EQ7). I used the Card Basket block and repeated it three times..
It is back-to-school time and what better gift to give a student you know than a custom iPad cover! Certified Instructor Cindy Carey with North Star Longarm Quilting shows us how to design and personalize an iPad cover to make a stylish and useful carrying case with a personal touch. She uses an 11.5 inch..
Did you know you can use a Gammill for more than just quilts? This fun project from Karen Farnsworth at Wildflower Quilting shows us how to make a personalized, easy postcard that is sure to make a lasting impression. Materials: Fabric and Peltext (2-sided fusible stabilizer) Variations: Felt, paper, add fused binding decorated with fabric..
