Linda V. Taylor makes the trees pop in this quilt using the tools in CreativeStudio and her Statler. She uses the trim feature so that the overall stitching skips over the trees. She customizes the quilt with a quote along the border using the text feature in CS7. She finishes the quilt with an extra special touch by placing the name on a quilt sleeve by reversing the text. Read More
Double Irish Chain (episode 51)
Hand guided cross hatching and computerized block designs give this Double Irish Chain quilt the antique feel Linda Taylor was aiming for. Watch as she uses a ruler to quilt around the piecing. Then, she places a digital pattern with an antique design into the quilt blocks. Finally, she uses CreativeStudio to complete the quilt’s borders. Read More
Radiant Star Part 2 (Episode 50)
Linda V. Taylor continues work on her Radiant Star. She shows us how to hand-guide creative peacock feathers. She then uses CreativeStudio to customize digital patterns and completes her quilt with techniques that are the best of both worlds. Read More
Radiant Star Part 1 (Episode 49)
Linda Taylor mixes freehand quilting and computerized designs to complete a Radiant Star quilt. She hand guides continuous curves and geometric meandering to create a simple design with lots of texture. This completes the complex computerized designs she creates by combining patterns in CreativeStudio 7.1. Read More
Special Episode: Meet the Weavers
You asked and they answered! Get to know Andrew Weaver and Michelle Weaver, General Manager and Owner of Gammill, in this special episode of the Best of Both Worlds with host Linda Taylor. Learn more about the Weavers and their vision for Gammill’s future. Read More
Stencils Part 1 (episode 37)
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Gammill Quilt Artist Jodi Robinson demonstrates different ways to use stencils in this new episode of the Best of Both Worlds. She breaks down complex designs into simple steps.
Stencils Part 2 (episode 38)
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This episode of Linda Taylor’s Best of Both Worlds features Gammill Quilt Artist Jodi Robinson. Jodi shows us how she uses stencils as a framework for her modern quilting designs.
Quilting Out Fullness (episode 39)
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Best of Both Worlds Linda Taylor tackles an antique Double Wedding Ring quilt using both computerized and hand-guided techniques. Watch as she shows tips for quilting tops with lots of fullness.
Embroidery Quilt (episode 40)
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Linda Taylor is working on a nine-patch quilt with embroidery. She demonstrates how to efficiently stabilize the nine patch without starts and stops and easy techniques for quilts with embroidery. Other techniques: Applique helper, templates and rulers, cross hatching.
Cross Stitch Quilt (episode 41)
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Linda V. Taylor uses the Statler and hand-guided techniques to quilt a hand cross stitch quilt. She quilts the border using the Statler. Then, she shows how she plans out the hand-guided quilting to fill in around the embroidery and demonstrates quilting design ideas. Statler techniques include rubber stamp. placing patterns, handles.