Latest Quilting Designs!
The Feather Practice Series will continue tomorrow for all the feather quilters. I wanted to share that Digitech Patterns has just released some more of my quilting designs. Right now, if you go to...
View ArticleMolly’s Quilt
I finished Molly’s quilt for her awhile back, but thought I would share the photos here, too. This was a adorable garden theme quilt, designed by the mother/daughter team, Arlene and Melissa at The...
View ArticleDoug’s Quilt
I am busy working on a quilt for a guy quilting friend named Doug. Doug owns a local quilt store and he is funny to boot! He will call me posing as Bill Clinton, and ask me whether the Presidential...
View ArticleArt & Stitch Workshop
I recently attended a wonderful seminar in using Art & Stitch (ANS) digitizing software for quilting and embroidery design. I loved this workshop and had a blast drawing designs using this vector...
View ArticleDoug’s Finished Quilts
I realized I never posted images for Doug’s 2 quilts I quilted recently. I will start with the Group quilt, which had Doug (High Sierra Quilt Store) to piece it, Bobbie Jarrett to applique some...
View ArticleiCreateFlix
Earlier this year, I was approached to teach on a brand new creative website called iCreateFlix.com. After researching the company, I knew I wanted to develop classes, patterns, e-books and tutorials...
View ArticleGuest Blogging Carla
My first guest blogging post has been published today HERE. I hope you will read it and click if you like it and want to see more guest posts from yours truly. The new website, iCreateFlix, has...
View ArticleQuilt of Honor Finished!
Recently, I finished a special Quilt of Honor for a wonderful Marine who served her country during WWII. This veteran, Jane Ann Jordan Henderson, is unique in that she served in the US Marine Corps...
View ArticleFeathers, Feathers and More Feathers!
Many of you have written noticing that I have been rather quiet of late. That is because I am working hard at finishing my Feather Mastery Workbook and also on my revamped online classes. I anticipate...
View ArticleTeaching in AU in October 2014!
Hello, I thought I would share the wonderful news that I will be traveling to Australia in October, 2014, to teach 7 classes at the Australian Machine Quilting Festival in North Terrace, Adelaide. I...
View ArticleNew Carla Designs at Digitech Designs
I had a pleasant surprise the other day. I was searching for just the right modern quilting design for a special quilt for my friend, Lyn B., and I saw that Digitech Designs had released more of my...
View ArticleOpen Call for Quilting Mistake Images!
Let’s face it- we are imperfect people who make lots of mistakes in life. After all, if we were perfect, life would be perfectly boring, right? So I am in the midst of class development for a new...
View ArticleModern Maze Quilting Example
I promised you a picture of what my Modern Maze quilting design looks like quilted up. This is a freehand design, so it is not perfect. I finally came to a large enough area on Lyn’s quilt to...
View ArticleDesigning a Modern Quilt
I wanted to talk a bit about my design approach to a color blocked modern quilt by a wonderful person named Lyn Baker. Lyn is the binding queen and personally responsible for improving my binding...
View ArticleModern Sashing Design “Sprocket”
I thought I would share my modern sashing design for all the freehand quilters out there. If you do not freehand quilt, but instead have a computerized quilting system, no worries, as I plan to...
View ArticleLyn’s Quilt Finished!
I am finally done with Lyn’s beautiful and colorful modern quilt. Lyn is one of my quilting friends, who taught me to improve my binding technique, so I wanted to do a nice quilting job for her in...
View ArticleHeart Feather Design
Here is another new design that will work perfectly for many types of quilts. It is a rather girly design, and here it is used on a friend’s quilt: Heart Feather quilting design by Carla Barrett When...
View ArticleWork-in-Progress Quilt
Thought I would show you a sneak peek of the quilt I am currently working on. This will be a special quilt for someone in Montana: Quilting and design by Carla Barrett You can see where I am quilting...
View ArticleSID For Stand Up Quilters
Stand Up Machine Quilters seem to be divided into 2 camps- those who love to stitch-in-the-ditch ( SID), and those who dislike it. My theory about this relates to careful precision work. Either you...
View ArticleSprocket Pattern Release!
Announcing the release of my latest quilting design at Digitech Patterns. Even better, if you act now, it is 50% off for a short period of time. Here is the design: Design by Carla Barrett; available...
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