Welcome to Thread Matters— The Aurifilosopher Series. Today, we’re especially pleased to welcome Karen L. Miller of Redbird Quilt Co., Aurifil Master Educator and Aurifilosophy Program Director. In this guest post, Karen invites us into her thoughtful, thread-forward process through the making of one of her beloved quilts, All You Need Is Love (2016). From design to thread selection, she shares how each intentional choice helped shape the mood, movement, and story of the finished piece.
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Happy Stitching!
When I set out to make the All You Need is Love Quilt in 2016, I knew it would be a creative adventure— but I didn’t fully grasp how much I’d learn about the importance of thread choices along the way. You see, nearly ten years ago, I was still finding my way as a quilter. I wasn’t a fan of traditional piecing, but I loved appliqué. I was always eager to experiment, learn something new, and share my discoveries with others.
With that in mind, ten years later, I thought it would be fun, just days before Valentine’s Day 2026, when LoVe is so needed in our world, to revisit this project and share why the thread choices helped this quilt become one of my favorites.
Some quilts start with a plan, some with a dream, others are sometimes inspired by a fellow artists’ creation. This particular design started with the fabric. A now retired collection from World of Susybee that included a BOLD flower design, a beautiful irregular stripe, and neutral journal page background print— these three fabrics were the perfect combination of color and calm.
I devised a plan of how to highlight each fabric. The original sketch was hand-drawn and very rough— but it was enough to get the idea moving.
I’m thankful to have friends that are proficient in EQ (Electric Quilter design software). With the rough sketch tossed to my good friend Terri Butler of @mama_said_sew_terri_butler and a starter layout in EQ8 tossed back my way, I played with several iterations in the program until this somewhat final image spoke to me.
Next challenge, convert the quilt image into a quilt design and figure out how to put it all together. Have I mentioned I’ve never been a fan of traditional piecing? For me, the easiest solution to achieve the design was to appliqué all the elements of this 50” x 50” wall quilt. Call me crazy!!
The resulting project was a combination of appliqué strips, a heart-shaped appliqué fabric collage, multiple quilting styles, and several thread weights. What started as a design exploration quickly became a learning adventure, one where thread choice played a key role in both how the quilt came together and how beautifully it finished.
One Quilt, Many Decisions
With the quilt top being prepared entirely with appliqué, from the striped accents to the layered heart collage, every stage of construction required a review about what the threads should do:
- disappear
- support
- add texture
- or quietly hold things together
Rather than using one thread for the entire project, I chose different threads for different jobs— and each choice taught me something.
Piecing & Appliqué Foundations: Aurifil Cotton 50wt/2ply
For piecing the background fabric and stitching the appliqué strips to it I used one of my go-to threads, Aurifil Cotton 50wt. Cotton 50wt is one of those threads I reach for instinctively, especially when accuracy and nearly invisible stitches matter.
You’ll find this thread fine, yet strong, allowing accuracy and perfect alignment for the pieced journal background fabric. Additionally, this fine, 2ply thread helped secure the appliqué edges without adding bulk. Color 2314 Beige blended wonderfully with the stripe fabric and the use of a very simple blanket stitch was perfect to stitch the stripes to the background. Cotton 50wt allowed the fabric color and print to take center stage.
Cotton 50wt is also my go-to for the bobbin. It helps to provide consistent tension and works wonderfully in the bobbin even when switching top thread weights for quilting. When a project involves experimentation, that kind of reliability is comforting.
Once the background was pieced, the appliqué strips were stitched down, the heart collage was adhered with fusible, and the backing fabric was customized (see my original blog post HERE to learn more), it was time to layer with batting and tackle the quilting and raw edge stitching of the heart-shaped collage.
Invisible Support: Aurifil Nylon Monofilament
Around and within the heart-collage, the stitching needed to achieve two purposes: secure the appliqué to the background AND quilt the three layers together. The challenge was to accomplish these goals without the thread competing visually with the fabric. For that, I turned to the Aurifil Nylon Monofilament.
Nylon Monofilament in Clear allowed me to:
- quilt directly on top of varied prints and colors
- secure appliqué shapes cleanly
- let the fabrics remain the focal point
It’s not a thread I use everywhere, but in this case, it was exactly what the design needed.
Note: Monofilament thread is very much like fishing line, if there’s too much tension on it, it will stretch.
A small adjustment— slightly lowering the top tension— helped everything stitch smoothly and kept the quilting relaxed across the layered appliqué. Using Cotton 50wt in the bobbin worked wonderfully with the Monofilament on top.
Quilting around the raw edge of the heart collage pieces secured them AND acted as quilting for the entire heart, a win-win all around!
Now, for the remainder of the quilting.
Quilting for Texture & Movement: Aurifil Cotton 40wt
Once the heart collage was secured and quilted with Monofilament, it was time to choose the quilting designs, thread weights, and colors for the rest of the quilt. In and among the appliquéd strips, straight-line quilting felt like the right choice. As I sketched it out, I realized it needed more dimension, and I settled on a cross-hatch design with varying distances between the lines.
In the negative space in and around the heart collage, “fast feathers” would lay down quickly while providing another eye-catching— but not controlling— design element. Quilting design decisions made! Goals for these areas: Allow the quilting elements to be visible— not loud, but present. This is where Aurifil Cotton 40wt/2ply came into play.
The slightly heavier weight gave the stitching enough definition to add surface interest and movement, especially across the appliquéd background. On the fast-feathered side of the quilt, Cotton 40wt in a perfectly matched color— 2130 Medium Butter— held its own in a big open space, supporting the feathers and traveling lines with grace and a bit of color while allowing the heart and strips to share the stage.
What I appreciate about Cotton 40wt for quilting:
- It creates a clear stitch definition without overwhelming the design.
- It performs equally well for straight-line and free-motion work.
- It adds texture that you can see and feel.
This was one of the moments where the thread weight confirmed I was on the right path. The 40wt didn’t compete with the quilt — it framed it. Looking back, this is still one of my favorite weights for quilting when I want the stitches to be seen, but not shouting out loud. Using 40wt helped the quilting become part of the design story, not just the finishing step.
Tools That Supported the Process
A few practical choices helped keep this learning adventure enjoyable:
- A 75/11 needle when working with monofilament— it’s a very fine thread. An 80/12 topstitch needle when working with the Cotton 40wt choices. In both cases, Aurifil 50wt in the bobbin.
- A clear echo foot for controlled quilting along the fabric edges of the heart collage.
- Light marking of the cross-hatch designs with a water-soluble marking pen.
- A walking foot to stitch the crosshatching, as some of those lines were quite long. Using a ruler and ruler foot may have resulted in choppy or wobbly lines. The walking foot allowed a more relaxed, even pace and smooth, straight stitching.
- 100% wool batting for beautiful loft without adding too much weight.
These aren’t rules— just helpful companions when experimenting with multiple threads and techniques in one project.
What This Quilt Taught Me
This quilt reminded me that thread isn’t just a notion— it’s a design partner.
Each choice affected:
- how the quilt went together
- how confident I felt trying something new
- and how the finished piece communicates texture, movement, and intention.
There were moments of uncertainty, moments of discovery, and plenty of learning along the way— and that’s something I suspect many of you can relate to.
Thread Takeaways
- Cotton 50wt is a dependable foundation for piecing and appliqué.
- Cotton 40wt adds beautiful quilting definition and texture.
- Nylon Monofilament can quietly support complex designs when you want fabric to lead.
When we match thread to purpose, our quilts gain clarity — and the process becomes just a bit more joyful.
If this project encourages you to try a different thread weight or experiment with invisible quilting, I hope you’ll give it a go. Like so many of my favorite quilts, All You Need Is Love reminds me that learning and LoVe are stitched into every step.
Now, let’s celebrate LoVE with a giveaway! One lucky winner will have their choice of the Aurifilosophy Warm or Cool collection to play with. These 7 spool collections will give you a chance to play with each Cotton 2ply weight, from Cotton 12wt to Cotton 80wt in addition to Cotton Floss and the Wool 12wt option. Leave a comment below telling us which part of the All You Need Is Love quilt you love the best, and why. Giveaway is open through 11:59pm CST Monday, February 16. We’ll pull a random winner and notify via email on Tuesday, February 17! Good luck and happy stitching!
ABOUT KAREN
Karen L. Miller, owner of Redbird Quilt Co. is Master Educator for Aurifil, USA, an Aurifilosopher, national educator, author, and cheerleader of all things free motion quilting. She launched Redbird Quilt Co. to share her love of appliqué and show others how free motion quilting on home sewing machines can bring their projects to life. Karen plays with all weights of Aurifil thread and openly contributes her knowledge and experience to the greater quilting community. When she’s not home enjoying her family and the multitude of songbirds that grace the Finger Lakes Region of NY, you’ll catch her traveling the countryside sharing her passion for quilting with Guilds and Shops alike.
If you’re interested in learning more about free motion quilting on home sewing machines be sure to check out Karen’s website, programs, tutorials, upcoming events and social media feeds. Subscribe to Karen’s Newsletter here.
I almost always use 50 wt. Aurifil for my overall quilting, thinking 40 wt. is a bit too heavy. Seeing this, I want to give the 40 wt. a try. “All You Need is Love” is a beautiful example that 40 wt. is a great choice for overall quilting. I need to experiment more to get “outta my box.” Thanks Karen 😊
My favorite part is how beautifully the thread pops when you re-stitch over previous quilting lines. You are the master of that! I also didn’t realize your hearts are raw edge and I wonder if you washed the quilt yet or plan to. I think that will give an added dimension.
I love using the clear mono filament on my more complex appliqué so the fabric remains the focus rather than the appliqué.
What a beautiful and inspirational quilt. Thanks for sharing tips. I definitely want to make this. I love yours. And, of course, I LOVE Aurifil. It is my go to thread for piecing, free-motion quilting, hand sewing and machine embroidery. Beautiful thread collections too. I’m definitely short on bright and cheerful sun colors, but absolutely love all the sea jewel colors too. Impossible to pick a FAV when it comes to Aurifil as they are all excellent colors, quality and true “must have” for our thread stash. And I find now living in So. Utah it is hard to find a large collection of Aurifil colors in store (boo hoo), so I strive to increase my thread stash when buying on-line. More colors and thread weight are always best!
What a beautiful quilt! I especially love the appliquéd heart. It came together beautifully with the monofilament securing all the pieces while letting the colors boldly speak out.
I am a firm advocate for the superiority and beautiful colors and weights of Aurifil.
It covers a quilter’s need across the board.
I like your use of the clear monfilament thread for the applique. I’ve used it a little but never as much as you did. When you look at the stitching close up, it looks like the color of the fabric. A perfect choice.
The applique center is my favorite part because it is a technique I have been wanting to try, and it has been done so well here.
I have always loved Karen Miller’s quilting! The 40 weight Aurifil is perfect to let the quilting show. I usually like to use a thread color that contrasts with my backing. I do use 50 weight Aurifil for piecing. I’ve only tried monofilament thread once and it was a disaster! Maybe it’s time to try it again. Thank you for the opportunity to win the Aurifilosophy Collection!
I especially love your fast feathers a the thread color choice. I’ve used the monofilament thread when I want the fabric design to be the star with the thread in a “behind the scenes” supporting role, just as you’ve done with the flowered heart. What a beautiful and well thought out piece, Karen 😍😍😍
I like the reminder that clear monofilament thread has benefits and between the trust I have in other Aurifil products (and assuming progress has been made on monofilament thread, in general)…I would love to give Aurifil a try!
This quilt is beautiful and so perfectly captures Valentine’s Day! 💛🩷 Karen’s blogpost reinforced everything I know and love about Aurifil’s 50wt and 40 wt threads, but the part I loved and appreciated the most was the information on Aurifil monofilament! I have never used it – too afraid to – but now I’ll give it a go! It would have saved me when making some previous quilts when I wanted the stitching to disappear across lots of colours. I’ll try it now! 🩷💛🤍 Thank you Karen and Aurifil!
Love the use of monofilament- clever use of invisible thread allowing the flowers to shine without the thread overpowering it, and the feathers of 40wt are divine- the textures and the shadowing caused by the quilting is just so beautiful!
This is such an inspiring piece of work. I had not considered using different threads for the different elements of my quilting journey. The juxtaposition of the stripes and feathers is so clever. As a commuter who works in Liverpool, and a new quilter to help me relax, All You Need Is Love sings to my creative and emotional needs. I love Aurifil and currently use 50 weight and am slowly building my ‘stash’ project by project. Time perhaps for some experimenting.
Beautiful quilt! I also use Aurifil 50wt and monofilament thread on my quilts. The quilting design is perfect for this quilt!
Terrific article, Karen! I love your description of the different thread weights and how each works with the different aspects of your design! I never even knew there was an Aurifil monofilament thread! Where have I been? I have tons of the 50 wt Aurifil! Love it!
Just beautiful. I love the negative space quilting and how it makes the rest “pop”. The explanation of the thread weight is very helpful
Wow!! Totally gorgeous! I love how all the different design elements work together to create such a balanced unique piece of work.
my favorite part is the heart, but the quilting is a very, very close second, and the variation of striping detail and quilting is not to be forgotten either.
I’ve only used mono filament thread to attach lace applications to wedding dresses. I hadn’t even thought about it being able to be used in a quilt! Your details make it possible to experiment. Thank you so much!
I love your use of the monofilament thread. I’ve never used monofilament thread, but I’m going to give it a try soon. (I didn’t realize that I could use 50 wt. Aurifil in the bobbin regardless of the weight of the top thread.) I also love your quilting in the negative spaces. Once again, you’ve created a beautiful quilt!
I love all the beautiful quilting designs and I would love to experiment with the monofilament or aurifil. I’ve mostly used the 50 weight cotton.
By combining the different weight threads you get a layered, finished look with personality. It’s one reason Aurifil is my favorite!
A beautiful quilt. Love that you provided thread , woll batting band descriptions of process. Thank you!
I absolutely adore how the quilting really made your quilt come to life!! Seeing the difference in thread weight and the texture it can create was very enlightening.
Beautiful quilt! Just finished quilting a quilt with embroidered blocks that I was very hesitant to quilt over. Used aurifil monofilament nylon thread for the first time and it turned out great.
This is a beautiful piece of art! Karen has done it again. I enjoyed reading about the process and selections she made. I look forward to trying Aurifil threads.
Karen — thank you for sharing your talent and encouragement to mix the textures and methods in one project. You’re an inspiration and challenge me to try something new— ❤️the medium butter color/thread
Beautiful quilt. I love the colors. I always use aurifil thread for piecing after Karen came to our guild.
As always, you’re an inspiration, Karen. And an education! This whole post was a great reminder of why we love Aurifil. And of course, Keuka Lake is almost as beautiful as Seneca🤣
I love the contrast between the different areas of quilting. That texture is so yummy and really adds to the design.
I am inspired by the asymmetrical design and the fabrics. I think my stash was made for quilts like this
I love the variety of quilting. Perfect selections and execution. So pretty.
I use Aurifil 50 wt exclusively for my piecing. My favorite part of this quilt is the heart filled with roses as I have loved roses since my childhood. This is a gorgeous wall hanging!
I can’t say enough about this gorgeous quilt! The colors, quilting and design all came together to create a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing it and all of your thread tips as well!
I loved this article! In my quilting, I have always chosen 1 thread for the whole project. Now I will try some new techniques. Thank you!
I love everything about his quilt, the colors, design, texture and quilting!
What amazing information for finishing our projects
The pattern immediately sparked ideas in my head – such a stunning combination of fabrics, design and quilting. 50 wt. is my go-to for piecing and I’ve started using more 40 and 28 wt for quilting.
I liked the tips on using monofilament thread, tension and needles! Great insight. Thank you.
I haven’t done much applique, so it’s interesting to see how the attachment method (raw edge vs blanket stitch) affected the quilting choices as well. It’s helpful to see how other quilters work through the design process when mine is 90% saying “I think this’ll work?” 😂
The part I like the best about ‘All You Need is Love’, is the story of the process and the fact it gives you permission to use, experience, and experiment with different Aurifil thread varieties and weights. ♥️
That beautiful heart! You’ve inspired me to try quilting with monofilament!
Thank you to Karen for sharing her process with this quilt. I remember when Karen first joined Auriful and the creation of the Aurifilosophy series. Well done! I use 50 weight in a lot of my stitching, but I 40 and 28 weights are great for quilting dimension too! Thank you for sharing, Karen <3
I loved the entire quilt but am inspired to try again myself working with the monofilament thread! The combination of different weight threads in one project has motivated me to try something similar in my next work of art ! Thank you for challenge!
What I like about this quilt? All of it!!! Thank you for this insightful article. I continue to learn about quilting. I especially love the feather quilting and the choice of Auriful 40 wt. for the quilting. I’ve used it also to define but not overwhelm the quilt. Thanks Auriful for the ongoing education!
I loved that you used free motion and straight line quilting and did both on your sewing machine.
I’d somehow missed the fact that Aurifil has a monofilament thread available. Now that I’m in the know, I’ll be on the lookout during my next trip to a LQS!
I’m new to quilting, and a little intimidated. I’ve been reading articles and blogs like this and collecting patterns while I build a stash. I loved the way the roses in the heart popped forward on the quilt!
I love how the roses “pop”. As a newbie I have been using Aurifil 40 wt. Would love to try the other weights
This is an amazing quilt! And I thank you for sharing your knowledge about threads. I am always uncertain what weight to use, what to use in terms of bobbin and what needle to use. It is much more clear now and I thank you for that! Again, I LOVE YOUR QUILT!!!!
We quilters put our heart and soul into all of our creations. Having the right fabrics, tools and threads brings them to life. The center heart is my favorite. It’s beauty made my heart skip a beat and the quilting enhanced that.
I love the two different types of quilting. Straight lines no nonsense on the left and expressive swirls on the right. Very creative.
I love how the striped fabrics leads into the flowers. It looks like the colors in the stripe explodes into the flower heart. Beautiful!!
I love the feel of this quilt juxtaposing the stripes — almost like a barcode into — and rounded natural heart of flowers. So fun.
I love all of it, but I especially love the quilting. I love how it transitions from straight line quilting to the fancy quilting. Gorgeous!
I love that this quote, about choosing threads, is a metaphor for diversity in general. “When we match thread to purpose, our quilts gain clarity — and the process becomes just a bit more joyful.” Every person, just like every thread, has a purpose. I believe our mission in life is to bring out each other’s purposes, bonding us and making us stronger, just like our chosen threads. ❤️
I love the flowers the best. It reminds me of a big beautiful bunch of red and pink roses. Roses are my favourite flower.
I’m a big fan of Karen Miller and love her free motion stitching. I particularly love the free motion vines that she did in 40 wt Cotton Aurifil on this beautiful quilt!! Awesome job Karen, and love the quilt!!
Karen,
Thank you for sharing your insights for choosing your Aurifil threads. The 50 wt thread is key for precision 1/4′ seams that lay flat. They are the foundation of of well executed quilts.
It is very inspiring to read about your creation of this very beautiful quilt. I especially love the colors and how they just come together beautifully. Quilting is not a talent of mine but reading your newsletters and seeing your quilts in person has inspired me to try! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
It’s a wonderful quilt and I love it all, but my favorite part is your quilting in the big cream background areas. I love your mixture of feathers and swirls.
I love the quilt and especially the choice of the varied quilting. From monofilament over the applique to straight line and feathers, it’s perfect!
Beautiful quilting. Aurifil monofilament is my go to on Tshirt quilts.
I love the contrast between the quilting styles. It really shows off the different sections of the quilt!
I love the combination of the appliqué and the piecing as well as the quilting variations on each section. I’m inspired to try a collage style quilt.
I love the contrast between the crosshatching and the feathers! Your description of why you chose the different thread weights for each area was very informative and I’ll definitely be considering which thread weights will complement my designs in the future. Thanks!
I have never used Aurifil but since reading your article I am going to use it on my next quilt. I have just completed my first raw-edge quilt of a mock-up of an old Singer sewing machine with a waterfall background. Your article helped me determine how to quilt it. I have a larger raw edge display quilt to do and I think I will like it better using your tips and the recommended thread wt. And who would of thought I would ever do a raw edge in my entire life. Thank you.
I love the quilting on the right side of the quilt. Thread blends in perfectly and there is so much texture I wish I would be able to touch it.
My favorite part is the applique heart.
Thanks, Karen! It is always good to review threads and purposes. I love this wall hanging! Debbie Skinner
So much to love about this! I can narrow it down to two: How the striped fabric does so much extra work, rather than requiring piecing, and the two different distances of straight-line quilting, bringing both discipline and variety to the quilt. Love it.
AURIFIL IS BT FAR MY GO TO THREAD. LOVE THE COLOR CHOICES AND 50 WT IS WHAT I USE IN MY SEWING PROJECTS. AURIFIL IS ALL I PURCHASE NOW.
Wonderful insight from planning to execution and final quilting. An excellent article highlighting the virtues of Aurifil threads!
What a great idea to just appliqué the stripes as well as the heart flowers. It has been a while since I used monofilament thread but this inspires me to give it another try.
I love your fast feathers and 40 wt definitely gives them the definition they deserve.
I like the bit about using the monofilament. I didn’t even realize Aurifil made monofilament! And I’ve been using Aurifil for at least 20 years!! And of course it’s so useful because you can quilt over a multitude of colors and the thread just sinks in. Beautiful quilt!
I love the feathered stitching giving the negative space texture and allowing the the beautiful appliqué work to shine.
Lovely quilt! I really like the contrast of curvey vs straight line quilting and how the heart stands out from the rest of the quilt. Sew generouse of you to share a thread gift!
Aurifil thread has been my favorite thread for a long time. I always piece with 50 wt. and have quilted a lot with it. You have encouraged me to try quilting with the 40 wt. and also to mix thread weights when quilting which I have not done. Love you heart quilt and the way you have quilted it. I love that you echoed twice around the heart which makes it stand out more.
I use 50wt for piecing and quilting. I need to try 40wt for quilting. I liked the explanation of which thread/wt was used and why.
How beautiful is this quilt! The use of striped fabric really sets it off. By the way I use Aurifil exclusively.
I love the raw edge flowers in the center that make the heart. Interesting to see how you quilted them.
I LOVED the use of Morse Code on your quilt, I now leave messages on my quiltS for future generations, like personalization, memories and Love notes. THANK YOU
It is a lovely quilt – with so many great tips! I really like the asymmetry. Thank you for sharing.
wow–this quilt is beautiful. I like the dimension of the floral heart and the background quilting.
I always thought that invisible thread was too stiff to quilt with. Of course, it has been quite a few years since I have worked with it. The technology has probably progressed since then”!
Absolutely stunning. I love the colors used for the quilt and the quilting is beautiful!!
I marvel at the quilting! I appreciate the design process and learning how Ms. Miller made her choices! Lovely!
I appreciate your detailed direction and reasoning concerning using monofilaments. I do o ly appliqué quilts and there have been times I have felt that a monofilament should be used, but shied away. I will start practicing with it, cause I know I will have that project that I will want to use it. Thanks!
Your Quilt is just beautiful! I’m a newbie at quilting on my machine, by reading your article and showing pictures has inspired me to think out of the box. I love everything about it, can’t really say what was my favorite part. I’m going to have to go look at your website and maybe learn some things to try out. Thank you for such a wonderful post that explains everything you did in a way that us beginners can understand.
I like the thought of using a monofiliment thread. Sometimes using color on a project just shows too much and takes away what you really want to see. Learn so much from you. It would be fun to play with other weights of thread.
Aurafil is my favorite thread. Thank you for the many different uses of thread weight. My only regret is that you don’t have the pattern to sell us. Beautiful work and such useful information thank you!
This is a beautiful quilt. I liked the heart collage technique made with the pretty flowers and the use of the Aurifil nylon monofilament thread for appliqué.
Love the quilt. I’ve always been curious about monofilament thread. This is the encouragement and knowledge I need to try it myself! Thank you! 🪡 🧵
Your quilt is beautiful and interesting about the monofilament thread used in the quilting of the heart flowers. Thus letting it be the standout of the quilt. I have used monofilament thread, but have never been able to achieve the stitching effect that I wanted to achieve. Willing to try again now that I know Auriful has it. Auriful is my go to thread for piecing and machine quilting.
The heart made of appliqued roses is my favorite part of the quilt. I am a sucker for bright reds and pinks and roses! It is a beautiful use of the fabric by separating the roses from the background. So beautiful.
You had me at ‘applique’. Lovely quilt. I have ideas for a couple of quilts I would like to make that will involve lots of applique. There is something about cutting out shapes and arranging them as you please, without straight lines, that appeals to me.
While I love the flower appliqué, I was really intrigued by the use of 40wt thread and how you did the uneven cross hatch diagonal on the appliquéd stripes. It created a whole new complimentary design element when you were bold enough to emphasize it with the thicker thread. Aurifil is my favorite thread by far and anytime I can try a different weight in a different way, it’s a celebration. Thanks for sharing!
I really liked your blog which included not only the threads and weights of threads that you used, but also gave very clear and close up views of the quilting stitches using those threads! I especially liked the raw edge quilting stitching views. I have many different weights from a class I took with you previously, but am now inspired to actually experiment with them in my quilting! This blog was very informative and helpful! Thank you!
I really like the use of monofilament on the heart appliqué. It adds texture without distracting from the flowers.
I actually enjoyed everything as a clear reminder on what the different thread weights do! Loved the appliqué with the monofilament and your clear explanation!
Beautiful quilt.
Love how you describe your design process and decisions. How do you do “Fast Feathers?”
Love the use of multiple threads and your hints on using mono. I especially like the background with the variety of stitches for interesting texture.
Your quilt and thought process on how you envisioned this is so inspiring!!!
The quilting and your use of applique with all of the various types of Aurifil thread makes the art.
The quilt just says “All you need is Love!”