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Free-Motion/ Custom Quilting
The quilt itself will dictate the free-motion design that will be used. We will discuss your wishes and desires for the quilt, what it will be used for, who will get it, what message you are conveying in the quilt, and go from there. There is more versatility and detail with free motion quilting, which gives the opportunity to be more expressive. Consequently, free motion quilting takes longer and costs more, but the end results are usually much more spectacular. There will be elements available for you to choose from in planning the free motion designs for your quilt.
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Mailing Your Quilt/Project to Jackie
You may mail/ship your project to me for professional services. Follow the instructions given here to safely send your quilt top to me.
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Blue/Brown Quilt StoryIn February 2012 I gave a talk to a group of women. In December my husband and I decided to go out to eat and sat down and this gal came and sat down by me. She said her name was Michelle, she said to me, “You are Jackie Lehto aren’t you?” She continued to say she had heard me speak last February. Then she proceeded to say her mom had a couple of quilts and wondered if I might be able to longarm quilt them for Christmas. I said, “Of course.” Well, her mom called me the next Monday and come to find out she lives in Texas. So, she mailed the quilts to me and this is one of them. She did an amazing job of piecing and the quilt with the custom job on it was quite stunning.
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Joanna's Eye Doctor Shingle Quilt
Dr. Joanna QUILT STORY:
This example of free motion quilting was a gift for Dr. Joanna, my daughter-in-law who recently graduated from optometry school as an eye doctor. This is the “eye-doctor shingle” I designed and machine quilted for her graduation present. I wanted to capture the excitement of her graduation day and years of hard work along with the elements of the eye in the colors and designs. There is the flight or soaring to new heights elements in the quilting design and the brightness of the lights those docs always shine in your eye. It turned out awesome. We had an unfortunately scary health issue at the time of her graduation so I mailed the quilt to her. When she got it she was so amazed at the stitching that she didn’t notice it was eye until my son came home and said, “Oh, my gosh, it’s an eye!”
Florence Historical Society Raffle Quilt 2016
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Quilt Story: I have a couple of favorite charities that I donate quilts or quilting to each year. This particular quilt was pieced by Joan Spears and quilted by Jackie for the Florence, WI Historical Society's annual Strawberry Festival and Quilt Raffle in 2016. The beautiful design in the center was designed by Jackie and then quilted. It definitely took this quilt from everyday ordinary to dressed up to the extraordinary.
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Baby Heirloom Gift
A lot of people have used wedding gowns for baptismal gowns - how about a baby quilt - OR - a wall hanging for your own home. A beautiful way to save your precious memory. As a wall hanging, you could enjoy your dress all the time. I made this baby quilt for a grandmother out of her wedding dress for her first grand daughter coming soon. Wonderful idea, fabulous quilt. Probably the most beautiful quilt I have ever made!
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