Using multiple panto in a single row with Quilter’s Creative Touch 4 by Grace Company

Here's a quick little tutorial on how to use multiple pantos in a single row
with Quilter’s Creative Touch 4 by Grace Company

I love to use multiple pantos on a single quilt.  
I believe it make my quilts more interesting.and personalized.  

To be honest I stumbled upon this by accident or should I say by just playing
with my software on an evening when I was too tired after a day at my day job and
long commute.  Please note that I purchased the software and Quilt Motion. I
was not provided use of it by the Grace Company. I just happen to be a quilter who really loves her
Queen Gracie Frame and Quilter’s Creative Touch 4.I personally use a Juki TL-2010Q
sewing machine on my Gracie Frame so my quilting area is limited,
but then so is my budget. The set up work very well for me.

My methods may not be completely correct, but it works well for me.

Open your Quilter’s Creative Touch 4 software in simulation mode.

Click on QuiltCAD,

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Once in QuiltCAD, Click on SIZE and adjust to your quilt width, quilting height
of your matching and block size.

Select the Layout tab (Blue highlighted area below)

Select the first pattern you would like to begin with by clicking on Select Pattern
(Red highlighted area below)

Click on the first section (Red highlighted area in the picture below)

Click on the Place Pattern button (Blue highlighted area)

Use the horizontal and vertical MAX buttons to fill the cells as desired.

Continue to place various patterns in each cell to create your customize panto

Click on the bar to the far left on the row so that your entire row is highlighted as shown above.

Click the Green QUILT button on the bottom right.

Don’t worry if the software indicates that you are out of safe area because this is just a gateway step.  

Click on the Optimize button on the top toolbar

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From the Optimize screen you may click to remove thread breaks and
then save your customized panto by clicking on the Blue Disk on the toolbar.  

Most importantly don’t be afraid to explore your software.  
Quilter’s Creative Touch 4 is an extremely powerful tool and the possibilities are unlimited.

Until Next Time...
Happy Sewing....

Lisa Jo
@Neverlandstiches

Some 12 inch Quilt Block Inspiration

In order to provide some inspiration for the swap below are a couple 12 1/2 inch blocks. 

The Michigan Beauty BLock is the larger version of the block from the first week of our Loyal Union Sampler Sew Along.  

A 12 inch Michigan Beauty Block 

A 12 inch Square Dance  

I am showing you two different versions.  It all a matter of fabric layout to change it up! 

Until next time...

Happy Sewing!

Lisa Jo

@neverlandstitches

Double Crossed Quilt Pattern

I know it's been a while since I have updated my blog, but sometimes life gets busy (graduations, weddings, and family emergencies).  However, I finaly had a day to start sewing my latest quilt design.

Here's the digital rendering of my quilt Double Crossed.  A 64 x 64 inch - Throw quilt using 16 - 14 inch blocks with a  FQ bundles and 1 1/2 yards for the background. The block uses 3 inch and 2 1/2 inch strips.

A single block looks like this: 

Beautifully simple!  These blocks go together very quickly and I just adore that they make a secondary design - how fun! 

Cut the following pieces: 

• Piece A - (8) - 3 x 5 inch rectangles of your background 
• Piece B - (4) - 3 x 7 1/2 inch rectangles for your center cross )2 of each contrasting fabrics)
• Piece C - (4) 2 1/2 x 5 inch rectangles for your corners to create the seconary smaller cross  design (2 of each contrasting fabrics)

Ready to start sewing (all seams are 1/4 inch and always sew right sides together)

1. Sew your 4 piece C's to 4 of your piece A's along the 5 inch edge and press as desired.
2. Sew the last 4 piece C's to the top of the piece AC units so that your piece A's are to the left. Press as desired
3. Sew the piece B's to the long background edges (the two C edges) of the units you just have sewn together. and press. 

Now lets start assembling your block: 

1. Sew the 2 of the units together so the the long edge of piece B is sewn to the BC edge of the oposite unit. Press as desired. 
2. Sew the two large sections together so the long edges of B are top and bottom, oposite of each other. Press as desired. 

Your block should meassure 14 1/2 inches square. Now make 15 more or 19 more if you'd like to make a longer quilt. 

Add boarders as desired.  I opted to add an additional row and skip the boarders as I was too excited to complete my quilt.

I currently have 16 fun scrappy blocks sewn together using various cream and white low volume fabrics.   Big debate - do I make mine bigger or just start adding boarders?  

Coming later this week at the eldest child's request - a jelly roll friendly version with 12 inch blocks.  Here's a sneak peak of my version using a jellyroll of Sweetwater's Authentic and various grey solids for the background fabrics.

Happy sewing, until next time....

Lisa Jo 

@neverlandstitches

A Scrappy Log Cabin Heart Block & Quilt

UPDATE 02/08/2025 - Note that is the original Scrappy Log Cabin Heart Block. The pattern is no longer available as a free pattern due to the overwhelming amount of screenshot sharing in various facebook groups and the of plagiarism by other quilters claiming this as theirs.  

Please note that this pattern is copyrighted and may not be shared in any way, shape or form. Therefore if you have previously printed this pattern it is not to be shared.  The pattern is for your personal use only. 

If you found this pattern, through a pattern sharing group please note that it is now available in my Etsy shop for purchase.   The pattern in my Etsy shop includes the blocks instructions along with three suggested layouts and the yardage for two of the layouts. Therefore, you are purchasing three patterns for less than the price of one pattern. 

Below are three variations of quilts made using the block: 

Thanks for visiting and happy sewing...

Lisa Jo

Neverlandstitches

A Quilter's New Year on Instragram

     

T 'was the night before New Year's and she sat back and sighed

All the blocks that she pieced and the new things she tried

Twenty-two full size quilts were completed, While others set aside

She had such a journey from Rag Quilts to Patchwork all thanks to the push of her little girl, Jessie's Blankie

Three sewing machines she now owned, lived in the bedroom where her little girl had grown

To the photos she posted and those that she liked.  She was grateful for all the new friendships that had formed

For the laughter they shared and the tears, they had shed out of sorrow and joy. Some even over seam ripper frustration

So many had bonded under one CraftyCop, to unite as an army for the BlueRKBlock

Stitchesngiggles, Catching Thread, Olieandevie and so many more enable our addiction to fabrics galore

To the pattern designers who designs we had to try and download. But I put my own twist on each as that is my mode

For the swaps that she joined and a few that she lead. As we mailed off our blocks or our minis, we'd hope and we prayed that those who received them would love the things we had made

In our jammies, we'd craft each Saturday night and we would like and encourage to each other's delight

So now as we begin 2018, we post our intros and goals and wonder where we will end up as begin 2019
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Here's 20 of my big finishes from 2017

Happy 2018!

Lisa Jo

@Neverlandstitches

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