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December 14, 2015 By Mandy 1 Comment

And now, introducing my new logo and site!

Mandalei Quilts

I talk about my choices for my quilting related logo and website design,describing what my logo means to me and the people who helped me get there.

Filed Under: Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: amanda leins, David Woods, Lee Drozak, mandalei, mandalei quilts, quilt, quilting, web site design

November 3, 2015 By Mandy 3 Comments

Quilting for Victoria, telling a story

A couple of weeks before Market, my friend Victoria asked me if I could quilt something for a special exhibit featuring her Double Wedding Ring quilts.  She needed some help, and I was glad I could step in. Victoria had originally envisioned this quilt as a marriage between traditional and modern, blending the two together, and […]

Filed Under: Longarm Quilting, Recent Work Tagged With: BERNINA, custom quilting, fmq, freemotion quilting, longarm quilting, mandalei, Q24, Quilt Festival, ruler work, Victoria Findlay Wolfe

July 30, 2015 By Mandy 6 Comments

How to quilt a Hunter Star quilt, tutorial

This is a quilt I finished almost two months ago! it was pretty big, and she hoped for a custom look without paying full custom prices, as well as one large feather over the borders. Once I found a path for a single start and stop, I was able to work back and forth, making […]

Filed Under: Free Patterns, Longarm Quilting, Recent Work, Tutorials Tagged With: freehand quilting, hunter star, longarm, mandalei, quilting

July 22, 2015 By Mandy 13 Comments

Introducing my new longarm, the BERNINA Q24

Back when I first started longarming, I had expected and planned to do certain kinds of quilting: I’d quilt for others, probably pantographs, and save the custom work for my own quilts.  What actually has happened is that I have ended up doing custom for nearly everyone, with only 2 pantographs requested in the last 3 years! In […]

Filed Under: BERNINAusa, Longarm Quilting, Q24 Tagged With: BERNINA, longarm, mandalei, Q24, quilting

May 15, 2015 By Mandy 8 Comments

“Fair Day”

Well, I may not be at Quilt Market, but I am happy to have something hanging there!  I recently finished a quilt pattern for RJR Fabrics called “Fair Day”, made with the line “Pie Making Day” by Brenda Ratliffe of Pink Castle Fabrics.  The sashing is all 1 1/2″ finished HSTs, and the pattern will […]

Filed Under: Events, Finishes, Free Patterns, Patterns, Recent Work Tagged With: #mandaleiquilts, Fair Day, free quilt pattern, mandalei, Pie Making Day, quilt, quilt pattern, RJR

April 21, 2015 By Mandy 2 Comments

paper pieces pack for “Strawberry Moon” available now!

I just got the email that the pack for my English paper piecing pattern “Strawberry Moon” is available at paperpieces.com!  This was the quilt in the Spring 2015 issue of Modern Quilt Unlimited.  And what is even better, the whole pack for the complete top is only  $22.00!  Thanks Jess and company!

Filed Under: Work in magazines Tagged With: english paper piecing, mandalei, modern quilts unlimited, strawberry moon

April 17, 2015 By Mandy 3 Comments

My quilt “Strawberry Moon” in the Spring issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited

I just got back from MQX in NH, I just finished up another quilt for Modern Quilts Unlimited for the Summer issue, and I have been writing and prep a quilt for kitting up before Spring Market. Phew!  In a much needed break today, I walked out to the mailbox and to my great delight, I got […]

Filed Under: Patterns, Work in magazines Tagged With: amanda leins, english paper piecing, epp, mandalei, modern quilt, modern quilts unlimited

March 31, 2015 By Mandy 2 Comments

Slow and Steady Scrap Quilt

If there’s a 12 step program for quilting, I would have to introduce myself by saying, “My name is Mandy Leins, and I have been buying fabric for 15 years.” The truth is, though, I haven’t bought (very much) fabric for the last couple because I have so much that I don’t even have places […]

Filed Under: Construction, Patterns, Recent Work, Works in Progress Tagged With: accuquilt, accuquilt go, mandalei, scrap quilt

March 30, 2015 By Mandy 12 Comments

Quilting Technique of the Week: When fabric bleeds

As my mom would say: “Oh honey, it was so sad.” I was on my way to teach a quilting class at my LQS last week, and had a big plastic bin of things to share with me.  It’s been a long, gross winter, and that day it was raining and foggy. All the parking […]

Filed Under: Construction, Technique of the Week, Tutorials Tagged With: fabric bleeding, how to fix fabric bleed, mandalei, quilting tip, quilting trick, sewing tip, sewing trick

March 13, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

My free quilt pattern is up!

Hey, y’all!  Over on the BERNINA We All Sew blog I’ve written up a free pattern for my quilt “Star Crossed”!  It uses 2 1/2″ strips, and while it has a complex pattern, it’s only one block to put together.  I also wrote a bit about choosing color schemes, AND there’s a giveaway for my […]

Filed Under: BERNINAusa, Construction, Events, Giveaway, Patterns, Recent Work Tagged With: free quilt pattern, mandalei, modern quilt, quilt, we all sew

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