Quilting Tools and Templates
Anita Shackelford
Longarm Quilting Service
Gallery of finished quilts
Pantographs and custom work

For a sneak peek at the kids at work click here.
Learn to draw your own feather quilting
patterns or print them in any size from my
Infinite Feathers CD

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Statler Stitcher Workshops
Look here for a new listing of classes and lectures.
Learn how to get the most creative use out of your
Statler Stitcher.
We have added new Basic Shapes templates to our line of quiltmaking
tools. I've used these for years in my Focus on Fabric workshop. It's a
great way to create a one-of-a-kind wall quilt. Piece a simple
background and capture the  featured image in a shape that will be
easy to applique by hand or machine.

There are 5 basic shapes available; each will lend a different mood to
your design. Each shape is offered in 7 or 8 sizes, giving you many
options for creative design - even miniature work.

Take a look at our Quilting Templates page to see how I use them.
Our Mini Fans & Shells is Back!
This little tool has been out of stock for almost a year, and many quilters
have been asking for it, so we've finally brought
it back.   Mark clamshells in two sizes for hand or machine quilting, or
use it to draw curved lines for Baptist Fan.
Look here for details and design inspiration.
The Latest News from Thimble Works
Clamshell Variations quilted on the Statler Stitcher

Mini Wholecloth Quilts

When I teach freehand quilting, I think it's important to have
something in place to help set the mood and scale of the
background and also to define boundaries, so we know where
NOT to stitch :)

those inclined to removed the belts and do some doodling. So
I thought a few small wholecloth patterns might be helpful for
I've designed about a dozen little wall quilts. Photos
accompany the patterns I've stitched out. They were
surprisingly quick to make and fun to do and I'm looking
forward to doing more.

The beautiful piece below is actually a "group" project, I
guess, since my daughter Jen digitized the center motif, the
border was created from one of Scott's P2P Triangle patterns
and  I did the freehand :)

Please note these patterns are .csq for the Statler Stitcher

Check out the rest of the patterns here:
New Fill Patterns!!

Now background textures are easier than ever!
The new Creative Studio 4.0 Fill function lets us quilt around an
applique or quilted motif with virtually no tie offs. My newest
collection of patterns are designed to add beautiful texture
and detail to backgrounds, interior spaces, or any open or
wholecloth area in a quilt.

Choose freehand-look or geometric patterns to fit the mood of
your quilt. Adjust the size to any density you like and quilt away.

Download step-by-step instructions for filling a background or
filling inside any shape here:


As always, we are offering the Fills at a single pattern price or a
discount on the full set.
Fill Curve pattern stitched inside and
outside of a small feather wreath.

Make quick work of custom applique, using
Point to Point leaf veins and NEW
Flower Centers and Petal Vein Lines
and Garden Whimsies.

I have been designing flower centers and leaf veins for my
quilts, as I needed them, but I didn't see how they could be
useable on other quilts. Now, with our basic resizing handles,
plus Divide and Stretch, this type of pattern can easily be
adjusted to fit almost any applique.

Look here to see the patterns:
New!   Cropped Blocks

Use these non-traditional block patterns to create a
wholecloth quilt that is both artistic and playful.

Great for a quick baby quilt, or a fun lap quilt for the dorm
room.

Set up standard rows and repeats and then twist and turn
the blocks to create your own design.

See all 10 patterns here
Feathers, Feathers, Feathers!!
Check out my collection of feather patterns for traditional or non-traditional quilts.
These are my favorites - wreaths, blocks, hearts and other shapes, plus a variety of borders and
corners. Use them in combination with the new fill backgrounds for an elegant finished look.
Clamshells!

Enjoy Clamshells any way you like. Our digitized patterns will give you many variations to quilt on your computerized
machine. Our Fans & shells template makes it easy to mark quilting lines for hand or free motion machine quilting.
Ruching Guides

Dimensional work is one of the hottest trends in quilt making. Use our strip and circular ruching guides to make a
variety of dimensional flowers and other embellishments for your quilts and clothing.

For more information on ruching click here:
Ruching instructions
Clamshell Variations quilted by hand.
New Garden Whimsies

I love tucking little surprises into the background quilting of applique quilts.
These garden animals will add a touch of whimsy to your work.
Use them as quilting motifs, embroidery or applique with your Statler.

See all of Page Johnson's patterns here:   
Page's Home Page
Our newest addition to the website is a pattern catalogue in pdf form. Now you can save
pictures of all of our patterns to your computer, or print them for others to see. Pictures are
large and easy to see and many have sample layouts to show how they will look across a quilt.
Pattern Catalogue
Our newest page on the website  -  Patterns and Projects

Choose from simple patterns and step-by-step directions to help you create a small quilted item
or
Lesson plans written specifically to help you learn how to use the many tools and functions Creative Studio has to offer.

The simple patterns can be finished in an hour or two and are projects that you can make again for yourself or as gifts or
craft fair items.

The Creative Studio lesson plans can be set up in SAM as a learning experience, practiced on muslin, or used to make a
beautiful finished quilt. While you are working through the lesson, you will learn to use all the best CS tools.

Take a look at our new page and read more about what's included in each lesson plan.
Then, take the plunge into custom quilting and make something beautiful!

Modular Designs by Joyce Lundrigan

Take a Look at Our Newest Designer!

Joyce Lundrigan has developed a new concept which will give you more creative choices
in the design elements you use to fill both blocks and triangles.

Each of her Modular Design pattern sets include
one Point to Point base and six Toppers.
.
Pick a base pattern and then add the topper of your choice
to fit the mood of a specific quilt.

Mix and match within sets or use a base from one set and
a topper from another.

Patterns are P2P and can be used in any triangle,
or with the Page Turner technique.