Blue Orchid Machine Quilting LLC                

Stanwood , WA
ph: 360 629 0551

About Us

 

  I made this quilt for my niece Shawn.  She graduated high school in 2006 and is studying Performing Arts at WWU.

 

  On a whim I entered the quilt in the local fair and won my first ribbons, a first place and a judges merit award.

  I have been making quilts for more than twenty years.  I was inspired by my Grandmother's sweet quilts.  She pieced and quilted her quilts by hand.  My first quilts were machine pieced but also quilted by hand.  "That's the only way to make a real quilt."  Isn't that what all of us heard when we started quilting?  Boy, have things changed.  I can now make a quilt in a couple days with more precise and stronger stitches.  With the Statler Stitcher, the patterns can match the quilt theme and not just some repetitious stippling that has been used for years.  This tool gives me so many options and still have the ablity to have fun free motion when the quilt calls for it.

 

This is a portion of a quilt my Grandmother, Martha Ramey, created in late 1940's. Each of her children and grandchildren has a piece. 

 

 

Our Business

 

  This is an up and coming family business that wants to put the pleasure, compassion and warmth back into the world.  There is so much history and family ties in quilt making.  It links generation after generation together.  Men and women can find comfort in a quilt that was made by a loved friend or family member.  Our goals are simple, help you keep those links stitched together.  Please let us know if you have any thoughts or needs that we can help you with. 

 

  Many thanks

Susan Palmer

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Stanwood , WA
ph: 360 629 0551