Quarter is an extended-width design that began as one-quarter of a circle. I thought this would work best as an extended-width design so that I could get every other row to alternate directions.



If you are new to extended-width pantograph designs, I'd encourage you to visit this blog post, which provides more information about this unique format. These designs are different than traditional edge-to-edge designs and may require different configurations or settings with your software. 

I like this design because of the simplicity of the basic shape, yet when traveling in different directions, it creates interesting texture and movement!

I was excited to try this new pantograph on this quilt top because it's just a touch "busy" with many bright colors, the secondary diagonal element (fields and furrows layout) created by the placement of the log cabin blocks, and the stars. I liked the idea of a small-scale quilting design to add texture, fearing a more complex quilting d...

Bespoke is an extended-width design with hand-drawn, unique feathers meant to look like free-motion quilting.



If you are new to extended-width pantograph designs, I'd encourage you to visit this blog post, which provides more information about this unique format. These designs are different than traditional edge-to-edge designs and may require different configurations or settings with your software. 

When looking for inspiration for a new digital design, I looked back at my photos from before I had a computerized longarm. I used a meandering feather design like this way back in the day as both an "allover" design and in custom areas (examples below), and thought that by using an extended-width digital format, I could recreate an edge-to-edge version.

I decided to call it "Bespoke" because it can look like custom quilting. I intentionally did not duplicate any part of the design to give it a one-of-a-kind and dynamic look.

The Quilt

When I first saw this quilt calle...

Lateral is a new extended-width design that is somewhat small in scale (more on that later) and great for providing lots of background texture that won't get in the way of a quilt's patchwork.



If you are new to extended-width pantograph designs, I'd encourage you to visit this blog post that provides more information and help with set-up. These designs are different than traditional edge-to-edge designs and may require different configurations or settings with your software. This design, in particular, includes six whole rows of quilting with the stagger (or offset) between rows built into the design.

I started fiddling with this design by manipulating one long and narrow teardrop shape. After lots and lots of futzing, and once I had it arranged as shown throughout this post, I realized how much it looks like a Wishbone variation! That was not the plan, but it totally "works" for me and here's why:

• Lateral is named that way because it emphasizes side-to-side movement,
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I started working on the Hexlow design a few years ago, but it wasn't until I made this quilt pattern called Jelly Stars by Modernly Morgan, that I knew I wanted to revisit the quilting design and get it ready for use.



If you are new to extended-width pantograph designs, I'd encourage you to visit this blog post that provides more information and help with set-up. They are different than traditional edge-to-edge designs and may require different configurations or settings with your software.

In the blog post I linked above, I explain one of the reasons why I love using extended-width designs as a format, and that's to maintain spacing throughout the design. This design just wouldn't have the same flow as a standard edge-to-edge repeat.

The Quilt

I was in Wisconsin for a quilting retreat and shopped at the Stitch Supply quilt shop located in Altoona. I picked out a jelly roll (precut 2.5" strips) from the shelf and added it to my shopping basket because of the fun colo...

Boa consists of a simple, repeating serpentine shape. I designed it as an extended-width file to maintain the consistent spacing of the lines throughout each row of stitching.



If you are new to extended-width pantograph designs, I'd encourage you to visit this blog post that provides more information and help with set-up. They are different than traditional edge-to-edge designs and may require different configurations or settings with your software.

This quilting design is sure to bring whimsy to any quilt top! For that reason, I think a quilt top with bright colors, children's quilts, modern quilts, or even water or snake-themed quilts would be perfect candidates for the Boa design.

The Quilt

I used the Raspberry Kiss block tutorial from Wooden Spoon Quilts to make this quilt top.

The x-shaped patchwork requires only small amounts of fabric, which gives you a lot of bang for your buck when you pair it with a high-contrast background like I did.

I'm not quite sure what...

In an effort to build resources for computerized quilters, I've been looking for tutorials that explain how to set up extended-width designs with the various software options available today. Enjoli Strait of Doodle Quilting Studio created this video for setting up designs with Q-matic. She has even more resources under the Learn tab of her website linked above. Thanks so much, Enjoli! We hope it's helpful to you if you'd like to explore extended-width designs. 

The designs she uses in the demonstration video above are Royal, Fizz and Driftwood. 

All of the Longarm League extended-width designs come with a PDF that provides the default dimensions. If I use a size different from the default in my examples, they will be noted in the design's blog posts, shop product listings, and PDFs. If you are prone to getting thread breaks when quilting in the right-to-left direction, my files also come with L to R versions that I'd recommend using instead.

For general information about extended-width d...

In an effort to build resources for computerized quilters, I've been looking for tutorials that explain how to set up extended-width designs with the various software options available today. Betsy Green of The Salty Stitcher Quilt Company created this video for setting up designs with Pro-Stitcher Premium. Thanks so much, Betsy! We hope it's helpful to you if you'd like to explore extended-width designs. 

The design she uses in the demonstration video above is Driftwood. 

All of the Longarm League extended-width designs come with a PDF that provides the default dimensions. If I use a size different from the default in my examples, they will be noted in the design's blog posts, shop product listings, and PDFs. If you are prone to getting thread breaks when quilting in the right-to-left direction, my files also come with L to R versions that I'd recommend using instead.

For general information about extended-width designs, read this article. Questions or concerns? Let us know by email: lon...

Have you ever bought a digital quilting design and Intelliquilter freaked out when you set it up using the pantograph function?

Maybe resulting in a screen that looks like this?



Instead of the design file consisting of a single motif that gets repeated like this:

an extended-width design looks like this on your Pattern Selector screen.



In this case, the repeats are already built into the design; you just need to place and repeat the rows.

To repeat and place the rows, you must use the Block Pattern feature and NOT Pantograph when setting it up. In fact, you'll get the unquiltable display of red lines (shown in the first photo) as the software attempts to repeat/tile the 100"+ segment both across and down the quilt parameters you've set.

If you have a panto-only version of Intelliquilter, you will not be able to use extended-width designs without upgrading your software to allow block options.

The video at the top of this post will take you through the way I set up extended-width designs u...