Holiday Ornaments

We are now carrying handmade turned ornaments for the holidays. Please visit our Etsy shop for a variety of colors.  Happy Holidays!

Christmas Quilts

I am now scheduling longarming appointments for your Christmas quilts, if you have that special pieced quilt top that needs to be quilted by Christmas, please give me a call.   

My current pricing:

I give my first time customers a 10% discount. My first time shipping customers will receive free return shipping. I do not charge a set up setup fee and first thread color is included.

I offer a full range of services to meet your quilts needs and your budget. My longarm quilting is 100% completely freehand (hand guided designs) and not done by a computer design system or by Pantographs.

My quilting prices are based on the size of your quilt and complexity of the design. I charge by the square inch. Design time is included in the cost. I design and hand sketch all of my longarm quilting designs from Freehand Edge to Edge treatments to Custom treatments.

More information can be found on my website: www.snowdogquiltworks.com Thank you! Tracy

Longarm Quilting

by Tracy McKearney - Longarm Quilter

I just finished quilting this lovely Heart quilt pieced by the New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild, it is now ready for binding. This special quilt will be given to a survivor, a victim’s family member, or a first responder following the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub. It is an honor to be able to quilt from love in response to this tragedy. 

Longarm Quilting

Since going “public” with my Longarming business, I have met many wonderful people and have had a lovely response to my Longarming business. I truly enjoy being a part of a quilter’s process of making their quilt tops extra special and turning them into quilts.

As a quilter myself, I am well aware of the love, patience and time that goes into piecing a quilt top. Making that important decision of having your quilt top Professionally Longarm Quilted by hiring someone other than yourself is huge decision. I love being able to place those special finishing touches on a customer’s quilt top. The quilter pieces the quilt top with love and I as a longarmer places the “frosting” on that special quilt top; which turns it into a finished quilt never over shadowing the quilters love.

If you quilt you know you always have those quilt tops that are just waiting to be turned into quilts. If you are a quilter or know someone that is and have quilt tops that need to be finished and need to be turned into that special quilt; I would be glad to go over my Longarming Services. First time customers receive a 10% discount and first time shipping customers receive free return shipping.

Happy Quilting!

 Tracy

www.snowdogquiltworks.com

Quilted Table Runner

This quilted table runner is off to its new home in Georgia. Many more table runners and bowls available in our Etsy Shop.

Fourth of July with our "Snow Dogs"

We wanted to share this special photo of our "Snow Dogs" aka Siberian

Huskies enjoying the fireworks in Vermont on the 4th. They loved watching

and had the perfect view. It was a great holiday.

Waves and Seaweed

Another lovely quilt off the frame today and ready to be mailed back to Quilts Beyond Borders. Pieced by Kelly, and sent to me with this really fun happy monster backing fabric. I quilted this top with a freehand edge to edge design of waves and organic flowing seaweed.

Learning in the Wood Shop

Our son’s working on their own projects and learning in the shop today. 

Quilts Beyond Borders - Butterflies and Flowers

This lovely child's size quilt pieced with love by Marsha and mailed to me for quilting; is now off my frame and ready for mailing. It will soon be delivered back to "Quilts Beyond Borders" in a couple weeks. I have one more quilt to put on the frame that will be sent back with this beautiful pink quilt.

 "Quilts Beyond Borders reaches out to under-served children, mainly orphans, across the world to provide a handmade quilt and spread love and hope...." 

Quilts Beyond Borders

Today I’m working on this beautiful pink quilt top sent to me from “Quilts Beyond Borders”. 

When I received this top for Longarming, I immediately saw butterflies and flowers flowing over the top of the quilt. Quilting this top has been a joy and will share more photos of the finished quilt soon.

More information about the organization “Quilts Beyond Borders” can be found here: Quilts Beyond Borders. 

I’m off to quilt more butterflies! :-) ~ Tracy 

Walnut Bowl Pin Cushion

Looking for a special gift for your favorite seamstress or quilter?

This is a beautiful hand turned 3" diameter by 1 3/4" deep walnut wood bowl with pin cushion. The flannel fabric cushion is filled with crushed *walnut shells and polyfil for added sharpening of your pins and needles.  It's available here: Snow Dog Woodworks and Quiltworks

Behind the Scenes...

A few weeks ago, I traveled to Northern Vermont to save a log from the firewood lot.  I purchased a Cherry log that was ~ 6-7 feet long and ~14" diameter.

After a couple of weekends worth of work, I rough turned 18 bowls from that log.  All are sealed with Anchorseal green wood sealer and will be stored for 6-12 months for drying - the Anchorseal seals the green wood and slows the drying process to eliminate cracking.

These will be inventory for next year. ~Brian

Studio View

I love the view from my studio window this morning, a little inspiration for this sample freehand edge to edge design. 

Longarm Quilting Services

I am beyond excited to share with “everyone” that Yes, I am now officially quilting for customers! I have had many of you ask over the past couple years “when I was going “public” with my “ Longarm Services” and that time has come.

If you know me personally or have seen my Facebook page you are well aware how much I love designing, piecing and how I especially love quilting Quilts!

So please share if you would. More information and pricing is available on my website, www.snowdogquiltworks.com listed under the Longarm Quilting Services Tab.

Thank you all so much! ~ Tracy

Photo Bombed!

There is nothing like looking through some new photos that were taken this afternoon, and find out that I was photo bombed by a bug! He or she was pretty cute and very colorful :-) ~Tracy 

Out of the Woodshop...

Out of the Woodshop a lovely 6 3/4 " x 2" Walnut Wood Hand Turned Bowl.....

This is a beautiful hand turned 6 3/4” diameter by 2” deep bowl made from Walnut Wood. 

This small wooden bowl has been finished with a low gloss and maintainable mineral oil and bees wax finish that would be great for daily use. Food Safe. 

It is an ideal size to hold your tiny treasures or as a snack bowl.

African Padauk Wood

Two new African Padauk wooden bowls now available in our store. Both having the same dimensions but each with it's own unique look.

• African Padauk Wooden Bowl - Hand Turned - Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 2 inches

• African Padauk Wooden Bowl Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 2 inches

The reddish brown color of the Padauk wood is beautiful. When Padauk wood is freshly cut it has a bright orange reddish appearance and then when dried becomes this beautiful reddish brown color. Padauk is of African or Asian Origin and can be found in India, the South Pacific, and West Africa.

Illustration by Steven Schindler (Wood Magazine) 

Winter Scene Quilted Banner

This new winter scene quilted banner is now available in our Etsy shop.....  

Special Gift

We love to hear reviews from customers who are enjoying our bowls and quilts. Yesterday 

these two Cherry wood bowls were picked up by a customer, to be given as special going away present to a co-worker that was moving out west.  A little piece of New Hampshire moving along with them.