Then I had to move on to the quilting. The book shows samples of what they have done, so I practiced first on a scrap of material.....OK, several scraps....
Over all it went all right...
The back even look all right...
I had some trouble with loosing track of where I was, and ending up in a section that was already finished, or sometimes leaving a gap where I had to go back and fill it in.
In the beginning I thought I would take each section and be very orderly in how I quilted (OK, I already know I am a little obsessive/compulsive) but that lasted for about 10 seconds, then I was just wandering around it seemed....and all of a sudden I was finished !! WHEW!!! Not so bad after all ....for my first free motion quilting! :) ...time to celebrate..my sweet husband just poured me a glass of wine!!
You get a gold star for your bravery. I think you did a terrific job for your first piece - much braver than me. With time, you learn to look ahead - listen to me, the chicken, but I have long muslin strips - someday I may do them up in a quilt as a 'quilt as you go' piece. Kuddos to you.
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you! Very impressive! It looks great and the main thing is...it's done and you did it all yourself!
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Good for you!!! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteOh - and your little red-headed grand daughter is soooo cute. ; )
Good for you, Ms Butterfly! Takes courage to try. You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new at this, but a few things that help me with my free motion quilting... spray basting, covering my feed dogs, gloves, patience.
wow, I think you did an amazing job, it's pretty great looking,
ReplyDeleteWay to go! You ARE brave! It looks great! : )
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