I have been back for days two and three of long arm rental. I did another "practice" baby quilt and today quilted my one block wonder. For the baby quilts I did overall fills, but today I tried to do a pattern. It's very different. I found that if I used my whole body rather than just my arms I had a little more control. Luckily the top is very busy and the thread does not show on the back at all. I keep reminding myself of how my quilting looked when I first started on my domestic - it was just a LONG time ago.
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Two of the fill designs I used on the baby quilt.
These are two different solid blue fabrics but I used the same thread on both. |
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| I did melons around the block. This shows one center. |
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| Another view of the quilt design. (One of my better spots!) |
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| Very busy. The quilting will not show unless you're up close and personal. |
I have a long way to go, but I'm having so much fun. Just today I watched a video of Angela Walters regarding quilting. A quote from her: A finished quilt is better than a perfect top. (I think I got it right) I have another quilt that I would never get around to finishing, but now I'm going to use it for day 4 on the long arm.
Thanks for checking in.
Are you thinking of getting a long arm now? Good point about how long it took us to get used to domestic free motion. I think you're quilting looks great.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, practice practice!
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