Then I cleaned the machine and got rid of all those dust / lint bunnies and put in a new needle.....it's a new year, so a new needle for quilting made sense.
I quilted the doll quilt ---number 1 of the year---using the meandering leaf design. My leaves are more heart shape on this one. I had a few bobbles along the way, but think I got the hang of it. I will try it some more and work on controlling the shape at the top to make it smoother rather than a true heart. Now on to the big ones....happy stitching.
Update: More leaves to come because Frances Moore put out a new "element" for this months FMQ design. And here I was thinking, I can do this quickly......ha, ha, the joke is on me!
7 comments:
Sounds like you had a productive day. So did we, although not the one I planned. DD and I finished two small items from flannelette (waht a pain to work with) and I finished piecing the back of a large single bed quilt at 11:30pm!
Great way to start the new year! Your leaf quilting looks amazing!!
Great quilting job! I need to get finished piecing so I can switch out the foot on my machine and practice those leaves!
I love the heart shaped leaves, think are just fine just as they are. See you Monday night at quild.
Shelia
I like your quilting. Looks really great to me! I did the same to my batting scraps when preparing my room for the new flooring. Always nice to get those corralled into useful pieces isn't it?
Love the leaves! I have to get started on the FMQ Challenge! Have been cutting "coins" today...
There are lots of trees that have a heart shaped leaf. Catalpa, for one - my fav. I love your leaves, they are quite professional and I just wish I was doing them with my machine. (The additional swirl is interesting... and makes a different design with the leaf.) I still like yours best.
Hugs!
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