I have seen many people here unsatisfied with the results of their machine quilting, ready to quilt, and unhappy about it all together. I always think that the only way to get good at it is to practice, but it never occur to me that what we sometimes are so upset about is a master piece for the untrained eye, usually the eyes that belong to the head buying the pieces. We struggle for perfection, while the buyers can't tell one from another. I bring this up because I found a quilt artist that owns a gallery and apparently makes a living with it. Please keep in mind that I am not criticizing, just bringing up the point that even though is great to aim for improvement, is OK not to be perfect from time to time.

Is the above a sample of what the quilt shop had or what you'd done???? If it's yours, I'd recommend using your walking foot for doing the straight lines on a quilt like this...the free motion foot is great for swirleys.... :)

Wow! I wonder if she's sold anything?

Sorry, that is not my quilt. Is from a quilt artist that displays at a gallery.

I agree with you. We are far to hard on ourselves. I need to relax and just enjoy the process. I know I will improve the more I do. If I give up (FMQ) I will never improve! Thanks for the reminder.

Nice example of how the "art of a quilt" in a creative mind translates into a freeform piece that is free from our technical restraints. It would be nice to see the entire piece to see the sum of all parts.

That quilt looks like some pieces of high dollar art that I look at and 'don't get it'.

I am sorry but that looks like my very first try at FMQ when I was 5 yrs old!!!

Everything is relative I guess...

You know, I came across something like this the other day. A lady was selling quilts, and while they were beautiful, they weren't "perfect".

It actually made me feel a lot better, and quit being so tore up about being "perfect". A quilt can be beautiful without being "perfect".

And evidently, it can be SELLABLE, TOO!