Originally Posted by Hinterland
As far as I'm concerned, it's quality time that I spend with myself.
I love this.
And I agree that it's a very satisfying thing, to sit and stitch.
I guess since I'm a newer quilter, most of my 'projects' seem to be gift-oriented (like in my head, I have one planned out for my sister, my mother and my grandmother right now...) and that's where my time concern comes into play.
I did the super-quick jelly roll quilt, and then just did a straight, walking-foot line down the middle of each strip - as a first project, it's great. It just doesn't feel "quilted" if that makes sense. It feels more like it's 'assembled' - maybe if I added some hand stitching to fancy it up a bit I might like it better...
I definitely want to improve my FMQ skills, too - don't get me wrong, I see the pros/cons of both methods. I feel more confident with the hand stitching at this point, though. Oh, if I could just add a couple hours to each day...lol.