Originally Posted by mshollysd
Pumpkin Patch, I have been quilting for over 35 years and I am just like you. One day I figured out that the quilting police is not coming over to arrest me because one of my corners isn't perfect. Even on my avatar, that quilt was painted with fabric paint, not embroidered. You would have thought I had committed a crime. So I salute you!!!! You figured out something that I didn't for 30 years. Go for it and I am proud of you!!!
I think the painting on the fabric in your quilt is WONDERFUL! Also - not everyone can PAINT! So I find it fantastic to see things like that, things that surprise you in a quilt. You truly have a talent. ;)
I know what you mean though, the quilt that is my avatar is one that I designed on EQ. That center star made me so mad when I attempted to piece it...it looked on screen like it would go together pretty easily as long as I was careful about cutting accurately, but it turned out to be a NIGHTMARE. So...I fused it like raw edge applique instead. LOL* It probably is a quilting sin, but what the heck. It's going to be a wall quilt, not a bed quilt, so it will likely never be washed. I did a trapunto technique that I learned from Patsy Thompson, with variegated rayon decorative thread and I just love it.
Let me see if I can find a picture...