Originally Posted by
mustangquilts
Thanks everyone. I use a Juki sewing machine. I love using it. Have been machine quilting for several years but want to learn to sew outside the box. I tried a longarm at the last quilt show I was at but love my DHM better. I feel I can manipulate my quilt and designs better. This practice sample was made to see if I could take a blank sheet and make a design out of it. I also wanted to use color thread and see if I was happy with my quilting.
Wow, are we living in parallel universes? Your FMQ practice posting sounds a bit like mine from a few months ago!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...k-t209830.html I love the way yours turned out too!!! I found Karen Mctavish's "Elemental Quilting" and "Curved Crosshatching" books to be VERY helpful when I designed my first wholecloth quilt by the way. Here's a recent post about that quilt :-)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t219960.html And yes, I use a Juki and LOVE it. I too tried out some longarms at a show last year and decided I like quilting on my Juki better!
Your practice piece is quite lovely and certainly worth hanging; I love the depth you created with your designs! Can't wait to see a wholecloth from you!!!