Originally Posted by
NatalieF
I love cutting and piecing but am struggling a bit more with the quilting but I think that's the part that takes practice.
Ha! And I would've said the same thing about cutting & piecing. I could do needle turn applique & FMQ all day long and while it's not perfect, my mistakes are very rarely noticeable to non-quilters. It's the precision cutting & lining up all those crazy seams that completely confounds me. I end up PP'ing most things I piece because I just can't get the pieces cut out right & once that's off, a beautiful 1/4" seam (or scant 1/4") is never enough to compensate for my wonky cutting. I really admire those that cut their own pieces without a die cut or cutting machine & can actually get the seams to match up. That is a real skill!