Yes, I know what you are saying madquilter. There is a point where you realize it is familiar work and it isn't scary anymore, just fun and you go searching for a little harder quilting patterns to keep your technique growing with you.
I hope you are enjoying yourself and continue on your journey with a happy heart. That is how I feel. Now when I go to a quilt show it is a different eye that I use to see how other quilter's use certain type of spaces. Also if I have one that needs quilting, say a certain pattern that has me stumped, I look for that type quilt to see what she did.
I try to read my quilt and first quilt it in such a way that the design is stabilized and quilted in the right places. I then think how to make it decorative. I guess it is the old saying, "Fashion follows function".
Last edited by RedGarnet222; 02-24-2017 at 05:03 PM.