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#141
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 4,413
The first one I did, I FMQ on a tablerunner. The front looks pretty decent, but the back, OH MY!!! That's okay tho, I'll still use it! After all, it's just a table runner and the back doesn't show unless I turn it over!
#142
it's important to TRY! remember you can't drive the Indy 500 with a learner's permit. Most of us just have learner's permits when we start out with machine quilting. It's the practice that gives you the skill. That's 90% of the learning curve. I think some quilters have a natural gift for the artistic taste and style that goes into FM, but other than that, it's practice. What you lack in artistry can be learned these days. We have so many wonderful templates, dvd's, videos, and on-line sites to help us!
#144
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 2,201
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Grammyj,
Quilting is supposed to be fun!! Relax and have fun. It doesn't have to be perfect. You could turn your practice pieces into dog blankets for the local dog shelter.
Sharon W.
Quilting is supposed to be fun!! Relax and have fun. It doesn't have to be perfect. You could turn your practice pieces into dog blankets for the local dog shelter.
Sharon W.
:D :D :D
#145
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Grammyj,
Quilting is supposed to be fun!! Relax and have fun. It doesn't have to be perfect. You could turn your practice pieces into dog blankets for the local dog shelter.
Sharon W.
Quilting is supposed to be fun!! Relax and have fun. It doesn't have to be perfect. You could turn your practice pieces into dog blankets for the local dog shelter.
Sharon W.
#146
Originally Posted by dgrindey
I've tried but I cannot get the smooth rounded look on my free motion---I tend to make them pointed and cross over.
#148
I am trying free motion quilting, and was told to remember to breath...often! My mentor told me it is easy to get tense and hold our breath...I agree. I have also learned on this site, that is perfectly OK to rip out whatever stitching we don't like, so I am trying to get brave.
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