Just as I predicted! Your piece looks great. You've selected a very nice design for your quilt, too.

Your doing great! When I teach LA quilting I make my students draw for quite awhile before coming to the machine. My favorite thing to do is make a copy of a pattern I want to learn, put it in a sheet protector and use a dry erase marker over and over. It really helps to "train your brain". When doing a panto, trace it with your finger a few times before starting. Remember to pause at the points and never stop in a curve. Practice, practice, and you will be great.

Thank you for the tips. I'll get a board and practice the patterns first.

When you use muslin to practice, do you also use batting? If the point is to practice the movement, does it matter if it is just a piece of fabric?

I'll order some pantos tonight and a bolt of muslin. I'm putting the binding on now, just about to close it. I used Sharon Schamber's binding technique and it is so nice to work with!

When you practice, use the batting as you would in a quilt. You also want to make sure your tension is good as well as practicing your design. What machine are you using?

Yep, use batting. You can use regular fabric, it's just that muslin is cheap. I use the practice pieces for the dog.

I have a Queen Quilter.

I'll keep an eye out for cheap fabric for practice.

I don't have a dog but my cat loves to lay on my quilts so she can have her own!

I think you are being waaaaaaaay too hard on yourself Pam!! It looks really nice.

You can use the same piece of muslin and just change the thread color too.

I think it looks great! Remember, you're looking at 1 section from a foot away. Once it gets on a bed or hangs on a wall, it will look gorgeous!

I am no expert at anything, lol, but I think that your work is fine...perfect, no...but i certainly wouldn't refuse that quilt. It is lovely.

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