Sooo disgusted with myself!
#41
My first quilting experience was about 20 years ago. I made these placemats (I guess I was doing FMQ and didn't know it back then, lol). I get them out every fall, they have been washed many times and are still holding up. I did a zigzag stitch. I think being young and more carefree made it easier back then.
#43
I've been quilting for about 25 years....love the creative part of picking the pattern and fabric and watching the top come together. HATE the quilting part....so I do as little as possible. Put PolarFleece on for backing and batting so it needs little quilting, and what it does get, is utilitarian at best. Hang in there and whatever you do----DON'T USE ME AS A ROLE MODEL!!!!!!! Practice quilting and you'll get it figured out, I promise.
#44
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Triangle, NY
Posts: 184
see if your machine has a SID foot..it helps..don't be so hard on yourself...take your time...start on small projects first and work your way up..it could be too that your trying to fit a bit rolled quilt into a small throat..doesn't work too well...every quilt is a learning experience...more onto the next...you will get it..blessings
#45
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 83
I've decided there are some things I do fairly well, and some things I don't do well at all, and no amount of practice will help me with the tools I have. I can't afford to buy a longarm, and I don't know how good I would be on one anyway. I made the conscious decision about a year ago that I would basically just stick to handwork, and leave the machine quilting to others, and except for the baby quilts I've made, I've stuck to that decision, and I'm a lot happier. Also, on the quilts I have done, invisible thread is a good choice. My mistakes, and there are many, don't show as much.
#47
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 42
Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
I am feeling very inept at quilting. I mean, I can follow a pattern (piecing) but when I get to the quilting part, my work stinks! (And no I won't post a picture, I would die from embarrassment!) I can't even SID without going outside the lines forget trying to stitch a design . I need to change my username, nobody want's those kind of memories! Sorry to rant, just having a bit of a pity party! :oops:
#48
I am with you, I feel the same, just finished quilting a quilt top, it was that way and I look at myself and say. Self you have been doing this for a while, you can't sew a straight line and everything you make is wonky. What is wrong with you. My problem is tho, no matter how hard I try, it doesn't get any better. I guess I had better put the rest of the word on my forhead. I had stu there time to put pid.
Rita
Rita
#50
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 3,430
Please don't be so hard on yourself. If you look closely at pictures of the quilting in the quilting magazines, they are not perfectly quilted either. Just enjoy the process and don't worry about perfection. Quilt away then stand back and take a look at your quilt, let it rest a couple days and you wouldn't see what you thought was terrible. Have fun!
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