What have you done to challenge yourself?
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: N.E. England
Posts: 1,171
I've a Juki on a small frame and am trying to master fmq. Some designs are better than others! I also tried to make a storm at sea by pp. that was a bit of a disaster so I just cut out the pieces and sewers as normal. Lots of cut off points but it looked ok overall. So this year I'm going to concentrate on practising fmq and learning how to pp.
#24
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
I recently was a part of a group which made a Judy Neimeyer quilt for a raffle project for our guild. I am challenged to make one on my own. I am saving my pennies because they are expensive to buy. However, I could not figure it out on my own.
#25
Tess, great finish on your Splendid Sampler...that was a lot of 6” blocks.
I am working on Jen Kingwell’s Long Time Gone with a group of modern quilters...the blocks have a lot of small pieces which is not in my wheelhouse, but I’m doing my best.
I am working on Jen Kingwell’s Long Time Gone with a group of modern quilters...the blocks have a lot of small pieces which is not in my wheelhouse, but I’m doing my best.
#26
I, too, have joined the NQM Block of the Month! English Paper Piecing in April, and fabric dyeing [or alteration of some kind] and improv piecing in May! Both brand new techniques for me, and I probably would never have tried either one of them! The group [on Facebook] is incredibly talented and very generous with their knowledge so I have never felt "alone" with these new techniques! I highly recommend it. It's not too late to jump in!
#28
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Belen, NM
Posts: 1,353
A few months ago, I took on the challenge of a Block of the Week quilt with Piecing the Past. It was a Baltimore inspired pattern and required several applique blocks. No problem for me that I do not know how to applique. I had to learn and it has been challenging. But as they say, "no pain, no gain." I have been a little slow but it is really turning out nicely. I am so encouraged and excited about what I have learned that I am planning to follow it up with the next challenge, Signs of Spring, offered by the same source. I feel like a window has been opened to my soul!
#29
I"m just finishing Elizabeth Hartman's "Dogs in Sweaters" quilt. It was a challenge for me. I've never worked with such small pieces where accuracy was essential for the design to come out correctly. My seam ripper and I spent a lot of time together. I learned a lot. It was a good experience for me.
I named my quilt "Rosa and Tomas."
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