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11-07-2011, 03:42 PM

#11

Vivian Ketron

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Mo

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Paper piecing. I still can't do it very well and don't like to pp either. I just makes me crazy. I mean crazier than I am all the time. lol

11-07-2011, 03:47 PM

#12

Skittl1321

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Join Date: Oct 2011

Location: Iowa

Posts: 816

Piecing accurately. My points don't ever seem to line up. I can do them within squares, and maybe even a row- but when I join the row, who knows what will happen.

FMQing- well, I learned that pretty easily. I definetly need practice to get great at it, but I love doing it.

11-07-2011, 03:59 PM

#13

Thumbelina

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Heaven on earth/to N.E. Ohio

Posts: 5,553

My hardest skill to learn is machine quilting. I have an HQ sixteen and almost have a death grip on the handles whenever I touch it. I keep trying to relax my grip but just haven't been able to so far.

11-07-2011, 04:06 PM

#14

klarina

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Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: California

Posts: 844

I still have problems with quilting. I dread the moment my top is ready for quilting. Lately I have been so frustrated with this part that I have been thinking on just doing small quilted things. I have around five quilts in different stages of quilting. I got stuck in some part and just left them sitting as UFOs. I don't know what to do with them. I cannot afford to send them to a quilting service, plus they are already sandwiched and have some parts already quilted.

11-07-2011, 04:16 PM

#15

Sunflower Girl

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Pampa, Texas

Posts: 707

FMQ, still working on that one!

11-07-2011, 04:19 PM

#16

MadQuilter

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Posts: 15,639

I have to join the FMQ crowd and needle-turn applique is still a little choppy on the rounds for me.

11-07-2011, 04:22 PM

#17

snipforfun

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Posts: 1,877

The "A" word!

11-07-2011, 04:23 PM

#18

hperttula123

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Northern Wisconsin

Posts: 7,991

mine was piecing accurately. It took a long time for me to just relax and make it right the first time...even if means going a little slower. It has saved me from ripping out LOTS of stitches.

11-07-2011, 04:23 PM

#19

susanwilley

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Glen Burnie, MD

Posts: 927

Free motion quilting. I've been quilting for about 3 years, have made 3 (3rd just about finished) king size quilts and 3, starting on 4th baby quilt. I SID on all of them. I'm tempted to try FMQ on this one but worry that I'll mess it up. I'm really OK with SID, it turns out pretty good and the shapes show on the backside. Still, I would love to be able to FMQ like the beautiful quilts I've seen on here.

11-07-2011, 04:28 PM

#20

Gladys

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: North Carolina

Posts: 3,372

Binding- I still haven't got it, even on small mug rugs! I'm going to do some of the binding tutorials here. I'm sure it will help! As far as free motion quilting who knows when I'll get there?