Liz92B

looks good to me ...keep it!! maybe try some small "samples" (like 12'x12") to play around on, and you could stitch them all together later ...

Debbie B

Randy, Your quilt is beautiful. Love all the colors. And I think your quilting looks great. My first time FMQ I did on a queen size quilt. I was very new to quilting & did not know that I should go from the middle out and not from one side to the other. Not to mention my sewing machine had a 5" throat space. What was I thinking?! It took me 2 weeks spending my evenings as I watched TV to rip out all those stitches. Even when I went back & tried again the backing had more than 1 pucker. That poor quilt! I learned to practice on small 12" blocks. I only do FMQ on small quilts & table runners now. I bought a used Juki (short arm) & frame that I quilt my quilts on now. Good luck!

RedGarnet222

I too think this is a great quilt and see nothing wrong with your quilting. Don't be so hard on yourself, randy. Anything like this takes practice and time.

Here is one thing I will say. Quilting free motion it is much easier to quilt rounded designs. That way it is totally free-form and much more easy to hide any mistakes because it is more like a free form art. There are tons of books on free motion quilting. I suggest you maybe spend some time checking one out. Also, There are pre-printed panels to practice on at the quilt store for sale. It is amazing how these help you to get the motion going between eye and hand.

If you need to learn anything technical about quilting, spend a little money on yourself. Look at all the art students who spend a small fortune learning the craft. Oh and you could take a class at a local quilt shop.

I hope I haven't overwhelmed you with all this information. I am just trying to give you some options about learning.

skowron5

I think it looks good. Just keep practicing.

anicra

Love the colors and the pattern. Great job with the quilt and you're being too critical of yourself!! There are no quilt polie here!

Quiltngolfer

I agree, love your quilt and keep it to look back on. It will be just as warm and it really looks good to me. You focus on the flaws. Others will focus on the overall beauty of the quilt. Nice work, and it's a finished quilt.

cjackaitlin

Randy, quilting is just like learning to play ball, the more you practice the better you get.Try making fat quarter blocks and practice on them,thats what I do. Kepp up the good work, because this quilt is rather nice.Mary

WTxRed

I rather like the wonkiness I see... I vote to keep it as is!

lynnie

Stop complaining...its beautiful!!!! You did a great job. I have a hard time fmq, they say, practice, practice,and then some more. But your quilt is very nice, i love the bright colors.

craftygal63

Hey, at least you tried. FMQ is terrorfing to me. I will stick with hand quilting or send to a LAQ. Best of luck!