Daughter's quilt
 

A few of you helped me on my tension issue the other day. I thought I'd show you what you helped me with. This is my very first time free motion quilting. It was also my first attempt at applique. Please be gentle. (and only my 10th quilt)

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A close up of the stipple:
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After I washed it.
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I made a pillowcase out of scraps and appliqued her name on it.
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There are lots mistakes, but I'm awful glad I had read a few posts about just jumping in and doing it and so I decided to "just do it". Besides an issue with an overfilled bobbin, it was actually easier than I thought it would be. I need to work on my stopping and starting so its more smooth, but overall I was very happy at my first attempt.

I think it is great! I have only done straight line quilting yet, you are brave!

Great job on piecing, quilting and applique! She will love it!

Great job on a beautiful quilt! Love the design and your colors are perfect.

Really great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This quilt looks like beaches with the waves rolling in. Very relaxing and cuddly. Your FMQ is at least as good as mine, probably better - looks really good!

This is a lovely quilt. I like your color choice and the quilting is nice too.

Do you remember when you posted your help request?? I must be overlooking it. I still have uneven stitches with my FMQ. Tinker

love the color combination

Beautiful in every way!

it looks great!

Looks good to me.

Very nice quilt. Looks like you mastered your "issues" whatever they were.

Love the colors that is just beautiful u did a wonderful job. l love how u put the name on the back also.:thumbup:

Beautiful quilt!! You did a wonderful job. Onward and upward! Can't wait to see whats next!

I think the feel of it after it's been washed, is one of the best things about quilting!!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...l-t240518.html Here was the link to where I asked for help.

Thank you!!! The colors were my daughter's choice. I wanted an easy quilt to make for her so a friend shared this pattern, I'm not sure I would ever do a rail fence for myself, but I'm happy how this one turned out.

I would have never dared to try FMQ'ing except I was reading a thread and someone said that they didn't think they could handle a whole quilt, and low and behold they could. They just jumped in and did it. That was my inspiration....along with so many pictures of others who were trying or practicing fmq.

Great job on a pretty quilt! Congrats on trying FMQ~ :)

Now after washing, you could look for hours trying to find your error, and it's most impossible to find it. Forget it. You did great! You are doing great.

Great quilt, great quilting!

Beautiful quilt, quilting and pillowcase.

Great job! Once you get over the scared's it isn't so bad

It came out great!

I think you did a great job. Barb

Lovely quilt, great colors and what nice meandering.

Nicely done!

I think it looks wonderful, you are very brave to jump in and fmq.

You did a beautiful job.

Wonderful! You're way ahead of me on the FMQ business! Way to go! :thumbup:

It's beautiful! you did a great job and really you are the only one who sees what you call mistakes. I call them escape routes for the bad spirts that may have snuck in when I cursed while working on my project.

Nice quilt. Good job.

Fantastic quilt - you did a wonderful job!

wow,this is so amazing quilt.you make it beautifully.
Thanks for sharing,
JOHN

Very nice and your FMQ is really good

Looks great....

Very pretty quilt and quilting. I to am getting ready to just do it with fmq, I hope mine turns out half as good as yours.

What do you mean, be gentle? This is a beautiful quilt with great colors and the pillow case is perfect! You even used up your scraps! What more can we ask for?? Don't be shy, you did good girl! :)

Very pretty

Looks great!!!

Awesome quilt and quilting!!! GREAT job!!!