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Thanks feline fanatic! Part of the purpose of this piece was to practice "small" filler designs and achieve the "look" I was aiming for. That tiny design was as much by feel as by sight. Much of my FMQing is on large quilts so the motifs are much larger and more open so that they quilts stay fluffy. But lately, I've been really compelled to work on improving my small-design skills.
When I first started learning to FMQ, I had purchased a book just to look at because I thought the quilting was so gorgeous (and I cannot even remember the author's name at the moment--will post it when I find it). The front of her quilts were batik fabrics that had been painted and otherwise embelished to with floral designs. But the backs, OMG! They showed BEAUTIFUL designs stitched in contrasting colored threads on black backing. When I saw those quilt backs, Iwas instantly in LOVE, and knew I had to learn to make my quilting look like THAT! Well, I feel like I'm getting there, and each piece I make gives me ideas for the next. Now if I could just figure out how to find more time to quilt. I'm a few years away from retirement, so for now I'll just quilt when I can and daydream about it when I can't. Diane Guadynski is definitley on my short-list of people who have "helped" me learn FMQ with their books and videos. She, along with Karen McTavish, Sharon Schamber, and Leah Day are my top inspirations and have so much practical/usable information out there for all of us to learn from! Sorry I'm rambling a bit here... better get back to work. :shock: |
Beautiful! It's perfect with the plant. Orphan no more!
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Beautiful workmanship.
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Beautiful, great work!
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Please, may I have one?
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very nice, love the quilting and color choice
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Your quilting takes my breath away
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Your quilting is very pretty. I love the block it looks like it is stuffed,like you can pick it up and it would feel squishie and soft. Looks well with plant but move the plant up to the side a little so everyone can see the block better. Great work. Haven't made one of those blocks yet but will find instructions and try.
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A perfect place! No longer an orphan! Success.
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Beautiful quilting!
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Your quilt is gorgeous. I love the quilting.
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Very pretty!
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Beautiful block and quilting, its almost a shame to cover it up with a plant.
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Your quilting is amazing
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How unique and just beautiful!
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Yikes !!! Where did you find the pattern? I LOVE it and would love to make it for my flower pots, too.
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that is great!!
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I love it :thumbup:
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Wow, wow and another wow.... just in case - WOW.
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:thumbup: Stunning!
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That is beautiful. Your FMQ is wonderful. Great job!
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I really love it, and the quilting is fabulous!
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OMG. it's beautiful. So is the quilting.
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Stunning. Looks soo hard to do. Your quilting is beyond beautiful. BrendaK
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Very pretty and creative!!
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Your quilting is beautiful!
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So glad that you posted a photo of the plant on top of it! As I was reading I was thinking 'this is too gorgeous to hide under a potted plant' but your orchid and small pot is perfect. LOVE it!
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Nicely, and your FMQin is gorgeous!
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It's beautiful and I love the accent stitching.
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It's beautiful!!! :)
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Hang it up!! It's too beautiful to be hidden by the plant!
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Very beautiful and a creative use for the orphan.
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Love the color contrast.
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That is cute! Cute!! Cute!!
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That is gorgeous, I wouldn't want to cover it up with anything.
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It's amazing how many variation a cube block can have. Your quilting is spectacular and matches the block perfectly.
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Gorgeous block and the quilting is superb!
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that's marvelous - great job!
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WOW!! I love it :thumbup:
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Very very nice. Great to do w/ a extra block and your quilting is fabulous too.
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