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    Old 07-03-2013, 12:33 PM
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    A great job! I'll put the class on my list of 'to dos'. I'm a self-taught, and not too good.
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    Old 07-03-2013, 01:03 PM
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    Please tell me what a ruler foot is. I have never heard of it. I like the work you have done on your quilt, hope I can get that good someday. Thank you for sharing.
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    Old 07-03-2013, 01:13 PM
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    I think you are doing great, Debbie! Your designs will look great on a quilt.

    I wanted to learn to quilt feathers, so I started out just drawing them over and over and over. Then I put on a practice piece and quilted them. They were getting better, but I still wasn't totally happy with them. One day I decided that the only way I was really going to get good at quilting feathers was to start putting them on quilts. The first quilt was an easy pattern I made just to practice my feathers and I use it as a lap quilt on my couch. I don't mind that the quilting isn't that great, I still love it. I have now quilted several quilts with feathers and am (generally) very happy with the results. I guess what I am saying is, don't be afraid to quilt your designs on actual quilts. Matching thread really does hide a multitude of mistakes and you'll see a HUGE improvement after each quilt you complete.
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    Old 07-03-2013, 02:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by watson's mom
    Please tell me what a ruler foot is. I have never heard of it. I like the work you have done on your quilt, hope I can get that good someday. Thank you for sharing.
    A ruler foot is a foot that's thicker at the bottom, so you can hold a special quilting ruler next to it. There are different types of rulers...straight edge, scallops, shapes, ect. I took a couple of pictures of the foot & they should be on page 2 or 3 of this thread. My ruler foot says it is to only be used with a machine on a frame.
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    Old 07-03-2013, 02:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by laurlync
    I think you are doing great, Debbie! Your designs will look great on a quilt.

    I wanted to learn to quilt feathers, so I started out just drawing them over and over and over. Then I put on a practice piece and quilted them. They were getting better, but I still wasn't totally happy with them. One day I decided that the only way I was really going to get good at quilting feathers was to start putting them on quilts. The first quilt was an easy pattern I made just to practice my feathers and I use it as a lap quilt on my couch. I don't mind that the quilting isn't that great, I still love it. I have now quilted several quilts with feathers and am (generally) very happy with the results. I guess what I am saying is, don't be afraid to quilt your designs on actual quilts. Matching thread really does hide a multitude of mistakes and you'll see a HUGE improvement after each quilt you complete.
    Thank you for the encouraging words. I put the top that I made for the class on my frame today. I tried to pebble & it's looking like a hot mess! But, I keep telling myself that this is to learn something new. I, too, draw & draw for practice. I'm actually pretty good drawing the quilting, but the quilting is a different story...lol. I can draw feathers, but they remind me of the Loch Ness monster when I quilt them. But, I'm not giving up!
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    Old 07-03-2013, 07:33 PM
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    Excellent work! Go forth and quilt those tiles!!
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    Old 07-03-2013, 07:38 PM
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    Great tiles!! You are doing a wonderful job!
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    Old 07-04-2013, 02:05 AM
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    Looks to me that the practicing has paid off - looks great! You're ready!
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    Old 07-04-2013, 04:36 AM
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    Looks great. Go for it!!
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    Old 07-04-2013, 04:40 AM
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    I think you did a great job. I need to do some practicing myself.
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