Learning to free motion quilt
06-10-2018, 09:54 AM
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Learning to free motion quilt
Hello quilters. I took a class for free motion quilting last august. The quilt in this photo is the fourth quilt I have free motion quilted on my Janome machine. I can see that practice is improving my technique, but it is far from perfect. My college chum Anna gave me the blocks, where were block of the month kits from a Hancocks store. They were not the best quality, as some were smaller than the 12" when I assembled them. I added strips of coordinating cloth to bring the small blocks up to 12" square. I added sashing and borders using fabric leftover from earlier quilts. I like how it turned out. I gave the quilt to the president of the Parent Advisory Council at a Chicago Public School, to thank her for all the hours and hard work she's put into helping the school
06-10-2018, 10:41 AM
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The quilt turned out great. Unless you tell them, no one will ever know the fabric was poor quality or that you had to add to the blocks. You definitely took lemons and made some lemonade. Job well done.
06-10-2018, 11:01 AM
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Bravo! That's a cheerful quilt, homey looking with the traditional blocks, and shows patience in your FMQ. Well done. And as an educator, I say thank you for rewarding someone in the school system. I'm sure she will really appreciate it.
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