This year we are to share our kind of crazy. I wasn't sure what to share. I have never really done much of what I consider crazy. Well, yeah, there is my fabric stash, between 3 rooms and the carport, due to a sewage flood we had, but I didn't want to share that.
Then I looked at some pictures and realized I do have some crazy to share. My crazy is my quilting. I have done some fun things and my goal with this is to inspire you to give these things a try.
When I first started machine quilting, I did so on my domestic machine, a Viking Lily 550. I am sharing this table runner, to show you how big my stitches were.
Then I decided I wanted frames. I bought a used grace frame for about $100. I got it set up and it was a bit hard to guide the machine, but it did get a little better with practice. Right now, it is in the carport, again due to the above mentioned flood. Unfortunately, due to the remodeling and some changes we are making to what was my sewing room, I don't have a place to set it up, so I am back to my domestic machine, this time a Juki tl98q.
One of the projects I did on my frames was this tardis quilt for a son in law. Now, all I knew is this was from Dr. Who. So my daughter explained to me, that this floats down from the sky, so crazy me decided I needed to quilt stars around this quilt, but they had to shine. So, I decided to use metallic thread. Remember, this was when I didn't know a lot about quilting by machine, but through trial and error, I figured it out. It was fun. He actually needs it longer, so I am going to make a new one. My little grandson loves the Quilt, so I will make a new one for my son in law and my grandson will get the old one.
This is a fun quilt, I can't show the whole quilt as it has not been gifted yet. But this has been a learning experience for me. I started it on the frame, then decided to finish it on my Juki tl98q , off of the frame. The best thing is, is that I can feel my free motion quilting is really improving.
This one was fun in that I backed it with fleece. I also tried quilting stars. This quilt will be called Puff the Magic dragon and is for a grandson. I will share a full picture of the Quilt when I gift it to him.
I hope you are inspired to try some of your ideas you may have in quilting.
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I love your police box quilt! I am just starting to free motion quilt - it takes a lot of practice!
ReplyDeleteI admire you tackling free-motion quilting; I don't have the nerve!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the Tardis quilt!!! Your quilting is great, and it will improve the more you do it! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your projects with us.
ReplyDeleteRonelle
With quilting, they say practice, practice, practice! I recently bought a second hand longarm, and that's what I'm doing.
ReplyDeleteYour work it wonderful!
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletecork@pa.rr.com
I enjoyed seeing your projects. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI admire you for tackling FMQ. I stick to hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteIt really is all about the practice. You can sure see the improvement in your quilts already! Whoop whoop! What a great reminder that we all can use a little practice time.
ReplyDeleteI've gone through some needles trying FMQ'ing but it does get easier over time.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your projects. I also have a a Juki but a TL98E I use on Handiquilter frame
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to see what others have gone through. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us today. Best of wishes on getting things back to normal. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
ReplyDeleteI hope you're able to get things back in order soon. I know the flood part was no fun!
ReplyDeleteThose big stitches look like me not long ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I am new to free motion quilting and appreciate seeing how one improves with practice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing ...
ReplyDeletePractice makes (nearly) perfect! I give myself room there as nothing is ever perfect so why stress out. Your quilting was done with love and that's pretty perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteI love your tardis quilt. So far I've been too chicken to try fmq since my first attempt. I am wanting to though.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't know how anyone does any sort of quilting on a DSM!! If it weren't for my longarm, I would be quilting by check!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting seeing your Free motion progress.
ReplyDeleteI have long arm machine quilted only once. Glad I did it but I need to practice, practice, practice. Nice to see your progress!
ReplyDeleteLarger quilts are tough to quilt on a DSM. You are doing good and the improvement is obvious. I'm with Farm Quilter, if I didn't have a long arm I would be quilting by check too! LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat post! It is evident that you've been practicing with the FMQ, as the more recent quilts show. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, practice makes perfect! Have not tried to do my own quilting. Would rather pay someone to do it.
ReplyDeleteto me, FMQ is as difficult to get right as hand quilting is. I'm sure handn quilters will disagree with me on that statement, but like they say.. with practice and I do mean every day for at least 15 minutes a day, you will get better. It's the same with FMQ or hand quilting. The biggest thing about getting started is that our stitches are always going to be longer than they will be once we get the hang of it. I wish I had the nerve to show off the hand quilting of my first quilt. It's the only quilt I ever made entirely on my own, and hand quilted also, it's also the last quilt I ever hand quilted. Quilts I made after that were either machine quilted, or I hired them out to be hand quilted. I liked your projects today and thank you for sharing them during QQQ 2019.
ReplyDeletei'm not ashamed to say i have a long armer and. i don't mean machine, i mean jane the long armer
ReplyDeleteIf you have been sewing for a while, you will feel the rhythm of the machine with each stitch. Learn how much fabric passes at each speed and you will find your rhythm for FMQ. ndfromsd
ReplyDeletePractice, practice, practice. You are doing great! Once I got past my fear of it being a mess or not perfect, I settled in and it all became much smoother. Hang in there! Thanks for sharing. MelvaLovesScraps(at)NolanQualityCustoms(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI always figure if I can doodle it, I can quilt it. And now I doodle on people's quilts with my big giant longarm sewing machine, and they actually pay me for it! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI know I have never done crazy - not on purpose anyway - but I love free motion quilting and strive to do as nicely as you.
ReplyDeleteFMQ is definitely something I need to practice! I do plan to use fleece for my grandson's quilt; he likes fuzzy.
ReplyDeleteWe all had to start somewhere! pjrquilter at msn dot com
ReplyDeleteI love fmq It definitely takes practice though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! FMQ sounds easy but isn’t.
ReplyDeleteFMQ is a process. I am fine on small things orstencils, but trying to do a design in an entirely blank space still scares me. I do like ruler work too. I hope you get things back in order soon.
ReplyDeleteI need to get brave enough - or qwazy enough! - to try free motion. Thanks for the honesty and inspiration!
ReplyDeletebasaran.family (at) rogers (dot) com
Ya free motion quilting is a challenge but worth trying...happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried free motion quilting yet but have watched my daughter do it. Quite fascinating. mtmom57@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI've been working at free motion to get good, but still not much luck. It does look way better than my first attempt though, so I'm progressing in tid bits.
ReplyDeleteI am taking a FMQ class in April. I am sure I will learn a lot, but I know it takes lots of practice. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteLove your quilting.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your journey in quilting.
ReplyDeleteI think you do a great job free motion quilting.
ReplyDeleteit does take time to get good at quilting. you did amazingly well on you projects!
ReplyDeleteGreat tardis. I do a lot of SID quilting, and walking foot. Some hand quilting. I pieced by machine, and quilted by hand for many years. Machine quilting still feels foreign.
ReplyDeleteI think FMQ is just too fast for me.
Great job on your quilt. Free motion is indeed a challenge - but a good one!! LOL
ReplyDeleteGood job on your quilting efforts/ I really like the metallic thread on the tardis. Thanks for sharing in the hop ... :) Pat
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