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Free Motion Quilting Challenge - January 2012



I decided to join Sew Cal Gal's Free Motion Quilting challenge.  I love to machine quilt but have always had a problem with background or all over design challenges.  I can do pretty good with stencils and I am fairly good at feathers, but all over designs stump me.  I have a problem keeping the designs consistent in size and look so I thought this challenge would help.  She (Sew Cal Gal) suggested some tops to make to keep all the samples in the same place and because I normally make things  little more difficult, I decided to make a different top.  I wanted to use my neon threads against black and designed this top for the monthly challenge.
My dog Walter who instinctively knows when a quilt hits the ground.
Here's my January sample piece.
I didn't do too bad.  I went slow and tried not to get myself locked in a corner but I did a few times.  Anyway I practiced on paper and you saw my Valentine quilt I made for Anna where I tried to make this design to look like a heart.  Practice practice, practice.  That's what we have to do.

Thanks for looking.
Barb

Comments

  1. Awesome job with the heart leaves.

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  2. Your sampler quilt top is gorgeous! Your leaves look wonderful. I think you did an excellent job filling the space evenly.

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  3. Barbara - You do such beautiful work and I want to thank you for your generosity in sharing it with us.

    Blessings,

    Diana

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  4. You look great. Beautiful and interesting the quilted. Greeting from Hungary!

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  5. Wow! I love what you did with your sample squares. Your leaves are awesome.

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  6. I just saw you on facebook when I joined the FMQ group. This is quite a striking quilt and you did super job on the FMQ leaves!!

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  7. Very nice and all your quilting will look so neat on the quilt. Fun!
    thanks so much for stopping by my blog and checking out my quilting. I am excited about it.

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  8. Barb this is shut up and quilt! Great job.

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  9. Great job on your leaves! Your quilt is perfect for this challenge. The neon threads are easy to see on the black fabric.

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  10. Love your sampler idea. You did great covering the area with leaves, Should be a fun quilt when it is done.

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