I finally completed my first quilt! It is a disappearing nine-patch with Tula Pink's Nest line of fabrics. Totally copied from this quilt, but I loved it so much and there were so many charm packs on Ebay for a good price so why not?
This was my largest free motion quilting attempt, and boy was it frustrating. I had lots of problems with the thread continually slipping out of the upper thread guide and getting jammed which kept messing with the tension. Anyways, I found a ghetto solution using some masking tape that seems to have worked, but the quilting is by no means perfect. You can see the odd 'eyelash' on the backing, but it is my first attempt so I'm not too worried. White backing is definitely a lot more forgiving!!
This one is going to Kevin's cousin as a wedding gift.
This was my largest free motion quilting attempt, and boy was it frustrating. I had lots of problems with the thread continually slipping out of the upper thread guide and getting jammed which kept messing with the tension. Anyways, I found a ghetto solution using some masking tape that seems to have worked, but the quilting is by no means perfect. You can see the odd 'eyelash' on the backing, but it is my first attempt so I'm not too worried. White backing is definitely a lot more forgiving!!
This one is going to Kevin's cousin as a wedding gift.
a beautiful piece of work Leigh - you are a professional now - time to start selling your work!!!!
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