Friday, May 11, 2012

FREEMOTIONG QUILTING CHALLENGE
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-2012-fmq-challenge-tutorial-by-leah.html
These are Free Motion Quilting on my short arm machine. My new obsession.After discovering that Leah Day has not been quilting for most of her life  as I always suspected from looking at the quality of her work,   So the Only way to get good at something must be to jump in with all 4 appendages .I figured that I should do something with my big circles in side of circles so I made protective arm pads for my couch. Then I decided I was finally ready do the bordetr for the back of the sofa where the cat likes to grab onto when it is time for her to go to sleep downstairs. 
I decided that this would force me to get really into detail while doing free motion.  I  free motion quilted the border and also around the flowers & leaves  and around & in  some of the borders on the cheater panel.





2 comments:

  1. I STARTED WITH THE ARM PADS AND JUST KEPT GOING....... LIAH DAY IS FANTASTIC!

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  2. Fun to see your work and hear your perspective. Personally, I think Leah is an amazing woman and while I'll never be as talented as she is, she is a great roll model for all us quilters, that if you focus on learning new techniques you really can master them and make beautiful quilts.

    I hope you are enjoying Leah's tutorial this month, as well as the other tutorials that the FMQ Experts generously provide, for free, for those participating in the 2012 FMQ Challenge.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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