First off let me say I really chose the wrong fabric to use for my free motion practice when I needed to be able to film it for the link ups! Next time I'll be better. :)
Besides doing the weekly challenges of Leah's, I am also doing the monthly Free Motion Challenge over at SewCalGal. Frances Moore is our teacher for January and she gave us this leaf design to work on. Here is my first attempt at the leaves....if you can see it!
They are fun to do but I struggle with consistency. Oi!
For my second try I did the leaves as a border to see if I could do that. I had trouble flipping them so they wouldn't always look like a straight line. Then in the middle I did week two of Leah's challenge -- which was to try to do stippling in rows. Oh did that not work to well for me. I learned to stipple years and years ago and was taught to randomly work so my brain just doesn't want to work in rows. I may need to let it go with stippling and work on that idea with future designs.
You're probably gonna be sick of my posts on free motion practice. I'm linking up each week/month in order to get input from others and also for prizes with SewCalGal. I'm even considering adding in the free motion quilt along over at Quokka Quilts to get even more practice. We shall see. Being house bound due to snow for several days has sure helped with getting work done. :)
Besides doing the weekly challenges of Leah's, I am also doing the monthly Free Motion Challenge over at SewCalGal. Frances Moore is our teacher for January and she gave us this leaf design to work on. Here is my first attempt at the leaves....if you can see it!
For my second try I did the leaves as a border to see if I could do that. I had trouble flipping them so they wouldn't always look like a straight line. Then in the middle I did week two of Leah's challenge -- which was to try to do stippling in rows. Oh did that not work to well for me. I learned to stipple years and years ago and was taught to randomly work so my brain just doesn't want to work in rows. I may need to let it go with stippling and work on that idea with future designs.
Here's a close-up:
8 comments:
Nice job :) I've spent more time practicing on paper than actually on my sewing machine - LOL! I always seem to get stuck in a spot and can't work my way out. I'm hoping to see some improvement as we go on in the challenge. You're off to a great start!
Your FMQ look great. You should definitely join in Quokka Quilts QAYGFMQQAL!
go cindy go!!!
Both types of quilting look wonderful! I have been stippling randomly for years also.
looks good to me! What a fun little challenge project you've got going for yourself!
it looks great! Glad to see you are at it!
great job, your a quick study.
Great FMQ work - love this challenge.
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