The centre strips have loops, daisies or straight line stitching, while the outer border has straight lines with crosses and the end borders have large crosses with alternating fancy stitch (trying out one of the in-built embroidery stitches on the machine).
Linking up with my overseas quilting buddies at Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday linky party and with Amanda Jean's Friday Night Finish It Up!
Beautiful work! And this was just practice? Perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is nice to get something useful out of a practice piece!
DeleteCute little quilt............nice ot see you are having some sun shine!
ReplyDeleteHi, yes, after the rough (and chilly) start to the week we went back to some lovely sun. There is definitely an autumn chill in the air though.
DeleteYay - one project finished for the Finish-along! Looks fantastic, and what a great way to try out different free machine quilting patterns.
ReplyDeleteThanks Poppy! I hope I can keep up the momentum once school starts again!
DeleteVery pretty! I struggle with fmq, this looks like a great way to practice! Linda
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, it was a super way to practice! I recommend it - small size quilt, no pressure to 'get it right'!
DeleteVery nice on the FMQ. I used to do a lot of it before I got my longarm. People would talk to me a lot about how they are just afraid to try and afraid to practice. Practice is the only way to get better and feel confident. You are doing a great job. Lovely fabric choices, too.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Terry, it all just takes practice and hey, if there are a few oopsies then they just add to the charm and the handmade genuinity! Maybe one day I will get a long arm but until then I will make the most of my sewing machine.
DeleteReally cute quilt. Loops and daisies add more charm to beautiful pink.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michiko - it is always fun to try different patterns out!
DeleteSuper cute! You did a really fantastic job with the quilting!
ReplyDeleteCheers! It is always good to try out different things with 'test' projects!
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