I'm looking forward to attending the birth of the baby boy for whom I made this quilt. I machine quilted it free hand...not with the Flynn Frame....I'm still trying to get a handle on that thing. I think I've decided that my machine and the frame don't like each other, so I'm going to try the frame on MSA's machine and see how that goes. Anyway, this quilt was super easy and fast to put together and I really like how it turned out. The meandering quilting I did is just so-so, but I think I just need some more practice.
....tea pot blocks....
...this thrifted chest covered in fabric...
.....Simple quilts that look great.....
....wonky quilts.
...this color combo of red and aqua....
....this dress quilt...
....this block....it looks pretty easy.....
.....and lastly, this seam-ripper wall hanging.
Well, my Quilting frame arrived on Monday afternoon. I spent Monday evening ,Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon (I went to the gym and took a nap in between on Tues) putting it together and trying to figure it out. I got it going last night and .....well, the jury is still out. Not sure if I love it or hate it. I can only sew about 4.5 inches across before I have to unpin, unwind the side thingies, roll the quilt 4 inches, repin, put the side thingies back on, tighten everything up and sew another 4 inches and then start the whole process over again. Not to mention there's a HUGE learning curve in driving this thing and making a nice quilt pattern. I've quilted about 8 inches so far and it looks like crap. But that's okay, I'm starting to get the hang of it. Oh and another thing. it's a pain when your bobbin runs out or your thread breaks. I'm going to work on it a little more this morning but plan to stop if my frustration level starts to rise again. BTW...this was why I was irritable on FB yesterday;) Oh wait, there's more. If I do decide I love...or just like it...I need to set up a dedicated space for it and maybe a dedicated sewing machine. I've already knocked over a cup of coffee fiddling with the thing...aaarrgghhh. I do think once I get the hang of it, tho, I'll like it. BUT until then......sorry auntie....your not off the quilting hook.
I started quilting just over a year ago and have amassed 3 big plastic pretzel jars full of scraps from all the projects I've worked on (some finished and a lot not finished!). I had the brilliant (insert lightbulb) idea to sew them all together into a scrappy quilt, calling it Scraps, 2009. I showed it to MSA* yesterday, and she turned up her perky little O'neill nose and said, "that's ugly" or maybe she said, "I don't like it". Oh, what does she know. Grace liked it. I thought this quilt would be a great reminder of my first year as a quilter.
The tree in front of our house is so beautiful this year. It's colors are changing really slowly and I've so been enjoying watching it.
