![]() ![]() Personally, I think it looks both interesting and comforting and whoever gets it will surely appreciate it. ![]() It might not be big for some of you who have larger machines or longarms on a frame, but for her machine it was gigantic. I understand the last bit was kind of tough to get it through the machine. This quilting method gave her the opportunity to learn how to deal with her new machine, practice both feed dogs up and free motion quilting, and make this big quilt. The front of her quilt has lots of beauty to discover. She used the method described by Nina McVeigh in this little Bernina video: So she made it by a quilt-as-you-go method, which gave a bit of relief on managing the size up until the last bit. The Lutheran World Relief, however, wanted a 60″ x 80″ quilt, which is really quite large for her domestic sized machine. She has a new Bernina 480 and it is a bit small for a large quilt. I gave them to my friend Anita who took most of them and made a beautiful quilt for the quilt drive for Ukraine. Though I loved the fabrics I gave away, they didn’t fit my plans for the next year or so and I needed to empty some storage spaces for future projects. I used to have a very large stash, but have used up a lot in those years and also found places to give some of my fabrics to lower the volume. It has been quite a long time since I bought new fabrics…maybe three or four years. I think I am pretty much swupplied for quilting for the whole of this year. I guess I have done more quilting than I realized. I also have had to buy some batting for future projects for the first time in a couple of years. Then I also added several pieces of solid colors of Peppered Cotton–designed by Pepper Cory–for some experimentation, demonstration, and fun that go together but I haven’t quite figured it all out. This past few weeks I looked over my stash, and I then added a few pieces of new fabrics to my stash: a piece of silk dupioni and a piece of Kaufman Radiance silk/cotton to go with it. That can be addressed by reading pattern instructions, testing techniques and products, watching videos, taking classes, talking with other fabric artists, and not getting discouraged when you need more help. Of course, one does need to know what to do at each step and how to do it even for less complex projects. This is true for both making quilted fabric art and sewing or even tailoring complex clothing. I say “complexity” rather than “difficulty” because I have found over the years that many of even the most complex projects are not much more difficult than some one might call “simple” or “easy.” They may take longer, but it is mostly a matter of going one step at a time and continuing to move forward in carrying out the project. Hi everyone! I have been working hard lately on pulling together some projects for this year of varying degrees of complexity. ![]()
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