I am currently taking some free motion quilting lessons with Teri Lucas. Teri is lovely and she is cheering me on.
Despite the projects I seem to take on these days - I have not been free motion quilting for very long. Here is my complete history of free motion quilting. And Teri - I'm scared you might be reading this - I really haven't quilted very much at all!
I took my first lesson in 2007 which in truth freaked me out and I didn't go back to it before stippling a small makeup case in 2009.
At the time I was extremely pleased with myself - but I have to admit I had trouble posting this picture at all!
I then began popping out babies and concentrate largely on my knitting skills (I just love to knit!) Any quilts I made I just opted to sew in the ditch or tie. I was still very scared of free motion quilting.
Then in 2012 (yes it took me 3 years to try this again) I took a leap of faith and made a playmat for a cousin and quilted it by stippling.
Then later in 2012 I made a memory quilt for a 90th birthday celebration. This was a monster sized quilt - I must have been crazy to take it on.
In these 3 widely spaced projects I could already see a vast improvement in my stippling. This year I have completed the following projects.
Mother's Day Pillows with quilted swirls & Teacher Appreciation Pillows with quilted echoed hearts.
and our first in a series of Kid Painted Quilts quilted with swirly flowers.
That's it. Not too much experience really. And this was a good post for me to write as it reminds me that I have come a long way with not so much experience. So tomorrow when I sit down to fight with an amazing project I am honored to be working .... I will remind myself. I am getting better - but it takes practice. Hours and Hours of practice .... and I am on a total mission to conquer this free motion quilting!
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Please do not forget about the charity I Spy quilt - we are still looking for scrap fabric donations.
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