I had a wonderful Saturday, when my husband took the kids out for over 4 hours and I got half of my Good Fortune quilt quilted up. I had much more success than the first block, although still not perfect, but I had fun quilting whilst watching new episodes of Gossip Girl via Hulu, and took an intermission to go… Read More
Good Fortune: Block 1 – The…. Bad and the Ugly
Oh wow. Free motion quilting a big quilt is hard work! I have a small machine, no extension table, not set into the table, nothing. The drag as I’m sewing! I also need to get some gloves as I feel totally out of control. As is clearly evident in the above pictures. I seriously nearly didn’t post these pictures… Read More
WIP: Good Fortune Is Go!
Good Fortune quilting progress front by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Yes ladies and gentleman, after well over a year, my Good Fortune quilt is finally on the home stretch! I’ve finished all the straight line quilting – I’ve outlined the blocks to both stabilise for FMQ and also as inspired by shoji screens. You see, my plan is to fill in… Read More
Let The FMQ Games Begin!
Whilst in Australia, I bought a generic FMQ foot and crossed my fingers and toes that it would fit and work on Ellie. Hallelujah it did! And thus begun a new obsession… I signed up for Leah Day’s free motion quilting class on Craftsy on a whim – it covers a range of designs and patterns for a beginner and… Read More