Before I retired, I dreamed of the day when I could wander into my sewing room and spend hours at my sewing machine. For the first two years of retirement too many distractions kept me from that. Finally last May I decided that the time had come to make that dream come true. I was inspired by quilts at a shop that were quilted by free motion and really wanted to learn that skill. I searched the internet and found Leah Day! I was totally fascinated with her free motion designs and was incredibly excited when I discovered that she offers free lessons. The downside was that I was five months behind and soon we would be moving 1500 miles away to live in the mountains. (Another distraction!) I found bits of time to work on the early lessons; practicing stippling, working on straight lines, traveling, etc. Now I have more time to devote to this great project so, hopefully, I can catch up.
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| Practice Squares - Trying to perfect my traveling skills (so I can do the outlining on Quilt Along #11-the wholecloth wall hanging) as well as learn Paisley. |
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| I pieced this quilt a couple of years ago and never knew what to do with it. Now each square will have a different design. I wish I had done the Paisley a little larger, as it is pretty dense. Oh well! |
