This month the bucket list produced Free Motion Quilting as our topic. Hmmm. Those dreaded words. Can't say that I like Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) but believe it or not....I did it. No, I mean I finished the project. Some of you might have seen the black and white mini that I did and didn't like. Since I didn't like it already, I thought...why not use that for the FMQ Bucket List this month/ I already didn't like it so it could only improve.
So here are some progress pictures. I do not like FMQ and I am not good at it. I will admit that I don't tremble in fear any more of it so that is saying something I guess. LOL.
Here you can see what the black and white mini looked like. Aren't the multi colored butterfly straight pins cute? Perhaps I should have left them on. :)
This was already sectioned off into areas that said "fill me" so I did. No I didn't have any particular design in mind. I figured I needed help with all of it so I just went with what came to mind. It's not great and some of it is actually terrible. That's what practicing is all about isn't it?
So here are some progress pictures. I do not like FMQ and I am not good at it. I will admit that I don't tremble in fear any more of it so that is saying something I guess. LOL.
Here you can see what the black and white mini looked like. Aren't the multi colored butterfly straight pins cute? Perhaps I should have left them on. :)
This was already sectioned off into areas that said "fill me" so I did. No I didn't have any particular design in mind. I figured I needed help with all of it so I just went with what came to mind. It's not great and some of it is actually terrible. That's what practicing is all about isn't it?
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| The final results |
4 comments:
I like it now :)
Did you learn more than just the stitches?
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thanks Diana.
I learned that "shapes" are not my thing. I cannot follow the lines well (travelling. BUT, I used to say I cannot do FMQ at all before so who knows what will happen in the future.
I also learned that it is MUCH easier when other people do it. LOL.
I also do not enjoy FMQ, but still am trying at least once a month. I think you did really well. I seem to do better at the beginning and then forget what I was trying to do about 1/2 way through.
Thanks BillieBee. :)
I found myself "drifting" a little on one or two of the white areas. I will try to sometime mark a pattern on paper and then try it that way. Not pre-bought paper and it probably won't be stippling. Each time to try a different way of doing it.
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