Tuesday, March 15, 2005


At the kind urging of Karoda and Frieda A. I have been practicing 'free dogs down' machine quilting as well as some free form hand embroidery.My technique is lousy, but at least I'm starting...and starting something very new for me. This is "Prairie Beyond the Fence."
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3 comments:

Elle said...

Trust me, your technique's no lousier than mine right now as I'm figuring out the nuances of free motion machine quilting too. Everybody's been unanimous about one thing: Practicing it is the only way to get better!

10:45 AM
Sonji Hunt said...

I think that your technique looks great, too. And I tell myself that I'm quite inventive at it. The more you do it the better you get, right? Melody Johnson makes these fantastic leaves and I asked her how she did it. She said she's been doing it for years and she should be doing it well! Sonji

2:45 PM
PaMdora said...

I don't think your technique's lousy. What I like, especially about that blue section is that it looks like you are trying to develop your own quilting patterns, rather than just copying someone elses. Keep it up and you'll be a pro in no time!

9:42 PM

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