Ring Around O'Rosie--Here is a shot of a new fused quilt, nearly done. It measures about 16 x 22. Still have a little more quilting to do around the borders. This is headed for a local quilt festival at Bethany College, WV in August. I had a lot of trouble with the bobbin tension on my machine, which is especially frustrating because it's brand new. After taking this photo I finally got the tension corrected and finished the quilting and attached the sleeve. I am pleased with the total quilt, but still have a long way to go with my machine quilting technique. Of course getting the machine tweaked can only help! I also need help choosing threads. So far I have not used invisible thread in the bobbin, and realize with this piece that I must buy some. So I see some problems with Rosie (the bobbin stitching and my primitive quilting technique), but the overall top feels good to me.
And here is a close-up of the "eye" of the storm. Lots of fused snippets, some couching thanks to the prodding, I mean encouragement, of Karoda, and some machine quilting with a lovely variegated metallic thread courtesy of my LQS.
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I love this Cheryl! What is the size of it? Is this the piece you referred to a month or so ago that you said was in progress or should we expect another quilt to appear here soon?
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