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My first freemotion quilt!

Amatricis
Jr. Member
Posts: 95

My first freemotion quilt!
on: July 30, 2009, 01:36:57 PM

Finished my first free motion quilt! It's actually my first big quilt, too...it was 60x75" before quilting! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be...

Here's a peek at the back and the label

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random-charm
Sr. Member
Posts: 447

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 02:25:39 PM

Lively! Makes me think of some jazz tune - jumpin', jivin'!

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booma!
Newbie
Posts: 24

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #2 on: July 30, 2009, 02:27:07 PM

Congratulations! It's beautiful! I love the colors. Did you practice a lot beforehand or just dive right in?

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elizabethmadethis
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Posts: 478

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 03:28:26 PM

That looks fantastic!

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Amatricis
Jr. Member
Posts: 95

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 03:53:07 PM

Quote from: booma! on July 30, 2009, 02:27:07 PM

Congratulations! It's beautiful! I love the colors. Did you practice a lot beforehand or just dive right in?

The fabrics are all from Timeless Treasure's Apple line. SUCH a cute line.

I did most of my practicing on small things like pillows and scarves, and I had done a small baby blanket a few months ago, but all of these hid the back side of the quilting, which was far from perfect (apparently I didn't have my machine running fast enough). This quilt was definitely a challenge because it was the first one where the back side of the quilting would show and it was significantly bigger than my other projects.

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Andi
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Posts: 245

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 07:15:56 AM

It looks great! Good for you!

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Kaye
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Posts: 99

Re: My first freemotion quilt!
Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 07:48:21 AM

Good for you. Your quilt looks great. I have been afraid to try freemotion. I don't want to mess up anything. I just send my stuff on to my Aunt who has a quilting machine. I have planned to try on some placemats, but haven't done it yet.

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