Friday, January 27, 2012
First Finish for 2012!
It is hard to get a good pic today because it is snowing but I couldnt wait for the sun to post a pic. |
I added the three borders to make the quilt bigger. For thread, I used Wonderfil "Konfetti", a 50wt cotton in the top and bottom with a Microtex 80/12 needle. I used about 7 bobbins. I did spirals in the white sashing and a curvy diamond in the rectangles. I was surprised by the look of circles in the secondary design that showed up. In the white border I did the heart shaped leaf design that we are practicing this month with the 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge. I worked on the FMQ over five days and enjoyed it so much. I love how it turned out because until I washed and dried it, I was not in love, but I am now. I have a hard time with red and pink and when I bought the jelly roll it was meant to help me get over my aversion
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