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Small happy dance
Only because the quilt's not finished yet, but when it is, oh boy oh boy will i be
happy dancing in a big way. I'm doing stippling/meandering for the first time. I've gotten the hang of free motion quilting motifs drawn onto the quilt, but now i just wanted to see if I could handle meandering. For about 15 to 20 minutes at a time, it's great! I just have to remember to breathe. I'm doing a small hug for the lady next door whose 10 year old dd just died last month, and wanted to get this done relatively quickly. Generally speaking, I'm a hand quilter, so this would normally take me a couple of months (having a small child and a busyish social life along with homeschooling kinda cuts into the quilting time), and I really wanted her to have this sooner than that. Anyway, I just had to share with someone. Thanks for being here 24/7...LOL -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne |
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In article , Jalynne
writes Only because the quilt's not finished yet, but when it is, oh boy oh boy will i be happy dancing in a big way. I'm doing stippling/meandering for the first time. I haven't tried that yet, but it's on my "to do" list. Can you post a pic when you're finished? -- Mel Rimmer |
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MQ sure is a life saver when time is an issue, and just think, it can be
just as lovely as HQ when you get the knack. Way to go Jalynne, and be sure to let us know when to do the Big Happy Dance with you! Diana, dancing gently -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "Jalynne" wrote in message .net... Only because the quilt's not finished yet, but when it is, oh boy oh boy will i be happy dancing in a big way. I'm doing stippling/meandering for the first time. I've gotten the hang of free motion quilting motifs drawn onto the quilt, but now i just wanted to see if I could handle meandering. For about 15 to 20 minutes at a time, it's great! I just have to remember to breathe. I'm doing a small hug for the lady next door whose 10 year old dd just died last month, and wanted to get this done relatively quickly. Generally speaking, I'm a hand quilter, so this would normally take me a couple of months (having a small child and a busyish social life along with homeschooling kinda cuts into the quilting time), and I really wanted her to have this sooner than that. Anyway, I just had to share with someone. Thanks for being here 24/7...LOL -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne |
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Of course I will. It should be done within the week, and I've got scheduled
maintenence on my website just after the 1st, so it'll be up then. I for one, can't wait until it's finished...and then i'll get pix of it with it's new owner. Mel, when you get around to it, the trick for me was to keep the machine going at a medium, constant speed, and to move the quilt around so that the stitches weren't too small or too big...and to start on a small quilt...like 18". The one I'm doing is a bit bigger, but i have a big table, so it's going well. And breathe, in rhythm...oh yeah, and music helps, too...LOL -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Mel Rimmer" wrote in message ... In article , Jalynne writes Only because the quilt's not finished yet, but when it is, oh boy oh boy will i be happy dancing in a big way. I'm doing stippling/meandering for the first time. I haven't tried that yet, but it's on my "to do" list. Can you post a pic when you're finished? -- Mel Rimmer |
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In article . net,
Jalynne writes Mel, when you get around to it, the trick for me was to keep the machine going at a medium, constant speed, and to move the quilt around so that the stitches weren't too small or too big...and to start on a small quilt...like 18". The one I'm doing is a bit bigger, but i have a big table, so it's going well. And breathe, in rhythm...oh yeah, and music helps, too...LOL OK so now I have a mental image of myself MQing whilst wearing yellow dishwashing gloves, bare feet, and singing along to "Bohemian Rhapsody". It just gets better and better. -- Mel Rimmer |
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How did you know that's what I listened to??? Seriously!! Do you have a web cam set
up here to spy on me? For sewing in general, Bohemian Rhapsody is my favourite. That and singing with some of the operas of Puccini...but that's another story altogether. I'm thinking of trying to quilt with Les Miserables next. I feel most comfortable sewing barefoot. The only thing I don't do is wear gloves. I keep the feed dogs up instead, but hey, whatever works. --- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Mel Rimmer" wrote in message ... In article . net, Jalynne writes Mel, when you get around to it, the trick for me was to keep the machine going at a medium, constant speed, and to move the quilt around so that the stitches weren't too small or too big...and to start on a small quilt...like 18". The one I'm doing is a bit bigger, but i have a big table, so it's going well. And breathe, in rhythm...oh yeah, and music helps, too...LOL OK so now I have a mental image of myself MQing whilst wearing yellow dishwashing gloves, bare feet, and singing along to "Bohemian Rhapsody". It just gets better and better. -- Mel Rimmer |
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