Our task this month was to Divide and Conquer, or, do a swirl doodle and fill in the spaces with machine quilting. I decided to do kind of a free flowing, wavy sort of design and actually had first decided to do it horizontally.
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| This is my doodling on paper. I was at first going to add letters. I may still do this for my grand-daughter :^) |
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| I first used my blue washout pens to draw the design on the fabric. |
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| Then I began to fill in each space with quilting. |
Then I moved it a quarter turn to a vertical view, and it was a surprise!! I liked it so much more and it was begging to be filled in. How silly when you think about it!!!
So now that I liked the design, I could actually find my hummm-purrr like Cindy described. It is as though you are one with your machine gliding along at a comfortable, relaxing pace :^)
More photos to show some close ups and the beautiful texture this kind of quilting makes!!! I did a little shading with a crayon. I am not so sure I really like that part, but too late, it cannot be removed!!
WOW, what a great tutorial. I learned a lot and I learned tons from all the other members of our challenge group. I just love the sharing that is going on!!
Thanks to Cindy Needham for such a wonderful lesson and to SewCalGal, http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/
for hosting this year long challenge. The education and experience is priceless!!
Take care everyone, Happy Quilting, and keep those needles sharp!!
Martha
Wow! So organic and flowing and blending perfectly with your border fabric. Love it!
ReplyDeletewow such wonderful movement in this piece
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed how well you do free motion. It is beautiful. We have a 22ft 5th wheel. You would love camping on the coast. It sounds like you need to go camping this year. My sister-in law entered "The Red Chair" in the CA State Fair this year and won 3rd place for it. She got me started in quilting.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you added your blog to facebook so I could come here and view the close-ups! I love your quilted design! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sampler! Your quilting is getting so smooth & even. Love it!
ReplyDeleteVery creative ideas! Congrats on winning the draw!
ReplyDeletethis is stunning! beautiful job
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being a fellow June Challenge winner! And what a wonderful prize - you're the perfect person to win one of Cindy's e-book collections - your quilting and design work are simply spectacular.
ReplyDeletebeautiful work it's great Hope I can do as well one day
ReplyDeleteI love this! The flowing design with purple thread! Amazing! PLUS I really like the purple shading! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work, I was wondering what type of fabric you used? I loved the sheen.
ReplyDeleteWonderful job....just gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThank you Shirley!! It was so much fun and I learned a lot from Cindy!!!
DeleteLovely work brilliant ideas is the background material satin I love feathers thanks for all your beautiful pictures
ReplyDeleteYes, the background is satin, a little tricky to quilt on!! This was a really fun challenge and I love the outcome!! Thanks for the visit!!
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