Peggy had me quilt these 4 fun little Christmas quilts. One for each of her adult children and one for herself. They have seen the quilt tops, so I'm not spoiling any surprises here. :)
This first one I did free-motion feathers. I used a Holiday variegated thread which really turned out nice with her festive colors.
The back.
Quilt #2...
...and the back. The quilting on this one goes along with the design in one of the light fabrics.
Quilt #3 was curly-Q's and holly leaves. See where I got the idea for curly-Q's??
And #4 was loops and holly leaves.
These were the last quilts I did on my old longarm machine. That's right- I purchased a new longarm about a month ago! (I'm really good at keeping this blog up to date huh?) It's a Nolting Fun Quilter 20". I think I have finally gotten to the point where I'm comfortable with it. It takes a while to get used to the feel of a different machine- much like driving a different car. Perhaps I will share my new machine with you in another post. But for now, I have more holiday quilting to do!
4 comments:
Yeah for you getting a new machine!! Now, can you come help me with my Fun Quilter?? =)
I bought Glide thread and Glide pre wound bobbins. I used them once and it did ok...I later figured out what trouble I did have was because I had the quilt top too taught between the bars and that messed up my tension. I have to psych myself up to use it because I get a little stressed.
I know, I know....Practice, practice, practice....
Your feathers are wonderful...
BEAUTIFUL! Love them :) Already hanging mine up for the holidays!
~Sarah
lovely quilts. I am jealous of your feathers, I just can not get the hang of them!
Love the holly leaves and curlicues. They area all beautiful and I'm sure enjoyed and treasured by the recipients.
~ Mom
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