Ongoing Quilt Projects, Continued from the "No Appreciation...." Thread

[speckledhen]

That turned out beautiful!

I like everything about it!

Getting all that quilted looks like a ton of work.
You have my admiration.

Thank you! I hope to do better in the future as I'm more comfortable with new designs.

 

[fisherlady]

Thank you! I hope to do better in the future as I'm more comfortable with new designs.

That quilt has turned out just beautiful, and certainly was an ever evolving project as it came together. Your quilting is getting more intricate as your comfort level grows on your machine work. I am constantly amazed and impressed at how your process works and how pretty the finished products are. You should be very proud of the quilts your hard work and perseverance have produced.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I ran across this lady's quilting and learned a few things.

This block makes a cool looking quilt. Thought I would share it.

 

[speckledhen]

That quilt has turned out just beautiful, and certainly was an ever evolving project as it came together. Your quilting is getting more intricate as your comfort level grows on your machine work. I am constantly amazed and impressed at how your process works and how pretty the finished products are. You should be very proud of the quilts your hard work and perseverance have produced.

Wish I could put a heart on your post, not just a "like". Thank you so much, Karen. I think I'm improving with every project. Angela Walters says there is no such thing as "perfect" free motion quilting and I've seen her make the same missteps I do at times when she teaches, though I only wish I could do this as well as she can!

@21hens-incharge I've seen the block and it's very easy to do, but you can really make it pop with color placement like she's done! The simplest quilt blocks can look 100% different done in different tones or brights rather than pastels, etc. That block would look awesome with black where hers is white and jewel tones for the half-square triangles.

 

[User395221]

Love the quilt, it's turned out lovely. I hadn't realised when you were working on it and seeing the photos on the machine just how huge it is -the photo on the bed was like "whoa, that's a big bed". That's a LOT of work on such a large quilt, and it seems from following your progress that you've just whizzed through it, effortlessly. You get 10/10 from me.

Angela Walters says there is no such thing as "perfect" free motion quilting

After she was mentioned on this thread, I've watched a couple of her videos (I watched her quilting a Tula Pink quilt that somebody mentioned - she's got the machine with the frame, speckledhen doesn't have that advantage to have worked so quickly). She's so encouraging and pleasant, she just makes you want to do it too.

Anyway, she said in one of those videos something like "a finished quilt is better than a perfect quilt top". It's true, if you get caught up worrying about this or that you psych yourself out of getting things done, and learning and getting better at things. It's like you said in your video, speckledhen (yes, I found you on youtube as well, after you said you have a channel), just do SOMETHING, keep working.

And when you do SOMETHING and it turns out so beautiful, you've done something special. Your client's gonna love it.

 

[speckledhen]

Love the quilt, it's turned out lovely. I hadn't realised when you were working on it and seeing the photos on the machine just how huge it is -the photo on the bed was like "whoa, that's a big bed". That's a LOT of work on such a large quilt, and it seems from following your progress that you've just whizzed through it, effortlessly. You get 10/10 from me. After she was mentioned on this thread, I've watched a couple of her videos (I watched her quilting a Tula Pink quilt that somebody mentioned - she's got the machine with the frame, speckledhen doesn't have that advantage to have worked so quickly). She's so encouraging and pleasant, she just makes you want to do it too.

Anyway, she said in one of those videos something like "a finished quilt is better than a perfect quilt top". It's true, if you get caught up worrying about this or that you psych yourself out of getting things done, and learning and getting better at things. It's like you said in your video, speckledhen (yes, I found you on youtube as well, after you said you have a channel), just do SOMETHING, keep working.

And when you do SOMETHING and it turns out so beautiful, you've done something special. Your client's gonna love it.

Yes, I love her because she's so down-to-earth and easy to understand. Her husband's grandfather said that about the finished quilt, great sentiment to carry with us as we bemoan our mistakes!
Thank you for also being so encouraging! I appreciate you following along with my thread!

 

[User395221]

One thing I've noticed from the modern quilting (even from when I started that unfinished one, years ago) is how much it has changed from "the olden days". It used to be "recycling", making use of scraps of fabric, and reusing household linens that had worn in parts but parts were intact so you could cut them up and reuse the good bits, when everything you had had value and you couldn't just throw something away because it was "old" compared to today, when we use beautiful new fabrics and high-end machines and they cost a lot of money.

Anyway, my point is that a quilt from the "waste not, want not" days might have a patch added that didn't "go" with a design to fix an area of wear, or a darn to fix an area that was worn. Any irregularities in a modern quilt really don't matter. Striving for "perfection" can stress you out for no good reason.

 

[speckledhen]

One thing I've noticed from the modern quilting (even from when I started that unfinished one, years ago) is how much it has changed from "the olden days". It used to be "recycling", making use of scraps of fabric, and reusing household linens that had worn in parts but parts were intact so you could cut them up and reuse the good bits, when everything you had had value and you couldn't just throw something away because it was "old" compared to today, when we use beautiful new fabrics and high-end machines and they cost a lot of money.

Anyway, my point is that a quilt from the "waste not, want not" days might have a patch added that didn't "go" with a design to fix an area of wear, or a darn to fix an area that was worn. Any irregularities in a modern quilt really don't matter. Striving for "perfection" can stress you out for no good reason.

That is true. Though we do "new" quilts for customers, we may do t-shirt or necktie quilts with used shirts and ties from loved ones for ourselves. So, all methods are valid, of course. I still can't get used to the pricey machines, though. Some days I think I'd spend $2000 on a machine, then I think, nope, I can do whatever I want on this machine, and darn it, I'll make it work!

 

[User395221]

I can do whatever I want on this machine, and darn it, I'll make it work!

That's the pioneering spirit!
I think once you are used to a machine, getting a new one can be a double-edged sword. It may "do more", but the everyday might be a bit different and you have to adjust/learn that as well as any new/better features.

 

[speckledhen]

That's the pioneering spirit!
I think once you are used to a machine, getting a new one can be a double-edged sword. It may "do more", but the everyday might be a bit different and you have to adjust/learn that as well as any new/better features.

I'd hate to buy a pricey machine then not love it.