Free Motion Quilting Challenge

I decided to take part in Inky Threads (Wendy)  and Thread Heads ( Joanne)  Free Motion Quilting Challenge which runs April 22- May 12. You can start anytime but must practice free motion quilting 14 consecutive days. I didn't get Day 1 posted yesterday...too busy.

Day 1  I started out trying to do some feathers ( upper right and off the picture). They

were awful...I need to find out some hints there!!! The hearts looked fiar and so did the stars...something I may try on  a quilt for my granddaughter.

Day 2  I decided  to start with loops...I got out the book below and started at page 1.

I need to loosen up....I think I heard red wine would help!!! I might run over my fingers then!!! LOL

Looking for a blog

I wated to take part in a free motion quiltalong ( for 14 days)....but I don't know which blog I saw it on.. Can anyone help??? Thanks

Latest project

I just completed sewing the binding on my latest project. I quilted it yesterday on my midarm using a pantograph called meandering rose. I was happy with the design, although I did get a "puffy" section between one or the rows in the quilting. I hope when I wash it, it will minimize it some...it is not huge! This was a free pattern on the Clothworks site. (They called it Hydrangeas as they used that line of fabric.) There are several other patterns I may try later. This may be a Christmas gift for my sister in law...she doesn't blog!

Pincushions

I finished the pincushions I was making...4 will be door prizes at our guild's Day of Sharing. The bottom right one is for my midarm quilting frame...it has a strip of velcro so I can put it on a rail when pinning or on the handles or some other convenient place.

Aaaaa Hhhhhhh!!!

This is my fourth small quilt on my Empress...my first free motion. I have used pantographs on the others. I was so pleased with myself...no wrinkles, front or back...no tension problems, etc. Then I looked at the back...I had the wrong side of the fabric out!!!! Thank goodness, it's a fabric that looks good even on the wrong side!!! ( I guess it's true about pride before a fall!!!) I was happy with some of my quilting...lots more freedom of movement than on my little Kemore. I just stippled before.

Prizes Received!!!

Last week , I found out that I won a prize from two blogs....an autographed copy of Jennifer Chivaerini's book, The Union Quilters ( from Quiltmaker magazine's blog) and from Melissa at Happy Quilting...I won 9 fat quarters of the Penny Lane line by Riley Blake!!! They are so beautiful!!! I can't wait to see melissa's tutorial for that line that she will have up on her blog soon.

First project

My first quilt quilted on my new midarm. Its about 50 X 60 inches. I used a pantogragh that was included with the machine. I was pleased...I do have a small wrinkle on one border.  My granddaughter saw it when it was still on the frame...she said she wanted it. Grandma can not refuse a 4 year old!!! Now to bind it.