The last time I posted I was having my meds adjusted. I'm back on track and I'm sorry I vented on the blog but life isn't always sunshine and lollipops.
Back to quilting! I finished a table runner I started in a Sandy Klop class this past fall. When I saw the pattern it screamed peppermint candy to me so I made a Christmas table runner. Unfortunately I didn't finish it until a week after Christmas-or 51 weeks before next Christmas!
Completed table
runner
I used invisible thread so it was difficult to photograph. I free motioned feathers in the candy stripes and swirls in the outer corners of each block. I wanted to try curved cross-hatching in the centers and was pleased with the outcome! I did use templates and wanted to become more comfortable using them.
I met a wonderful quilter who lives in my area who teaches at the dealership where I bought my longarm. It seems like everytime she's teaching there I have other plans out of town! I got in touch with her and she came to my house to give me a private lesson. I learned SO MUCH! I'm much more comfortable using templates and she showed me some other templates I should get. I want to do a rope motif around a customer's quilt I have and we played with one she brought. I ordered it and am practicing on a charity quilt.
Rope template
This is a charity quilt someone in my guild did and I'm quilting it. It's a great way to practice and someone will get a quilt. They won't care if there's mistakes on it and I work on new skills. I plan on doing at least one a month-more if I don't have many customer quilts. I''m going through my sketch books and doing a different vine motif in each empty zig-zag.
Leafy vine
Leaves and curls
I've done more but it's rolled up on the take-up bar. I'll post those pictures when I take the quilt off the frame. I have a few more zig-zags to do and I hope to finish it up this afternoon.
BTW-the music I was listening to while quilting this was the Sly & the Family Stone station on Pandora.
Happy Stitching!
