does it qualify
#1
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does it qualify
I'm elderly and I keep reading we old folks should learn new stuff to stimulate our brain. Do you think learning free motion quilting after70 yr of hand quilting counts? have it started it's not perfect . I 've got the straight stitching done and I am going oo learn free motion on the quilt.LOL It is just for me and my dog so why waste practice thread? Sound like my brain is too far gone already
#3
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Try it if you want to, not for anybody else. I enjoy FMQ a lot, and you might also. Just don't think your first efforts will match the quality of your 70 years of experience in hand quilting! It certainly does finish quilts faster than doing them by hand.
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Barring some sort of disability, I think older age is a poor excuse to not try something new.
If you don't want to - that's fine. If you want to - that is fine, too.
Expecting perfection on a first try is unrealistic, though.
PS. I am 74.
If you don't want to - that's fine. If you want to - that is fine, too.
Expecting perfection on a first try is unrealistic, though.
PS. I am 74.
#7
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I'm elderly and I keep reading we old folks should learn new stuff to stimulate our brain. Do you think learning free motion quilting after70 yr of hand quilting counts? have it started it's not perfect . I 've got the straight stitching done and I am going oo learn free motion on the quilt.LOL It is just for me and my dog so why waste practice thread? Sound like my brain is too far gone already
#9
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: North Carolina
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We are never too old to learn something new. I didn't start quilting until I was 65 or 66. My quilting will never win a prize but I learn something new and helpful every time I make even a simple quilt. FMQ hasn't been the easiest thing for me to learn but I keep trying. Go for it!
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