I am actually stippling.
03-06-2015, 08:43 AM
#21
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Congratulations! We have all experienced that "aha" moment in some aspect of our life and it is like a large exhale of relief after holding your breath for so long LOL Personally I find a stipple more stressful than other designs, so you are doing great. Somehow I have trouble figuring out where I have been and where I want to go next, especially on printed fabric. Hang in there and the other designs will come to you in time. I found out that doing it on paper was fine, but not a perfect substitute for fabric. When I made a practice sandwich piece I drew in squares, rectangles and borders to practice how to fill in the space and not "paint" myself into a corner. If it did happen, I just backtracked along an outside line to get to the other space and moved on from there. I still have tons to learn, but since it has only been a few months, I remember the hesitation and fear to even begin on fabric. Can't wait to see your quilt and future quilts as you master this.
03-06-2015, 06:06 PM
#28
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Proud of you, Suzanne! Gives me hope...maybe I need to practice on paper and see if I can do it. I do have some printed pages of stippling. So far the only machine quilting I have done is wavy lines (and I marked those), coward that I am! I quilted by hand in the early days, and I do yet on baby quilts.
03-06-2015, 07:13 PM
#29
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That's awesome! I recently bought a Bernina, but I haven't gotten the hang of the BSR. I need to practice. I found FMQ so relaxing on my old machine and it's going to be even better with the large harp space. Can't wait to see your finished project.
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