kathy

a tip for following patterns or pantos, do not try to go real slow and stay on the lines, your stitches will be all wobbly, you get smoother lines with a bit of speed and of course you'll get off the lines but it's kindergarten, you gotta work your way up.
i know there is no such thing as cheap fabric but if you can get some maybe scraps and sew pieces together to practice on so you get used to hitting seams and don't allow them to knock you off course
when doodling , don't move your wrist like when writting, use your whole arm, like when quilting.

PaperPrincess

OK, you showed me yours, so I'll show you mine. This is the ugly quilt I practiced on. At the top, there is a pinwheel section that's folded over. The first pic is the quilt, the second is a close up of the quilting in the muslin section, the red arrow is a line of computerized quilting. The last on is the pin wheels. I drew lines to show where the blocks are...

grann of 6

Looks good. I can't wait to get this quilt off the machine so I can get more inventive. I don't have the computer, and probably won't get one unless someone drops a WHOLE LOT of money in my lap. I didn't get any pantographs yet either. Figured I had better get good at the free motion stuff first.

kathy

well of course with that much color contrast EVERY little mistake shows up, with a blending thread those designs would look pretty darn good!

PaperPrincess

Kathy, thanks for your encouragement. I need to work on my tension a bit and I've been sewing on a computerized machine so long I keep forgetting to lower the presser foot. I've been practicing on paper too. I agree with choosing a thread that will blend, but I need to see what I'm doing right now.

Maia B

Looks good to me! Especially the flowers below the computer done area.