petthefabric

tesspug, looks so interesting I bought

cannyquilter

I've a Juki on a small frame and am trying to master fmq. Some designs are better than others! I also tried to make a storm at sea by pp. that was a bit of a disaster so I just cut out the pieces and sewers as normal. Lots of cut off points but it looked ok overall. So this year I'm going to concentrate on practising fmq and learning how to pp.

Mkotch

I made a Storm at Sea earlier this year - it was hard to make all the points match. I have a mental list of projects I'd like to try... and it keeps growing!

quilterpurpledog

I recently was a part of a group which made a Judy Neimeyer quilt for a raffle project for our guild. I am challenged to make one on my own. I am saving my pennies because they are expensive to buy. However, I could not figure it out on my own.

jmoore

Tess, great finish on your Splendid Sampler...that was a lot of 6” blocks.

I am working on Jen Kingwell’s Long Time Gone with a group of modern quilters...the blocks have a lot of small pieces which is not in my wheelhouse, but I’m doing my best.

RGAY

I, too, have joined the NQM Block of the Month! English Paper Piecing in April, and fabric dyeing [or alteration of some kind] and improv piecing in May! Both brand new techniques for me, and I probably would never have tried either one of them! The group [on Facebook] is incredibly talented and very generous with their knowledge so I have never felt "alone" with these new techniques! I highly recommend it. It's not too late to jump in!

Karamarie

Paper piecing was a challenge, but once I got the hang of it - a piece of cake.

Innov8R

A few months ago, I took on the challenge of a Block of the Week quilt with Piecing the Past. It was a Baltimore inspired pattern and required several applique blocks. No problem for me that I do not know how to applique. I had to learn and it has been challenging. But as they say, "no pain, no gain." I have been a little slow but it is really turning out nicely. I am so encouraged and excited about what I have learned that I am planning to follow it up with the next challenge, Signs of Spring, offered by the same source. I feel like a window has been opened to my soul!

JENNR8R

I did Elizabeth Hartman's "Lloyd & Lola" llama quilt this year. It's the only quilt pattern that I have ever followed, and it was HARD! There were 52 pieces of fabric in each face. Those teenie-tiny snowballed corners just about did me in. Fortunately, I had just bought Deb Tucker's "Corner Pop" ruler, and that made it easier.

I named my quilt "Rosa and Tomas."

TheMerkleFamily

I adore Lloyd & Lola - they are just so cute and perfectly put together too! Beautiful finish!