High Stepper! - Spring Festival Quilt
04-23-2016, 06:33 AM
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I did this quilt as a demo of free motion quilting on a domestic machine for a Spring Festival in our town. I hand dyed the fabric then drew the horse in the center. People walked by and watched what I was doing and the most common comment was "I want a machine like that one that does everything for you!". They were a bit incredulous to learn the only thing my machine would do was a standard straight stitch. And that I was guiding the fabric. This was the 3rd time I've done this type of demo and I always enjoy hearing the comments and talking to people about my passion. I finished the quilt the next day at home.
04-23-2016, 07:10 AM
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I do not sell my work but I can tell you I haven't much artistic talent. I found the horse on Google images, printed it out, took it of Office Max and had it enlarged. Then I taped it to a window and traced around as much of the shape as I wanted, then sandwiched it and stitched it. It takes a little pre-planning but it isn't hard to do. But thanks to all of you for the kind words!
04-23-2016, 07:15 AM
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You are one talented lady. Not only is your horse beautiful, the quilting around it is stunning as well. I, too, find if I can print it out and draw it on the quilt, I can usually follow a line...............but have NO TALENT in coming up with an image of my own. I can't draw a stick figure!!!! UGH
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