Ellen 1

I love everything about it.

Joan

Your dragon is marvelous. I am just green :mrgreen: with envy and wish I had the skills to do all of that free motion machine quilting!

kwiltkrazy

Joan, you do have the skill, it just hasn't come out yet. It just takes practice, practice, and more practice. I have gotten so much better, since, I found the website: daystyledesigns.com, this lady is just great, and her different quilt fillers are so much fun. Don't start with a full quilt, do the practice squares she suggests(I did 9x9), and don't get discouraged, after all, you didn't learn cursive overnight, you just practiced, same with free-motion. I'm having a ball with it.

Joan

Your encouragement is much appreciated, Kwiltkrazy. I looked at the website and it did seemed exceptional and filled with lots of ideas. It has been bookmarked! I took a class in FMQ (with a great teacher, I might add) and had mostly birdnests of thread on the bottom of my practice quilt squares, thread that kept breaking and a stiff neck at the end of the day. I found out the hard way that one needs to use "good" thread not Coats & Clark for FMQ (sorry to everyone out there that uses it). I also learned that my Janome has a narrow throat and that I will probably have to upgrade to a "bigger" machine before quilting anything of any size bigger than a crib quilt. But, you are absolutely correct that it just takes lots of practice. Regardless, I still have admiration for anyone who can quilt with such skill. (and yes, I'll get there eventually)

Joe

I'm amazed that you can do that on a machine!! Nice job! I thought it was hand quilted! Amazing!!

kwiltkrazy

Joan, you need to pull your bobbin thread up before you start quilting, hopefully, that will stop your birds nests. What Janome do you have? They're a good machine, I know ladies that quilt quite easily on the gem. I know the throat size being small is a real hassle, but I found that if you puddle instead of roll it is a lot easier. And also, don't sit for so long at a time. You need to get up and move around.

Joan

I have a Jem Gold. I bought it new on E Bay with the "Quilting Pkg."---extension table, walking foot, plate to cover feed dogs. I really like this machine and have had no complaints! I'm quilting in the ditich a wall hanging right now. (small 36" x 39") and can really see that the throat size is very important. I just know myself and that eventually I'll want to be able to free motion quilt!!!!

kwiltkrazy

Yeah, you really want to learn, it really dresses up your quilts, plus, it really is a blast.

OLDNTATTED

Hi there KK, how is that masterpiece comming along? I have added more to mine let me know what you think...
Happy quilting. My fellow dragon slayer, or would that be dragon master?

kwiltkrazy

OK here.s some of what I've got done.