Especially to my Mum, Pieceful. Today's long awaited post is dedicated to her. She has share with me a love for quilting!
Today I finished a little wall hanging that I started last July! That's embarrassing to admit. I've had the top completed for months, but I have been putting off quilting it because even though I took a class at the State Quilt show last July (the same place I started piecing the top) I had never free motion quilted an actual project before! I made an attempt around January that was pathetic and called for the seam-ripper.
This picture just about sums up this project....
That's right. Instead of just picking up my seam ripper and trying again I set it aside and then lost confidence to even pick it up again until this week....in MAY! But I did it! The quilting is nothing to write home about. Simple and not a lot. But I am proud because I actually did it!
It is going to hang in the hallway on the door to our apartment as a cheerful welcome!
I still need to work a finding the best tension. The front came out nicely, but the back wasn't wonderful, but let's face it...hanging on our little door nobody will see the back! I know you can't see the actual quilting because I played it safe using similar thread colors to the materials. Here are a few close-up shots that might do justice.
Thanks for teaching me this art, Mum!
Respectfully,
Harmony
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