My boys took off this morning right after breakfast to go do "boy" errands... I ask no questions. :o) All I know is that it meant Mommy had some time to herself to pitter-putter around the house, take an extra-long shower, & get going on finishing this quilt... I have been procrastinating this final step in finishing for quite some time. Either way, today was the day to get going!!!
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| All sandwiched, basted & ready to go!!! |
Stippling takes practice. Heck, machine quilting in general takes practice. That's the goal behind this little project~ I got to practice machine applique & machine quilting. Honestly, I prefer the creation of the quilt top to the finishing of the project... perhaps that's because I'm more practiced at the sewing end of things. (I have a *lot* of UFO's... UnFinished Objects... in my sewing corner. But that's a posting for another day.)
My stippling isn't nice & smooth... or even overly curvaceous... there are times when the curves are pretty & then, just when I think I've gotten the hang of it, there are parts where it's just jagged! But, overall, I'm quite pleased with how it's coming out. I'm improving & that's what it's about. Practice makes perfect, right?!
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| Stippling... the hardest part is keeping the stitches roughly the same size... |
With any luck, I don't keep going cross-eyed & attempt to stitch over a basting pin... that'll wreck even the sturdiest of needles...
Happy Quilting!!! :o)
