I finished Matt's quilt this weekend. I didn't think I would because we've had a family member in the hospital. My Handiquilter was delivered last Friday, but I didn't really get to play as much as I wanted. Huntsville Sew and Vac and especially, Sherri were very good to work with. If you're interested in a Handiquilter, ask for Sherri!
I had a few minor glitches when I started quilting Matt's quilt. But...Matt will never notice them. I hope.Tension is still a four letter word to me. But after Friday afternoon, maybe not so much. I have to say, the Handiquilter is the most user friendly quilter I've ever used. After a little nervousness, I finally had fun. So the top half of the quilt is not as nice as the bottom half. But, hey. They are friends and they'll understand if I used their quilt to practice on!
Here are some of the designs I finally got brave enough to stitch. I even wrote Matt's name and wrote "Goal" and "Kick" and "Midfielder" on the quilt. It'll be somewhat of Hide n Seek. I also had some fun with loops and stars.
I didn't think it was too bad for my very first free motion run. (OK. Second run since I took a class!) I can't wait to quilt my next top. I think I'm going to enjoy free motion quilting!
What do you think of my label? I've been trying to come up with a name for a quilt "store". My husband came up with "Cynz Creations". My goal is to quilt tops for people once I get comfortable enough with free motion and get some designs under my belt. I've also had a lot of requests for tshirt quilts. So I decided to make the commitment and try to open an online shop of sorts. I'm still working out the details. I still have a full time that gets in the way of fun. But I'd like to pay myself back the cost of the longarm quilter. Like the quilt says "Don't go through life without goals!".
Happy Quilting Ya'll.
Here are some of the designs I finally got brave enough to stitch. I even wrote Matt's name and wrote "Goal" and "Kick" and "Midfielder" on the quilt. It'll be somewhat of Hide n Seek. I also had some fun with loops and stars.
I didn't think it was too bad for my very first free motion run. (OK. Second run since I took a class!) I can't wait to quilt my next top. I think I'm going to enjoy free motion quilting!
What do you think of my label? I've been trying to come up with a name for a quilt "store". My husband came up with "Cynz Creations". My goal is to quilt tops for people once I get comfortable enough with free motion and get some designs under my belt. I've also had a lot of requests for tshirt quilts. So I decided to make the commitment and try to open an online shop of sorts. I'm still working out the details. I still have a full time that gets in the way of fun. But I'd like to pay myself back the cost of the longarm quilter. Like the quilt says "Don't go through life without goals!".
Happy Quilting Ya'll.
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