With the end of 2012 comes the end of the yearlong Free Motion Challenge by SewCalGal. It has been interesting, educational, fun and well, challenging. I was able to complete 11 of the monthly challenges and one of the bonus tutorials. Each of the experts has her/his own special approach to FMQ, so I felt as though I had private instruction on free motion quilting in all its variations.
The list of things I learned doing this Challenge would be quite long indeed, but several things stand out: how to let the sound of the sewing machine help me regulate my speed, how to follow a marked design, how to use different motifs in adjacent areas and most importantly, that frequent practice really makes a difference.
I enjoyed doing all of the challenges and will certainly return to the tutorials to improve and reinforce the skills I learned. This is not the end of my personal free motion challenge; it's the end of the beginning.
Thank you to all of the free motion experts who contributed to the challenge and especially to SewCalGal who organized this year-long adventure. It has been a wonderful experience!
Here's my album of samples, my free motion journey of 2012.
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| February |
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| March |
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| April |
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| July |
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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Happy quilting! Happy New Year!
You've completed some beautiful samples! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLovely work! Isn't it amazing how much we learned this year!
ReplyDeleteYou have some great work here - Congratulations on your wonderful finish - and Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteFantastic job on the challenge Nancy....yours are so very neat.
ReplyDeletewonderful maybe I need to take a class or two from you to learn how to machine quilt ! love the feathers and the september wreath beautiful
ReplyDeleteKathie