a few weeks ago i bought a new toy and after a shaky start of the wrong foot being sent i finally had a spare 5 minutes to try it out yesterday.
me being me i jumped right on in. no trying it out on fabric to see how this would actually work.
oh no, not me, i just grabbed the nearest block hanging on my wall and set to try.
if it worked great, if it didn't, well, it wouldn't be the first time.
i knew exactly the design i wanted to try.
i'd made this sashiko cushion a while ago. i just love the stitch and thought it would work quite well on the x+ block. i actually had this quilting design in mind for my scrappytripalong quilt and so i thought this would be a good place to try it out. see...not all blind thoughtless jumping in. there is occasionally method to my madness...occasionally.
ok so it may be a little wonky and uneven but for a first attempt, not bloody bad at all! it is actually easier than quilting with a regular foot where i seem to ruche up the back no matter how careful i am at basting.
i am really pleased with how this little block has turned out and now just a teensy bit excited to quilt the scrappytrip along.
new toys, new skills...even more sewing fun!
6 comments:
I am well impressed! That's so fab!!!
Good grief, please tell me that is not the first time you've done FMQ?! It looks perfect!!! FMQ and me do NOT get along, although I think it might be my machine's fault...
R x
Gorgeous!! I love that quilting design but I'm too chicken to try it yet!
looks fantastic!!!!
Oh, congratulations!! I saw this on Instagram but I am so happy to see how you did the block in a bit more detail! I tried FMQ for the first time at a sewing shop last week, and my new 2nd-hand baby Janome came with a FMQ foot, so I'm going to have to learn! You make it look really easy here I must say!
Did you use an air-erasable pen for the guidelines?
love the block, the colours, and also love the quilting pattern on it.
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