Thursday, December 8, 2011

TNT Thursday

So this week I tried a new free motion quilting all-over pattern.  I started with the basic swirl that I have done before but I wanted to change it up a bit.  I added in a sharp point in the center that created a fun little circle inside the swirl and then instead of the edges all being round I tried doing some more points and then echoing those.  It is going to take some more practice but I like the way it is turning out :)



And a slightly sad point of this post .  I tried to make a video of me quilting this so I could upload it.  However, I lost my SD card (I left it in the Wal-Mart printer when printing our Christmas Picture and it wasn't there when I went back.) and so I am using my backup SD card that came with the camera.  It only holds about 10 photos.  I tried to record a video and it had enough memory for about 4 seconds of recording.  Bummer.  But know that I have it on my mind to make some free motion videos and as soon as I get a new SD card, it will be at the top of the list of things to do :)

So that is what I tried this week :)  What did you New Thing did you Try??


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12 comments:

  1. That quilting looks AWESOME!!!

    So sorry about the SD card. How frustrating!

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  2. Your quilting looks great! Love to improvise! So sorry about your card..you can replace the card, but not the pictures on it..hopefully you had downloaded all you need.

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  3. Bummer about the SD card :(
    The quilting looks great, like waves or swirly clouds - it reminds me of Katsushika Hokusai's art. Beautiful!

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  4. I have tried putting the binding on with the machine rather than hand-sewing the back. I like how it looks better with hand-sewing.

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  5. Love the swirls!
    Sorry about the card, such a bummer.

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  6. I'm loving the quilting, Melissa! Turned out fantastic. Are you doing the FMQQAYGQAL (Free Motion Quilt, Quilt As You Go Quilt Along)? If not, you should join. I have a button for it on my page.

    www.mommyforreals.blogspot.com

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  7. love the quilting. sorry about the SD card that is frustrating

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  8. Just love the swirls!! Sorry about losing the card but look forward to your video when you get a new one. TFS

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  9. very nice quilting sorry about your SD card, the employees didn't see it either?

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  10. Hey Melissa,
    Looks great! Would you be interested in doing a 'how to' guest post on this pattern in the new year? I'm running a FMQ QAYG QAL next year (how's that for an acronym!). blocks look like this and each will feature a different design - http://quokkaquilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/thunder-and-lightning.html
    Would love to have you demo this pattern! :)

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  11. Your quilting is lovely. Do you do this on a long arm? Happy Holidays!

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  12. I am a new "follower" but an old fan.

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa