Sunday, May 15, 2011

Swirls


My baby Twister quilt is finished now I just have to wait for my friend to have her baby so I can add the label. I think this quilt should be good for a boy or girl and I quilted a simple swirl design to keep it neutral.
I know I needed to practice my free hand swirls and to stop relying on pantos for this design so this was a good quilt to start with.  You can really see the quilting in this next photo.


I have learnt that I can work this design well if I move from left to right, but if I try to come back working right to left I have trouble seeing where I'm going.


Once I realized that I put Helen quilt on and tried again with this new knowledge.  And the result was much better.  The swirl were evenly spaced and more circular!!  I still need to practice this some more but it is definitely an improvement.




7 comments:

  1. Love your swirls - thats something I need to practice :)

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  2. Kathy, you take to designs like a duck to water, lovely work. C

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  3. Your freehand is looking good! Did you find it more fun working from the front of the machine?

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  4. Swirls are beautiful!!! Your freehand looks just perfect!!

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  5. What!?!? Your swirls look nearly perfect!!

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  6. Kathy, the quilts look wonderful, and your swirls look great to me!
    Karen H

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  7. Wow! I am really impressed with your freehand swirls! I am new to longarm quilting - I just want to be able to follow a panto with good results. ;D That is the next lesson for me.

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