And The Most Improved Award Goes To.....

...ME!   This quilt, that I just finished for a client, is a good example of how I feel my skills have improved over my first year as a longarmer. I was looking back at the quilts I worked on last year and wow....huge improvement.  Not a stencil was used on this quilt, only a little chalk to mark the stem of the feather border, I use a ruler with my longarm (easier said than done), and I created my own motifs in the white area of the blocks.    I throughly enjoyed playing....I mean quilting this quilt.  The one area I have to improve on for this year is my confidence.   As I quilt any quilt I have this overshadowing feeling that maybe I didn't pick the best quilting designs for it but once it comes off the frame and I can actually see the depth of the quilting then I have that *WHEW* moment and know it looks just fine.  The stitches always look so flat when the quilt is on the frame so you don't get the true effect of the quilting until if is off the machine.