C&T Publishing has given Vicki, Jen, and I each a copy to giveaway. You have three chances to win a copy of the book. If you are joining in on machine quilting practice let me know–and if you would like a copy of Free-Motion Meanders, there will be a giveaway next week! Just 15 minutes a day should do it! And I can always find 15 minutes, right? I’m a little nervous about these designs, so I need to be more diligent about carving out time to practice. Next week we will wrap this blog hop up with Flower Meander and some Improv Quilting. I also want to go back and practice my paislies in this more spaced-out way. I definitely need more practice, but this design is a lot of fun and builds quickly. I eventually realized that I need to pause at the point of the leaf, or else they tend to round out. Sometimes getting that leaf shape is easy, and sometimes…not so much. I realized at one point that a bunch of mine looked like they were starting to lay on top of each other, so I made an effort to echo back and change direction. Like many meandering designs, you have to really pay attention that the leaves don’t all point the same way. I filled up my light blue swath of fabric with this meander, and was feeling like it was just starting to click, so I just kept on stitching. And I love a design that stitches out quickly. This turned out to be a lot easier, and frankly, it covers more territory quicker. This is fine, but can really cause a build-up of thread near the base.Īfter following along with Anglea’s drawings, I realized that she just echoed the design, keeping a consistent distance between the lines at all times. For both the paisley and the leafy designs, I was going back to the base of the design every time that I echoed it. It was then that I realized that I had been doing it, well, if not wrong, then…differently. So, I practiced a bit on paper first, and then checked back to Angela’s step-by-step drawings. I find this motif a bit harder, due to making sure that you get that little point at the top. Since I was pressed for time this week, I warmed up with it a bit, but I didn’t spend too much time, since I kind of worked it to death over the summer.Ī variation of the Paisley Meander is a pointier version called the Leafy Meander. I actually love this motif and find it useful in so many places. This is a design that I love and I practiced it quite a lot over the summer. In a natural progression, Angela has you move onto a loopy meander. I really enjoyed this week’s designs: Paisley and Leafy Meanders Paisley Meander But even so, I am constantly surprised and delighted how much progress you can make with a little practice. I haven’t been able to practice as much as I would have liked to this week (who knew February was going to be so busy?). I’m continuing to practice my free motion quilting skills by working my way through Angela Walters new book, Free-Motion Meandering. It does not store any personal data.Welcome back to week 3 of the Free-Motion Meandering blog hop. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Patterns Books Piecing Notions Classes Handi Quilter Longarms Handi. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Learn how to quilt the feather meander and ribbon candy design and create an. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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