September Free Motion Challenge

September brings a new free motion challenge. This month SewCalGal presented  Paula Reid. Paula is the owner of Batts In the Attic. Paula has made several DVDs on machine quilting. She also created something called Batt Scooters which help you to grip the quilt as you do your machine quilting.

Our challenge this month was to do this circular feather design. I traced the pattern onto tulle using the technique I learned from Don Linn. Then I traced it onto my quilt with blue water erasable pen. After doing the quilting I wished I had used some other way to mark the design because I had a hard time seeing the pen on some of the fabrics.

I then decided how I should do this section. I drew some arrows to show which way would work best for me. Then I practiced on paper several times but with the design on the quilt I didn't feel like I needed to work on paper very long.

I quilted the design on a preemie baby quilt in pink thread.

I also did some straight line quilting. This photo shows the quilt after being washed.

Here is the back side. Not too bad. I would have never attempted this design last year but because of these challenges I have been doing I definitely feel more confident.

Here you can see all the feather circles and the straight line quilting on the washed back side of the quilt.

Can't really see it on the front but I know it is there.

This is another preemie baby quilt I did earlier using some of  the past challenges on it.

So these two preemie quilts are done and will be delivered to our local hospital some time soon for new babies.

With Passion,
Carrie P.