Wednesday, October 24, 2012

October Free Motion Quilting Challenge

Time to do the free motion challenge for this month. This one was really fun. This challenge was presented by Terri Lucas. Her quilting is amazing. 
 First I had to draw a six inch square, write my name, and then fill in with different designs. I was supposed to use silk for the top layer but I didn't have any. I would like to try quilting on it sometime though. I was also supposed to use wool or bamboo batting. I did have some of that.
 Next I was also supposed to use some different thread. I don't have a whole lot of choices but I did use rayon, cotton, and polyester.
 So after I quilted my name in the middle of the square then I filled in the square using the different threads. One of the things I learned was to use edge of the foot as a gauge when doing cross hatching on a piece.

 My final piece is a little different from my drawing. Look at the nautilus shell I did. Pretty cool. It was one of Teri's designs.
With Passion,
Carrie P.

26 comments:

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

You are turning pro Carrie! Good for you!

Lynn said...

Wow, very impressive!

Rosemary Dickinson said...

Love your FMQ! I thought it was fun. My designs came out differently than my paper one also. I wish I had changed threads. I sort of forgot about that!!

Annette said...

Beautiful stitches! How I would love to be able to do that. I'm not sure I have enough patience. I admire you.

Unknown said...

Wow. Love the nautilus. I'll be out of a job soon;) Great work!

Raewyn said...

Very nice!! Love your conch shell - I'm doing my piece at the moment (just taking a break between fillers) and you've inspired me to try the shell!

gpc said...

I am definitely impressed!

Candace said...

You're getting really good, Carrie! Soon you'll be doing whole quilts!
Cheers!

Marj said...

Your quilting is looking great. Love the thread colors.

Holli said...

Wow, that's cool! Very impressive (and inspirational!)

Judith said...

Amazing! I am still practicing on paper. Hope to go on fabric on day. Judith, Texas

Abby and Stephanie said...

You're making little works of art. I admire your dedication to learning to machine quilt.

Rosa said...

Fabulous.FMQ is in my to do list!

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle said...

absolutely wonderful. I want to learn that!

Anonymous said...

Wow Carrie! You are a natural!

Kim D. said...

Hi Carrie, I thought I would stop by and see what you've been sewing. This looks like an excellent challenge and you are doing a fantastic job! I like to see quilting with fm words all around too. I may have to go over and check it out.

Loris said...

This looks like a great exercise to beef up your skills. It looks beautiful in all that fun thread!

Quilting Babcia said...

Very nice! Still at the drawing stage, but hopefully it'll be stitched by the end of the month. Fun challenge!

Melody said...

Very impressive.

Robin said...

That looks like a fun project! I love the different threads-- and your freemotion work is looking so awesome!

MamaT said...

Nice! I like it!

Mrs. Goodneedle said...

Well done, very nice!!

Brandie said...

Wow! It's beautiful!

Quilter said...

I love how you placed your thread colors

Lynne said...

Wow! Fabulous!

M and M plus 3 said...

Carrie, your getting so good at this! Keep up the great work!