doodlebug Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 i've always struggled with SIDing around applique. it's cause i don't get enough quilts that i need to SID around to 'practice' but i wanted to share this picture cause i finally feel that i have 'perfected' my technique and i'm proud and knew y'all would 'get' that my hands and brain are working so well together without me i have to be quiet or they mess up i'm not using a poly/monofilament. the thread is a blue to match the background. my point is this- it has taken 6 years to get here....don't give up when trying something new...sometimes you just have to hold your mouth just right anything worth doing is worth doing badly for as long as it takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar Schmutz Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Wow must be perfect because I can't see a single stitch!! Maybe there is hope for me yet!! Thanks for sharing Shannon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Your SID is looking perfect, I can't see it! I keep hearing Sue Patton say, 'The ditch is not next to the seam, it is in the seam.' SID was one of those things that I didn't want to do because I found it to be quite challenging. I had several quilts that required SID and used Superior MonoPoly thread and with the M&M wheels it is sooooo much easier for me to do. Now I look at SID as just another part of the quilting process, no big deal! It isn't perfect, but it improves just a little bit each time that I do it. Love that statement you made, Shannon, "anything worth doing is worth doing badly for as long as it takes". I believe if we keep doing it, whatever it is, we will get better over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 You are absolutely right, Shannon and it looks PERFECT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Oh wow, that is gooooood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Yeah! Don't ya love it when you realize you've got it? Looks fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltedsunflower Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 So glad to know there is hope for me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Looks great !!! SID I can do, but is there still hope for me to be able to do feathers one day ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Oh, Shannon, it is perfect and beautiful! I get it! I get how darned hard it is to get it exactly right and then how proud you are when you nail it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhdesigns Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 PERFECT!!!!:) I have a hard time with SID even with the glasses on...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's a great job. I should send all of mine to you and have you do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 By George, I think you've got it!! Nice job. Now if I could "get it"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Congrats Shannon... proud of you for sticking with it. Keep doing it bad for as long as it takes.. seems that is all we should do, but many don't.... paper practice helps oodles.. then muslin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltinginthecountry Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Oh my.... it looks wonderful. Maybe there is hope for me after all. Thanks for showing this Doodlebug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 beautiful....just like all your work! may i ask if you use any type of guide or is it completely freehand? microhandles or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 GRRRREAT job!!! Looks terrific!! Yes, you certainly "have it", you little doodley bugger you!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Your SID looks perfect! You are a wise woman, Doodlebug...thanks for sharing. I hope to get there one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Shannon. AMEN! Your words of "anything worth doing, is worth doing OVER and OVER again" until you get there! THAT's what it's ALL about! BTW...the quilt looks LOVELY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted April 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Originally posted by meg may i ask if you use any type of guide or is it completely freehand? microhandles or not? i wish it was freehand! i do use my fingers as a guide, but not here. i use the Accu-guide thing from lovetoquilt.com (donita reeve). i stick my pinkie finger in the straight end and 'pivot' on that. it's a push/pull thing. no micro drive handles. they get in the way more than anything...i do use donita reeve's ruler base. i like that it screws to the machine. my old shall-remain-nameless ruler based rocked to much. i find that for me working clockwise around the motif works better for my brian...plus i come down the border designs...but you might be different...try it all ways to see which ways 'clicks' for you. i do use my SR at 10SPI and just go slow and take my time. this quilt is the Aunt Millie's garden from Piece of Cake Designs and (with my bum shoulder) it took me all day to do 4 blocks and the quiltiable portion of the side borders. it's a show quilt with wool, so everything has to be stabilized before i can fill the background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Perfict indeed! I shall keep practicing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks for sharing, Doods! Seems like the key is always the trying! Try, try, practice, get better, try some more, and there you are! I was drooling over the close stitching and realized how tiny the applique is when I saw that gigantic hopping foot! You are GOOD! Hope your shoulder heals well and fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Are you right handed or left handed and which hand do you hold the accuguide with?? When I tried to use the accuguide it seemed like it felt better to me to hold the guide with my left hand and I am right handed. Thanks so much for trying to help the rest of us out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Looks great! Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Don't you just love it when it all works together!! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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