JaniceC Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 I took the Jamie Wallen 'Start to Finish' class at MQX in New Hampshire. In the morning, we pieced a top with a pattern and fabric provided by him. In the afternoon, we practiced what we might quilt on the piece once we got home. We were given until May 4 to finish, and to send him photos. I have done very little free motion quilting, and no ruler work, so this was a big challenge for me. I made lots of mistakes, including hitting and cracking my ditching ruler on the very last piano key. There were about a dozen students in the class, and some of them quilt professionally, so I am not expecting to win the challenge, but it was great experience for me! Thanks for looking, Janice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Janice, I think what you have done looks great. I am 100% dependent on using my CQ and only can wish and hope that I could do free motion as well as you have done. Congratulations on taking on this challenge and making such a pretty quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Way to go Janice! We learn something by everything we do. What a great job! Don't you love Jamie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMALKB Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 A challenge that is a challenge is good for honing skills! It came out beautiful; I love your line dancing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiP Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Don't be hard on yourself! You accepted the challenge and made a fantastic quilt! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferBernard Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Wow! You conquered that challenge with style and really fast. No lingering UFO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 That looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Janice, you did a great job. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 That's wonderful! Looks like you accepted the challenge and did a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 You already won! You took the challenge and ran with it. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Jamie will be so proud! Nice job and you should give yourself a giant pat on the back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Wow!!!! Great job!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Wight Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very nice results and you should be proud of your accomplishment. I have taken classes from him and learned so much! You are on your way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 That's wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggienoella Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 That is so pretty! Great job!! Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Don't feel bad about putting a notch in your ruler. It's probably happened to most of us when we were learning to use our rulers (I did it in the worst way in that it threw the timing off on my machine, too). You did a great job of accepting the challenge and on quilting your quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceC Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Thank you all so much for your encouragement! What a wonderful and caring group. I have never been confident enough to post anything before, but you have all given me a great confidence boost. Thanks again, Janice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalei Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 You should be super proud, not only for the quilting but for putting yourself out there and just going for it! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom Quilter Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hi Janice, You did a wonderful job on your challenge piece. Actually, I am planning on using the design you used in the star points in a quilt I'm working on now. I hope mine come out a good as yours! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltedsunflower Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 That's awesome! That will give you lots of confidence and inspiration on your next "challenge". Good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I love Jamie and I see his influence in your design. You only get better when you push yourself to step out of the box and this is just beautiful. Really love the colors, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 What a great project, Janice!looks like you learned a lot, and it's great that you finished the challenge! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueB2 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Looks terrific to me. I think you did a superb job on your freemotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy (SewAsylum) Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Wow, I think you did a fantastic job! I can only hope to get this good in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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