Practicing

Last November, when I got my sewing machine, I made a few, small practice samplers to get the hang of free-motion quilting.  I didn't like the feeling that I was wasting fabric, and I caught on to stippling and loops pretty quickly, so I decided to make a couple coverlets to really practice the two techniques.  They are far from perfect - it's kinda fun to see how far I've come in a year! - but they are far from bad, too.  And they are the perfect snuggling size.

 

The green coverlet is for one of my husband's dear friends and her new husband, and the red one is for a co-worker that moved out of state that cross-trained me and became my close friend!  I am SO late in sending them out, but better late than never.  It is something I am trying to improve on this year - being more punctual with gifts!  So far, I have done quite poorly, so I think it will be a goal that is carried over into next year.

Close up of the stippling/meanders

Close up of the loop-de-loops

I love the contrasting bindings!

All rolled up and ready to be shipped!