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    Madeforyouinma11's Avatar Madeforyouinma11 is offline Senior Member
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    Well tonight I finished putting together a small quilt. I did some cross hatching ( I think that is what it's called) and I have been practicing with FMQ and decided that I was going to do some simple quilting on the border. I just did some meandering and overall for my first time on a real project, I don't think I did really bad. There are mistakes and it is not perfect but it did give me some good practice. I did run out of thread on the last side so I have to go buy more so I can finish it. I will try to post some pics so that you can give me criticism and let me know what is wrong with it so I will know for the next time. I can take whatever needs to be said. I really want to learn so be honest. I have to go to my computer to send pics..can't do it from the IPad. I'll try now but will definitely get some posted tomorrow. Thanks for any input you can give.

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    Well here it is. I know its my first time and i have to be patient and practice ALOT, but any hints or comments are appreciated. thanks!

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    Great first attempt - well done. I've only done stitch in the ditch and cross hatching too and they are very useful but there are so many other stitches to learn and practice. Keep practising ....... you've made a great start.

    I'm going on a 1 day course in a weeks time to learn the basics of FMQ! Hopefully that will inspire me to finish off some of my many UFOs!

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    Thank you! I bought a book that has been very helpful. She is a teacher and she has you practice many shapes which then turns into beautiful designs. I've been working on that but I was not confident enough to do any of it on the quilt yet. I guess this quilt will stay with me as encouragement to keep at it because even after the border is put on, I don't think it will be good enough to give to anyone. Maybe the next one.

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    It doesn't look bad at all for a first attempt. If you find your border area is a little stiff on this quilt, next time spread your FMQ out some. Tighter = stiffer in most cases. But your stitches look good.

    I know I was excited when I did my first FMQ on a quilt. I'd have been mad if I ran out of thread!
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    You did great for your first attempt. The quilt is very colorful and cute. Good work!

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    Very nice
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    Cecile, you did great!
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    It looks good! I'm impressed with your first attempt. Just think what you'll produce after a few more quilts are under your belt!
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    I, the person who only squiggles, love it! What thread did you use? It almost looks like embroidery thread.
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