Thursday, May 10, 2012

Leah Day May 2012 FMQ Challenge

On my sample quilt, I divided a 16 by 8 inch rectangle in half.  Then I free motion quilted a large stipple across both sides.
On the left side I quilted a smaller stipple.
The right side was railway ties.  I used  Coats 100% polyester pink trilobal thread for the large stipple.
The smaller stipple and railway ties are with purple Isacord 100% polyester thread.
For this month's challenge I used my Bernina 930 Record sewing machine.
 
The off white colour is the backside.
This technique certainly gets one to practice making straight lines and following a wiggly line.
I found it difficult to fill the whole space while crossing the original line.
I'm impressed with the stitch quality of the old Bernina 930.
 
 
Happy quilting all.
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8 comments:

  1. Newbie JenMay 10, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Great practicing! Your railroad ties look much better than mine. I had trouble filling the spaces too. Glad to know I am not the only one.

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  2. Rosemary DickinsonMay 11, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    I still have to do this month's challenge. Your samples look perfect! I'm hoping to give it a try next week possibly.

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  3. Mary AnnMay 12, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    I love the stitching produced by the Bernina 930, too. Unable to locate Isacord thread in my area, I used Madeira, but I am considering purchasing a set of Isacord thread cones. Would you have any recommendations before I make the purchase?

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  4. Sew Gramy SewMay 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    I don't know how you saw the white on white stitching while you were sewing. It does look nicely.

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  5. Diane WagnerMay 12, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Tammy, your stitching is great. Good job.

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  6. Stephanie NewmanMay 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Tammy, yes teh 930 does a beautiful stitch, doesn't it? some of my friends have that model machine, just lovely.
    Great practicing!

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  7. SewCalGalMay 27, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    I think you definitely mastered the design from the challenge this month. Great job. And your stitch quality certainly looks better than what I can do on my Bernina 730 (a me thing, not due to the machine).

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  8. FarmNanaJune 6, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    Nice work on the challenge - your stippling looks especially fine. I agree that filling the space was tricky (especially with the railroad ties!).

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