Free motion embroidery?

That's one of Donna Kohler's quilts. She has been a guest on Simply Quilts on HGTV, and demonstrates at various places around Fresno. Very talented lady.

The better an artist the one doing the embroidery is, the better the end result. Some of us aren't so talented in that area, so we resort to things like tracing off pictures that we like.

Yes, she must be.

Well, I'm OK at drawing myself but I have a few friends that are *very* good and you'd be surprised at how many still use photos or other images to "help" with what they do, if not tracing, at least for perspective and such. Still, I agree that the ability to do anything like this would help. Nothing wrong with tracing! ;-) JJ

DOH! I completely missed that! I'm blonde, what can I say! ;-) JJ

Don't your arms get tired holding that machine up while the stitching is taking place?

Just kidding. Have a good one!

Too late for me...see my post above. I thought of that after I wrote it and then got smart later.

But you first!...LOL

One of the reasons I was glad I kept one of my older machines was for just this reason. As much as I love my bells and whistles electronic Designer1 it doesn't have the manually hand controlled stitch width regulator for the zig-zag stitch. Once I get into the rhythm of the calligraphy I can move the hoop with my left hand and regulate the stitch width with my right on my trusty old Viking. Same technique works well when doing branches, vines, twisting willow leaves, ribbons, tousled hair and such. It's really fun to do this with a variegated thread coordinating the width with the changing colors.....it's mesmerizing.

Val

Well, it's a workout! ;-)

You too! JJ

Wow...I think it'll be a little time before I'm that coordinated doing this. But it sounds like you end up with some neat looking stitches and projects. JJ