Re: unstuck

It'll be fine! Start with an all-over largish grid. Make sure you have a reasonably pucker-free back afterwards, and then you know that the areas inside the grid squares are stable. These won't be any larger than the practice squares you have already mastered. You can then do the borders and binding, which cuts out some of the bulk. Then look it over, decide if you want to continue machine quilting. You could also hand quilt or tie to finish it if you think it's better. No quilt police! Have fun with it! Roberta in D

I've been stuck for a couple months, since starting school, and hopefully will get back into it this week, and finish some quilts that just HAVE to get done, as well as a few blocks that have to get done as well. I know how you feel about the machine quilting, because I'm feeling that myself. Just take it slow and easy. You won't ruin the quilt, and you're not a lousy quilter. Just stick with simple designs for now, and work your way up. Nothing wrong with that. That's what I'm doing, so there'd better *not* be anything wrong with that...LOL. Hand quilting is so much more comfy for me, but I just don't have time with some things. So i just get myself in a comfy position, and sit down for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, then take a break. I've found that keeps me from getting too frustrated or intense about it. In no time at all, I find I've finished! Hey, and you've got all these cyber cheerleaders..."Go, Mel, you can do it!"