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Who said my quilting is good enough to be the star?? I said "we", which I was using impersonally to represent quilters as a group, but I should have been more clear. But quilters like Kathy A. *can* let their quilting be the focal point of the piece -- I want to quilt like her when I grow up, even though I'll never have a long-arm. :)

These days I'm just grateful for two matching arms. Even if they are short instead of long ;-)

marcella

Long arms drag on the ground and you skin your knuckles (not speaking from personal experience but from observation at zoos)

I agree Pat. I wonder if I will ever be confident enough to use decorative thread for my machine quilting. Just as think I will....I wimp out and use invisible. I just had that happen the past couple of days. I made this wall hanging as a gift, and should have used "real" thread in the border so the quilting would show....but I chickened out. Here are some pictures.

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< taken without flash so the quilting shows up < a better picture of the little quilt I don't need any classes. I've taken many. At some point I might have to come to the conclusion that I stink at machine quilting! But I'm not quite there yet. Maybe I just need more practice. Ugh.

Oh he is just GORGEOUS!!

Your design or a pattern?

Way way back in my misspent youth I used to date a drummer and he looked just like this - arms flying in all directions lol

It's from a pattern by Juke Box quilts. A very cute pattern.

have made the conductor a couple times.http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID4399403P546730-Patterns/Patterns-Jazz-Attack-Series/Jazz-Attack-Superconductor.aspxAnd for some reason there have been several people who have seen somethingalittle lewd and lascivious about it. They called it my lap dancequilt.....Ijust don't see it. Do you?"Cats" wrote in messagenews:4525979d snipped-for-privacy@news.chariot.net.au...> Oh heis just GORGEOUS!!>> Your design or a pattern?>> Way way back in my misspentyouth I used to date a drummer> and he looked just like this - arms flying inall directions> lol>> -->> Cheryl & the Cats> o o o o o o> ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )> Enness Boofhead Donut> catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau>> "KJ" wrote in message>news:mBgVg.92593$aJ.81130@attbi_s21...> :I agree Pat. I wonder if I will everbe confident enough> to use decorative> : thread for my machine quilting. Justas think I will....I> wimp out and use> : invisible. I just had that happen thepast couple of> days. I made this> : wall hanging as a gift, and should haveused "real" thread> in the border so> : the quilting would show....but Ichickened out. Here are> some pictures.> :> < the> :back> :> :> < taken> : without flash so the quilting shows up> :> :> :better picture of the little quilt> :> : I don't need any classes. I've takenmany. At some point> I might have to> : come to the conclusion that I stink atmachine quilting!> But I'm not quite> : there yet. Maybe I just need morepractice. Ugh.> :> : --> : Kathyl> : remove "nospam" before mchsi> :

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:> :> : "Patti" wrote in message> :news:9uZ$ snipped-for-privacy@quik.clara.co.uk...> : > Sorry, Sandy, but I really had tolaugh at this post >g : > I have only just reached the stage when I can bearmy> quilting to be> : > visible *at all*! let alone work for it to show or even>show a lot!> : > We'll see if I ever get to the stage of wanting the> quiltingto be the> : > star? I have learned all the theory, but my execution> is stillonly> : > pretty average at best! Still working at it, though ...> : > .> : >In message> ,> Sandy> : >Foster writes> : >>I think the weight of the quiltingthread is, as are> most things, a> : >>personal choice. There are times when wewant the> quilting to show a> : >>*lot* and times when we want it to melt intothe> background and allow> : >>the quilt top to be the star. I've used the 50wt.> Aurifil for quilting> : >>and love it; I've also used heavier threads, aswell as> that absolutely> : >>luscious silk (100 wt). It all depends. :)> : >> :> --> : > Best Regards> : > pat on the hill> :> :>>

Oh, I *like* this -- I even like the toe! ;) Your quilting is just right for this quilt!

Beautiful!

Nope. I love how you did this one. I even think that this one *needed* invisible thread. You wouldn't have wanted the quilting to detract from the pattern in this case, would you Kathyl? Though Matching thread would have worked just fine, too. This is a wonderful quilt!

So I guess I should be grateful not to have a long-arm! ;)