I have been playing a bit in the studio lately and I made this little hot pad for a friend of my daughter. I sent her a box of cookies and this hot pad. It was fun. I pieced the background and fused the letter. I also stitched around the letter and stippled. I tried to stipple hearts every so often and that was fun. I still have a long way to go with being fluid with my stippling. I think I may be better off with a larger work surface. I only use the existing area on my free arm machine and it is very narrow. How many of you have an additional worksurface or table attachment for your machine. I am thinking about purchasing one and would like to know how many of you use and like them.
What a sweet gift idea--love the fabrics and the monogram!
ReplyDeleteHi! When I was learning how to do free motion, I took one of those water color soluble pens and marked out my stitching area and design. I also divided the area into smaller sections, and stopping near the selvage areas whenever possible. This helped me a lot as I had the tendancy to do a really large area and then really got into a mess. I had a brainstorm one night, and used a large embroidery hoop too. I put the area in that and used the edges of the hoop as my grip to move the fabric around. It worked great for me and improved my technique. It is fun to learn something new. I am certainly no expert, but found this helpful I love coming to visit your site at least weekly. Good Luck.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what stippling is... but that hot pad is awesome!
ReplyDeleteConnie,Your quilting looks quite good.......the secret to getting even better is practice practice, & more practice.........take any opportunity to do a little free motion and you will soon have the fluidity you are looking for.
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