FMQ Along Wednesdays: Week 1

I signed up to Leah Day's Quilt Along Wednesday's.

Here's my quilt along practice for week #1:

I had some thread issues at first then it seemed to be better. When I FMQ I never know where to go next, how to get out of tight corners, or how to get back to the other side. Next time i'm going to try quadrant quilting, which Leah mentions (Jan. 11th  blog post) to help you not get lost or stuck.

Happy quilting,

Dara 

It's 2012...and i'm quilting...lol

I can’t believe It’s 2012! I’m excited for the New Year and all of my continued blessings! This year I want to join some quilt alongs to broaden my quilting“ability” and of course it’ll be lots of fun.

I’m joining Shabby Fabrics’ 2012 mystery BOM of cottages which are a combination some applique and embroidery. Every month around the 7th a new block will be released. I’m excited to see how this will turn out.

 I also want to improve my FMQ…so I’m thinking of joining not one but TWO FMQ alongs. Who says I can’t join both …right? I’m still trying to convince myself I can handle two. I really want to push myself to practice, practice, and practice!

I've decided to take SewCalGal's challenge and work each month to improve my FMQ skills. "Every month in 2012 a FMQ expert will share a tutorial with tips to help quilters learn and/or improve their free-motion quilting skills."

I’m also joining Leah Day’s (Free Motion Quilting Project) has started a new project called the "Quilt Along Wednesdays". Every Wednesday Leah will post a video, on her blog, of a design to work on, which gives you more opportunities to practice and learn more FMQ designs.

I'm excited to get started...i think i have enough to keep me busy for now...

Again, Happy New Year and I wish everyone the best for 2012!

Dara