First Finish of 2018

I have done very little free motion quilting over the last year.  Most of my quilts have been too 'busy' to merit anything other than basic quilting.  I know I was very rusty and needed a project that would get me using my fmq brain.

Last summer I made a feathered star mini quilt for a swap.  I was given a list of the recipient's likes and dislikes.  She liked quilts with lots of white space and modern quilting.  I kept the quilting very simple and used straight lines.  I enjoyed the process, but wondered what a large version with more traditional quilting would look like.

In the end, I chickened out somewhat on the design and went for a simple orange peel design for all the outside white space.  However, just the physical process of fmq was very beneficial and therapeutic.  Maybe next time I'll be more ambitious.



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  1. Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting10 January 2018 at 06:13

    Looks like VERY ambitious quilting to me! Wow! Love your varied colors on your feathered star. And great binding idea!

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  2. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow10 January 2018 at 15:27

    All that I could think of looking at this was WOW! :)

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