Kona Card Giveaway!!!

Gen X Quilters has a giveaway for a Kona Color card!!  I've wanted one of these cards for the longest time!!!

January's Free Motion Quilt Challenge

Here is my final sample for SewCalGal's quilt challenge for January!

Looking at it now, I really don't like the path I took.  That's something I want to practice more!

Close up

I just posted my link on her website as my entry.. I'm entry # 291.. I can't believe that many people have done this.. That's awesome!

Fooling Around With Free Motion Quilting

So I signed on to participate in a free motion challenge for the year with SewCalGal.  There is a monthly challenge consisting of a video demonstration.. You practice at home then post a picture of your quilting on your blog or Flickr.  Then there's a drawing.

This month's quilting technique was leaves.  I have to say that as a beginner, the leaf design actually isn't too difficult.  Here's some pictures of my practice:

The black thread is my first attempt.  My stitch length is uneven, but I do like most of the shapes.  I had issues with the bottom, so I tried a different thread.  As you can see, I did worse with the pink thread.

Whiskers I found when I looked at the bottom of the quilting.  I adjusted the top tension and didn't see improvement.

I messed with the tension and got this mess with the pink thread

While attending a Philly Modern Quilt Guild sewing night, I tried a 3rd time using Aurifil thread.  My first attempt wasn't great, but after adjusting the tension once, I had a great result!

Awesome Giveaway!

There's a great giveaway going on at Such a Sew and Sew!  In fact, she's had a giveaway everyday this week!