Little green fabric pinned to the quilt indicate sections I need to fix - either where I ran out of bobbin thread, or where there was wonky stitching that needs to be ripped out and replaced. Well, then there were two spots where I let the backing or batting fold back under the quilt and stitched it to itself. Drat. For the most part the quilting has gone smoothly. Maybe a dozen fixes so far? Not bad.
When I come up with my quilting designs I imagine perfectly straight lines and even stitches. Ah... too much time spent looking at award winning quilts and professional quilting blogs. But it's something to strive for! So my lines aren't as straight as I'd like, but the overall effect looks pretty cool. I am rather pleased with my stitch-length. Still not even, but this machine responds pretty well, and I've worked up a decent foot-hand coordination. Many of my uneven spots are due to the quilt sticking under the foot because of bulky seams or wandering off from a slippery spot.
It's all my work, including the imperfections. I'm really pleased how it's progressing.
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Although I'm sorry you have spots you have to fix, there is definitely pride in making a quilt completely from beginning to end! Sounds like you're getting close to the finish. It's a gorgeous quilt, Sally!
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