Monday, September 12, 2011

On the Machine Today... 9/12/11

Every so often I get a quilt that just doesn't speak to me....  Just doesn't tell me how it wants to be quilted.  When this happens I spend a lot of time doing the S&S or what longarm quilters refer to as Standing & Staring.  After Standing & Staring for awhile there are a few of those quilts that just will not talk!

When a quilt is refusing to talk, a lot of times I just go for it...  start stitching and see what happens.  That is exactly what I'm doing today.  Going for it.  Making things up as I go along...




So far so good....

7 comments:

  1. Well it sure looks like you are listening to what the quilt is saying to you.....I love what you're doing....

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  2. Well your S&S has worked, this looks great.I too have the same problem,the one I have just finished for a customer was like that and so is the next!

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  3. I think it's speaking to you just fine - it's lookin' good!

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  4. I know exactly how you feel, Kim...it's looking great so far! Sometimes you just have to get started.

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  5. Sometimes I have to load the quilt and commit to quilting it before the ideas start coming. I like what you are doing so far.

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  6. Love what you are doing with this quilt KIm

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