tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post6771712881536236094..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Day 45 - Pug EyesLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-24593995812605054932013-06-28T07:20:58.102-04:002013-06-28T07:20:58.102-04:00This is gorgeous! It was a complete ''sque... This is gorgeous! It was a complete ''squee! I love it'' moment for me.<br /> I totally agree with the other posters....call it 'sea serpent', and be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-607264902888211542009-10-14T13:32:57.721-04:002009-10-14T13:32:57.721-04:00Hi Leah, Wonderful!! A longarm student of mine f...Hi Leah, Wonderful!! A longarm student of mine forwarded a link to your designs. Please, please, please do this as a perpetual calendar!! Perhaps talk to Fons & Porter, American Quilter's Society, That Patchwork Place, Martingale, all publishers of quilt books, etc. Keep on going! Allison C. Bayer, Plano, TexasAllison in Planohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771100777200593936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-46219328727944432732009-09-28T04:38:47.852-04:002009-09-28T04:38:47.852-04:00Hi Leah - I don't think its a disaster at all ...Hi Leah - I don't think its a disaster at all ... remember you are using a contrasting thread so the design is highly visible. I think its an excellent texture producing fill. I'd be less brave than you I think and use a thread the same colour as the background fabric.<br /><br />Love the shinny fabric in the video - what is it?Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509492213836220873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-48434616606541023932009-09-27T21:06:11.513-04:002009-09-27T21:06:11.513-04:00I like the pattern. Also like it better on the bac...I like the pattern. Also like it better on the backside fabric which is more muted.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352764994854290533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-81716650920087945712009-09-27T15:32:45.687-04:002009-09-27T15:32:45.687-04:00I like it. It would be a great fill used in the ri...I like it. It would be a great fill used in the right place.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778110892578808447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-54015463137586364562009-09-27T12:35:25.316-04:002009-09-27T12:35:25.316-04:00Very cleaver. And I love the name "Pug eyes&...Very cleaver. And I love the name "Pug eyes".<br /><br />Too cute.<br /><br />I also think this design would be really interesting with some Texture Magic!<br /><br />SewCalGal<br />www.sewcalgal.blogspot.comSewCalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062059207544865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-29764445539755925132009-09-27T11:14:57.958-04:002009-09-27T11:14:57.958-04:00Shirley here again. This pattern as well as some ...Shirley here again. This pattern as well as some of the others, would also do very well in <br />a crazy patch block -- In fact as soon as I can find the time I am going to try it. <br /><br />You could do it in a small area , or work in some bead work and use this pattern along a seam. <br /><br />Ideas never stop. ShirleyShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877771960944738477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-74896288175720009052009-09-27T11:11:42.617-04:002009-09-27T11:11:42.617-04:00I really like it! I can see uses for it in
my u...I really like it! I can see uses for it in <br />my underwater scenes. As the lady above said, wonderful fish scales. I can also see it in a <br />Victorian quilt around the border but it would be a lot of work. I am enjoying your series so much -I just finished a sunset wall hanging (on my blog) and I used 3 different patterns from the ones you have shown, as well as some of my own. <br /><br />It is quite possible to do different patterns on your borders. I mix and match mine all the time. Debbie from Making quilts taught me that.<br /><br />Shirley Paterson.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877771960944738477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-8477861288452221552009-09-27T10:40:25.144-04:002009-09-27T10:40:25.144-04:00I wouldn't call it a disaster. What a great wa...I wouldn't call it a disaster. What a great way to show off some nice thread.Anyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130352307824344517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-30960365667294248692009-09-27T10:40:19.430-04:002009-09-27T10:40:19.430-04:00Thanks rccq! I think it would look great in a who...Thanks rccq! I think it would look great in a wholecloth and do plan to make a pillow cover with it eventually.<br /><br />Susan - Good name! I think this design could fit, but I'll design a Fish Scales too just for fun.<br /><br />Wordmama - I know what you mean and apologize for any confusion. The orientation changes because sometimes I stitch from bottom to top, or from left to right. <br /><br />When I take the photo, I always orient it to how it looks the best, not to the way I originally stitched it.<br /><br />It could be a good thing that the orientation changes because it will encourage you to draw it in a variety of ways to find the way that works the best for you.<br /><br />Just play with it and if you ever feel like you're fighting with your hand to draw the stitch, rotate your paper and try it from another angle. <br /><br />Let's go Quilt!<br /><br />Leah DayLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-57239476724429924572009-09-27T09:48:55.289-04:002009-09-27T09:48:55.289-04:00Leah,
I have been spending a relaxing morning tryi...Leah,<br />I have been spending a relaxing morning trying to doodle your free motion designs on paper to get the feel of the movement before I go to the sewing machine. But I get confused when I watch your video and then the still picture in your post is oriented either perpendicular to how you do it or reversed. Is it just me?<br /><br />I truly, truly love your blog. Please don't every stop...wordmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223539061981493778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-48272265076380183092009-09-27T09:40:22.809-04:002009-09-27T09:40:22.809-04:00I don't know about "pug eyes" but th...I don't know about "pug eyes" but this design would be a wonderful filler for a fish...it looks like scales!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688785042826378058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-32455662372651201262009-09-27T09:09:42.198-04:002009-09-27T09:09:42.198-04:00this is not a disaster at all! It's a really ...this is not a disaster at all! It's a really clever and original version of the classic clam shells and Baptist Fans with a touch of thread painting. Try it in a matching thread or a thread-fabric combination that's not so opposite as green and red. We may need you to use the high contrast for the camera for the purpose of your 365 days - but in the context of a real quilt and thread choices this will be great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com