I keep saying I'll work on my shortcomings in the measuring department, but I never do. In this case, I like the effect. Feels more home-made and fun. I've never been a girl to appreciate painstaking perfection.
This is the quilting machine I won from Quiltmaker Magazine. Never dreamed I would have a Gammill, but thought I had a better chance of affording one some day than winning one! This is the first project I have entirely machine quilted on this baby. So... there are a lot of bumps on the road. I am still getting used to the tensions, and where not to oil!
Here's what the quilting looks like. Laugh all you want. I need the practice and I know it. But I do like how it appears more whimsical because of my very low skill level. More fun, less strict. Here's front and back:
And the pretty photo:
I needed this distraction. Before the piecing was done, I spent some time in the hospital for a kidney infection, and have been feeling down due to my recent MS diagnosis. This is the project that I've been working on as I came through the other side of my funk, remembering that I do love to quilt. That I will always quilt, no matter what tools I have, how little I can spend on fabric, or what my mobility looks like. When it's something you love, there's always a way.
So it's a pretty special project, and I hope it transfers the feelings of triumph and joy to its new owner.
