So my mom tells me all the time that she loves piecing quilts and playing with colour but has this continuous dilemma with quilting. Her favorite is hand stitching – I tend to agree. It’s like the ultimate challenge in the quilting world. Takes time, talent and an eye. Our goal would be to incorporate a little of hand quilting into all of our quilts (Is a New Year’s resolution too late to make??).
But for now we are trying to master the art of quilting with the machine. Our preference is using the walking foot to create varying straight lines and gentle curves. We believe the jusqiposition of straight quilting with curvy lines and varying fabrics is very interesting. Hopefully you can follow our progress in upcoming blogs.
My mom says piecing a quilt you can be exact and precise, while quilting you have to be forgiving of your future mistakes. Quilting is truly an art form and with all types of art the beauty is in the imperfections and human touch. So with that I see my mom’s dilemma as she is a perfectionist at heart. I guess it’s a good life lesson as well: to be less hard on ourselves in our quilting projects and perhaps as well in our lives.
Our dream would be to do quilting in negative space – a great goal for 2017! Please share your stories about learning to quilt below in our comments page. Cheers, M&D