Panel 2 Quilting Started

Honestly,  I didn't think I would like quilting on my embroidery machine.  It did take some adjusting and adapting for it to work well.  I was glad that years ago I bought the "Snap Hoop" -a magnetic hoop that fits my machine.  It is a 5" by 7" hoop so that is as large an area as I can quilt at once.  My machine will use a 7" by 12" hoop, but all I have is the standard hoop for it.  I just checked the price for the larger one and found that the price has jumped significantly since I got the 5 by 7 hoop.  

Regardless, I have started quilting the second panel.  I hope to get a good photo of the first panel (all quilted) to show you soon.  Meanwhile,  I started the second panel using designs that I purchased several years ago.   

The first design, I brought into my software and added some to it.  

Can you guess what I added?  

I thought that the center was a bit too open, so I added the four-pointed star in the center of the design. 

Right in the next row, I added another design that I "stretched" in the software to fit better.  It was already a "border design" so I made it longer so that three stitchings fit across the panel.  Here is one stitching section. 

Between my designs, the purchased designs and my free-motion quilting,  this quilt will have lots of texture from the quilting.  And with the hand-dyed fabrics in it, there will be color and design to entertain the eyes.  

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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