See not too shabby.




The blue one needed to be a little bigger but she modeled that one too.  Cately enjoys being my little model here and there.  She tried on the skirts too but they are a little too big for her at this point.


What comes a little more natural is quilting.  After all that knit sewing I was super excited to get on my long-arm.  I know that I have had to practice the long-arming as well but it sure comes a lot more natural meaning the improvement takes wider strides.  The reason being is that it feels a little more natural and in turn is more enjoyable.  Isn't comfort the best?

I got to quilt this fun nine-patch from one of my most favorite quilting friends.  I tried out a quilting design that reminds me of feathers and I don't know if it is the color of this quilt but I kinda reminds me of country cowboying so I decided to name it the Cowboy Feather.  This cowboy feather was so fun to quilt  because it looked so dimensionally awesome as I was adding it to each row.  It was really enjoyable to make the wandering featheresk trail.  I have to admit that I have been skipping the pantographs lately to stretch my free-hand skills.  I quite enjoy that so much better.  It feels like driving a car in a winding mountain road.


I know that I started out a little shaky at the beginning of this year with the long-arming but just fast forward about six months and now things are turning out not too shabby too.


I think that the free-hand real feathering is just around the corner.  I just need to get the perfect quilt to try that all out.



So if I had to pick... I would pick things that are natural most days and then throw the practiced things in the mix every so often ;)