I admire so many Free Motion quilters but here and there one
stands out above the rest. I think not
because they are necessarily better than any other but at the time when I got
to learn about them, it was just what I needed then and that made an impact. One other I can think of is Patricia Heinrich
Hechler from The Threadworks factory, another inspiring, very talented lady.
The same goes for Dorie Hruska I needed to ‘make
connections’ when moving from one block to another and I struggled with it when
I saw one of her videos and one thing lead to another and I ordered her book.
So with a little rain starting to fall and me hoping for
plenty more I took my ‘homework’, got my new book, printed practice
sheets in plastic folders and white board markers outside and started to
practice on paper. This is such a
valuable step overlooked by so many quilters which is terribly sad for this
‘paper-practice’ does improve muscle memory.
It took a while to get rhythm talking to myself, saying
“over, down, up” and repeat but pretty soon I got the hang of it. White board markers however do erase easier
than unpicking.
Page 1 done and even just with pen and paper I can see
something coming from this. Rather
excited.
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