I had a great deal of fun working on this one. I recently joined Susan Smith from Stitched by Susan on one of her podcasts, and as usual with any new online class, video, or podcast, I learned something new.
Susan
discussed many topics, but one thing stuck with me……” deliberate practice”. She talked about how we won't all get some
shapes or motifs correct and then get disheartened and give up, and she
challenged us to do what we struggle with on an actual quilt and deliberately
practise.
Now I was
never satisfied with my pebbles in a straight line, random pebbles I manage
perfectly, but oh dear, don’t have these lined up in a row.
With this
quilt, it was now or never, and I chose to do heaps of pebbles, and I must admit
it did get better. Still not perfect, but
way better than I used to do it.
Somehow, I
also chose the perfect combination of motifs; it went fast, filled the spaces
in the quilt and gave a pleasing end result.
However, in the border, I had a motif that I hated midway through the
quilt and then simply had to plough on, which is never fun. The rest of the quilt was a breeze.
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