Sunday, April 12, 2015

QOV Quilting - Pinwheels and 4-Patches



Machine quilting -  I started with one overall design, and it morphed into another, and then another and then another - no self-discipline!  There are lots of curves, spirals, banana-type fill-ins, and then I got really crazy and started making sun rays erupting from paisleys -- they are my favorite!   All of this quilting is done with the original quilting foot that came with my Janome 6500 MC, a standard DSM.
 
However, a surprise occurred near the end of this project.  On a whim, I again tried to use/learn to use the 3 combination feet for a low shank Janome.  I made up a practice sandwich, and didn't experiment on my nice QOV.  Until today, I have had NO success using these feet, and was totally disgusted with that purchase.  The only thing I've done differently today, is that I used Sewer's Aid on my thread, and tried the feet for at least the 6th time, and voila!!!!  HOOOORRRAYYYY!  I've had to do some eating CROW following this happy surprise.  I MQ'd 2 of the borders on the QOV with no problems at all. Go figure!   
 



The quilting toned down my backing stripes a bit.  I LIKE it and didn't purchase anything more. 

 They look good together. 

5 comments:

  1. Your quilting looks great, Elaine!

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  2. What is the 3 combination feet? You know I have the exact same machine. I'd like to hear about it!

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  3. Great work! Looks fantastic. Congrats on this finish.

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  4. I'm curious about the combination feet also. Maybe you should take a picture and tell us what is different about them from the regular FMQ foot. BTW, the QOV is beautiful!

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  5. Your quilting looks as good as if it were done on a longarm; smooth and even curves and no skipped stitches. Success is sweet!

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