A Little Goofy, But Not A Show-Off!

I'll admit I'm a little goofy, but I'm not a "Show-off"...

Here I was being goofy with Orlando Bloom:
Here I was being goofy at a quilt show. I believe that if I crop half my body in a picture, it takes 50 lbs off!

Here is a picture from the olden days, when I was a goofy cheerleader:

And here is the back of a quilt I did for Road to California. Ok, here maybe I was being a show-off!

For the most part, I believe my machine quilting should enhance a quilt, not over-take it. For the most part, I don't think a machine quilter should be a show-off. For example, look at this pretty quilt.

The piecer put a lot of time and effort into this quilt. I love the contrasting colors in these beautiful batik designs.

So I quilted a simple freehand design and changed threads throughout to match and enhance the fabrics.

That way my machine quilting didn't over-take the quilt, just enhanced it.

And the graphic layout of the quilt was not lost. The machine quilter wasn't a show-off, you see.

And in the back, I picked subtle colors there too, so it didn't detract from the beautiful fabric.

You see...same freehand design throughout, just different threads to match. Hey, wait a minute, who's that sleeping on the job???

Why, it's the Purse Dog of course, sunbathing in my quilt studio!

She's back from a week at the dog kennel. I'm sure she didn't get any sunbathing time there! And I'm back from a week in Oregon for Easter visiting my parents....and back from about 3 weeks of being sick! I'm feel so much better now!

Tons of quilts to do...

Get back to work, Vivian!