#438 – Free Motion Quilt Octopus Legs

Whew! I feel like I’ve been slaving away at the computer all day. I’ve been doing a lot of housekeeping – creating invoices, polishing up my Youtube channel, getting distracted with funny videos from channels I love, etc, etc, etc.This is one of the things I love and hate about being online so much – on the one hand I feel like I’ve gotten loads accomplished, but on the other hand my quilts downstairs are not going to complete themselves so I’d better get my work done and get off this computer so I can go stitch something!

So here’s a new design for this week – Octopus Legs – long wiggly tentacles that will fill your quilts with absolutely gorgeous texture:

I usually find edited photos with a little copyright symbol annoying and I hate having to spend MORE time on the computer to edit every single photo to put that bit of text in. Shooting this way, I can slip in my websites without having to do any extra work and when the photo gets shared and linked up as I love them to, it’s easy to see where you can find more info about that design.

I’ve also been working on my YouTube thumbnails, which does add more computer time, but I think it’s worth it. I certainly like seeing the design front and center rather than a blurry shot of my hands. See what I mean?

Hmm…Octopus Legs…this definitely requires more photos! Josh, James and I actually saw a real octopus for the first time at Sea Life aquarium in Charlotte. It was so still that I nearly missed it perched up at the top of the tank:

Then it was fed and it’s legs started to move in the coolest way across the surface of the water. Undulating is a great word to describe it, but it might not do enough justice. Suffice it to say octopi are now one of my favorite creatures!

So that’s it for Octopus Legs! Do you have any questions about this free motion quilting design? Where do you plan to use it in your quilts? Make sure to share your thoughts in the comments below!

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day