Emergence Part 9 – Speed verses Effect

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

11 Responses

  1. Unknown says:

    She's lookin' great! Can't wait to see her in full paint!!

  2. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. I think the bold beauty of the red hair far outweighs the machine applique stitching.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

  3. a1angiem says:

    Gosh, that's gorgeous! I'd love to see a close-up of the blue & green sections – what thread did you use? It looks spectacular! Are you going to 'show' this quilt???

  4. Laura says:

    Thanks for sharing that sometimes speed outweighs perfection. I'm that way too and have a difficult time letting go of the need for perfection. And to know someone as uber talented as yourself doesn't always plan ahead and has to make those difficult choices too… Well that's the berries! I love it. Thanks for being willing to share.
    Your quilt is turning out amazing. Hope to see it on a mazagine cover some day!

  5. OMG that is gorgeous already! speed is always a good factor.

  6. Awesome, awesome! Sometimes we just have to make it work!How did you do that hair? It doesn't look like you have any raw edges. I know how you feel…the overwhelmed part:)

  7. Joy says:

    It gets even more beautiful everytime you do something new … this quilt really is 'emerging'.
    Beautiful work Leah.
    Hugs,
    Joy :o)

  8. Anonymous says:

    Wow! The hair is awesome!! I love machine applique – it's right up there with machine quilting for me 🙂

  9. Jane says:

    Hi Leah, Do you still enjoy working on her?
    Are you finishing her because you 'want' to or 'need' to?
    Do you ever stop working on a project (hence it's unfinished) because you just don't like it anymore?
    Thanks!
    Best,
    Jae

  10. Leah Day says:

    Danielle – It's actually turned edge aplique. The edges were turned exactly the same way I turned them for the name tag – wide seam allowance, paint on starch, then press with a hot dry iron.

    Hey Jane – Good question…Right now I'd say I'm stuck in that mood where I want to see her finished, I want to be happy with this quilt, so I "Have" to get it done right now.

    Yes, there are many times that I stop working on a quilt because I just get disenchanted with it. Most often this feeling is caused by rushing the design process, which always produces a less than satisfactory quilt.

    Still, no matter what the attitude behind it, the thing to look for is how much you enjoy the process. If you're hating the process and wishing you could work on something, anything else, that's a good sign that quilt needs to be put away or thrown away and started again.

    Cheers,

    Leah

  11. Jane says:

    Thanks for responding, Leah.
    The quilt is exquisite!
    Best,
    Jae

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