tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post8319416838705887381..comments2023-10-19T05:06:50.151-06:00Comments on Green Fairy Quilts: Wish me luck...............Judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17629927008581474583noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-57935221831553111722011-07-05T14:12:38.021-06:002011-07-05T14:12:38.021-06:00Thanks Judi for always showing us your work. I onl...Thanks Judi for always showing us your work. I only have you as a mentor, so seeing your beautiful work allows me to try to do the simple quilting that I do. I like your statements that you were happy with your work at the time. That's me too. I really appreciate you doing this blog.Linda in Calif.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17976880355570847646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-31469780203888972022011-06-24T16:35:27.325-06:002011-06-24T16:35:27.325-06:00Thank you for showing us your beginning quilting. ...Thank you for showing us your beginning quilting. Gives me hope.Donna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04459371630874302060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-88701137888130362202011-06-24T09:47:54.798-06:002011-06-24T09:47:54.798-06:00I needed to read this! I have a Nolting that I ke...I needed to read this! I have a Nolting that I keep practicing on and it is getting easier. Pantos seem hard for some reason, but quilting freehand seems....free!Saskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316697509986535586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-61374507304229070392011-06-20T03:13:19.498-06:002011-06-20T03:13:19.498-06:00What a generous post...encouragement indeed for al...What a generous post...encouragement indeed for all us beginners! Thank you!CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-40756633846658091282011-06-15T17:29:32.815-06:002011-06-15T17:29:32.815-06:00Judi, if you get tired of quilting you could be a ...Judi, if you get tired of quilting you could be a LAQ cheerleader! Your note was inspring to me also, as so many other quilters have voiced. Thanks for your post. Your quilting is fabulous!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413707175480031723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-41321581317951700222011-06-14T06:58:20.156-06:002011-06-14T06:58:20.156-06:00Dear Judi - thanks so much for showing us how your...Dear Judi - thanks so much for showing us how your quilting has progressed. I have had my LA for about a year, and had a similar experience to your Mom, bought a used A-1 and spent a lot of time learning to use it and figuring it all out. I also follow your mantra of practice, practice, and mostly enjoy doing freehand quilting. I can do pantos, but hate to stand behind my machine where I can't see what I'm doing. I also REALLY appreciate your posts about problem solving, that is really one of the challenges for us LA'ers. We mostly have to be our own mechanics of a big industrial machine! Thanks again!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284136308875776151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-73574425574395516552011-06-13T18:05:46.672-06:002011-06-13T18:05:46.672-06:00Love your candid nature (and your shop). Seeing t...Love your candid nature (and your shop). Seeing the progression of your long arm quilting talents is inspiring. Thank you for opening our eyes and your heart.Kareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064785750925559451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-55783514801474522552011-06-10T20:42:10.616-06:002011-06-10T20:42:10.616-06:00Hi Judy! I don't usually post but I loved thi...Hi Judy! I don't usually post but I loved this post and had to say something! You gave me inspiration! I'm VERY new to quilting and I did a table runner for my sister for Christmas last year. This was my first attempt at quilting. My other quilt tops (2) are not put together and quilted yet. My first attempt looked like I had been smoking crack! Holy tamoley! I've been so afraid to ruin the other quilt tops! I am a perfectionist, and that personality trait has served me pretty well in piecing the quilt but when it comes to freehand motion quilting, I sucked SO bad that I have been afraid to try it ever since!! Yours looked better than mine did, but after seeing how simple it was on your first attempts and how gorgeous your quilting is now, I believe I'll give it another try. Thanks so much!!<br /><br />JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722970303384257420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-3404256431081423132011-06-10T15:35:58.307-06:002011-06-10T15:35:58.307-06:00Judi, Thank you for your timely post. I am still ...Judi, Thank you for your timely post. I am still fairly new to LA quilting, and I get so easily frustrated when everything isn't "perfect". Your post reminds me that everyone has to start somewhere, and it's reassuring to see where practice, practice, practice can get me! KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971708019708194449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-34627059144167591342011-06-10T14:12:32.045-06:002011-06-10T14:12:32.045-06:00Hi Judi ~ Your blog today talking and showing the ...Hi Judi ~ Your blog today talking and showing the quilts you quilted when you began was very interesting! It certainly shows that with perserverence, one can not only improve but perhaps become proficient in anything they are passionate about doing:) <br /><br />The quilting that you do on quilts is absolutely exquisite! I am always amazed to see pictures that you share of the work that you have done. And the Dear Jane quilting was spectacular - the hard work & time that you spent surely paid off!!<br /><br />I am always a little behind but did read your posting on June 7th. It is very hard to ignore mean spirited people but you know, even if you respond, they just never get it! My daughter & I often talk about whether it is just us - does the mean spirited nature of these people bother anyone else? Well, I guess we now know that we are not alone. Yesterday, I was talking with a young lady & she said she was getting tired of being yelled at and being talked to in a less than civil way - she works at the front desk at a large university vet medical center. She said, I often want to just cry! That is very sad to hear ... but as I told her, these people do not want anyone talking to them like that but think that it's alright to talk to you that way. So ... what I am getting at ... however hard it is, you need to keep doing what you do in the way that you do it ... you are remarkable and talented ... and nice!<br /><br />I am certain that you will do just fine this weekend ... people will never remember a few goof ups but they will remember your quilts & the knowledge that you shared:) Hope all goes well ...Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045445119863297396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-88272875313709049872011-06-10T12:35:03.433-06:002011-06-10T12:35:03.433-06:00My cousin lives in Panguich!My cousin lives in Panguich!Heather @ The Beating Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482775464960473303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-74303263827000757712011-06-10T10:56:22.530-06:002011-06-10T10:56:22.530-06:00What a great post and inspiring. I don't have...What a great post and inspiring. I don't have a quilting machine but I appreciate what a quilter has to go through to do such fantastic work. It is great that you showed how your beginnings weren't the greatest but you went on and on until you ended up with some very beautiful quilted quilts.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369628004197892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-72834651238571663172011-06-10T10:16:17.389-06:002011-06-10T10:16:17.389-06:00Good Luck!! I so wish I could come and see you. ...Good Luck!! I so wish I could come and see you. I can't believe I move to Cedar City on Monday and miss the Panguitch Quilt Walk by 1 day. Frustrating!!! Oh well, there is always next year :)<br /><br />I loved your showing of all of your beginning quilts. It is so fun to see where you started. (not that I think any of those looked like beginner quilts :)Melissa Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540745755929200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-54084337117850907122011-06-10T09:57:53.738-06:002011-06-10T09:57:53.738-06:00Wonderful post and so inspiring! Thank you! Your q...Wonderful post and so inspiring! Thank you! Your quilting is just amazing!!Linda https://www.blogger.com/profile/05895441160458124219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-65819462556980528892011-06-10T09:55:11.339-06:002011-06-10T09:55:11.339-06:00Your post gives us all hope!
Good luck on your tru...Your post gives us all hope!<br />Good luck on your trunk show. I'll bet you'll do fine!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755191961134444671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-5417223426687643212011-06-10T09:45:39.495-06:002011-06-10T09:45:39.495-06:00Such a wonderful post. I loved reading about how y...Such a wonderful post. I loved reading about how you've developed as a quilter, I don't think r really wish to be one but it's very inspiring and great advice for life in general. Keep trying and practise until you get better or get amazing!!<br /><br />Good luck tomorrow!<br /><br />Graceliberal sprinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566049026515076261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-38076448394189485842011-06-10T09:39:47.626-06:002011-06-10T09:39:47.626-06:00Good luck on your trunk show talk tomorrow! I kno...Good luck on your trunk show talk tomorrow! I know you will do a great job:) It's very inspiring to see your first quilts and to hear your story. <br />Laura TLaura Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017862488946312184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-24482811917263000812011-06-10T07:08:39.969-06:002011-06-10T07:08:39.969-06:00Something tells me you talk will be great tomorrow...Something tells me you talk will be great tomorrow - your audience will be mesmerized by your quilts, and they will be hanging on every word you say - they'll probably make notes and rush off to practice all the advice you give them. If I were you I'd just wear whatever makes you feel comfortable, don't plan and just go with the flow and I'm sure they'll pick up on your passion for quilting. As I keep telling you girl, just be yourself and they will love you.Contented Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858745267434206788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-75757186520910929642011-06-10T06:59:43.940-06:002011-06-10T06:59:43.940-06:00Fantastic post! I am a longarmer also. I haven'...Fantastic post! I am a longarmer also. I haven't attempted to do much free motion quilting, but I'm so inspired by your quilts. You will do great at the show, your love and passion will outshine the nervousness! Have a great time (and please post photos for us).Auntie Pamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918427648338806731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-20552270155583380242011-06-10T06:52:51.841-06:002011-06-10T06:52:51.841-06:00Thank you for this post I was feeling a little fla...Thank you for this post I was feeling a little flat having just loaded a quilt and quilted two blocks and not being exactly happy with them. I have had my machine since December. This is just the encouragement I needed to go back and persevere.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084824596864359739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-44452378815922760072011-06-10T06:29:05.029-06:002011-06-10T06:29:05.029-06:00What an encouraging post! Thanks for showing us!
J...What an encouraging post! Thanks for showing us!<br />Jacque in SC<br />quiltnsrep(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-74460831263875443752011-06-10T05:54:09.334-06:002011-06-10T05:54:09.334-06:00Judi,
I am a fellow longarmer, and have followed y...Judi,<br />I am a fellow longarmer, and have followed your blog for a while now. It has given me the inspiration to keep trying new things with my quilting. I love how every quilter has a story, and how each story is different, yet so often molded and formed from our past -- our mothers. Be sure to pass your craft on to your daughter (or sons)...someday they will appreciate it.<br />MargaretMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15615407180854374470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-29224821091677138362011-06-10T05:05:12.244-06:002011-06-10T05:05:12.244-06:00Great post and thanks for the reminder that we all...Great post and thanks for the reminder that we all start somewhere. I rent time on a long arm at an LQS, and next week I'll be quilting the most important quilt I've done so far... I am admittedly very nervous, but I feel I must do the entire quilt, or I can't claim it as mine.<br /><br />I have never had anyone do the quilting for me, I just don't feel like I can claim it if I don't.<br /><br />Good Luck at your show...<br /><br />Paul<br />www.OutnumberedQuilter.comPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624140507953560723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-17655938044948585582011-06-09T22:43:59.990-06:002011-06-09T22:43:59.990-06:00This was a wonderful post. Very inspiring. Thank...This was a wonderful post. Very inspiring. Thank you. I needed that. Hope your trunk show turns out as well as your quilting. Smiles!Dorothy L. Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168208588585696108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932593447088657785.post-8239628102089038972011-06-09T22:27:14.445-06:002011-06-09T22:27:14.445-06:00Judi you will be great, all you need is a pinch of...Judi you will be great, all you need is a pinch of green fairy dust and all is well, I am happy to see that you are looking forward and not back, best of luck <br />thanks for the longarm advice I one day hope to be as amazing as you with threadSugar Town Quilt Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12289173066769302313noreply@blogger.com