Just Create - Fluff Edition

[silvercat17]

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[dianec42]

I did some beginner quilting stuff! I practiced cutting strips and squares with some large-ish scraps. I did a good job of cutting each fabric in consistent-sized squares, but not as good a job of making sure the fabrics were the same size as each other. If that makes sense.

I made two basic 9-patch blocks. The first one came out okay, the second one was pretty wonky.

Then I tried making some half-square triangles. These came out moderately wonky. Then I tried to cut them down to a consistent size and that's when it all went horribly wrong. I assembled them into a mini pinwheel anyway but it's pretty terrible.

I did get my quilting software (Electric Quilt 8, a.k.a. EQ8) today and have started playing with that. It's basically SimQuilt, and promises to be hours of fun.

[silvercat17]

Oh no! That sounds very frustrating.

[dianec42]

I'm surprisingly okay with it!

My original mission statement for doing a practice piece was, "I think I want to make quilts, but I'll start with something small in case I hate it or in case I'm terrible at it." Then I realized, of COURSE I'm going to be terrible at it. I'm not going to be able to excel at every single thing the first time I try it.

And I really am learning. Best to learn these things NOW and get them out of my system, right?

[silvercat17]

That is such a good attitude!