Digital Computer Quilting - Sunflower Illusions
Isn't this quilt gorgeous?! I love those blues and the compass units really remind me of sunflowers. I have been curious for a while to try the digitized Quiltworx designs for some of her patterns. So far I have done a Prismatic Star and Rocky Mountain Bear Claw. Rocky Mountain made me realize sometimes there can be more work setting up before the first stitch is taken... and that I could freehand a design just in the amount of time required to mark the boundaries of that unit in the computer so that I can fit a design inside that area. SMH. But edge to edge designs are the same way, as you work with them (handguided or computer), you learn which ones will stitch out no fuss and which ones will require extra time to match up designs across your quilt so you can make better decisions about what can be accomplished in a reasonable amount of time. Anyway, several clients left me quilts last year for when I was...