I made good progress on my machine stitched work these past weeks. I had a lot of fears that I had to overcome. I got the flower centers completed and my assessor signed off on them. The finished size of the piece is 8 feet by 30 inches. The design is good but my technical skill in machine stitching is not as good as I would like it to be!
There are many reasons I won’t invest in the equipment to do more machine quilting- the noise of the machine makes my startle reflex heightened, it is harder on my shoulders and arms than hand work, and I don’t want to spend the money to investment in the equipment that would be necessary. Bottom line I just don’t enjoy it.
I am really committed to the hand work and while I value the skill necessary for machine quilting, hand work is an important part of my process like layering paint with a brush that has its own set of skills. I need a slower process speed. Some people have a hard time understanding this and while I agree that more “product” is always good, I don't want it to be at the expense of my process of creativity. This is me as a person that is growing. I need time to take things in think, on them and then move forward.
Thanks for listening to my thinking out loud! It helps
