The number of babies (new and upcoming) in our family keeps increasing, which means I might have to spread the baby blankets out a bit - rather than 2 4x4 blankets, I will have to make another 4 blocks and make 3 3x4 blankets (but it is important that all cousins have the same sort of blanket, right?)
I have been working on it. It is a lot of fun to be able to try random, crazy stuff without worrying about the overall impression. Plus, I can repeat patterns I really like!
I now have:
For this one, I thought I would see how tight a spiral I can make with a walking foot. Turns out not very. I decided to fill the space with some spirals. Kevin thinks it looks unfinished - I may come back to it and put something in the corners.
I just wanted to see if I could do something really easy to fill the space. I really don't like it - I didn't even bother finishing it when I ran out of bobbin string! At least I tried...
Pointsettas from Leah Day / 365 Free Days of Free Motion Quilting. A bit season-specific, but I really liked working on this one.
Another one by Leah Day. Ok, but I don't like my "beads".
Stomach lining by Leah Day. Sorry that the chalk is so bright - I could barely see it on the quilt itself!
Some fun... I'm considering using this one on my Shattered Dishes quilt. I've done it before, and I really enjoy doing it.
Peacock feathers by Ferret. I really should learn how to do feathers... but I'm still intimidated. Apparently this is how she started.
From Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques by Sue Nickels - thank-you for the recommendation, Sylvia! I think I need to work on making really fine squiggles - this is about as small as I can go. 
Another one from Sue Nickels. This one is really fun and easy.
An old pattern that I have used before (like 5 years ago, when I first tried free motion quilting!). Now that I know some other patterns, I don't like this one as much!
I am now half-way there. Like I said, I can start repeating patterns, which is nice - at least for the patterns that I enjoyed! I still want to master paisley, as well, so there may be some more variations on that one coming.
Kirsten
I'm so glad you got Sue Nickel's book. It's wonderful and good ideas. I had the distinct honor of taking a class with her and such a good teacher. Course, I've got YEARS of bad machine quilting habits to get rid of! lol Keep up the good work, I think you're doing very well... and BTW, why do all the cousins have to have identical quilts??? HMMMMMM lol
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