underway!

I am finally underway with quilting my Kaffe Fassett quilt that was finished two years ago and basted last summer! I began with some ditch stiitching - something I have always intensely disliked as it's so hard to do accurately but I invested in a 10D Edge Stitch foot and now ditch stitching is a breeze.
Next I had to do some straight lines - horrors. So I purchased a Hera tool - there seems to be a solution available for every problem! It works well by leaving a crease on the fabric although you need the right light to see the line. Once I get all this precision quilting finished I can move on to the free form stitching which is the part I prefer.

finito!

My daughter bought this huge quilt at a second hand fabric market for $30! She had to finish a few edge bits off but then somehow I ended up with it for quilting. Just stipple as it will be used mostly as a picnic quilt. Yeah ok?
I had gone around maybe 3 1/2 sides - reasonably wide - before acquiring my new machine. So I got it out to practise the new BSR on and voila! it's finished!
The BSR makes quilting much more relaxing. I did not end up all tense and bent sideways trying to get my stitches the same length. And the increased length of the throat, although just a few inches, makes a massive difference moving a large quilt through. I stopped once and did a bit of folding but no clips or fussing to fit it under. Truely the 'dream machine'.