Practice makes Perfect

My friend, Linda, loaned me her machine quilting practice sheet. It really is neat. She has already made the sandwich for quilting. I use water soluble thread in the bobbin and colored thread in the top.  After I follow the lines on the practice sheet,(or attempt to follow them). I can turn the piece over, spray with water and iron dry. Then all I have to do is pull on the top threads and they come out very easily because the bobbin thread is gone.  I find machine quilting to be quite difficult unless I am doing straight stitches.  Then I use the walking foot.