I need to practice my quilting!

This weekend I practiced free motion quilting on this pillow case.  I quickly decided that I need more practice at free motion quilting!

But now I've decided that I also need practice quilting circles (used my walking foot).

Here's a shot from farther away.  What do you think?  Should I keep going then rip out and requilt these first few circles if I get better with the others?  Or should I start practicing on something that doesn't matter and come back to this?  I really want to finish this quilt, but I do want it to look nice.

Comments

[Robin]

I was taught to keep on going (hand quilting.) There will be a difference between the quilting done at the beginning and the quilting at the end, but it's a learning process. I still have that first lap quilt and it's pretty special.

[vanessa]

wow! i think those are both beautiful, but i'm sure my eye is not as trained as yours.

[Karen]

I think they both look great. I always have envied quilters...something I always wanted to learn.

[Carole]

I think your circles look just fine. It's not supposed to be perfect, you know, it's a quilt and it's made with LOVE.

[Mary]

what Carole said. I think you just need to let it flow.... (and btw - this post showed up in my reader at 5:11 pm too - not sure if that's google reader, or typepad, but it does seem weird!)

[paula]

I have quilting designs for the embroidery machine that I want to try out

[Ruth]

I think both pieces of quilting look great.

[KM]

I think it looks great from here. While I'm proud of my fancy cabled sweaters....I'm just as proud of my first scarf with a few dropped stitches. Just look at it as progress. ;0)

[Leslie]

I say keep on keeping on.....What I aim for is to feel at ease with free motion. I still feel tense while doing this. I want it to feel natural. So I keep on keeping on and hoping.