While my youngest daughter was visiting during the summer, I had her select coordinating fabric and a quilt pattern from one of my quilting magazines: Quilting Quickly by Fons and Porter’s July/August 2016.
She chose Fancy & Fabulous 10″ Stackers from the Missouri Quilt Company. To this pallet of yummy colors I added white, yellow, and mint green to complete each four-petal block of the quilt top.
The back is a coordinating peach Bella solid also from Missouri Quilt Company. My daughter relocated to the beautiful city of San Jose, CA. for a teaching position. So, for a very special birthday/congratulations/and new apartment warming gift, I made this quilt for her. 
I free-motion quilted it with an all over design of a cabbage rose design. I used white thread on the top and peach thread in the bobbin. It took several days to quilt, which took a toll on my shoulders and neck, but the result was fabulous! The body pain quickly disappears with a few stretches so don’t worry!
However, I’m starting to wonder if I shouldn’t just invest in a mid-arm. I have been doing a little research and so far I like the Juki 2010 and the Grace frame. I’d love to know what other quilters might suggest.
Happy Sewing and Quilting!
Seam Queen 
That turned out so, SO pretty!! And it’s a treasure she’ll gift to her children or grands. What a lucky girl! You’re definitely ready for a mid-arm and frame. I have the King Quilter from Sewing Machines Plus with the Grace GQ frame. (It’s a Tin Lizzie under the hood and I love it). If you’re not going to go all-in on a machine that costs as much as a new car (which is smart in my book), I think the Juki is a good choice with the thread cutter, speed control, and needle threader. I have those options on my domestic machine and miss them on the long arm. But I went a bit bigger because I wanted to be able to use pantographs and have the throat space accommodate most designs in one pass. For narrow stencils, you’ll love the Juki.
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Thanks so much for your kind comments and insights into quilting machines. I’m going to check out Sewing Machines Plus! 🙂
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