Threadwork and a TIP for longarmers~♥

This fabric is so pretty but I only have cloudy day photos BUT I wanted to share this little quilts progress~

 This quilt will be all about WHIMSY~

 Threadwork around the teacups~the "stars" of the show......

And here is my TIP for my longarmer friends~

On your practice fabric to the side of your quilt~(the sample you do to check your tension....) try drawing a "picture" of something that incorporates all the moves your thread will be making on the quilt at hand~

 All of my quilts are freemotion and I tend to need thread tension for tight curliques etc. so I most often will draw out this little bird....and then sign my initials so I can be sure the tension is right for lettering~then I am good to go! 

If you are doing straight lines then do a box within a box........if you are writing do a few words....

I find this specific thread testing save me a lot of time in the long run.....