… and thousands of stitches! That’s what is included on my new Bernina 790Pro machine. I like to have a visual of what a stitch looks like, so for this machine (as for my previous one), I’ve made a stitch book, following directions on the WeAllSew site. Yes, it takes […]
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I’ve been trying to deal with some issues in my hands — and especially in my fingers — for some time now. I have Reynaud’s, meaning that the circulation in my hands and feet is poor. Lately, though, my fingers are especially affected, even without very cold temperatures. At times […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m doing a series of classes — given by one of my favorite teachers, Philippa Naylor — online. Class #8 was a couple of methods of doing trapunto. I used some boring beige fabric I happened to have in the right size for this, thinking I’d […]
I can hardly believe that I haven’t posted anything here in six weeks! But, of course, life isn’t normal these days, and I’ve had a hard time mustering up any enthusiasm for quilting. It doesn’t help, either, that my husband is home so much that I don’t really have access […]
Have I mentioned that I really like working with cork? In case I haven’t yet, I do! I recently saw a YouTube tutorial on how to make a passport case from cork, and it occurred to me that I had some cork on hand and that my husband didn’t have […]
And … it’s done! I had originally envisioned doing swirling feathers in all of the colored areas, but that was an impossible task. The bulk created by all of those tiny seams just meant that my free motion foot kept getting hung up; it’s rather difficult to do smooth curves […]