I’m *so* disappointed in the majority of the quilting I’ve done on this quilt! That said, I’m pretty pleased with the outer border. I used some of Lisa Calle’s rulers to make the double swag, which enclosed some large feathers. Then I used another of her rulers to do the […]
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In my last post I mentioned that I’d messed up the needle threader on my Bernina 780. After a few attempts to fix it — tentative attempts, for fear of making things worse — I’m going to have to take it in for adjustment. Drat. I hope it will be […]
I’ve skipped posting a few “installments” here on the practice piece I began here and continued here. Between those two installments and now, I added about a zillion “pebbles” around the flying geese, as well as two sections with curved feathers. The latest task, which I did today, was to […]
Last week at our group’s meeting, one of our members showed us how to make some folded star potholders. Coincidentally, I needed a new pair, so I made these. They’re fairly thick with all of the folded fabric, and of course there’s insulation inside to prevent burns, so they should […]
I’ve had a terrific sewing machine cabinet for many years, and it would have lasted me many more. However, I have a storage problem in my little sewing room, so in March I began considering a change in cabinets. My timing was pretty good, too, since there was a Bernina […]
Don’t get me wrong — I enjoy the quilting portion of making a quilt. Still, before doing the fun free-motion part, a certain amount of stitching in the ditch is necessary to stabilize the quilt and prevent the layers shifting. That part is sort of boring, IMHO. But that’s the part I’ve […]