Last night I attended the second of three mastery classes for machine embroidery. We learned more about placement in the hoop and how to use stabilizers and that sort of thing. To practice, we made free-standing lace ornaments, and I chose to do a sleigh. It was lots of fun […]
I’m making good progress on the top of my Sakura quilt, but in the meantime I took the first of three classes on how to use the embroidery module of my Bernina. That was Wednesday, and I learned how to place a piece of fabric accurately into the hoop in […]
Here is part two of my update. 😉 I’ve finished (all but one step, which I’ll explain in a minute) my Coneflower quilt! 🙂 This one measures 26″ x 21″ and is machine appliquéd (after fusing) and machine quilted. As I explained in a previous post, I took a class […]
I’ve been working on a couple of things, so I’m going to split them up into separate posts to keep things easier. 😉 First of all, I’m still playing around with a Craftsy class on knitting lace sweaters. I really like knitting lace! This is another cardigan; it was supposed […]
This is a very busy time of year for our family. One adult daughter has a birthday in late April, the other adult daughter has a birthday in mid-May, and my husband has his birthday in late May. I’d add my mother-in-law’s birthday (also mid-May) to the list, but she […]