The bottom border could be a bit straighter and the top one has got a definite wobble in it, but hey isn't that being liberated (or just a tad too liberated :-) ).
Going to start on the last border this afternoon and then it can join the other tops waiting to be quilted.
I tried the new walking foot on The Blues the other day. I don't know whether it is me, or the foot, or the fact that I'm not 100% confident about machine quilting, but the darn thing jumps every so often. Only about 1/4 of an inch, but it's annoying. I don't think there is enough pressure on the foot. Is that normal with a walking foot? Is it supposed to "sit" on top of the fabric?
Big Sigh!
Practice makes perfect I suppose. I've never really liked The Blues since I made it so it doesn't really bother me that much.
I've reset my blog counter to zero so please forgive me if I haven't left a comment on your blog recently.
Friday, 28 August 2009
Getting Back into a Rhythm
Temperatures still in the upper 20's and hardly a drop of rain has fallen on Le B for what seems like weeks. Torrential rain over most of the Dordogne last Monday, but hardly a drop here. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for next Tuesday so we shall see if the weather fairy condescends to chuck some this way!
Despite the heat, melting when I got anywhere near the iron and having to unplug the fan when I use the sewing machine, look what I produced yesterday afternoon.
The bottom border could be a bit straighter and the top one has got a definite wobble in it, but hey isn't that being liberated (or just a tad too liberated :-) ).
Going to start on the last border this afternoon and then it can join the other tops waiting to be quilted.
I tried the new walking foot on The Blues the other day. I don't know whether it is me, or the foot, or the fact that I'm not 100% confident about machine quilting, but the darn thing jumps every so often. Only about 1/4 of an inch, but it's annoying. I don't think there is enough pressure on the foot. Is that normal with a walking foot? Is it supposed to "sit" on top of the fabric?
Big Sigh!
Practice makes perfect I suppose. I've never really liked The Blues since I made it so it doesn't really bother me that much.
I've reset my blog counter to zero so please forgive me if I haven't left a comment on your blog recently.
The bottom border could be a bit straighter and the top one has got a definite wobble in it, but hey isn't that being liberated (or just a tad too liberated :-) ).
Going to start on the last border this afternoon and then it can join the other tops waiting to be quilted.
I tried the new walking foot on The Blues the other day. I don't know whether it is me, or the foot, or the fact that I'm not 100% confident about machine quilting, but the darn thing jumps every so often. Only about 1/4 of an inch, but it's annoying. I don't think there is enough pressure on the foot. Is that normal with a walking foot? Is it supposed to "sit" on top of the fabric?
Big Sigh!
Practice makes perfect I suppose. I've never really liked The Blues since I made it so it doesn't really bother me that much.
I've reset my blog counter to zero so please forgive me if I haven't left a comment on your blog recently.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Thursday, 20 August 2009
We interrupt the holidays .....
....... to show you what arrived in the post on Monday.
UFO's? What UFO's?
Only a couple of weeks to go and then you won't be able to see the sewing machine for smoke!
BTW - I found the foot on Ebay and paid the princely sum of £10.90 including P&P.
Go here to find some more bargains from the same company.
Weather hot - very hot. France is on heatwave alert. The pool is getting a lot of use and we're BBQ'ing tonight.
Will be back soon.
xxx
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Summer =
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which explains my absence from blogland.
Hopefully, I'll resurface at the beginning of September when maybe, just maybe, I might be able to do a show and tell.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Apologies
I AM still alive, but the internet says I'm not.
I ordered something for The Old One on E Bay the other day - it took 3 hours!
We are in the process of sorting it - possibly a satellite broadband connection - so please bear with me.
The Young One has filled the house with friends this summer. We haven't stopped since she got back from the UK so I'll leave you with a taste of what they get up to.
