There seems to be a great deal of wrestling involved when machining the quilt motif, with a lot of pushing and pulling to manoeuvre the trace line to be in line with the next plunge of the needle - but that apart, I'm pleased with how this evening has gone.Although I'm rather hoping that each one will get quicker to do - I'll still be here at Christmas if I don't speed up a bit!
Very nice. Yes, it's a wonder how beautiful the finished product is when you have seen it as a big, clumsy pile of fabric. I love your design.
ReplyDeleteWell done you - I've seen quilts made by women who've been doing this for years where the stitching isn't anything like as neat and even as yours.
ReplyDeleteAs for the wrestling - did we have a conversation about putting a bit of silicon-based furniture polish (Mr Sheen type stuff if it is still available) on a cloth and wiping that over the bed of your sewing machine? (DON'T spray directly onto the machine .....)
And you do have a pair of gardening gloves with bobbles on, don't you. Try not to grip the quilt so tightly that your fingers look like claws - you will end up with exhausted hands and very stiff shoulders.
'A big, clumsy pile of fabric' is a very accurate description of the quilt at the moment, Joanna!
ReplyDeleteJust to prove I listen (and heed advice!), Bilbo, the bed has been polished, and bobbly gloves are being worn. Can see why people have long arm machines which have a bigger throat to manhandle quilts though (although this observation should NOT be taken as a precurser to me spending a lot of money!)