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So I gave in and bought a new toy: I feel terribly self indulgent but I love it! I’ve switched my Janome back over to “normal” mode (with Paul’s help) with the feed dogs advancing the fabric (paper) and switched it back over to the standard foot. It seems much happier now. I used it […]

Now that I’m getting a better hang of the whole free-motion quilting thing I’m liking the look of the look of the line it produces even more: I tell you no lies, this is difficult work, but I consider myself lucky. Whenever I want I can push away from the machine and take a break, […]

More research and much more practice on appliquing quilt pieces later and I have learned the following: A number of different stitches are traditionally used with appliqué I have the best luck with the straight stitch If you have the tension too tight and your length set too short you can actually saw right through […]

I cut out all the pieces for Lib’s Bumble Bee quilt; 25 yellow squares, 20 yellow bodies and 40 brown wings. Then came my favorite part with a new project – problem solving. How was I going to figure out how to place them accurately on the square? Geometry to the rescue. I cut 4 […]