Are you ready? I am.
I completed all of the suitcase laundry bags. Three have already been gifted as they went on their cruise before Christmas. Sorry, no picture of them.
The other five have been sent along with cash for Christmas.
The following quilt has been on the frame and off the frame multiple time. I loaded it and realized I didn't have enough quilting room to do the diamonds. I could have loaded it sideways, but I had already quilted the top border. So I basted it on the frame and took it off to do the diamonds on the sit-down machine. Then I reloaded it to complete the background and that's when Leon decided to quit. It had to be removed to I could disassemble him. When he returned, I reloaded, pinning the top and floating the rest. I have a clamp but it only spans half the quilt width so I attached it and did the fill down one side. When I got to the bottom the quilt was crooked so I couldn't reach the bottom. I removed it from the frame once again. Then I decided to load it yet again, this time pinning the top and the bottom. YEAH!!! it worked. I managed to finish the quilting.
The sun coming in the window sure did show off the quilting. I call this doodle quilting. I, for some reason, can't doodle on paper, but I can on fabric.
Now to get the binding on before the end of the year.
This was an "original" Craftsy improv class by Jacquie Gering. Back when, in MHO, a Craftsy membership was worth it.
Have a Merry Christmas, if you celebrate and a safe and happy New Year.
Until next time.
Wishing you more stitchin time than I will have.
Rose
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1 comment:
Wowser -- that is some doodling! I only quilt by computer. I turn on the machine and the computer, pick the design and thread, and then let it rip. (Well, let it do its thing.) I can't doodle or follow a pantograph for the life of me. I am so impressed with your beautiful work even if it was a pain! Terrific job.
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