Yesterday I finished the quilting on Moon Set, the name of my nearly completed whole cloth challenge quilt. Binding or facing will be completed, probably on the plane to Chicago later this week. The determining factor for binding or facing will be when I trim it down, the quilt will let me know… Continue reading Whole Cloth Challenge
Tag: BERNINA 7 Series
I get to teach tomorrow
Woot! Woot! I'll be at Steve's Sew & Vac teaching Alex Anderson's Quilt Basket Rendezvous. Will you be there? I'd love to see you. Have a great quilterly day. Teri
BERNINA 7 Series Quilters hint
*NOTE* I sat down at the B 710 today. The securing stitch at the beginning is still there even after I showed you the following. This disables the pattern at the end! Which as quilters is so important. There is a firmware update in the works that the amazing techs at BERNINA are working… Continue reading BERNINA 7 Series Quilters hint
Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature
I much prefer attaching bindings by machine for many of my quilts. Competition quilts I do by hand (however if I thought I could do it by machine all bets would be off.) I started binding by machine when making quilted tote bags, trying to finish by hand through the quilted suede would have just… Continue reading Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature
BERNINA Ambassador Reunion
Have you ever been so excited for months about an event you were going to attend? Excited and a bit freaked out? Well this week was it for me. Excited and a bit freaked out described it perfectly. Earlier in the fall BERNINA invited their Ambassadors to attend a Reunion: a time of sharing, opportunities… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Reunion
Making progress
Every once in a while I have a Southern Comfort Manhattan in memory of my mother-in-law. The other day was one of those days where her memory was very present in my heart. Here's to you Joy! Now back to our regularly scheduled program...QUILTING!I'm continuing to work on "I feel enormous in your Lilliputian world"… Continue reading Making progress
Go Mini part 2
I woke up this morning with a brilliant blog post on my mind. Do you think I can remember what I was writing in my sleep? Only snippets based on my whole theory of quilt making, "Your Quilt, Your Rules" and conversations I've had with quilters in the last few weeks. When I talk to … Continue reading Go Mini part 2
A wee bit of Aurifil and Finding your way around
Several months ago Donna from Follow That Thread sent me a spool of Aurifil Lino (linen). Donna has a bit of a sense of humor and drew a smilie face on the wooden spool. That wooden spool will be a keepsake forever. All it needs is a little red pompon and voila! a clown like… Continue reading A wee bit of Aurifil and Finding your way around