Woo Hoo! I was hoping, but I really wasn't sure if I could do it. My work schedule is different this year and Little S's school schedule is also different. So I have 10-15 minutes after I put her on the bus before I have to leave for work. I have been trying very hard to make those minutes count.
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testing sashings |
It didn't take too long to get the strips sewn together. Then Little S was gone ALL DAY with a friend! I sewed and sewed. I got the top all together without agonizing too much over my color choices. I just went with what looked good and moved forward.
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bright flower |
The machine I usually use for quilting has been behaving very poorly with free motion, so I decided to check it out using the walking foot. I had never used this machine with its walking foot before. I usually borrow my sister's machine since I used to have an identical machine and bought a walking foot for it. (The machine is now with my MIL in Guatemala, but I hung onto the walking foot since that was not something she would use.)
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colors are great |
Yes, the finicky machine worked with its walking foot, but the stitch length varied greatly which I wasn't expecting since my other walking foot/machine combo is very consistent - slow and steady and consistent. I also had had a hard time getting the layers pinned together well and I felt like that affected the finished product as well.
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love the windy day photos |
Got it done the next day, but I was not very pleased. I was able to try some new things that I wondered about after quilting
Middle E's college quilt. Yes, they were better done this way, but not with this particular machine.
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details show up great on the back |
Good News - The machine works, so I think it is the free motion foot that is the problem not the machine. Much easier fix.
Lesson learned - Keep borrowing my sister's machine when using a walking foot.
Client Satisfaction - 100% so really I have to call it a success overall.
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