The full view - my machine kept telling me my top thread was broken - it wasn't. ARGH! It's going in for a cleaning when I get Miss Ellie back! |
Bit of a closer look at the ugly quilting. |
So my question for Leah today has to do with feet and pressure: On this little machine, I have a typical generic FMQ foot.
When I FMQ with my machine, the fabric doesn't glide under the foot, (I am using a supreme slider). The foot seems to hold the fabric down for a second, making my quilting choppy. It seems to me, I remember reading about how you did something with the spring and/or little bar at the top of the foot. Would fixing the foot help with this problem or is it a pressure setting on my machine?
On to other projects, I finished my Urban Nine Patch baby quilt. My first all solids quilt and my first curved piece quilt using my Quick Curve Ruler. I added a border of curved pieces, so that the circles were completed.
Approx. 42" x 42" |
I tried pressing the seams open, that's different. I think I will have to work on getting used to doing that (an old dog issue). |
Wrong side of the top. |
An attempt at an artistic shot! ;) |
Okay on with the stats this week:
In-process: (8)
Urban Nine Patch - FLMQG solids challenge crib quilt (top is complete)
Purple heart wall hanging ( needs borders, backing, quilting and binding)
Expanding Possibilities quilt (basted, now to be quilted)
Storybook quilt # 2 - All embroidery is done
Quokka Quilts QAYGFMQQAL quilt (All 30 blocks are quilted, need to join and bind)
Geneva Public Library quilt - join and quilt (maybe make a block or two to even it out)
Sew Cal Gal's March FMQ Challenge - Need to bind.
Sew Cal Gal's April FMQ Challenge - Need to make into a pillow.
Sew Cal Gal's May FMQ Challenge - Need to make into a pillow
New projects: (0)
Finished (0)
I'm linking up with Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday and The Free Motion Quilting Project for QAL Wednesday
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Pat
Love your Urban nine patch quilt Pat!
ReplyDeleteYour urban nine patch is fantastic and I love your artistic stained glass window shot!
ReplyDeleteThe urban nine patch is just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteOn my quilting foot, I placed a small piece of cardboard near the spring to block it from "jumping" so much. Seems to work well for me!
Wow, that quilt top looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeleteYour Urban Nine Patch is amazing. I wish I had followed through and gotten further than pairing fabric and envisioning it in my head - so sad, maybe someday. I have a hard time changing back to my backup machine and am not sure I'd even attempt FMQ on it. The start stop is pretty much all I use on my new one. Happy Quilting
ReplyDeleteYour artistic shot is loving .. I am soo coveting this quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove your urban crib quilt. It looks amazing. Have you decided what type of FMQ you're going to do on it? Can't wait to see it all finished.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the QA for this week, you did great with just start/stop button. As I mentioned in my blog I find curvy designs easy to quilt than the straight line ones.
Happy Quilting!
Malini
Love how your quilt turned out! I really like how you completed the circles!
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad when you don't have your machine to work with - I feel for ya. And ps- I love your "artsy" picture of your urban quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt. The art shot was very cool. Reminded me of stained
ReplyDeleteglass. Hope you get your machine back soon. I was thinking as i was reading that i would almost rather be without my car than my sewing machine!
I love your quilt. It's awesome. Maybe it sounds crazy but I like to do curved seams, so I love curved seamed patterns like yours.
ReplyDeleteYour Urban Nine Patch is just amazing - even the back side of it ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou're Urban Nine Patch is beautiful. i can't wait to see how you decide to quilt it. I would say you had a serious handicap with your machine having no presser foot. After all, that's how we gauge our speed for FMQing. Your Circuit Board design is pretty good with that in mind.
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see the finished Urban Nine Patch in all it's artistic glory! So gorgeous! Isn't it just rotten when a quilting foot won't co-operate! Hope Leah can help out with that.
ReplyDeleteI love your Urban nine patch quilt. The colors are so vibrant and I love them a lot.
ReplyDeleteLove your Urban nine patch! The colours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to learn that, at least for some sewing techniques, what machine you use makes a difference. I love your urban nine patch.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Harry Potter! Your urban nine patch is really fantastic. I hear you on the pressing seams open. I've done it a few times but somehow it just doesn't feel right. I'm an old dog too, I guess ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the urban 9 patch, colour and design. I've been adjusting my darning foot, a singer original made out of plastic. I cut the part that goes on top of the needle making it jump up and down. Now it does not do that and it works far better. Good luck with it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very clever design with a very antique look.I appreciate your creative work keep it up...
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