I was able to get back into the sewing room today to do a little work. I put the quilt sandwich together and started free-motion machine quilting it. It was going ok. Free-motion quilting really is a lot more difficult than it looks. Then something happened and my tension went wonky. So I started ripping out machine quilting. Not happy. Got is figured out and resumed quilting. Then something happened, the machine stopped with a little clunk, and I had a little thread nest on the back side of the quilt. I got the quilt out of the machine and left it there. It was time to cook supper anyway. I'll get back to it at the end of the week. I hope. I have no photos of it to share. But based on previous photos, you get the picture.
And now the new quilt. I bought some pre-cut strips and a package of two 1 yards pieces of fabric today. I'm not sure what exactly I'll do with them. Probably go back and try to get more to finish the project. I plan to use this to make a quilt for my grandson Alex. It occurred to me earlier that I haven't made him a blanket of any kind yet and it's his turn. I would like to finish this before Christmas and send it to him then. But it will more likely be next Christmas at the rate I'm going on my granddaughter's quilt.
Work has been good, but hours are picking up. That means less time for quilting, knitting, stamping, scrapping, etc. But at least I enjoy my work. It would be really sad to not have time for those things and not like going to work, too.
I still need to edit the photos from the quilt show last Sunday and start posting those. Until I do, take care and keep crafting!
Teresa
