Skip to main content

Update Day 1



Well after the usually "I have not  done this in a few days and I'm so excited to be sewing some" problem. I'm able to proceed. 




The tension goes screwy 
Needless to say after ripping out the bad stitches and cleaning out the bobbin area I was able to sew on the small outer border. Cut the strip for the outside border and put it all on the wall.


I really don't like the look of just adding it straight across like that, so I am going to see about mitering the corners. The pattern repeats every 3 inches and I haven't done the math yet but I would really like to do it that way.. 
I have done mitered corners but not with a pattern like this. Little scary trying something new.
Fingers crossed.
Its 1:30 now and I'll have lunch and go about with a few things I need to tend to and I'll be back at it.
Till then 


Labels:

Comments

  1. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 4, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    If mitering doesn't do it for you; try putting something different in the 4 outside corners...then you won't have to worry about lining patterns up

    ReplyDelete
  2. BillieBee (billiemick)October 4, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    I must admit, I avoid mitering.....grin. Looks good as is.

    ReplyDelete
  3. straythreadsOctober 4, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    wow gorgeous!!
    Ann

    ReplyDelete
  4. Farm Gate Creations Incorporating Hummingbird QuiltingOctober 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    Looks fantastic, if the mitreing worries you just add blocks to the 4 corners to separate the boarder.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Judy D in WAOctober 4, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Oh my goodness, that is stunning! Corner blocks are a great idea but it would look great mitered. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Crafty Tokyo MamaOctober 4, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    Can't wait to see what you do! I think mitering would really look nice but understand the fear of the math. Gotta use that beautiful brain for something though!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Welcome friends to share a thought, I enjoy reading them and will try my best to reply back by email most of the time. But if you do not hear back it's because you are a no-reply blogger.

Popular posts from this blog

How to Make a Portable Design Wall

I had wanted to get a portable design wall to take to retreats but did not want to pay the price. Looked at various pins on pinterest and took ideas from more than one to come up with my verison. It worked out great and only cost a fraction of the price. The PVC pipes, joints and 2 yards of felt cost under $22.00 My design wall is 4' x 4' which stands approximately 5 1/5' tall. For this size need 2 - 10ft length of 3/4" PVC pipe for the frame and 4ft of 1" PVC pipe for the feet Cut the 3/4" PVC into 4 - 4' section                                                                                       2 - 1' section              Cut the 1"  PVC into 4 - 1' section          The joints you'll need will be 2 - 3/4" elbows 2 - 3/4" T's 2 - 3/4" to 1" T (this will be the base of the Feet) 4 - 1" elbow Also need pipe cutters (this cost me almost as much
15 comments
Read more

Yarn Along 2/20/13 Spoon Pin Doily

It's snowing here and I know some of you are tired of snow but here we will take the moisture any way we can get it. Plus it just gives me a reason to stay in and work on some of my projects. In this picture I'm not sure if you can make it out but in the background there are some wild turkeys that hang around the house sometime, just  chilling This project I'm working on is Spool Pin Doilies.   I had never heard of them before until Bonnie Hunter had mentioned it on her blog . She a had a viewer send her one for her sewing machine along with a pattern. I did not like the pattern but loved the idea so I decided to make up my own version. I wanted a more simple, smaller and fuller doily. So I tried different thread sizes to get one that I like. (From left to right) I tried sock yarn, which I'll redo because I think I like that look. Heavy weight crochet thread, nope too big Bamboo yarn, I like it. Looks good on my Kenmore. Pearl cott
7 comments
Read more

What's Up

Well that is a big question, what's up Seeing how I haven't posted since before the retreat I went to. So I will show what I did at the retreat and what I have been doing these past few days, which is this Log Cabin Christmas Tree  wall hanging I have the blocks completed and now it just a matter of getting them sewn together. I'll get to that tomorrow. While at the retreat I made this baby quilt top with the disappearing 4-patch block. I had a charm pack and used some "snow" fabric Kaufman snow is one of my favorite whites to use. It's white but not a stark, bright white, goes well with a majority of the fabric I've collected. I started late making my blocks for RCS14 First I wasn't sure what pattern I wanted to make and then with all that was going on the first part of the year, I didn't start until July. One quilt is using a quarter log cabin in solid colors. I made these at the retreat, have the other half t
4 comments
Read more