I’ve been AWOL for a time as I worked on an online class. I have a terrible time deciding how I want to do the quilting on my quilts, so I’ve just finished a design class that may help me overcome that. It was a class from Lisa Calle, from whom I’ve had other classes in […]
read moreAnother month done and dusted. I didn’t post an April OMG update, but I did finish K’s top. It’s a group challenge with the reveal at the end of May, so no pictures.
My May goal will include finishing K’s quilt, but I also want to finish the beach runner.
I’m about 20% through the quilting. I haven’t free motion quilted in a long time. The runner gives me some practice before I start quilting on K’s quilt. I’d hate to make a mess of the quilting on her project, although I ...
read moreI’m once again in my usual quandary: what designs to use when quilting my latest quilt top, which is to be a gift. I’ve finished the top, which is called Exploding Heart, and I’m planning to sandwich the backing, batting, and top when I can have uninterrupted use of our one and only table, which […]
read moreI saw a little kit at the quilt shop the other day, and it made me giggle. I just had to have it! I did add one extra fabric to it, since I used the included binding fabric for corded piping and so needed something else for the binding. This took just a few hours […]
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Wow. forty-six views last month.
I have discovered ChatGBT after asking for help with my Japanese Vintage Sewing machine. Err. Don't do that. While it knows some things, it started making up things as I went along. Very funny, but not. I had pulled out the top tension, took it apart, and somehow knocked the pieces over. I can't find a picture of the machine from a Google search. So, ask AI right?
It knew about Japanese Vintage machines. Singer and other companies sent their specifications over to Japan after WWII. Most of the machines were just rebadged ...
read moreI’ve been working on a quilt designed by Krista Moser. When I saw the design, I thought it would be a good gift for the wonderful young woman our #1 grandson recently married. She lost a dear family member a couple of years ago, and she feels the loss quite deeply, of course. I’d heard […]
read moreWhen we left off last time, I had finished the quilting I intended to do with black thread. Next, I changed colors in the longarm to white Glide on top and white Bottom Line in the bobbin to quilt the areas in white. I liked the ruler work in the border, so I decided to put matchsticks in the white triangles. Oh, I like this!
My lines aren’t exactly straight, nor are they perfectly spaced, but who cares? It won’t be a show quilt. When I got to the corners, I did the straight lines on both sides ...
read moreIn this episode Vanessa chats about setting up her JUKI LB5020 for free motion quilting. If you have a smaller home sewing machine you can free motion quilt on it! You just need to set it up correctly and have a few key tools to get started. Join this LIVE chat to learn more!
• Free motion foot I’m using on this machine (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3gBh1hO
• JUKI HZL- LB5020 Sewing Machine: https://craftygemini.com/shop/juki-hzl-lb5020-sewing-machine/
• Glide Thread- 40wt Poly for Free Motion Quilting: https://craftygemini.com/shop/glide-thread-40wt-poly-for-free-motion-quilting/
• Find your next quilting project: https://craftygemini.com ...
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