Worth repeating

If you HAVE to mark a quilt....

This is one of my TOP choices.

Painter's tape and a nice long ruler.

I've probably mentioned it before...

but it's worth repeating.

This quilt top was finished way back here!

I'm finally getting around to getting it DONE.

Begin in the middle of the quilt and work out to the edges.

Just WATCH your speed!

If you go TOO fast.....

That walking foot will

COMPLAIN.

:/

Friday Thoughts

I am getting re-aquainted with my walking foot.

We've been estranged for a while now.

:/

The speed limit had kept me away....

but I've been plugging along

at a reasonable speed.

I haven't been given a ticket yet!!!!

:)

Half square Triangles for this quilt were easy.

A pencil line.....

Two seams....

A nice long CUT......

Viola!!!

Quilting with a walking foot, for me, calls for a bigger stitch.

It's a big number....

but I think these stitches will do.

It also goes a little faster....

and I LOVE that part.

;)

My stash gave me these two fabrics for the border.

5" wide.

I'm now OUT of the polka dot on the right.

I had only a sliver left that was even too tiny for a scrap quilt!

A scrappy back.

IT DID take a while to FIND the perfect colors...

but while I was digging, I realized AGAIN....

I DO NOT NEED ANY MORE FABRIC!!!

Red Gingham binding to the rescue again!!!

Woo Hoo!!

This quilt is in the

HOME STRETCH!

speeding ticket

I use this walking foot to attach binding...

quilt with straight lines...

and whenever my project is a little too thick.

I wondered recently if it was working correctly.

So......

I took it in to see the Sewing machine Doctor.

Yes. I'm having issues.

Turns out...There's a speed limit on these "doohickeys"!!!

Who knew???

I went so fast...

I almost stripped the gears!!!

I guess machines can sometimes go faster than

a walking foot was meant to go.

Well......

I gave myself a reminder.

But....

It's not going to work.

I just know it.

I know how fast I want to go!!

I know it will take more than a little reminder to

slow me down!!!

I Tried.

And then I realized......

This little foot will work much better for me!!

If

I can keep it going in a straight line!!!