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Title: Saddle pad!
Post by: KayK on April 12, 2017, 22:09:54 PM: Having decided I rather like FMQ, I have decided to make some saddle pads - using a rather nice one as a template and cotton drill with a double bamboo batting, its all coming along quite nicely!!

Just changed machines to do this - the Pfaff makes hard work of it, the 201 knee operated does it well but makes my leg sore, but my new very cheap Touch and Sew (1975) does it beautifully!

I think i am addicted!!
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Post by: Iminei on April 13, 2017, 08:24:40 AM: Errrmmmm.... Pics please!
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Post by: Vegegrow on April 14, 2017, 21:05:44 PM: So how thick is a saddle pad?..
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Post by: KayK on April 20, 2017, 20:00:32 PM: The thickness of the saddle pad is one layer cotton drill, one layer of iron on firm facing, two layers of bamboo batting then another layer of cotton drill as the backing! In fact its taken me ages to do the FMQ - more time consuming than i thought, and also difficult to manoeuvre through the sewing machine harp!

The 1975 machine is doing it very nicely though!
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Post by: Vegegrow on April 20, 2017, 20:38:30 PM: Quote from: KayK on April 20, 2017, 20:00:32 PM
The thickness of the saddle pad is one layer cotton drill, one layer of iron on firm facing, two layers of bamboo batting then another layer of cotton drill as the backing! In fact its taken me ages to do the FMQ - more time consuming than i thought, and also difficult to manoeuvre through the sewing machine harp!

The 1975 machine is doing it very nicely though!

pretty substantial for FMQ then I'm not surprised its taken a while...
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Post by: Sakar on April 20, 2017, 20:50:54 PM: Do you have a pic of such a saddle pad? ;)
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Post by: KayK on May 04, 2017, 22:37:22 PM: Well, saddle pad finished and a few lessons learned along the way - I shall certainly use different binding next time!
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Post by: Sakar on May 05, 2017, 06:01:30 AM: *wow* Very well done!!!! :)
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Post by: Zigzag on May 05, 2017, 07:09:05 AM: Awesome, well done :vintage:
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Post by: UttaRetch on May 05, 2017, 08:03:14 AM: It's beautiful.
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Post by: Ellabella on May 05, 2017, 10:21:56 AM: It will be a very well dressed horse.
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Post by: Snowgoose on May 05, 2017, 10:41:40 AM: That's beautiful! It reminds me of the tooling on a Western saddle - lucky horse :)
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Post by: b15erk on May 05, 2017, 11:54:31 AM: What a lucky geegee! It's beautiful KK.

Jessie
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Post by: Lantana on May 07, 2017, 16:01:08 PM: I'm so very impressed with that it's WONDERFUL