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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: March 05, 2024, 18:39:17 PM »
After a quick stroll this afternoon I went into my sewing room and finished quilting rinds some appliqué on a small quilt. Then I attached the binding so I’ll take it to my weekly quilt group in the morning and see if I can stitch the binding down in the hour before I have to leave for the Board meeting.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Smallish good sewing machines ideas
« on: February 21, 2024, 20:02:33 PM »
I was taught to wrap the thread round the needle thread and then hold it out to the back right hand corner where you press to remove the needle plate. Check that the needle threaded has clicked right against the needle and release. Since I was taught that I find both my Bernina 770QE and my Bernina 570QE (the original one they marketed here only 5mm) it works every time.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: February 20, 2024, 18:42:29 PM »
I managed to get about three quarters of the way through making the second puzzle block 5.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Love Notions Metra Blazer
« on: January 19, 2024, 18:47:17 PM »
Not sewn it yet. The pattern needs sticking together before I can get in with it. Originally I’d hoped to wear it at DS’ Chinese wedding but life got in the way. I need to get it made now as I want to make a second one to go with my dress for DD2’s wedding in April.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: January 16, 2024, 14:46:07 PM »
I’m appliquéing the flowers on my picture.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 28, 2023, 18:41:31 PM »
I’ve been working on the cushion with the badly written pattern. The zip is in and I’ve done some stitching in the ditch. More tomorrow.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 01, 2023, 18:54:43 PM »
I’ve been trying to work out how to complete cushion kit that I bought and found that the instructions are bad with not enough fabric to follow them. The back pieces should be three strips stitched together and folded in half to form an envelope back. There is not enough of the third fabric to do that and the instructions leave to with two pieces that are 8 inches on a 15 inch cushion so I don’t know where the envelope back comes from. I’ve decided to use an invisible zip of I can get the right colour or an ordinary zip with a fabric flap over it if not.

I did speak quietly to the designer at FOQ about it as I had sent her photos but has no reply and she was most rude.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: October 31, 2023, 16:49:15 PM »
Transferring a winter hate design into white fabric for my weekly quilting group tomorrow. I’ll need to find some more bits of fabric especially for the hare and I’ll need to make a template for that as he’s small. The whole thing will be the size of an A4 sheet of paper.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: October 25, 2023, 14:38:52 PM »
Finishing stitching round the double happiness symbol while listening to my audio book.  If I’ve time I’ll make a start on patching soon jeans for OH and fieldwork trousers for Canada.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: October 24, 2023, 14:53:15 PM »
I’m continuing to blanket stitch the double happiness symbol to the cushion front. About one third of the stitching to do and then on to number two.

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I’m thinking I’d what handsewing I’m going to take with me to Canada to do while I’m there.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: October 04, 2023, 14:41:59 PM »
I’ve been sewing this morning again so I’m now off for a quick ride before doing a bit of work on my laptop. There may be time for a little sewing.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: September 27, 2023, 18:48:02 PM »
I was sewing this morning at my weekly quilt group making a start putting my wobbly log cabin blocks that I started on my course last week together.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: September 05, 2023, 18:45:32 PM »
No sewing today but I did press all the fabrics I’m taking to my weekly quilt group tomorrow so I’ll be ready to start in the morning.

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Current Projects / Re: What are you sewing?
« on: September 03, 2023, 21:03:49 PM »
This is the quilt that I have been working on this week.

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