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Well I got the machine quilting finished. Yeah!
It's a good thing the machine work is finished since my faithful Bernie 1230 has developed a cough. It hacks every stitch. It doesn't sound good. I'm taking it in to see the doctor tomorrow. This is pretty nerve wracking. Before we moved here I had a great doc that took great care of my girls. Now I had to find a new one. I had no one to ask for help. Don't I sound pitiful?
I researched and found a husband/wife team who have been in business for 30 years. They are a pretty good distance from my house, but the closer dealer has only been in the business for less than a year. I went in there a few weeks ago asking about a new walking foot, I left unimpressed. Maybe they were having a bad day. Maybe I was having a bad day. I'll give them another visit, but not this time.
No pictures...yet...

Diane

When you really must get it basted!

A girl has to do what a girl had to do!

I basted this quilt in the hotel room on the bed.

Pinning the backing wasn't difficult. 

Spray basting was just a tad irritating.

I opened the window, turned on the A/C, turned on my portable fan blowing out the open window and turned on the bathroom exhaust. 

I sprayed the batting to the backing and left the room and sat downstairs with my iPad,

Sprayed the top to the batting and left the room, downstairs again. 

After a couple if hours it was done. 

I was surprised at how little smell the spray baste had. I usually baste outside on my Lanai so I never noticed a smell. Now I know it's because it has a very low odor. 

I don't recommend this to others so don't think I am saying this is a good thing. I was VERY careful but  I'm sure I will get my hands slapped by someone. 

New walking foot

Here is the new walking foot installed. I guess for the average person that is no big deal, but I have always had a time installing the walking foot on the Bernina. Fat stiff fingers don't help. :)

I played a bit seeing if it was all that and a box of cookies. Hoping I had not just spent a lot of fabric money on something that wasn't fantastic.


Verdict?

picture showing stitch in the ditch on the right side and echo stitching on the left

 

 

I LOVE IT!

 

For the first time ever my straight lines are straight! No bobbles and no wavy lines.  Plus this walking foot contraption is much quieter than the one I bought 20 years ago. MUCH quieter. I asked the dealer back then if it was supposed to make that much noise and she told me yes, but I don't believe it. It sounded like a loud clickity clack each time the needle bar went up and down.

Maybe with this quieter one and the stitch in the ditch sole I will enjoy quilting more and get some tops out of the closet and off the UFO list!

 

Diane

 

It's here!

My new walking foot arrived! I am so excited.

I have a 20 year old walking foot for my Bernina and it wasn't cutting it when I wanted to do stitch in the ditch. Plus the grabby part of the walking part wasn't grabbing very well. I took it to my local dealer which isn't real local and they said it looked pretty well worn. That is odd since everyone knows I don't quilt a lot. :^/

Anyway I finally forked over my sewing budget for a long time to buy the new set up with the stitch in the ditch foot. 

I will be basting this afternoon and hopefully quilting after dinner. 

Can I get a Woo and a Hoo???

Woo Hoo!!!

Pineapple CRAZY

Still pineappling away...

Sweet! 

😬

I'm not ignoring, just nothing new...

It's kind of boring saying the same thing every time; pineapples and cousin quilt. Yep that is what I'm still working on.
I keep getting sidetracked with knitting. I wanted to put a couple of pretty face cloths in with Laura's quilt so I have been working on a really pretty coral colored one. I found some soft cotton/bamboo blend yarn and it is coming out nice.
Maybe if I take a few minutes later I will post some picture, but they will not be much different than the last ones. I'll have part of a washcloth and more pineapples...exciting!

Later,

Diane