Feathers

Yesterday I bit the bullet and finished of a quilt that has been on my frame for over a month. I had to "make" myself work on this because I had to rip out some stitching where the tension was less than perfect. The main reason though is that my machine resides in the garage. It has been hot and muggy for the last few months here in middle Tennessee. I have two ceiling fans plus a powerful box fan I use while quilting. I also drink lots of ice water. Despite these measures it is still pretty warm out there! Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do to do what you love!

~Norma
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Ready to Zoom

Our “31 days” series is coming to an end. Many of you have expressed sadness (I know it’s not really sadness, but I understand what you mean)  at the impeding end. Those awesome little comments have really made my day! That means that I was able to share something that many of you found useful. I’m kind of sad to see the series end as well. I won’t get through all of the designs that were scribbled out in my notebook so you can look forward to a walking foot quilting post here and there. I’ll make sure to link them on the original “31 days” post so that you can find them easily. It has been fun, hard, frustrating at times (computer woes) and rewarding all rolled into one.  However I’m also looking forward to having a little break and not having a deadline to meet every day. Plus this baby has been calling my name every time I sit at the computer with my back to it:

 

The HQ is ready to go and is just itching to churn out the quilts. I’m so excited to have a machine that will enable me to progress as a long arm quilter. I haven’t really gotten a chance to play with it but it has already clocked in for work. I was able to whip up this custom ordered baby quilt in no time. I’m sure I’ll get quicker as I learn the quirks of my new set up.

(More info and pictures here)
The quilts are available in my shop.

 

~Norma