Sunday, July 26, 2026

Quilting

I am a little over half way done quilting Friendship Stars. Sophie had a little hiccup after I loaded a new bobbin….its like the tension discs weren’t engaged and what took 2 minutes to put in stitches took 20 minutes to take out. I got the tension straightened out but still don’t understand what caused the problem. In any case Sophie has been fine ever since. 


I spent about 4 1/2 hours with Sophie and expect I’ll need another 3-4 hours, barring any hiccups. I’m quilting my standard free motion swirl from the Quilters Apothecary (here’s the YouTube link). I can tell when I need a break as I start to “lose” my way but it’s going pretty well.


I’m pretty happy with the grey thread although using white in the bobbin might have made it blend in more on the back. 

Soon I’ll find out if I run out of backing fabric 😬😬😬😬!

Cherie 

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5 comments:

  1. QuiltdivajulieJuly 26, 2026 at 9:10 AM

    I love your swirls - tried and tried to get that one into my deep muscle memory but with a sit down longarm and having to move the quilt sandwich under the needle, I was never happy with my results. Hence my liberated all over nested spiral fans. Fingers crossed on that backing!!!

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  2. Vicki in MNJuly 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM

    I hate when you can't understand why that happens on the longarm, I blame it on a piece of lint. Glad you are up and running again.

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  3. Karen - Quilts...etc.July 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM

    one reason I have never been interested in a long arm is because I don't understand smaller sewing machines so how would I ever figure out one as big and pricey as these long arms are!!

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  4. JeannaJuly 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM

    I'm anxious to find out if you have enough backing fabric. You are so brave LOL. I hope Sophie continues to play nice.

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  5. patty a.July 27, 2026 at 9:08 AM

    I glad you got Sophie back on track!

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