Friday Scraps – Catch up

I think I should call these “Weekend” Scraps. As they aren’t always being written on Friday. But Friday Scraps sounds better…And I have to play catch up for the past 2 weeks. So it will be just the highlights. In the midst of my feathers and swirls and pebbles, a critical part of the stitch … More Friday Scraps – Catch up

Friday Scraps – from a “not much was accomplished” week

Disclaimer – I wrote this, well not exactly this, but something close last night…and then the post was deleted, never to be found. So I am writing again this beautiful Saturday morning.  Last week ended and this week began with a Revival meeting at church. Bro Josiah from Nigeria came to preach the Word of … More Friday Scraps – from a “not much was accomplished” week

Quick Tip – Sewing Machine Tension Issues

When your sewing machine, is acting weird, thread is breaking, skipping stitches, getting incorrect readings on the screens of your electronic machine, loops on the back from you top thread, tight stitches, loose stitches…whatever…and you don’t know what is wrong…before you take it in, follow the next few steps to see if it is a … More Quick Tip – Sewing Machine Tension Issues

Repairing the Old but Special

I made a quilt for my Grandma and Grandpa #1 for their 50th wedding anniversary in 1998. While it is special because I made it for them, what adds to that, is the signature of every one in the family that is on it. Before the gift was given we had all the family members … More Repairing the Old but Special

Fried

Yep, I said Fried. About a month ago I was working on a quilt and my quilting machine stopped. I called the tech and tried this and that and was directed to send this to the company to see what had gone wrong. Two waiting customers and three weeks later I find out that my … More Fried