Sewing Machine Out This Morning......

I wish I knew how to free motion quilt...I can't see myself having the flow needed to do it.

@Morleyhunt good idea.....2 of my machines have the plate that go over the feed dogs, but I'm pretty sure the machine I use all the time you drop them. I bought the darning foot for the one machine after learning Redwork....then never have used it. Can you do it with the regular foot that sits on the fabric?

@marsha32 start small. I've made a few placemats that have turned out well. It's easier to control something small. I am working with slightly bigger projects now.

All the best to you too.

@marsha32 good day

I did the same today...now have to clear the kitchen table to lay the squares out and take pictures.

@celticeagle What was complex was cleaning off the kitchen table! My son and his gf stopped by and he commented saying...omg, you really do have a table under there.

@marsha32 .....Sounds complex

I keep lists of what I complete each year in a file...nothing is finished this year yet. 2016 Finishes: Smaller pink 4 patch quilt for charity Pink 4 patch quilt for charity Hexagon flower table runner T-shirt toothbrush rug 7 sets of coasters 52 microwave hotpads 4 sets of doll blanket, pillows, bed and rug Blue and Brown yo-yo table runner Rainbow colored locker hook rug Christmas yo-yo table topper/runner 38 drawstring backpacks for gifts, for sale, and for charity 2015 Finishes: Locker Hook Rug re-do binding on blue and peach patchwork 9 lined fabric bags yellow crazy quilt lined bag Pink hexagon table topper Blue hexagon table topper Yo-Yo Table runner GoodNight Irene quilt/wall hanging Fractured Pineapple quilt Charming Stars quilt Challenge quilt for quilt guild Autumn wall hanging 18 Hot pad bowls for Christmas gifts 2014 Finishes: Log Cabin quilt Log Cabin wall hanging Log cabin table runner 2 rectangle table runners Quilt for sewing club at church Applique Bunnies quilt Penny Patch Quilt Spoolin' Around wall hanging Hexagon table topper Sunflower table runner and matching placemats 9 Trick-or-Treat bags 40 Hot Pads 25 Christmas bags 42 coasters Elvis quilt Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer quilt

Making clothes is about a lost art now with the cost of fabric and patterns now.

There is a sewing club here called Jo's Little Women. They sew with the tiny squares. I do not have the patience for that.

@marsha32 I do not have the patience either.

Still a long way to go for it to be finished but it's coming along.

I didn't really know how to use one for a long time and there are still lots of things I don't know about them. I have 3 machines now....my daughter sometimes uses one of them and another one I only use when I need the walking foot...and then the one that I use all the time.