Will Work for Fabric tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1322300 2009-12-15T07:33:05-05:00 TypePad Remembering what I forgot.... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00df35226bbe883401287656459e970c 2009-12-15T07:33:05-05:00 2009-12-15T07:33:05-05:00 it's been a while since I machine quilted anything larger than a tote bag, so when I took to quilting my Christmas Lights lap-sized quilt, there were some machine quilting muscles that needed a little exercise. It took me a... megan johnson

it's been a while since I machine quilted anything larger than a tote bag, so when I took to quilting my Christmas Lights lap-sized quilt, there were some machine quilting muscles that needed a little exercise.  It took me a little time to get started, but I'm on my way now

Machine quilting
and here's some of the tips I forgot to remember before I started:

    - put a new needle in the machine, it's so worth it!

    - clear off the table, or the quilt will do it for you

    - check your tension when you first start, not after you've been quilting for a while

    - put on the sports bra for extra back support

    - remind family members that dinner will not be served tonite, you are on your own til this quilt is done!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

 http://willworkforfabric.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/12/remembering-what-i-forgot.html Firehouse Day tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00df35226bbe88340128762327aa970c 2009-12-07T07:55:57-05:00 2009-12-07T07:55:57-05:00 Saturday was Firehouse Day....catching up with friends, tasting all sorts of goodies, getting abuse from some people (Cheryl!) and sewing just a little bit. So it was our Holiday Grab Bag, and so I had to hurry up and finish... megan johnson

Saturday was Firehouse Day....catching up with friends, tasting all sorts of goodies, getting abuse from some people (Cheryl!) and sewing just a little bit.

So it was our Holiday Grab Bag, and so I had to hurry up and finish putting together my oversized bag for the grab bag. Finishing one block just would not cut it!  So I cross hatched the outside of the bag and assembled...just in the St. Nick of time.

Finished grabbag
It's a big bag....large enough to carry a 12 x 18 cutting board to class, and all your supplies for a big project (a lots of little ones.), with the big pocket in the front for books or patterns, etc.   Ooo, maybe I need to make one for me!

And after some stealing in our grab bag game, the person who took it home was .......Sister Mary Cadbury (who also goes by her shopping alias Sister Mary Made Me Buy It).

Its such a nice group of ladies up at the firehouse....what a gift to be included in this circle of friends.  Happy Holidays Ladies!!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

 http://willworkforfabric.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/12/firehouse-day.html Blockhead! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00df35226bbe8834012876073c30970c 2009-12-03T07:38:30-05:00 2009-12-03T07:38:30-05:00 See, this is how I get myself in trouble.... I started out to make a tote bag for a Christmas gift. I had in mind to make a big bag to carry projects around in for a mystery quilter. So... megan johnson

See, this is how I get myself in trouble....

I started out to make a tote bag for a Christmas gift. I had in mind to make a big bag to carry projects around in for a mystery quilter.  So let me just make a block of something to put on the front as a pocket....

la la la....I make the block.

Toteblock
ooohhh, now, it came out so cute, I'm gonna have to make a whole quilt of these. And so easy!  Bear paws blocks in the corners, hourglasses and square-in-a-square.  Looks more complicated than it is...

Darn this block, making me make another quilt!!!

Better finish the tote first.

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

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