The Backside of the Square

There is a minor problem with embroidering a quilt square. The backside of the square ends up with birds' nests everytime it trims a jump stitch. The only way I found to stop this is to turn off " trim jump stitch" and to bring the bobbin thread up to the top at the beginning. There will still be a little bit of nesting that occurred when it finishes the stitching, but it's not too bad.

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My New Favorite Toy!

I decided to try my hand at using the rulers with my Handi-quilter. I was very nervous at first. The longarm is still new to me. I've mastered loops, but need to add to my arsenal of patterns. So...I watched a YouTube video (my go to "how to" site) and decided I would stitch in the ditch using the straight side of the ruler. It is really hard to stitch a straight line on the longarm without help. How hard can it be with the help of a ruler??? It was the easiest thing to learn! I started slowly, but as I gained confidence, I got a little faster. Unfortunately, I got over confident and accidentally tried to sew straight through the ruler! Besides sewing through my fingernail, it was one of the scariest thing to happen to me! (Maybe I should have stopped and gone to bed sooner!) The machine set off a loud alarm, the needle snapped (thank goodness the thread was threaded or it would have flown off...possibly toward my face) and I had this horrible thought that I had just ...

Just in time for graduation!

I finished another graduation quilt!!! It's for a good friend of mine's son. And good thing too. He graduates in two weeks! It's the best one that I've made so far! I did black and gold sashing for Vanderbilt colors. I also embroidered "Vanderbilt university" on top and "Commodores" on the bottom border. The finished quilt is 96 inches wide x 130 inches long. You may be wondering why it's so long. Nick is 6 foot 7 inches tall. So it should cover him nicely! Happy quilting y'all!

Bits and Pieces

Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks. I've been so busy working on several projects. I completed two t-shirt quilts in time for graduation presents! I also finished a baby quilt for my brother's baby who is absolutely adorable!! (I'm not biased at all! 💗 ) I am now working on another t-shirt quilt! OH! Before I forget...I officially opened my little online shop. It's A Cynch! is open for business! Like the name?? I can't take the credit. My sister came up with it. She's more creative than I am! The link to my Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/IsACynch . As soon as I figure out how to add the Facebook link on this blog, I will. I also got a new toy to help stabilize t-shirts faster. I bought a heat press. I researched and checked reviews and this one had really good reviews for the price. It is quite heavy though! But what would have taken me an entire day of watching Dr....

It's A Cynch!

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