Nancy all of your stitching looks great. Your French knots look perfect to me. It's looking really great.

Marilyn, so sorry that Big Bernie is on strike I hope you get her fixed quickly.
It reminds me of the old joke - what do you do when your nose goes on strike? Pick it!

Marilyn I really feel for you, it's so frustrating. Hope he's better soon and skipping through those stitches.

Looking good Nancy

Thanks ! Just had to vent ! Such a frustration ! Glad I have other machines !

Sorry to hear that Big Bernie isn't feeling well! I know how you feel since my main machine has been to the doctor since before I left for Houston. But I'm actually enjoying using my back-up machine and hope that you will have fun with the Viking! And I'm sure Big Bernie will be better soon and the Whisper will be a song!

Nancy

Nancy, I am liking your quilt. Can't wait to get started on mine. It's crazy how other things, other people's ideas for use of my creative time, jump to the top of the priority list.

Marilyn, It really stinks that Big Bernie is giving you fits. Not fair. Hoping that machine is still unter warranty. Any chance of that? Hoping for a quick recovery for BB.

Very cute, Nancy ! I Went back to mine this afternoon and found that Big Bernie was out on strike ! Well, at least she
won't sew !! No need to tell you a long string of blue words ensued....Now she is packed up until can get her to the
service man. I spoke too soon a while back when I told of having a bobbin sensor replaced and that fixed the star/stop
problem !
So.....Out came the Viking and it will do the job finishing things up ! Pheew !...and Whisper quilt is on the way ! Well..can't
worry ! Hope all are having a great weekend !

Very nice job, Nancy. Glad you're having fun with it--I enjoyed looking at it!

I got lesson 4 (embroidery stitches) done.

My stitching isn't the greatest, but I'm still loving it. I used a wonderful light blue/pink/yellow size 5 pearl cotton from Laura Wasilowski in the sky. I really like the look, but it was tough to pop the knot through the back! The variegated orange I got in the kit worked well for the buds, but I picked some other threads from my stash for the rest of the stitching. Here's my bud and tulip blocks:

And my heart block:
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I meant to try continental knots for the french knots, but I forgot so didn't get that tested out. I'm guessing my knots will be less lop-sided if I use the continental method. But I will certainly have other opportunities to try that.

I'm really looking forward to adding the beads! I want to add some beading to some other quilts so I really want to see what Lauren has to say about hiding your knots.

Nancy

tnx dear, i hope too (soon)

beckyezra wrote:
Hope you feel better!

I'm going to try this too. I've been combining methods and making up my piped binding Ricky's way but then sewing it on like regular binding around the corners. It works great but this method looks much faster and uses no cord in the binding! Thanks for showing it. I have the magazine here next on my pile of ones to go through and throw away. Very timely.

later may be this year or next year i will do, sorry cant do it now due to health challanging

beckyezra wrote:
It's not too late to join us!

Nancy

ONLY now i saw the classes that a company this quilt - GREAT teacher! great quilt, thank you!