Another Retirement Quilt for someone who loves Mary!
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| You may be able to guess, it was a Costume Retirement Party |
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| Made with Mary Engelbreit fabrics. Six inch squares with 2 inch sashing and cornerstones (unfinished measurements). The plan was to quilt this on my Sunshine 16 but I could do nothing to get the tension right! |
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| I only had that night and the next day to complete it and every time I sewed 4 or 5 inches of free motion stitching, I had to pick it out. You can imagine my frustration. I fiddled with the tension endlessly! As a last resort, I took apart the tension control and with irritation was pulling on the little wire thing and it sprang. What did I do! I had no hope of completing it on time for the party. I would have to take the quilt to Idaho, where I have another quilting machine, and it would just have to be late. |
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| The situation was hopeless and I went to bed. That night as I said my prayers, I included prayers for my machine and the tension control. The next morning I got up and prayed some more and started puttering with the machine again, without much hope. Lo and behold, it began to sew wonderfully and miraculously, the thread didn't break! |
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| The stitching was so fine on front AND back! I gave great thanks! |
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| Darling Princess coworkers, Snow White, Cinderella, Moana, Pocahontus, Belle, and Jasmine. |
1 comment:
I’m so glad it worked out! I took apart my bobbin holder, a spring came out, and I never did figure out how to put it back in! The quilt came out just lovely. I have a stash of ME fabric in my closet. Someday it will make into a quilt. Hope it’s as pretty as yours!
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