Still, happy with progress.
The needle broke right about here. As you can tell, the stitching started in the upper left, while not a tiny pattern, I was hoping for a larger stipple. I crossed threads over once, so that's something.
Finally done quilting, I'm shocked there are no pleats, and it's so puffy. I needed the mat to be a little stiffer than the first, so thought this overall pattern would help. The triangular pattern and the unquilted strip down the center made it a bit floppy, that may need some more quilting.
Midway through this project, I realized that I did not have the sandwich assembled properly on my brother's quilt. Which explains why the back looks a little baggy. He's a boy, so hopefully, he won't notice, I will visit it and if it worsens, I'll go back in and quilt some more.
I started without the gloves, but towards the end, decided to use them. The control over the sandwich was so much better, I highly recommend them. Nice to finally use the tools in the stash.
The conclusion to this UFO in the next post.
2 comments:
Looks pretty darn good to me! My stipples always get smaller and smaller! One thing you might add to the tools is the Supreme Slider. It is a nice slippy little mat that you secure to the bed of your machine. Of course, there is a little hole in the middle for your needle. I relly reduces the drag.Even now, if I am using my domestic machine, I use the slider. Mine is pretty worn after many years but they are not pricey. Just Google!
I have the Supreme Slider, but didn't need it on the Singer, the bed is pretty slippery, at least for this small project.
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