Saturday, February 25, 2012

Christmas Tree Mini


When I signed up for the Curves Camp, I thought I was doing it to pass the time before The Man returned, I figured that I had skillz and the course projects would be more occupation than a challenge. I was incredibly wrong. I have been deeply challenged by almost all of these projects and there are still quite a few more to go and I am about a week behind.

This week's accomplishment is the Christmas Tree Mini Quilt. I feel pretty accomplished getting the improv curves right and doing my first ever wonky star. I was hoping it would have been good enough to donate to a silent auction but I messed up on the binding and for some reason the zigzags skipped some stitches in random places. I hope I can find the cause of it and that it isn't my machine because Mr P and I have gotten along so well up to this point.


First time I have ever laid out a design

The sky is sparkly!
Wonky Star

What is up with this? Ely?

Can anyone give me an idea of what is going on in the last photo. I used a walking foot and a fresh needle. Tension maybe?

3 comments:

  1. Personally, I'd still bid on it, but that's me. Donate it anyway and tell me what auction it is and I'll be there bidding.

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  2. (It looks like it would make a lovely lap quilt for the kids)

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  3. possibly the needle doesn't like the thicknesses of the fabric,Try again with a slightly heavier one. Possibly the new needle had hit a pin and was slightly blunted. Did you have the same thread on top and bottom? Tension looks ok to me but I don't know what it looks like on the back. If its at all loose them the tension needs a fiddle. If it isn't any of these then I'm afraid you have to think of the possibility that the timing is slightly out on the machine. Easily rectified by a service. I get my machines serviced every 6 months, but then they have very very high usage, Every year or two should be ok for a standard machine. Hope this helps.

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