My sewing machine didn't want to sew even after I cleaned it. I think the needle I used to sew was too thin for the thickness of the sandwich I wanted to quilt so I ended up with a lot of skip stitches. After many headaches, much patience and a strong desire to throw the machine through the window, I replace the 90/14 needle with a 100/16 needle and the machine finally sewn well... It seems that … [Read more...]

After a few days of work for my shadow trapunto pattern, I felt the need to sew something. It seems that for me this is the season of bags. So I wanted to sew a new bag.I layered some fabrics and started to quilt. But I couldn't quilt at all ! I had just skip stitches and broken threads. It seemed that my sewing machine need a good cleaning ( after I tried, without success, to do other things to … [Read more...]

I made it from the fabrics I bought last week.How I wish to match it with a skirt or a pair of pants made from the same fabric. But I don't have enough patience to sew a skirt ( I have patience to cut batting away for 2 weeks but not to sew a skirt for a few hours ).Since I discovered quilting I hate to sew clothes. But this is a good thing, where I could store so many clothes ? My house is full … [Read more...]