Happily at home for a few weeks and busy with lots of projects. I even have been able to work on quilting my own quilts for the booth and for, hopefully, competition.
Yesterday I continued work on the super secret quilt and I was trying to work out how to get perfect points. I had been pinning well but it still seemed that the points would shift and I was having to unpick and adjust all the time.
So I decided to take the extra time to baste the seams. I used a pin to line up the points exactly then I basted through that pin hole. Then when I sewed the seam I sewed a thread distance from the basting thread. Yeah - perfect points. I have pictures but I have to work out how to get them on here!
The lesson learned from all of this is slow down, take your time, enjoy the process and get those points absolutely perfect.
Ok - off to learn some more lessons today and discover something new.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Threads and Traditions
Threads and Traditions - the long arm side of my life - is alive and well but a little fractured.
In the glory days I would have anywhere from 40-50 quilts in line waiting to be to be put on the machines. I could work 10 - 12 hours a day and never catch up. Then the slow down, for which I am quite grateful, when I was out on the road and not able to keep an eye on things. I still have my loyal customers and thankfully just enough quilts so that I can keep up with everything even when I am gone so much. The move to Rock Hill also removed me from the Lexington area, so my plan for the summer is to work on business in Rock Hill and Charlotte.
One of my customers, with a landscape that I quilted, won Best of Show in Aiken - yeah!
Threads and Traditions has always been my core way to earn a living, so the slow down has been somewhat dramatic. But I know that I do the very best work and take the greatest of care with my customers' quilts and always will. That being said, at least now I will have more time to work on show quilts.
And I have some stunning show quilts on the go. I have one with me here in Salt Lake City which will get worked on every day! I have one in the planning stage with half of one very big block made, then I have another that will be a deep secret until I can get it done - it is very complicated and intricate and very colorful. My plan is to get a group of about 5 show quilts doing the rounds out there!
My plan going forward is to find more business in Rock Hill and Charlotte, keep giving my best services to my regular customers and make those show quilts! Thank you to all my customers in Lexington who have supported me over the years - I am still here and still quilting.
In the glory days I would have anywhere from 40-50 quilts in line waiting to be to be put on the machines. I could work 10 - 12 hours a day and never catch up. Then the slow down, for which I am quite grateful, when I was out on the road and not able to keep an eye on things. I still have my loyal customers and thankfully just enough quilts so that I can keep up with everything even when I am gone so much. The move to Rock Hill also removed me from the Lexington area, so my plan for the summer is to work on business in Rock Hill and Charlotte.
One of my customers, with a landscape that I quilted, won Best of Show in Aiken - yeah!
Threads and Traditions has always been my core way to earn a living, so the slow down has been somewhat dramatic. But I know that I do the very best work and take the greatest of care with my customers' quilts and always will. That being said, at least now I will have more time to work on show quilts.
And I have some stunning show quilts on the go. I have one with me here in Salt Lake City which will get worked on every day! I have one in the planning stage with half of one very big block made, then I have another that will be a deep secret until I can get it done - it is very complicated and intricate and very colorful. My plan is to get a group of about 5 show quilts doing the rounds out there!
My plan going forward is to find more business in Rock Hill and Charlotte, keep giving my best services to my regular customers and make those show quilts! Thank you to all my customers in Lexington who have supported me over the years - I am still here and still quilting.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Salt Lake City, Utah
I am a long way from home with almost two weeks between the last show here and Quilt Market to work on projects and plans for the future. I am excited!!
Since my last post life got a little bit hectic. There were changes and setbacks at the kennel, but I think it is now back on track.
I have been out on the road, vending at quilt shows, and I have been all over the country. Just me and my little trailer. I have teamed up with Harm De Jonge from Becolourful Quilting Supplies to present a really beautiful triple booth between the two of us.
J.P. is the backbone of the crystal business and keeps me as well stocked up as finances will allow and keeps things going back at the ranch.
And I got married last June. The most important thing that has happened really!!
My plan is to get this blog back up and running on a regular basis - there is a lot to tell.
Since my last post life got a little bit hectic. There were changes and setbacks at the kennel, but I think it is now back on track.
I have been out on the road, vending at quilt shows, and I have been all over the country. Just me and my little trailer. I have teamed up with Harm De Jonge from Becolourful Quilting Supplies to present a really beautiful triple booth between the two of us.
J.P. is the backbone of the crystal business and keeps me as well stocked up as finances will allow and keeps things going back at the ranch.
And I got married last June. The most important thing that has happened really!!
My plan is to get this blog back up and running on a regular basis - there is a lot to tell.
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