First off, after loading the practice fabrics, I basted and then did a straight line of stitching, changing the stitch length every three or four inches. I then went back and measured an inch of each section to find how many stitches per inch it was giving me... found out that I like #5 which is just to the right of the middle - it gives me 10 stitches per inch, which I think is what I'm most comfortable with for most stitching; I'm sure I'll need to shorten the stitches if I want to do tiny bubbles/circles.
I really want my son's quilt to come out as something I'm REALLY proud of... it will be worth all the sketching, erasing and re-sketching - and, now, practicing on Mo'e. I'm still working on what to put where, but I have a pretty rough idea of what I want/what will work for me.
Ok, back to Mo'e and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE :)
TTYL
I'm back.... left leg started hurting, gf in N.H. called and I needed a nap so playing on Mo'e has to wait til tomorrow - or Thursday, which is ok since I just went down to our LQSs to get the backing fabric for this quilt from one shop and to pick up one of my domestic machines ( Marie) from the other one. I got Marie, but the other shop was out of the fabric I need. She ordered more while I was there - and hopefully it will be in by next Tuesday. That will give me plenty of time to rest up my leg and get errands ran tomorrow & sew in on Friday and Saturday ( and hubby's first cataract surgery on Monday) - and to practice more on Mo'e.
Cya later :)
These practice sections look really nice. Do you have a Magna Doodle? This is what I practice on before letting myself loose onto something. It's just like long-arming with the same arm muscles (if done correctly) but without all the thread/fabric usage.
ReplyDeleteno magnadoodle... thinking that I can always chop this up and make doll quilts if I want. :)
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