I got a late start this morning because I overdid it yesterday ( 7 hours quilting) and couldn't get to sleep until about 1:30 this morning. Apparently, when I did finally fall asleep, it wasn't a restful one because I had to lay down for a nap at noon. Set my alarm for 2 p.m. but shut it off and continued sleeping until a little after 3.
Had a bit of problems when I did get started today... had to adjust tension, not a real biggie, but then, later on, all of a sudden, Mo'e started skipping stitches... not just one or two here and there but an inch at a time. I have no idea what was happening. I checked the bobbin and corrected it ( thread had slipped a bit from the holders); it still skipped. Got a scrap of fabric out and started testing on it - worked just fine, so back I went to working on the quilt - and without any more thread problems.
I can see pokies here and there, but think they might disappear once the quilt is washed. Did have some control issues in one spot - maybe there's a thread on the rail in that area... will clean them before I start on the end of the quilt.... Just have the row of plant pots and then the bottom border to do.
I also ran out of bobbin thread about 1/2 way through the quilt... it was a brand new pre-wound. I had thought for sure that I had gotten more 'mileage' out of pre-wounds than I did this time. I'm just hoping there's enough left on this second bobbin to finish the quilt - it's the last of my only two pink pre-wounds.
Once I get this one done - probably Friday, I'll go back to working on my BOMs and MAYBE get them caught up enough so that I can start on the July ones the following weekend. I won't be doing the second one of these Garden Quilts right away - want to work on something quicker and easier before first.
TTYL
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