Possible Weather
There may be possible weather issues for us later on. With the wind gusts we are having, it wouldn’t surprise me.
I spent the morning in the studio. First thing was to fill my plastic shopping bag with different goodies that are in our pantry that needed to get to the first floor today. I don’t trust myself with hands holding items. Slip my hand through the holes in the top of the bag and I feel safe.
I sized up the next step in my purple quilt. I knew I wanted to put the walking foot onto the sewing machine. There is a scissor-like prong, seen in the photo, that needs to fit over the same shaft as where the screw is for inserting a needle. When sewing, it allows additional grab bars on the bottom of the walking foot to help feed the fabric through under the needle with every stitch that is made. There is also the grid guide that can be inserted into the back of the walking foot. If one line of stitches has been made on the quilt, the guide can be either pushed in or out to follow that line. By staying on the previous made stitches it allows for even spacing without markings being made on the quilt.
It may seem like a lot of fuss. No, it is being able to sew more efficiently with perhaps a better outcome. Just as a refresher, I plugged in a YouTube on Bernina’s site on the walking foot. I may not use all of the functions frequently, so why not take the time to check it out.
Once I had done an oil check, a new needle, I closed down the shop. Several hours gave me the confidence for the next time I visit. The first stitching will be done by stitching in the ditch on the two borders. That will allow many pins to be removed securing the sandwiching. It may be difficult to see on the photo, but there is a metal guide on the right hand side of the walking foot. This is ahead of the needle. When that guide stays on the seams where the borders have been sewn, the needle comes down right into that seam, making my thread almost invisible. That is why it’s called stitching in the ditch.
We may or not be in for rain. Time will tell. I know looking out my bedroom south window, Dennis is checking his little red pickup’s oil level just as a trusty trucker would.
With that I will take my leave. ♥