Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Work in Progress Wednesday

Well....I am making progress !!!

And NO, I have not purchased anything new this week!! : )

I wanted to try a different FMQ pattern because I have used the same one several times, and although I am getting more comfortable with it, I would be nice to see something different.  So I started sketching with paper and pencil, and kind of liked this...

So off I went and tried it out....

So far so good! The machine is working well, (touch wood) no breaking or skipping.
Details? I am using Mettler thread. I have the tension set at normal, did't have to adjust it this time. I have a "top-stitching" needle in there. The feed dogs are NOT LOWERED, but the stitch length is set to zero. And I am wearing my little blue "surgical gloves".

I am afraid that I am going to run out of thread though, so will need to venture out to get more. I hate when that happens!

.....but for now, I am going to link up to both the Work in Progress over at  Freshly Pieced
and also to The Needle and Thread Network.  So much fun checking out what everyone else is doing! Lots of great inspiration there!!
Posted by at 7:32 AM

21 comments:

  1. PattiOctober 26, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Great job on the FMQ! I need to get a little more adventuresome too!

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  2. monika@mysweetprairie.caOctober 26, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    That's a GREAT pattern!! And it's perfect with the flowers in the fabric. NICE> So... can I bring my tops over to your house form now on!?? Can I? Can I??

    ~Monika
    sewing in Saskatoon

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  3. Vroomans' QuiltsOctober 26, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Wonderful flower scroll with the fabric in the quilt - how fun.

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  4. M-R CharbonneauOctober 26, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Flo, that FMQ pattern is great and works so beautifully in your project. Looking forward to seeing the final piece.

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  5. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:29 AM

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  6. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Hello Flo...sorry; had a mishap with the last comment; so deleted it. I love your pattern and am wondering why you don't lower the feed dogs? Would you tell me; I have never tried it like that.

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  7. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Hello Flo...sorry; had a mishap with the last comment; so deleted it. I love your pattern and am wondering why you don't lower the feed dogs? Would you tell me; I have never tried it like that.

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  8. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:41 AM

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  9. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    as you can see..I still have a glitch...sorry

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  10. Cheryl (Grandma Coco)October 26, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    I'm a flitter, too!! When I get back to my sewing machine, I plan to try some FMQ. Hope it turns out as well as yours. I'm wondering how you do it so well without lowering the feed dogs, too.

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  11. elleOctober 26, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    The free motion posies are flowing very nicely!

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  12. Jan MareeOctober 26, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Great pattern Flo and great quilting to go along with it!

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  13. UnknownOctober 26, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    I love your little flowers, so sweet. I'd love to try something like that. Great work :)

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  14. SheilaOctober 26, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I love this FM pattern , it looks great and I am wondering the same thing as Marjorie , how do you do it without lowering the feed dogs and why?

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  15. KleepOctober 26, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    That FMQ is perfect for the fabric--great work!

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  16. Michelle in SaskatoonOctober 26, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    that's a really nice design, Flo!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    I love you how are experimenting first with the pen ad paper and then move to your machine. When I took a class with Katie Pasquini Masopust at Houston one year, she always left her feed dogs up too--said she liked the rhythm it gave her sewing. Fun to see someone else has the same practice. And BTW, the quilting is beautiful--so fun to see!

    Elizabeth E.
    http://occasionalpiece.wordpress.com

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  18. Diane BohnOctober 26, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Stopping by from Freshly Pieced. I LOVE your FMQ design! I really want to try that out. :) It looks absolutely fantastic! :)

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  19. In stitches and seamsOctober 26, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    I really like those posies I just might have to try them out on one of my quilts in waiting. great job!!

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  20. MarthaOctober 27, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Love your FMQ posies..enjoyed my visit.

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  21. LeanneOctober 29, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Beautiful quilting and it sounds like you have great technique. Too bad about running out of thread, lately I buy far too much just to avoid that.

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