Sunday, March 28, 2010

All fixed and Summer Breeze is finished!

Boy, Oh, Boy!!!
It took a lot to get my Kenmore fixed. Evidently it was a broken housing in the bobbin area and few other tweaks that needed to be done. But she is running like a champ now.
I have noticed my tension is not good when fmq so after looking through Clotilde magazine, I found this little gizmo and made my own. I need to make another to fit tighter but it works. It is called the Wonder Thread Guide. The little Kenmore I had on loan had one already on it so Im not sure why mine does not. It could sure use it.

I also noticed a lot of talk on gloves while fmq. I use scrub gloves. They work great and are inexpensive. It is also what I had on hand. I could not use my gardening gloves, they are so dirty. I may have a mismatched pair though.

On to the finished product......
See the swirls in the fmq? The breezy wind in Summer's Breeze.

~Shellie

3 comments:

  1. The FMQ looks fantastic! Glad you were able to get past all the issues and now have it finished!

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  2. Yay! Glad your machine is fixed! Your quilt looks great!

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  3. wow..that fmq is AMAZING!! That must have taken you forever to complete!!

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