New Week
It’s a new week and a new day. One of the things I needed to check on this morning was the far northwest window of my bedroom. I had to check on it being locked. Saturday night the wind was in blizzard mode. Our replacement windows have served us well and they are tight. I did awake during the gusts of wind and with the streetlight I could see that valance curtain moved. Nope . . . I checked everything on the window and it is secure. Even winds that defy what is secure can find something on an old house to let in the breath of winter’s unforgiving winds.
The studio beckoned. The first thing I did was clean my sewing machine of fuzz and wayward threads. Out came the oil can and a brand new needle was put in. On Amazon the Organ needles are reasonable by the bulk purchase. I generally sew with a 80/12 and embroider with a 80/11.
With socks done, I am back to the baby quilt for the new arrival that is coming in February, thus expanding the Riebe clan. Applique is fun to do with embroidery designs. The majority of the real estate is fabric that is stitched around in the scheme of things. Today it was a reindeer that is going to be added in the quilt. It was an option of the designs that are already loaded into the sewing machine. It was a fun way to start the week. The machine outlines the area that fabric is needed. Once the larger piece of fabric is stitched down, it can then be trimmed for the statin stitch to finish that portion. This particular design asks for four contrasting fabrics.
Half of the blocks will be embroidered and they are now done. What will take time is to trim each of those blocks down to eight inches square, centering the design. Measure once, measure twice and cut once. Dennis sat in the rocking chair in the studio and took in the stitching. He made the comment and I agreed: getting requests is nice, but considering the time element it can take away the fun of the studio. This baby quilt will be the last of the relation’s requests. Going forward it will be my dime, my time.
I was at the UPS depot at four. Having the Christmas socks out of the house and out of my hands felt oh so good. Surprise, the package will be there tomorrow!