Affairs of the Heart Cyber-Sew 2011
03-18-2011, 07:16 PM
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We attending a LC-MS (Missouri Synod) now as the closest WELS congregation is in Lubbock, Texas - over 2 hours away & 1 entire gas tank away!
The Lutheran world is small. The pastor in Lubbock - his wife was in the Parish Services division when I was there. He had been LC-MS, but was turning to WELS & was at the Seminary & she was at the Synod HQ. DH taught at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
The Lutheran world is small. The pastor in Lubbock - his wife was in the Parish Services division when I was there. He had been LC-MS, but was turning to WELS & was at the Seminary & she was at the Synod HQ. DH taught at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
03-19-2011, 03:23 AM
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Ducky, you asked about the length of my stitches, so pics with tape measure coming up.
Re those of you struggling with smooth curves, smaller stitches will help you to avoid those little points on the curve. Get up as far as the little point, control beyond it with your thumb nail, then poke the point under before you put a stitch in it. If it still won't go, let go of your turning with your thumb and re- turn it. Also, snipping into your turning might help. Not quite as far as the line you want to stitch on, but enough so that each snippet can be turned under, one at a time.
The tighter the curve, the closer the snips. Hope that helps. But keep persevering, because once you have it, I don't think you will ever lose it, and you will wonder why you ever struggled in the first place.
I admire you all for trying, and you will be so proud of yourselves having gained another quilting skill!
Re those of you struggling with smooth curves, smaller stitches will help you to avoid those little points on the curve. Get up as far as the little point, control beyond it with your thumb nail, then poke the point under before you put a stitch in it. If it still won't go, let go of your turning with your thumb and re- turn it. Also, snipping into your turning might help. Not quite as far as the line you want to stitch on, but enough so that each snippet can be turned under, one at a time.
The tighter the curve, the closer the snips. Hope that helps. But keep persevering, because once you have it, I don't think you will ever lose it, and you will wonder why you ever struggled in the first place.
I admire you all for trying, and you will be so proud of yourselves having gained another quilting skill!
The back of my applique stitches
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The back of my stem stitches
[ATTACH=CONFIG]171756[/ATTACH]
03-19-2011, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ducky
Thank you Lesley. I found, through hard knocks, that the smaller stitches just do better...period.
03-19-2011, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Ducky
I'm thinking if I can get decent with my applique first, then I can ease into hand quilting. And from the looks of my applique, it may be a looooonnnnnggggg time before I tackle hand quilting.
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