Finished four more blocks for my Floral Visions quilt. Most blocks are taking me around two hours +/- to complete, what with thread color changes, etc., depending on the interruptions. This group picture loads vertical instead of horizontal for some reason. 
The following pictures are in the correct positions though......
This machine embroidery is so addictive. I must make myself stop so I can clean house, eat, etc. At least it gives me something to do while inside avoiding the 98+ degrees temperatures outside. So far I've finished doing the machine embroidery on eight blocks. I'm not sure if I'll have twelve or fifteen blocks for a king size quilt. Guess I could just go with nine blocks and make a wall hanging. We'll see. I could design new blocks or repeat some of my favorites, although I do enjoy the designing process.
The following pictures are in the correct positions though......
This machine embroidery is so addictive. I must make myself stop so I can clean house, eat, etc. At least it gives me something to do while inside avoiding the 98+ degrees temperatures outside. So far I've finished doing the machine embroidery on eight blocks. I'm not sure if I'll have twelve or fifteen blocks for a king size quilt. Guess I could just go with nine blocks and make a wall hanging. We'll see. I could design new blocks or repeat some of my favorites, although I do enjoy the designing process.
Friday was the last sewing class day for Kierstin and Haley. They completed zippered pouches which turned out really nice. They did a great job of putting in their zippers, especially considering this was only their third class in sewing. After class we went out to lunch then off to JoAnn's Fabric store to buy some fabric so they could make pillow cases.
They picked out their own fabric and thread to match their rooms. Then we went to their house to set up Sherry's sewing machine and make pillow cases. It was a great learning experience for them. They did a great job and are excited about sewing. That's the idea. :)
Yesterday, I took Kierstin and Haley to their first ever sewing class at the Bernina Sewing Center of Lake Mary. They did a great job making pillow cases and even started their next days project which is a wall hanging organizer. I brought them home with me so we could use my machine to embroidery their names on their cases. Now they both want their own Bernina sewing machine.
It has three pockets on the inside and two outside pockets. I later added an additional insert with a magnetic snap for a large inside pocket. Sherry wanted just an "S" on the outside pockets. I also made a small matching make-up bag. I put her name on this one, but it isn't very noticeable using that thread on that fabric pattern. Maybe I should have used red or gold thread.
My next big project is an embroidered quilt using flower designs. I'll be going to a class on Saturday to learn about the software. Then we have one more class and we are then on our own to finish the embroidered squares to be put together and finished in September. The owner of Bernina, the manufacturer of my sewing machine, was visiting from Switzerland and stopped by the Sewing Center here in Lake Mary where I was taking a class. He was nice enough to autograph my sewing machine.
