tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post308477325639234990..comments2024-03-25T18:02:17.016-04:00Comments on Kathy's Quilts: BeAttitudes Block 1 - JanuaryQuilter Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-1347669769213963332008-08-02T04:26:00.000-04:002008-08-02T04:26:00.000-04:00Adorable project - I love most things Halvorsen!Ab...Adorable project - I love most things Halvorsen!<BR/><BR/>About those stops and starts: Make use of your straight stitch and go back over where you've been. I have the picture open while I'm writing this, so go ahead and sing along :-)<BR/><BR/>On the hat, you can start at the base of the red (on the snowman's right), go up to the tip, come back down to the brown brim. Don't cut the thread or take the piece from the machine. Mirror your stitch and continue along the top of the hat brim and all around it - you'll end up where you began the mirror stitch. <BR/><BR/>Again, don't take it out - touch the straight-stitch button and go back down the hat brim (on the snowman's left) to the scarf. Switch the stitch back to buttonhole, go across the top of the scarf and around to the hanging down part of the scarf. Go across just to the left edge of the hanging down scarf, then switch to straight stitch and go back to the right side of the hanging down scarf. Buttonhole up, go around the hanging down scarf, up to finish off the rest of the scarf. <BR/><BR/>You can actually do the entire snowman, clothes and all, without cutting your thread. <BR/><BR/>The letters are another story, because they're not touching. At the end of the stitching on each letter, take a couple of straight stitches to anchor the threads. <BR/><BR/>If you're stitching on the top only and not using the buttonhole for quilting purposes, don't cut the bobbin thread between letters, just cut the top thread even with the quilt top. Keeping the bobbin thread in one piece will make it so your stitching doesn't pull out easily.<BR/><BR/>Phew! Now, go forth and conquer!Fiber Babblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428452420851112349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-21327612515826295502008-07-28T21:38:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:38:00.000-04:00What an adorable snowman, I have the same pattern....What an adorable snowman, I have the same pattern...somewhere!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835579401732431852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-46048969451740015612008-07-28T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:24:00.000-04:00Hi Kathy:Nice block and I like the stitches. I di...Hi Kathy:<BR/><BR/>Nice block and I like the stitches. I didn't realize the Janome Gem had a buttonhole stitch! Does that mean I need another sewing machine? LOL<BR/><BR/>Would it work to sew a couple stitches with the stitch length set to '0'? I'm just thinking off the top of my head here...I don't have that feature on any of my machines, so this might be a totally unworkable idea. I have done this with the blind stitch on my Omega, but it's a long time ago, so memory may be foggy!<BR/><BR/>JacquiJacqui's Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377061976067861699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-34562332266454691802008-07-27T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-27T12:42:00.000-04:00What a lovely block, I really like your fabrics. ...What a lovely block, I really like your fabrics. I am hand-stitching mine, because I can't get my machine to do a smooth button hole stitch. Onward to the next block!!julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-71839953720136872182008-07-24T17:49:00.000-04:002008-07-24T17:49:00.000-04:00Darling block. I usuallly like finding my own thi...Darling block. I usuallly like finding my own things . . . but that button set might just be the time to let go *s*Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872055894285312153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-40062939671378876612008-07-24T07:32:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:32:00.000-04:00I need to follow your example and try more machine...I need to follow your example and try more machine applique. I love doing it by hand but the idea of making more things in the time saved sounds great. Your snowman looks very cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34488264.post-87676598288775425852008-07-24T02:26:00.000-04:002008-07-24T02:26:00.000-04:00He is so cute. I just pull the top thread to the b...He is so cute. <BR/><BR/>I just pull the top thread to the back and tie it off. <BR/><BR/>Love and hugs Gina xxxGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302065755663279757noreply@blogger.com