One-Third of the Quilting is Done

 I've made it to the one-third mark in the quilting of the Dresden Flowers & Flutters quilt.  I'm so happy that the Avanté is working perfectly.

Back in Business!

This morning I was surprised by a call from Nebraska Quilt Company telling me my machine had already been repaired.  I was soon on my way to Fremont to pick it up.  Thankfully, it is stitching beautifully again, and sounds better than it did before the mishap.  It had been sounding a bit clanky, which has been troubling me somewhat.  Now it sounds smooth and nice.

Nebr. Quilt Co. had also attempted to order a timing kit for me.  I'd tried to get one online, but every time I found one, it was out of stock.  Another surprise -- the time kit had arrived in their morning's shipping order!  

"Now I can hit rulers with abandon!" I exclaimed happily, making the lady laugh.

What, did she think I was kidding?!

Anyway, I got about a third of a row done, and all is well.

EQ8 Design, Farming with John Deere

 Here's the EQ8 design for Oliver's 'Farming with John Deere' quilt.  I'll add those printed strips into the border somewhere.  I'll be using fabric I already have, so it won't be an exact match to this, although it'll be close.

Cutting the 'Farming with John Deere' Panel

 Since the quilting of the Dresden quilt has stalled out until the longarm is re-timed, I've begun Oliver's quilt, which I'll call 'Farming with John Deere'.  I cut apart this panel, which I found in one of the bins of fabrics my late sister-in-law Janice gave me shortly before she passed away.  Each section is about 16" x 17".  One border piece is shorter than the other; evidently Janice needed a little tractor in that border for one of her many projects.  Now to play with designs in EQ8.

Quilting -- and a Rude Stop

 I was happily quilting away this afternoon, when I hit a ruler.  Now the timing is messed up, and I'll be taking my machine to the tech tomorrow.  But... I managed to get a little bit done today.

Thinking possibly I could limp the machine to the end of the quilt, I put in a new needle and gave it a try; but you can see from the final picture that the poor machine is now skipping stitches.  So that ended that.

There was a pretty sky outside my window.

Quilting Dresdens, Day 2

Quilting the Dresden Flowers & Flutters Quilt

 Today I loaded the backing, batting, and Dresden Flowers & Flutters quilt top on my frame and began quilting it.  The top three borders are done, and I've rolled the quilt forward.  Photos 6 and 7 show how I keep track of which arc ruler I've used, so that I may properly duplicate it at the other end of the quilt.  8, 9, and 10 show the area next to be quilted.  I'm using Quilters' Dream 80/20 batting.  The quilt is for granddaughter Keira.