tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208890529087078216.post9016287539330737910..comments2024-01-08T22:20:14.248+13:00Comments on Handmade With Heart: 2012 Free Motion Quilting ChallengeGemini Jen NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199723644660260315noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208890529087078216.post-13047665315336391262012-02-06T16:09:21.656+13:002012-02-06T16:09:21.656+13:00So, found a darning foot for my machine - Dunedin ...So, found a darning foot for my machine - Dunedin Sewing Machine Repairs had one - but have now got issues with the tension in my machine...have given it a clean-out and fiddled with both top and bottom tension but couldn't get it right, so have not been near the machine since late January (as figured it might get hurled out/through the window in frustration, as well as the fact that school has started again so that gets in the way). Perhaps next weekend I will have more luck and will be able to have a go at the FMQ at last - my sandwiches are ready to go!Gemini Jen NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199723644660260315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208890529087078216.post-46440382977018101322012-01-13T10:22:59.732+13:002012-01-13T10:22:59.732+13:00Hi Jean, I think I had an email link or saw someth...Hi Jean, I think I had an email link or saw something on the site somewhere that said to make 'sandwiches'(which I presume mean with batting in the middle) of 8"x 8". I guess you could make them any size you like. The first video has got mention of the threads that Frances suggests using, I don't have a range of threads so will just use my regular everyday stuff. I guess it is all up to your own interpretation. Cheers!Gemini Jen NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199723644660260315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208890529087078216.post-54916392129048347952012-01-12T19:14:30.916+13:002012-01-12T19:14:30.916+13:00I have signed up for the FMQ challenge, but I didn...I have signed up for the FMQ challenge, but I didn't see where they gave the size square to work with, is it the usual top, batting and backing, about 12.5 inches, or a little larger so it can be trimmed?I also sew with King Tut, and use a polyseter in the bobbin, unless top stitching and use the same thread.Hope you can help with this. Cheers from JeanNancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.com