Earlier this week I was agonizing over what fabric to use for the Alphabet BOM letters. I looked at colored solids, thinking I could use different colors for each letter or I could just make them all black like the original. Then, while sewing the binding on my current quilt, I looked up at the fabric shelf that houses my black fabric stash and saw this black on white dotted fabric. I think it is perfect, don’t you. And it allows me to use any and all colors in the patchwork blocks that go with them. I have two more patch blocks to make and then I will cut the background pieces so I can have the first block done. Whew!
I did get the binding sewn onto my Carol Doak BOM, pressed it out and have clipped it to the back, ready to finish the sewing. 
I even got a label done for it. I haven’t used my embroidery machine for almost a year, after it messed up the last label I was making. This time all went well …… until the third row was almost done. At that point the stitching slowed to a crawl and then stopped. And there was a odor that I took to be the motor overheating. Well, I stopped and shut everything down. I let it sit overnight and then started it up again this morning. It finished my lettering but it hesitated at the beginning of each letter. Yes, I was excited when it was completed but this baby will be going to the sewing machine hospital this week.
When I was taking breaks I knitted on my twin socks and got ready to start another pair. It is really funny how much fun I am having knitting a pair of socks at the same time. I also have almost completed my cowl. I hope to have it to show soon.This week I hope to complete the Alphabet block and then work on owl and fish blocks so I can be ready for the two new BOMs that start next month. Nothing but excitement around here.
7 comments:
What color is the background for your Alphabet BOM? I like the letter fabric!
Oh! I have the brown floral in the second picture. I thought I was the only one! LOL
HI Gari. Oh I love your choice for the alphabets....Perfect!!!!
I add a lot of black and white to my quilts--somehow it always seems to go with everything. I love your dotty letters.
Oh, no - your poor machine :( It's a pretty label, though. I love that you're doing the TQS bom for this year - especially since it calls to me and there's just no way for me to fit it in! I can watch you put it together, and in such a fun alphabet fabric, too.
I've been away from blogland for a while now. Just decided to check in on all the blogs I used to look at every day, lol. Hope all is well for you. Still maintaining on WW?
You've been busy. The letters are great. It's going to be a fun quilt.
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