Episode 43 – Staying Within a Quarter Inch
Listen to the podcast of this postThis week we talked about how to make sure you are sewing an accurate 1/4″ seam.
Sally sent us pictures of this wonderful table runner. Her dining room table is square and she has a toddler; no little fingers are going to pull this one down. One side is hand stitched Grandmother’s Flower Garden done with English Paper Piecing. The reverse side is machine pieced. She machine quilted it by printing out the design on paper and stitching through the paper. I LOVE the Butterflies! Leave an comment and let Sally know what you think.
I spent most of my week re-designing the blog site. I wanted to make it look more like a sewing site. I scanned most of the images myself and edited them with Microsoft Paint and Powerpoint – I am not lucky enough to have PowerPoint. I also wanted to streamline the site. I wanted to get rid of the advertising and make it more about the blog and podcast. Don’t get me wrong, I will still accept advertisers and podcast sponsors; but I now limit the visual to one spot. Because of this I lowered the cost as well.
I plan on adding more graphics down the sides soon (a rotary cutter and ruler, for sure). But doing this was a bit trickier. I also need to edit some pages to make them more consistant with the theme. I wanted to get the new site launched and I felt these few things can wait. I hope you enjoy the new look. All the same content is there ~ but now you know you are on a sewer site.
Topic this week – Staying within a Quarter Inch.
Picture of my 1/4″ presser foot.
Picture of my Janome guide.
Picture of my machine when I am using the guide. I have to put my machine at the top level so the carriage can go out. This is the same carriage system used when the machine is doing machine embroidery.
Don’t forget about the Big Tent Giveaway or the Tote Bag Swap.
- BT Giveaway ends April 24th
- Tote Bag Swap ends May 24th
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Wow, Brye Lynn! This site is so well organized. I like all the links on the right, especially the list of podcasts. The calendar is brilliant, too. You work so hard for us and we appreciate it very much.
Sally, you did a great job on the table runner. I really like your creative problem solving for having a toddler. I also think that the quilting is wonderful. I love the idea of using paper for the pattern and just quilting right over it. GREAT idea.
Brye, you have been hard at work! I think the new look really shows your efforts. It looks very unique. I especially like the corner with the coffee and your iPod. Thanks for your hard work.
Looking good!! Such talent. I had a nervous breakdown trying to open a file last weekend.
Wow, love the new look. Good job!
Sally, great table topper. I love those butterflys and the color is fantastic.
Brye, I enjoyed the podcast, very informative. I also love the new look of your site! Wow!
Sally…LOVE THE TABLE RUNNER!!!!! Great job and I especially love the colors!
I love the colour choices on the table runner Sally!
I really love the appearance of the blog site. It is so organized and very quilty looking.
The new site looks great! I’ll have to look around for some fancy stuff. Sally, love your quilt and especially the quilted butterflies. Thanks for sharing those. And Brye, you look great in that photo! Thanks for podcasting for all of us. You don’t know how many drudgery things you make bearable for me!
Sally’s work is beautiful–what a great look for the table going from spring into summer: happy colors!
Good job on the re-design! I love the pins – very clever!
Love the new look!