Helga- The VIKING Husqvarna

Well, I have to admit that "Helga" and I are not getting along.  I have tried and tried to figure out how to start and stop without making a birds nest underneath the quilt.  I was quilting my Shop Hop Challenge and using some new Isacord Thread.  Maybe Helga doesn't like it.  She kept breaking threads and not moving smooth- problems with my Quilting are not fun! I have way too many Quilts in my house to finish.  I turned in the Challenge Quilt but I'm NOT HAPPY with how it looks! It was a small quilt so I tried 'floating the top'.  That could be part of the trouble with the puckering.

This picture was taken before Quilting.  I'm way too embarrassed to show the finished quilt on my BLOG.  The Shop Hop Starts October 3rd.  I have had Buyer's Remorse almost since the day I brought her home, maybe I should just sell "Helga" and get a machine that I really want.

The pinwheels are 3-D. The alternate squares were fussy cut with my new Marsha McCluskey 3.5" ruler.

I like the design of the quilt.  It would take a LOT of 'frogging' to undo the quilting. 

Monday, I went in to see if there were any more entries and took a picture.  From far away it doesn't look as bad. 

Dear APQS... I sure Hope my Entering HERE  Everyday until December will help my chances to WIN a Longarm! I sure don't have $10,000.00 or $20,000.00 to spend on one. Maybe I should get my family and friends to enter everyday too and give it to me.  LOL.  Most of my family don't even admit to reading my BLOG.

Design Wall Monday- September 17, 2012

Shop Hop Challenge Fabric for Sew n Vac in Walla Walla...Fabric by Kaffe AGAIN!  I ran out of the 1/2 yard of fabric I purchased for the Challenge so had to go buy a second packet. While there I asked why the deadline for this was during Quilt Show Week-end and 2 weeks before the Week of Shop Hop?? Since NO ONE had turned any in by close of day Saturday, we all have an extra week. YES!  I can finish this one and not stress. It's only 18" or so. I want to take my time quilting it. This is just a Peek for now.  I will REVEAL it in all it's glory during Shop Hop week the end of the month.

As for progress on the Farmer's Wife...There was no time for finishing it with all of my Volunteer time at the Quilt Show and attending the Demos when I wasn't at the Front Welcome Table. It was a Great Show!

I played at Lynn's last Thursday before going to set up at the Quilt Festival.  We cut out some Kits and I tried to put one together for a Sample. The Pattern for this one is called "Easy Does It".  I found out the hard way---Read the Instructions!  I guess I just don't DO Random!!! I've had to re-arrange the rows again since I brought them home.

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