update on quilt

 I have been working on my quilts since I last posted about them but there has been a huge break in between with a sick mum and a few wedding dresses.

I now have the quilt stitched together with a bamboo wadding and backing and it is ready for the folded bias edging to be applied by hand.
I was tempted to try applying the bias edging with the aid of my new Evolve over locker but my Mum says "no, it has to be applied by hand sewing". The over locker would do it very quickly and neatly as I had a practice yesterday. It would have to sewn using a chain stitch or cover stitch and that is not acceptable to my patch working Mum as you can see the stitching.

being a good blogger....?

I want to be a blogger but find it very hard to be dedicated. I think it is having the right words, to be as eloquent and entertaining as other blogs that I read. So I'm saying to myself "just start" and so I will.
 I have been given a beautiful Baby Lock Evolve not to own :( but to work on :) which is probably even better as I didn't pay for it but get to enjoy it.
This is the beginning, the mastering of another world of sewing. I have started with the basic over locking finishes and sewn together an Apron entirely on the Evolve. The most beautiful rolled hem using black woolly nylon. A gathered skirt using the gathering foot ( no pulling up gathering threads) and it is gathered while being sewn together. I think I'm falling in love.