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Hi Leslie, My brain is mush this morning. Having a real job concentrating. A whole month with whatever I've got is taking it's toll.

But I'm interested in your technique for getting those inner points under. How's your drawing skills? I would love to see a visual?

My hands and eyes too are going. Very frustrating since I like hand applique. I'll keep in mind slicing and dicing when I come to do the spring flowers. I'll try keep them as inner point free as possible as I'd like to make them myself one day. Does anyone know when one day will be here?

A little tip. Is to dab it little fray check (or similar product) on the 'snip' as soon as you've made it, also a cocktail stick is great to use for those awkward to turn under bits. For outer points I stitch right up to the point, take a stick (or even a stitch) at the point, going into the background to anchor the point then I tackle the tail bit sticking out on the otherside by carefully snipping of some excess and then using that cocktail stick shuving it under, holding on to it like grim death with one hand and grabbing the needle (which should have been languishing safely somewhere in the background and hoping the thread is still in the needle) take another stitch right next to the point and continue with a sigh of relief if I've accomplished the goal, down the otherside. This is getting harder and harder to do as my fingers stiffen.

Cough cough splutter...

And yes this is a very good group. You don't have to worry about getting a 'telling off' because you've gone of topic or ramble on to much about nothing in particular.... says she, who along with a few others have had their cyber fingers well and truly wrapped yesterday on another newsgroup.... .>VBG< though I wasn't specifically mentioned I know I was guilty as charged.

Ah well got something off my chest anyhoo... so I'd better shut up now.

Hugs Elly on the north coast of a very wet Scotland today.... dark and dreek.

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

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Well, Pat, my requests have been generally ignored, so that is not an issue. Pat, LOL in Virginia

A two-edged sword, eh, PAT? >g< . In message , Pat in Virginia writes

We don't know where you live Pat;) But I know a cure for you. Get a job in a chocolate factory. working in a garden center sure cured me of the gardening bug...

Elly: I live in my Palace in Virginia! I don't want or need a job in the chocolate factory. My volunteer job as Official Chocolate Taster for RCTQ is the apex of jobs in the chocolate business.

PAT, LOL in VA/USA

I love chocs but dont want to go to work anywhere except in my sewing room. with the chocs nearby so they willl have to send the chocs to me.

Hi Pat, just reading this I got this idea, why dont you make the leaves loose. Cut two leaves, put right sides facing sew small very small seam leave small part open turn out and then you have to tack on the edge to neaten it and you then have a lovely loose leave or is it called stumpwork maybe.

Has anyone bought a Fab U Motion or Fabric mover for a Huskvarna or Pfaff machine? If you have could you please say how you like it? Did you use it first as an inexperienced or experienced quilter? Do you think it was worth the money? How does it cope with large quilts? Metbury

Tried it, IMO not worth the money. Does a small area , then you have to re-position the quilt. A large quilt seemed to pull too much. Save your money. Gen

Thank you Gen,

I suspected that may be the answer. It looked interesting but I was not able to try it out.

Metbury

Hi! I'm new here, but I have a Stitch Regulator for my Pfaff 2144/2170. I loved it in the store, but it never occurred to me that the table portion might not move so smoothly with a quilt bigger than a big block. I was doing a twin sized quilt and the pull or drag on the table made it work less than perfect. Also, I found that after removing all of the parts from the machine that my machine seemed to go a bit nuts electronically for a while. It was very expensive and much more complex to hook up than the stitch regulator foot (that's all their machines need is a foot!) is on the Bernina and for me it went right back into the box to be stored. A very expensive lesson to have learned, unfortunately.

Mary "Cornwoman" in AZ

Thanks Mary, I don't think it is such a good idea after all.

Eileen

"> Hi! I'm new here, but I have a Stitch Regulator for my Pfaff 2144/2170.

You're welcome! I don't see any reason to pay for something that expensive unless it works REALLY well! There's no sense in two of us paying for it.

Mary in AZ

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