Last week I posted a brief note about some new metallic thread I used that worked so beautifully I had to share. I used it to satin stitch around a moon on a Halloween WH, and not once did it break, tangle, birds nest, or skip a stitch.
Now don't laugh, but a dear friend advised me to purchase a walking foot for my machine a while ago, which I did. Yesterday was the first time I used it, and holy cow! What an enormous difference! I have been sewing/quilting for a number of years and always struggled and fought to machine quilt my piece with a regular foot. Yesterday, there was not one pucker, tuck or "oops" when I quilted around the moon.
I have used several "new" things on this piece, all in preparation / practice for a quilt I will be finishing by Christmas. A new stabilizer, new thread, a different size and brand of metallic needle, metallic thread, curves, and last, but certainly not least, I also bought one of those "Bedazzler" thingys to glue some crystals to the "stars" on my night sky Halloween background. It couldn't have turned out more perfectly, and I'm absolutely thrilled to pieces. It's just amazing what a difference the right equipment makes.
Sorry - no pics. C'mon.... I just bought a walking foot - do ya really think I'm gonna have a digital camera? :-)
Patti in Seattle