and so it begins

I pieced the backing for my quilt today and began quilting it. It took awhile for me to decide how to quilt it, but I decided to go with straight lines. We'll save the stippling for practice. Love the new machine for quilting; it's so great to have room to fit the rolled up bit into. BUT my machine seems not to like Gutermann thread!? It's fine on the top but makes little knots every now and then on the back. I did the first row with it, then switched to Madeira, which seems fine. I don't know why - I've always used Gutermann!! I might take the machine in to the shop and see if they'll adjust the tension, that might do the trick. I've got nearly 40 spools in lots of colors and it seems like such a waste to leave it sitting here.

Aside from the thread issue, the quilting is fine. I'm getting a few puckers on the back, but I anticipated that since this is my first time making something so large. I can live with that, especially after it's washed and dried.

I made these little pouches yesterday for a custom order. Why is it so satisfying to make a pouch? I love picking out the coordinating fabrics, and the embroidery stitch, and the little bead for each of them. So fun!

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[LeeAnn]

Pouches are my go-to gift now. I just finished my mom's mothers day gift- and its a pouch! I filled it with good chocolate and fancy tea and some homemade soap. Oh and a coordinating tissue pouch. This may be the first year I am early with making a gift this year. :)