For those interested Claire does not expect of you to make a sampler like I did, in fact, she suggests you use cheap fabric and a contrasting thread for practice. By the way, these courses are not just for long arm machines but for domestic machines as well. You can find the courses over HERE.
Now, little old me, knew if I used cheap fabric, I will most
probably produce a cheap result, therefore, I decided to use proper quilting
cotton and I stuck to the contrasting thread to be able to see my mistakes
immediately.
The other nice thing about these online courses is that you
own them for life. As I decided on which
motif to stitch where, I could go back to the course material, check out how it
should be done before practising on a whiteboard and only then did the motif
on the fabric sampler.
Friday was somewhat of a tug of war. I had the quilt loaded, wanted to watch
tennis and we almost had proper rain but along with it came thunder, so machine
had to be off. When the thunder subsided
the tennis was just too good to leave, so I had to make a plan and bring the
laptop to the frame room – not that I really have space for it but I reckoned
while quilting I might at least listen when things become intense and I wanted
to look.
Baked my Apple Tarte Tatin early this morning to serve with fresh cream for dessert, ironed yesterday’s laundry and stitched the binding to the front of the sampler. Before lunch, I then just had to toss the salad together.
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