Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tumbler: After Additional Hour or so the quilting is done! My Jan OMG Done!

Something was wrong with the bobbin, it allowed me to stitch a few inches then the thread broke.  I decided to remove all that stitching then went walking to clear my head.  What was the solution?  I was going to change the needle as that does seem to be a solution to stitching problems, but took the bobbin out and discovered the thread was sticking out oddly.  So I tried to wind these thread onto a new bobbin.  It worked for about a quarter bobbin's worth.  I decided to give it a try.  I'm estimating that took about 30 minutes....  But the stitching was even and nice on my test bits so I put the needle in and finished that line!
http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/01/omg-its-finished-party-january-2015.html

In another 30 minutes I had finished the remaining three lines.  So done with this stage and done with what I wanted to do this month on this project for my January One Monthly Goal! 

I doubt that I would have finished this quilting so quickly without the call of this challenge, the opportunity to share and meet new folks, and the possibility of winning the beautiful red valentine fabric. So thank you so much Heidi for organizing OMG!  

After 19 hours for the quilting.  4.5 bobbins. January OMG Done!
  
Next steps: 
binding and label!

And thanks again to Candace for helping me figure out how to do the quilting design and encouraging me to just go for it!
I need to practice my binding skills so will save this part of the project to complete after I have made a few mug rugs or something!  I can bring this with me to my once a month sewing group next time it meets, I'm sure someone can guide me there so I have a nice binding to this project.

As a reminder, I started sewing this quilt in 2011, and it's been basted since 2013...
To see the posts about this quilt:
http://quiltquest.blogspot.com/search/label/tumbler

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Now I have a few days before the beginning of a new month so I'm going to use my quilting time to work on the Polaroid Blocks that my Stash Bee/Hive 8 friend Katrin will be compiling to make a quilt for her friend's little daughter, Hanno, who will be going thru chemotherapy now.  If you have time, won't you join in?  If you only have time to find fabrics for the photo part of the block you could send to me and I would put into the frames for Katrin!  

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24 comments:

  1. PuppilallaJanuary 26, 2016 at 6:08 AM

    Congratulations on the finish of that stage of the quilt. It looks gorgeous.
    And thanks for advertising my plight.
    All the best
    Puppilalla

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  2. ShannonJanuary 26, 2016 at 6:35 AM

    Glad you were able to get through the bobbin troubles! Your quilt is looking very nice. Hope you find someone to help with the binding.

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:16 PM

      The thread problem was a bother! Now I know to check bobbins more closely! I hope to get that binding done soon. Thank you for your nice comments and for coming by!

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  3. NancyJanuary 26, 2016 at 9:55 AM

    Your quilt is beautiful! I love how you've arranged the colors in groups. Thank goodness you figured out the bobbin/thread problem. Congrats on a beautiful quilt quilted!
    Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:17 PM

      Thank you, Nancy! I was going for the tossing the fabric in clumps look. I like the way the yellow especially shines. I appreciate your good thoughts.

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  4. ShelinaJanuary 26, 2016 at 11:26 AM

    Woo hoo! You are done quilting! 19 hours! It is a gorgeous quilt! Just don't wait years before binding it!

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:18 PM

      Ha ha! Years - that would be me. Oh wait the old me. The new me gets things done! Ha ha! We'll see.....

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  5. Lisa J.January 26, 2016 at 4:53 PM

    Congratulations on finishing. I'll be working on the blocks for Hanno as well !

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:18 PM

      Thanks for coming by! Feels really good to be done, and nice to have the Hanno block to work on these few days before the first of the month!

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  6. Patty January 27, 2016 at 4:43 AM

    Congratulations on your quilting finish! Love all the colors.

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:19 PM

      Thank you so much. I traded fabrics with someone in one of my classes so that is how I got the variety!

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  7. AnnJanuary 27, 2016 at 7:28 PM

    I like your loose color grouping, too. Congratulations on figuring out the bobbin issue. Hopefully it will be bound soon.

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    1. June DJanuary 28, 2016 at 5:20 PM

      Thank you. I felt like a good problem solver when things started working again. I'm hoping to have it bound before the end of a few months...!

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  8. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeJanuary 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    Love the colours on this one! I've never done a tumbler block quilt... this is the trouble with all these link ups. I keep seeing more things I'd like to make. Good call on walking away (literally) from your machine when you were having stitch troubles. I often find that it helps - that and re-threading the entire machine and changing the needle!

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    1. June DJanuary 29, 2016 at 4:43 PM

      Thank you so much for coming by. Yes, the blog reading can almost be an overload of ideas - and certainly also takes away from sewing time! I think I'm going to try to pick one or two days a week to read things and see if that helps me stay focused on working on and finishing what I have already started. But it sure if fun to read what people post. : )

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  9. NannJanuary 30, 2016 at 7:54 AM

    What a colorful quilt! I like the simple outline quilting. Congratulations on an OMG finish.

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    1. June DFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:00 PM

      Thank you for visiting Nann! I appreciate your coming by! You've got an interesting OMG project for February - will be fun to see at the end of the month.

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  10. ChantalJanuary 30, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    Great job with the quilting. Congrats. I love how you used all coloured tumblers to "frame" the quilt. I think it is a great idea. ;^)

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    1. June DFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:03 PM

      Thanks Chantal! I enjoyed putting this blocks together - done as leaders and enders while working on other things - at least in the beginning. Then it took over my sewing!

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  11. EmilyJanuary 30, 2016 at 12:21 PM

    I love how colorful it is! Congrats on a great job! I hope the binding goes smoothly for you.

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    1. June DFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:07 PM

      Thank you Emily! I was able to trade fabric with a lady in the adult ed workshop- that helped alot with getting the variety in this quilt. I'm going to finish another quilt before tackling the binding - or/and some mug rugs! I need binding practice and success before i do the quilt!

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  12. HeidiJanuary 31, 2016 at 2:56 PM

    Congrats on your beautiful Tumbler. Five years in the making just makes it even more endearing. I do adore charm quilts, and really like how you have placed all darker tumblers around the perimeter for a subtle border.

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    1. June DFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:10 PM

      Thank you for organizing OMG - to really get me going on this project! You wait, I've got even older projects to finish this year! In my stack of things this is a newer project! Ha ha! Sad but true!

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