As I prepare to quilt my Obama quilt, I realize all of the care that I now take to better ensure my success. These are habits that definitely weren't there in my early days.
For one thing, I now back-track when I have to. I don't like to, but I know that if I don't, I won't like the piece as much. I repieced a tiny bit of green where there was a tiny bit of blue showing on the underside of the P. I moved part of the H over an 1/8 of an inch and squished the O a bit. I also ripped out more than one seam while putting the blocks together.
When I'm doing really putzy work like laying out these diamonds, I do it in the morning when I have extra patience. That also goes for working on the tension of a new machine. I am finally going to use this new beast for quilting a large quilt! I will never, never give up my Bernina. It is so easy to change out the feet, needles, and thread, I'm still using it for most things.
Here is an interesting little habit that I have started doing--making a practice sandwich to get the tension right before I start my quilt. I think this baby artist is growing up!
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