http://www.dognamedbanjo.com Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en See Part 1 of this series here: Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Free-motion Quilting - Part 1 of 2:  Free-motion quilting basics without the BSR. So yeah, I know... it's taken me forEVER to finally post about the one part of the Bernina 440 QE that is probably the biggest selling point ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/08/15/bernina-aurora-440-qe-free-motion-quilting-part-2-of-2-the-bsr/ Update:  For part two of this series, go here: Bernina Aurora 440 QE:  Free-motion Quilting - Part 2 of 2 - The BSR! I've been sewing for a bunch of years, but have always admired from afar the meandering amoeba-like quilting stitch that some people use on top of their quilts.  ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/08/03/bernina-aurora-440-qe-free-motion-quilting-part-1-of-2/ I took these pictures to submit to the u-handbag AB contest this month!  And because it was a beautiful day and I have been meaning to put more Banjo on this blog.  She put up with it quite patiently! http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/08/01/summertime-pictures-of-banjo-and-me/ I'm not sure why I chose this title.  I feel like maybe the new bag and the typewriter went on an adventure together (to a bowling alley!) and are posing for a photo after it was all said and done.  But really, the typewriter is too much of a lug ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/25/lucky-strike-a-shoulder-bag-adventure/ OK, so for you non-sewers out there reading this blog, it may sound absolutely insane that I wanted to initially start out this post with: "Dear walking foot, where have you been all my life?"  Yes, probably for those who don't think sewing is cool (which, really, you should reconsider), ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/23/bernina-440-qe-walking-foot/ Here are the buttons I bought yesterday at Windsor Button for my bag that's almost finished.  They are not the wooden buttons of my dreams, but they are a reasonable substitute, I hope!   I like that they are different on either side.  One side is lighter, one side a little darker ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/19/buttons/ Here's a small sneak peek of what I'm making these days with my new Amy Butler fabric.  Can't wait until it's done.  It almost is, but I'm on the lookout for 4 perfect buttons to finish it off.  One search tonight yielded nothing;  the store I visited had several buttons ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/16/sneak-peek-twitter/ Last week I made the first real item made on my new Bernina machine.  It's a Frenchy handbag, the smaller version of the other one I made not long ago.  I was skeptical, but I think this turned out pretty cute, even though it's waaay preppy for my taste.  I ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/08/new-frenchy-handbag/ So I've been playing around with the different stitches on the machine.  Can you tell? One of the very first things I decided to do was sew a sample of each of the 180 stitches it is capable of.  Boy, that got old fast.  But I got most of the way ... http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/04/68/   Thank you all for your helpful rationalizations!  They worked.  I am now excitedly awaiting my new purchases!   http://www.dognamedbanjo.com/2008/07/04/on-their-way/